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Chinese shopper buys flat for $1.7 during Double 11 sale

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During China's annual Double 11 shopping festival, a shopper purchased a two-bedroom apartment for a mere 11 yuan (US$1.7). The property, located in Heilongjiang province, was sold via Alibaba Auction, a platform operated by Alibaba Group. While the sale generated significant buzz, a lawyer cautioned that such deeply discounted properties might have underlying issues like unclear titles or unpaid fees. AI

RANK_REASON The story is about an unusual consumer purchase during a shopping festival, not a significant industry development.

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Chinese shopper buys flat for $1.7 during Double 11 sale

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Zoey Zhang ·

    Chinese shopper sparks buzz after buying flat for US$1.7 during Double 11 shopping festival

    China’s Double 11 discount frenzy reached surreal heights when a shopper from the east of the country snapped up a flat in the northeast for just 11 yuan (US$1.7). Pioneered by Chinese e-commerce platform Taobao in 2009 as China’s equivalent of Black Friday, the month-long shoppi…

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