A video shared on X by Renard Jean-Michel on Jan. 8 shows the Libyan phone shop owner unboxing dozens of Nokia phones wrapped in red plastic bags.
A Libyan mobile phone dealer placed an order for Nokia phones in 2010 but only received the shipment recently, despite the sender being just a few kilometers away.
The shipment included a variety of classic analog phones, such as the Nokia 5300 and the iconic Nokia N95, which was first released around 2007.
The order, placed in 2010 for a small phone shop in Tripoli, was delayed by the onset of the Libyan Revolt in early 2011. This was followed by years of civil war, a cease-fire in 2020, and ongoing regional divisions, according to Android Police citing local reports.
Due to the conflict, the shipment was forgotten in a warehouse until it finally reached its destination earlier this month. Ironically, both the sender and recipient were located in the same city, just a few miles apart.
Upon seeing his long-lost order, the shop owner burst out laughing and joked, “Are these phones or historical artifacts?” as reported by NDTV.
The video has since gone viral, with many users noting on how prolonged conflict disrupts business and expressing surprise that the package remained intact after so long.
“Looking at the current geopolitical scenarios, these phones are absolutely valuable. They have no tracker,” one user on X wrote.
Others speculated that the now-vintage phones could be valuable as collectors’ items, with several users offering to buy the phones.
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