China seems still open for trading

[rogevibe]

I bought an item from a Chinese seller - was dispatched the same day , so despite the current deadly national calamity is reassuring, when considering a worst case scenario,  to find that at least regarding ebay , trading is as normal , which implies impressive resiliance of the citizens of that nation. 

Without naming where I think in some other countries there would have been serious social breakdown and dangerous zombie events. 

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

just checked my item that I bought on 25th Jan and tracking is showing as landed in Melbourne.  Once it clears customs I should have it in a few days.

So, 23 days after I bought the item it arrives in Melbourne.  The item I bought is small.

[myoclon1cjerk]

@barrgan wrote:
....and that's not even accounting for malevolent behaviour which might purposefully include the virus...and a sustaining medium...within packsges

That's one way to drum up business. 😄 That misinformation/ conspiracy theory is good enough to put on facebook.

[davewil1964]

That seems to be pretty quick.

Given Chinese New Year. Not to mention COVID-19.

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

That seems to be pretty quick.

Given Chinese New Year. Not to mention COVID-19.

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I know.  Three weeks from dispatch to arriving in Melbourne.  Considering the happenings in China I am happy.

The item I bought is 6 steel bookmark rulers.  I am not concerned about corona virus because this package is coming from China.  If I was, I’d put it in a black plastic bag and leave it out in the sun for a few days.

[chameleon54]

We produce wool which is a bulk commercial commodity that China buys a lot of. Normally they would be buying up at this time of year as business restarts after the Chinese New year shutdowns. It appears that China's purchases of raw wool have slowed dramatically at the moment due to the Corona virus. This has had the perverse effect of actually increasing prices as there is a shortage of Chinese processed tops ( partially processed wool ) on the global market and other regions such as Europe are scrambling to find wool for their mills. So all up the virus is causing disruptions globally in the important bulk commodity markets.