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Gearbest Reviews Summary

The company's reputation is significantly marred by widespread customer dissatisfaction, primarily stemming from persistent issues with order fulfillment, delays, and inadequate customer support. Many customers report difficulties in receiving refunds, with some waiting over a year without resolution. While a minority of reviews highlight positive experiences regarding product quality and timely delivery, these instances are overshadowed by the overwhelming negative feedback. Overall, the sentiment reflects a lack of reliability and transparency, leading to a recommendation for potential buyers to exercise caution when considering purchases from this company.

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service
3,486
value
3,462
shipping
3,494
returns
2,586
quality
3,441
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Ordered phone from EU warehouse with expedited delivery. Promptly received email from gearbest saying that it was dispatched and "The package should normally take 1-3 business days to arrive". They even provided me with a tracking number and said this is UK Hermes express. The number started with "JL" which is NOT Hermes tracking format at all.
The number only worked on One World Express site and it stated: "Parcel Data received - Manifest Generate". So not shipped at all. No update for further four days.
Opened a few tickets at gearbest site to find out what happened. Customer service were unhelpful, and were closing my open tickets right away with standard bla, bla, bla. No real info. However the last one says they move to a new EU bigger warehouse hence the delay. They mentioned this may take 1-2 days more. No more heard from them.
Even opened a dispute with PayPal. Gearbest responded that "The standard delivery time will be around 10-45 business days". What a bull$#*!! Expedited delivery from EU? 45 days?
At the end of day 4 the tracking started to show some moves and finally the phone was delivered after 7 days. All OK and working. Even came with an EU ROM.
All in all not bad, but due to the way the customer service works, cannot give more than 3 stars. These people are acting according to the template, ignoring what you say and not really willing to help. They have zero knowledge and no idea how the whole system works. I think they've been entatgled in a net of lies and half-truths and really cannot tell one from another. Strange experience with happy end but I think I won't dare to use them again.

Date of experience: May 19, 2016
Ukraine
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Recomendated
May 18, 2016

Bue in this shop not first time, they have a lara produxct, and some times this products have a verry verry nice price, better than in other shops,
Shippin aut for1-3 days, nice sale and aftersale service
Recomend try it

Date of experience: May 17, 2016
Germany
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Fair store
May 18, 2016

Its really fair and responsible store. I have buy from this store phone Doogee T6 with very good price. And they ship it quickly. I recieve it fast and it work good. Thanks to this store

Date of experience: May 17, 2016
Ukraine
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I buy 9 item for vape, and this store is best in vape world, prise is low, and items fast come

Date of experience: May 16, 2016
RU
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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When I needed a small gadgets i know were i can it buy and get in short time. In this time i want the audio spliter for hearing music both from one player. Simple ordering, litle waiting and i got it.

Date of experience: May 16, 2016
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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GearBest want a color Copy of my Photo ID and Credit Card after they already Charged my Credit Card and will not ship my order unless I send them a color copy of my ID and Credit Card. This was after I already placed my order and they have no issue charging my credit card as soon as I placed the order. They were not up front about this requirement or else I would never have place an order with them. Customer was WORST when I contacted them regarding their photo ID and Credit Card requirement. They will not ship without me sending them a copy of my Photo ID and Credit Card so I cancel the order. WORST company I have ever deal with.

Date of experience: May 16, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Blong,

Thank you so much for your important feedback. We are always very grateful to hear from our customers.

We are sorry for the inconvenience. Please understand that we DO NOT ask for photos of your drivers license or credit card to prove your identity for no reasons.

We only do that when there is a problem occur during the process of your money transaction. The reasons can vary from customer to customer.

For example, sometimes there are fraud orders, in order to make sure that it's not someone else purchasing items using your account, we have to ask for payment identity.

It is for your own good. If you cannot offer the identity, we are not supposed to send your order.

We want to say thank you for providing us with important information about your situation.

Gearbest.com

RU
24 reviews
8 helpful votes
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Excellent find
May 18, 2016

Young and promising Store. I was most surprised by their prices, discounts and free shipping worldwide. I found a shop that was looking for a e-cigarette, and then were the most delicious prices. Support quickly answered all my questions (for 20 minutes). They also send a photo of your parcels and free track, which I have not seen in more than one store. Half a year ordering from this store and have never been disappointed. I recommend this store.

Date of experience: May 16, 2016
Switzerland
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Ordered here already a dozen of gadgets, both cheap and relatively expensive. Everything regardless of price was of high quality and as indicated in description. Customer service works clear and reactively. No bad experience at all.

Date of experience: May 16, 2016
Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Tablet Purchse
May 16, 2016

I purchased a Voyo Tablet. I found the Symbol keys were reversed and the # key was coming out as the British pound (L). I filed a complaint and they said it would cost $180 dollars to exchange it. I paid $229 originally. I asked if they could do a remote software update since they all of the tablets must have the same problem. I would not recommend buying there products if their warranty is really bad.
I even contacted Voyo by email and they responded and asked more details on the problem but I never received a solution on the repair and that was 10 days ago.

I already have a ticket. I want others to be aware of your Warranty is useless in an overseas purchase since the cost of shipping and replacement is close to the purchase price of my unit.

I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT IF YOU IN THE US OR ANY PLACE ELSE IN THE WORLD THAT YOU DO NOT BY FROM GEAR BEST SICE YOU ARE STUCK WITH A NON FUNCTIONAL ITEM

Date of experience: May 16, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Hi Barry,
Thanks for your feedback.
We’re sorry you’ve had this experience.
To reach our customer support, please click this link if you'd like to talk about the specifics of your situation: http://www.gearbest.com/about/warranty-and-return.html.
Furthermore our team will contact you. Regarding your order. To respond to us please sign in your Gearbest account and Click " My Tickets ".
Thank you!
Gearbest.com

Poland
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I've ordered from Gearbest couple of times now and from experience I can say that: if you choose shipping by DHL it will get too you super fast. But delivery by post? God it's a nightmare. I've ordered new e-cig on May 6th from EU warehouse (I'm from Poland) and it was dispatched the same day. Or at least theoretically because today, 10 days after, still did not recieved package and tracking number shows "item data recieved". My guess is that EU warehouse is total bulls**t, the packge goes from China anyway, never from Europe. Last thing, processing time. Their site says 3-5 days. More like 5 for package to be shipped out and additional 7 days for it to actually be delivered to post office.

Date of experience: May 15, 2016
Oregon
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
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After filing a dispute with PayPal, you agreed to send me a new camera, since the one you sent does not work at all. You told me that if I dropped the dispute, you would send it out immediately. After many, many instances of poor-to-zero customer service, I gave you the benefit of the doubt one last time. I have never received the replacement, just as I expected. I am going to spread this information as widely around the internet as i possibly can. You are the absolute worst company I have ever done business with - no exceptions. The worst.
Caroline Bloomfield

Date of experience: May 15, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear caroline,

I want to start by apologizing unreservedly to you for what has happened; it is never our intention to upset any customer.

From time to time with thousands of shipments there will be an occasional issue with shipping. Our procedure is designed to handle situations like this one quickly and efficiently.

We have sent you an email to ****@gmail.com with a top solution. Could you please check and give us a confirmation back?

Thank you for your time.

Gearbest.com

Texas
1 review
6 helpful votes
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On the shipping directions, I chose direct shipping (7-15 days). But after I placed my order and checked the invoice, it says flat rate shipping (15-25 days). Very untrustworthy site. Also my order was cancelled but they ignored my ticket and went ahead and processed the order. I would not use this site a second time.

Date of experience: May 14, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Jonathan,
Thank you for taking your time to write your review. We really appreciate the feedback.
Please kindly note our shipping link: http://www.gearbest.com/about/shipping-methods.html
The shipping information is correct with what you chose when you place the order.
Look forward to helping you and resolving this to your satisfaction.
Gearbest.com

Ukraine
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I have begun the first acquaintance to shop in Gearbest with purchase of electronic cigarette to myself and friends. Having looked offers are more detailed, over time I was also interested in other goods in this shop. I'm glad to fast delivery, low prices and an opportunity to communicate with support through tickets. Controversial issues didn't arise. I'm satisfy with everything and recommend this shop.

Date of experience: May 14, 2016
Indiana
1 review
5 helpful votes
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First time order. Ordered several items on 04/27/2016. However no shipping information for nearly 2 weeks, and if you try to navigate to the "ticket" section, their website sends you right back where you started! VERY FRUSTRATED. Today is 05/14 still NO INFORMATION on if the item shipped and/or where the shipment is. DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS ORGANIZATION. Early in the shipping process I did open a ticket and I did get a fairly quick response (more than 1 day). However that was about a week ago and I have no idea where the shipment is and apparently NEITHER DO THEY!

Date of experience: May 14, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Hi Val thanks for your feedback.
We’re sorry you’ve had this experience.
To reach our customer support please click this link if you'd like to talk about the specifics of your situation: http://www.gearbest.com/about/warranty-and-return.html.
We will send your an email to your yahoo mail.
Please kindly check and give a confirmation back.
Gearbest.com

Illinois
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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XK380 Detect
May 13, 2016

Fast shipping, quality product, good price, customer service very nice

Date of experience: May 13, 2016
Switzerland
10 reviews
8 helpful votes
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No problems so far
May 16, 2016

I order here for about 1 year from now. The way I discovered this website was from a youtube-review by a geek-guy whom I trust and follow in general (don't include his name to avoid any ads). I would say this website is much better done in terms of design and user experience. Perhaps, that's what keeps me coming back to them. Of course, the quality of the products is very good, definitely above average. I have already ordered there the TV-box (Ugoos GT3S), bluetooth headphones, bunch of other accessories and gadgets. Also the customer support is reactive and helpful. I would recommend this shop, especially comparing to many others with whom I had an unfortunate experience.

Date of experience: May 13, 2016
Kazakhstan
6 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Normal store
May 13, 2016

I have ordered many times from this site. Last time it was Xiaomi Mi4i phone. Shipping was pretty fast - about 2 weeks. Quality normal too. I have compared prices and on Gearbest price was the best. After receiving there were few questions about firmware and options of the phone. I have opened ticket in support of Gerarbest and they answered all of my questions. So support very friendly also. Well, I recommend this store to buy.

Date of experience: May 13, 2016
Saudi Arabia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Yes they show HD images of colorful items that one may dream off.
Yes they offer variety of items and brands that plays in your mind...
Yes they offer the lowest prices if compared to other online stores.
But that's how they will trap you, once you pay the money and you're done!
Your money is gone forever, you try to get in touch with their fake CS...
They will get you into loop the loop trap business!
JUST BE CAREFUL DON'T EVER GET INTO THIS SITE: gearbest.com
THIS IS A WARNING TO ALL NET SURFERS!

Date of experience: May 12, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Teego,

We are so grateful for this feedback. It means a lot to us.

Please note our warranty here: http://www.gearbest.com/about/warranty-and-return.html

We want to say thank you for providing us with important information about your situation.

Gearbest.com

Romania
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Looks like i have to resort to this again, as Gearbest employees dont seem to want to help me and understand my issue.
On 2018-07-17 00:01:00 i placed on order with number: **************262
Imediately after placing it, i send a ticket to them asking about the availability of the items( lately it seems that gearbest has a lots of delays on delivering items). After arguing a bit with their representative, i decided to wait for the items, as i really wanted them and i already had clients for them. So we decided for split delivery( fsend first the items they have, then the rest that werent so important).
The first package was posted on 19.07 with Belgium Post, a postal carrier i`ve used in the past because it never failed me.
My items arrived in Belgium on 23.07, and then left from Belgium to Romania on 31.07.
This is the moment it started being fishy because in Belgium a package never stays more than 4 days, not 8.
The item should have arrive in romania, and entered our tracking sistem on 2, and then delivered to me 3-4 days later tops.
What happened? I dunno. Because the trracking doesnt recognised the trackingnumber. The item didnt came to romania at all, and not gearbest doesnt want to refund/ send me a new package.
Their representative first said the delivery take 15-20 days. On their website it says 15-28 days. Now the representative tells me to until until september 17.2 months for a registered package with tracking? I feel like i`m talking with walls, they dont even care.
PS: Photo 2 reads: We are sorry, but the package with this tracking number has not been registered in our postal database.

Date of experience: May 11, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear bogdan,

We are glad to hear that your case is resolved to your satisfaction.
Thank you for updating us on it.
For any issues, you could feel free to contactus on site: support.gearbest.com adding the title: sitejabber complaint + order number + forwaring this email to reputation group.
We will be always at your service.

Thank you for your kind understanding and support.

Gearbest.com

Nevada
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Thank you sitejabber for they only really replied to me after posting on this website! They refunded my money in full after I complained more about getting nothing in the mail. They still swear it is in USA Ohio somewhere and will get it soon! That was 5/10/15. GearBest is a complete joke of a company. PayPal really socked it to them for fraud and are charging higher fees and penalties to them because of my disputes. I only hope to keep from other hard earned money families from dealing with what I went thru. Also delete any Facebook crap from your wall cause that is where I saw their add about this wonderful tools I never recieved! I am now moving on. Stay away from GearBest is all I can say... ordered again from BangGood.com without any issues. They gave 7-20 days for delivery and received both products I ordered in 13 days! I have since ordered my flashlights and when getting them they will be reviewed on my YouTube channel.

Date of experience: May 10, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Charles,

Thank you, we always welcome feedback from our valued customers.

We apologize for any inconvenience and hope that we will have another opportunity to ship you one of our fine products.
Could you please tell us your order number so that we can offer you a better solution?

Your patronage is important to us, and we hope that you’ll continue to give us opportunities to serve you.

Gearbest.com

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