09-21-2019, 06:54 PM
https://petapixel.com/2019/09/21/this-ph...the-world/
Photographer Gary Gruber recently purchased a Hasselblad lens accessory on eBay. As he waited for the order to travel from South Africa to his home in the United States, Gruber was baffled by the route DHL sent it on.
“I buy and sell a ton of photo gear on eBay,” Gruber tells PetaPixel. “99.8% of the transactions I’ve made in the last 18 years have moved from seller to me flawlessly.
“I’ve made many purchases from Japan and China and am used to the 5-6 day delay as my purchases make their way through customs on both ends.”
In this particular case, Gruber was trying to buy a $20 Hasselblad lens focusing lever, and the seller he found had a great rating and was based in South Africa.
After placing his order, Gruber received 39 shipping updates between when the package was picked up on September 9th and when it was finally delivered on September 18th (in reverse chronological order):
Photographer Gary Gruber recently purchased a Hasselblad lens accessory on eBay. As he waited for the order to travel from South Africa to his home in the United States, Gruber was baffled by the route DHL sent it on.
“I buy and sell a ton of photo gear on eBay,” Gruber tells PetaPixel. “99.8% of the transactions I’ve made in the last 18 years have moved from seller to me flawlessly.
“I’ve made many purchases from Japan and China and am used to the 5-6 day delay as my purchases make their way through customs on both ends.”
In this particular case, Gruber was trying to buy a $20 Hasselblad lens focusing lever, and the seller he found had a great rating and was based in South Africa.
After placing his order, Gruber received 39 shipping updates between when the package was picked up on September 9th and when it was finally delivered on September 18th (in reverse chronological order):