Still haven't received my order that was placed in early Sept. No way of responding directly with anyone. Any suggestions from any one?

asked by Harvey M. on 10/27/15

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Thumbnail of user michaelk114

You can try the Better Business Bureau like I did however they never responded to them either, they did respond to the tickets I opened up on their site but the replies weren't of much use and not very helpful.

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Thumbnail of user eftychiosk

Ask your money through paypal and never buy from them

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Thumbnail of user rays56

Everything I have ordered has showed up. It takes time some things take longer than others. They have responded to all tickets I have opened on the website. Never had any trouble with GearBest. You just have to be ready to wait for a while for things to show up sometimes.

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Thumbnail of user sotirism

GearBest is safe store. Just need a lot of patience to answer on your support tickets. Sometimes also they late to send the items.

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Thumbnail of user beckyz1

You can call the phone number that they give you but you must do it during China business hours. The phone number is a line to New York from China so Americans can call without having to call China. I have talked to people thru this number, you better be able to figure out what they say because the girls they put on answering duty barely speak English and have a very heavy accent. They are very nice but not much help to me when I called but maybe you might be luckier than me. 1-347-767-3793 Good Luck!

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Thumbnail of user robertg135

That was my number one complaint with GearBest: They make it difficult, if not impossible, to communicate with. Oh, their website does provide at least two ways to "contact" them.

One was to chat: I spent an hour and a half waiting to chat - then a message popped up that they didn't have anyone to take my chat!

The second was to leave a message: But you had to enter a code before the message would go through. I entered the code - carefully, and was then told that no, you did it wrong. I tried again, - even more carefully. Fail. I tried it again. Fail. I double and triple checked for upper and lower case. No matter what I did I was told that my message was not going to be passed along. I tried with a different code that was offered. Fail. I got the feeling that GearBest was deliberately making it impossible to contact with them.

After I spent a LONG and frustrating effort to contact them, I resorted to file a claim with PayPal. THEN I got GearBest's attention - sort of. However, GearBest was reluctant to take my complaint seriously, and chose to drag their feet, telling me to wait another 45 days. I waited 60 days, and there was never an effort to make right the fact that I paid for an item that never arrived, and would never arrive. (GearBest did ship the item. However, they chose the infamous United States Postal Service to make the delivery. My purchased item disappeared from the known world only four days after shipping. I kept telling GearBest that the tracking ended three weeks ago, then four weeks ago... but they ignored the fact that USPS either lost the package or that one of USPS's employees stole it.

GearBest was responsible for following up on the carrier's failure. USPS told me that the responsiblity of researching a failed order was GearBest's. I told GearBest this, but they never acknowledge. Eventually, I took matters into my own hands and filed a claim with USPS. Not a pleasant task either. Bottom line from USPS - Too bad for you. The shipment wasn't insured. GearBest didn't offer insurance as an option!

Either way, GearBest had my money. I had nothing. GearBest was both deaf to my complaint and uninterested in dealing with USPS.

This went on far too long, so I escalated my claim. GearBest continued to resist taking action. By then I figured PayPal wasn't going to help either, so I charged PayPal with not taking me serious. Then PayPal made the mistake of insulting me and telling me that I had already received the item and that they terminated the claim.

Burned me up!

I had to challenge them to check the tracking number themselves. They finally did, and quietly refunded my GearBest payment.

Shortly afterward, GearBest must have done the actual work of checking the tracking number themselves, because I finally (OVER 60 days later) got a message from them offering to either re-ship, or put my unfulfilled payment into my "GearBest Wallet". No thank you. By then I was done with GearBest altogether.

GearBest may, I say, MAY, be doing their best. But from my experience they have a lot to learn about how to deal with customers who have a legitimate complaint. Will they ever learn and make it easier to contact? They seriously need to do so. Seriously.

P.S.
After I had my PayPal charge reversed, I then went to Amazon and ordered a similar item. Shipped right way... and like with the GearBest experience, the package disappeared off the tracking radar.

I was sick with anger. Spoke with someone somewhere in the area of India. I give him credit, he tried, but failed to understand how to make the problem fixable. I then tried again, and finally received an invitation to speak with a real person, and he understood and agreed to reship. He even expedited the second shipment. I got my purchase yesterday.

Hey, GearBest! Learn from Amazon.

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Thumbnail of user tilog

In the Last half year the Support of this Shop is very bad.if you have to get a refund or a reclamation nobody helps you. Sometimes after 4 or 5 Times asking in the Ticket you get an answer. I will not by anymore there because im to much disapointed.

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Thumbnail of user robertp129

Do not trust them. They will not refund or pay back for not shipped items no matter what they say. They will try to get you to close the PayPal claim with many promises. Do not close your claims. It is the only way to get a refund. They have to be run down out of business by PayPal or other means. I have got my refund from PayPal for one thing I bought on Jul 27 already. The second item is under final review. GearBest will not come through for you. Their reviews are plunging. Listen to actual customers who got taken for a ride. I am still down 110 bucks because I fell for clever adds and forgot a good sense.

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Thumbnail of user garf190

Kiss it goodbye.

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Thumbnail of user ruths257

When will I receive my order New Chic I order 3 butterfly embroidery front closer wireless adjustable bars and 1 pair hand made splicing leather soft flat loafers.

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Thumbnail of user dennise7

Do not use their free shipping option, still waiting for 2 of 4 packages. One of them being 7 weeks on its way. Customer service responds very slow or not at all. Comes with standard copy pasta answers and finds it normal to let me wait 2 months before doing anything. NEVER AGAIN. I'll probably end up with Paypal too asking them for a refund.

Don't you think these Gearbest guys are crazy offering the PayPal option while they must know if they do statistics that their free sending option is a source for trouble at their end. And claims WILL come

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Thumbnail of user alk69

Do not waste your time with GB and stop to read all the responses from other people commented. Request refund thru PayPal. That's easy and only way to get a refund.

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Thumbnail of user reecem23

Post your ticket # 4-8times and I mean pester them, then start writing bad reviews in tandem and tell them you are writng bad reviews until you get the product or your money back. It went from 5wks to the next day my money was reimbersed. They held my money for 4 weeks then they said the order was unconfirmed and to send in my lisence and actual copies of my credit card!(could you imagine?) Red flags all over! They sent me a generic message about how this was normal.(i've never seen this on any purchase) and said they were trying to stop fraud (after they confirmed my order. After I pestered and wrote the reviews they gave me 5$usd as compensation what a laugh as if I would go through this shoddy website ever again.If you want the product just order it factory direct it can actually be cheaper w/out all the nonsense.

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Thumbnail of user ianl21

Try speaking to them through live chat this sometimes works but honestly dont hold your breath. As some have said if you have paid with pay pal try and claim your money back that way but i bet pay pal is sick of hearing this companys name mentioned. Good luck and as we have reilised stear clear of this site

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Thumbnail of user robertj94

Go into you email an see if there's a different tracking number do live in the usa because I do if so check usps using the tracking info from your email if this help o a be patient it takes up to 25 business days gearbest is a great place to get goods I received all my orders in good condition very happy just takes time

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Thumbnail of user keithr24

Just open a support ticket on their website, its not difficult. If you had no way of contacting them means you were using the app. Did you ask if your items were in stock? Did you get a shipping confirmation email?

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Thumbnail of user bigalaint

I too have orders from Early Sept. Like Clive H. Said, they say to wait 2 months. I had another issue from August and they repaid me in full.on their defence thought, they did ship it, there was a photo post marked with the shipping date with my name and address. They do that to every order.

I have noticed if you ask to ship it with Netherland post it arrives a lot quicker. From now on I'm only using them for shipping.

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Thumbnail of user cliveh7

Yes they always answer tickets that are opened. Funny enough, I'm currently in the same position. They say u need to leave it 2 months before they will act/replace or simply give you your money back. But you must access the full site! The app doesn't have a link to your tickets!

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Thumbnail of user aaronw40

I posted my issue on every review site I could find. I also opened up a case through pay pal. They responded multiple times. Tell your story. They will respond.

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Thumbnail of user codys29

I got lucky they answered my emails..

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Thumbnail of user juergens1

So, I can only say one thing. If you bought something and a ticket opened at Geabst help emergency. The customer service is great! Greeting

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