A Libyan shopkeeper has now received the Nokia phones he ordered in 2010 after a delay of 16 years. Civil war and political instability in the country led to this extraordinary delay. There was a time when these phones used to dominate the market.
zJust imagine, how would you feel if you get the phone you ordered 16 years ago today! A similar strange experience happened with a Libyan shopkeeper. The Nokia phones he ordered in 2010 have now reached his shop after 16 years.
Ordered in 2010
This incident can be said to be a result of the long-standing political instability in Libya. A mobile phone dealer in Tripoli recently received a cache of Nokia phones ordered in 2010. Due to the civil war that started in 2011 and the collapse of the country’s infrastructure, these phones remained stuck in warehouses for almost 16 years. These phones may have been forgotten today, but Nokia phones with buttons that once ruled the market have reached shopkeepers after decades.
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The video of the shopkeeper opening the box and taking out the mobile phone is now going viral on social media. When the item thought to be lost finally arrives, they open it with great joy. In the video, he can be seen taking out his phone and asking with a slight smile whether these are phones or any historical items. The box contained high-end models of the era such as “Music-Edition” phones and Nokia communicators. Phones that were once a symbol of elite status are now technologically obsolete.
hope to get a good price
Another interesting thing about this incident is that both the sender of the Nokia phone and the recipient lived a few kilometers apart in Tripoli. Despite such a short distance, the parcel took 16 years to reach its destination! Many attribute the huge delays to the collapse of infrastructure during the civil war. At the same time, considering the current geopolitical situation, these phones can be quite valuable. A user wrote below the video that there is no tracker in it. Another said, “These are precious memories of a glorious era that is now lost; they are worth more today than they were then.” A third person said, “Given the way rarities are collected in the US, he can sell these phones there for double the profit he would have made had he received the order at the time of purchase.”