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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
3,484
value
3,460
shipping
3,492
returns
2,585
quality
3,439

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Utah
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Thought I'd try gearbest because they had an item I have been wanting for a decent price. Only to find out they never had they product and can't get it. Tried calling and emailing several times just to be told that my item wasn't ready yet 2 weeks after order. Knowing now i would have gladly paid the 5 extra dollars to get it from a reputable store that delivers! Then they told me i could have in store credit or a refund but that would take 30 days and is out of there control. Bs. Don't shop with gearbest! I'll post another review when i finally get my money back. Really messed up a trip in taking to? Isn't it illegal to post and sell things you don't actually have?

Date of experience: November 20, 2015
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Brett,

We're extremely grateful for your constructive feedback.

We apologize for any inconvenience and hope that we will have another opportunity to ship you one of our fine products.

Thank you again for bringing these matters to our attention.
We will also contact the customer to apologize for the delay and offer an accommodation for their troubles and inconvenience. We feel that this is the least we can do in the circumstances.

Gearbest.com

Nigeria
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I bought an Oukitel U8 phone. The product matched every specification listed on the site. And surprisingly the order arrived on time in very good condition. Gearbest is definitely a site worth buying on.

Date of experience: November 20, 2015
GB
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Placed order with gearbest back in September, order no. WWP************** which I received in good condition and for cheap. Happy Customer

Date of experience: November 20, 2015
Indiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered a 5 pack of. 5 ohm OCC coils from GearBest. They were nearly half the price of other paces I looked. They arrived quickly and work great. I was very pleased with the service I received and will continue to shop at GearBest.

Date of experience: November 20, 2015
Hong Kong
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Fast shipping and great prices. I bought the Xiaomi Yi and accessories like monopod and case.

Very happy with them and were the genuine article!

Easy to use website and great range. Would buy from them again.

Date of experience: November 20, 2015
Hungary
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great overall experiences
November 20, 2015

Really satisfied by they service, good prices, good quality, and excellent and customer friendly customer service. Also they have a european warehouse, which speeds up the delivery time for me, but the orders delivers also fast from their chinese warehouse. The products are original, haven't had to return a thing to them. Recommended site by me. Dusi

Date of experience: November 20, 2015
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great site for ecigs
November 20, 2015

After reading some of the reviews on here i can only assume I'm one of the lucky ones.
I've ordered a few items over the last few months from Gearbest (mostly ecig related) and had no problems at all with their service.
Delivery to the UK been around 6-7 business days and all items I've had have been authentic.

Date of experience: November 20, 2015
RU
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Good quality shop
November 20, 2015

My name is Igor. Many times I have bought in the store. The product is great quality and original. Shipping is free, Payment paypal allows you not to worry.

Date of experience: November 20, 2015
Germany
1 review
0 helpful votes
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1. Costs:
Gearbest has unbeatable prices - the items I ordered were at about half the normal retail prices in germany, and no shipping costs added!

2. Am I going to shop again at gearbest?
I already did it, and I will surely do it again!

3. Support:
I wrote a aftersales support Ticket to find out which carrier would deliver my parcel, and received an answer within 12 hours which informed me about that in avery friendly way.

4. Ordering / Delivery:
I ordered an XCube 2 and a Nitecore Charger from gearbest's EU warehouse on 11/01/2015.
It arrived 11/04/2015. Considering that I ordered those items on a sunday, the delivery time was 3 working days - that's extremely fast! All packages in perfect state and nothing broken

5. Quality of products:
Both ordered items were flawless - genuine products, everything in perfect working order and nothing to complain.

My order number was WW**************

Date of experience: November 20, 2015
Sweden
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Gearbest has after more than 2 months told me that they have not sent the goods! They were out of stock. SO they say that can pay me back 160 USD of the 203 USD!
IT IS A SCAM!
And now Trustpilot.com is also warning for fake reviews of this company

They have lied for 2,5 months now. Her is short summary and what I see I am not alone.
My order was placed 2 september.
- Express delivery 7 days, took one month. I got two batteries instead of my products!
-Then the excused that the shipment was returned because of safety check.
-Then that they write they will send my products again
-Then that they will return all the money.
-Then trying to get more money for shipment! Another 80 USD.
-Then that they write again. That they will send my products.
-And today (11/19/2015) they say the reason why they did not sent the order because it is not available!

So a big warning for this company, because they can spend months of lying for you. Just so you do not get your products and get tired. I paid with Paypal, but it has been more than 4 weeks trying to get a refund from Paypal.

Date of experience: November 20, 2015
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Gearbest solicits positive reviews from their happy customers. They actually pay for positive reviews. I could be getting paid right now, but I'd rather get the truth out there. These guys are awful. Just the worst I've ever come across. On November 4, I made a total of three separate orders from Gearbest. One of these orders was made to the US Warehouse. I ordered five items, totaling some $222.00. Each item was said to be in stock and would ship, according to Gearbest, in 1-2 business days. It's now November 19. After posting a dozen or so messages to "customer support", I've come to a few important conclusions. The items I ordered were not in stock. They are not in stock now. They keep telling me, over and over that these items are coming. They are just around the corner. Would I mind waiting? This afternoon, I was done with waiting. I asked Gearbest to cancel my order. They refused, stating that the items have already shipped. I asked another customer service person if this was true. No, nothing has shipped. I began to check reviews of Gearbest. The reviews you want to look for are all one star reviews and they all say roughly the same things. Customer Service is non-existent. You will not ever be refunded your money from a canceled order. You may get a store credit, but it will likely be at a rate of 50% of your order total. There are numerous Gearbest customer complaints filtering through PayPal right now. Don't be one of them. The prices are very attractive and all the positive reviews might lead you to think that you're getting more than what you pay for. Buying from Gearbest is a risky proposition. If you order one of the more popular items, don't expect to get it soon. Half of all the things I've ordered from Gearbest were not in stock. If it's not in stock, you may wait as long as 89 days or more to get it. Just read the one star reviews. They're all true and no one has paid these people to say what they have to say.

Date of experience: November 19, 2015
Arkansas
5 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Changing my review
November 16, 2015

My first order was pretty much what i expected. Not very quick. Any ticket i placed was answered ASAP.
Quality was awful. But worked for kids fun. Lasted about three or four days before they started falling apart.

My second order, Placed on November 28th, still haven't received. And the tickets i send ether get ignored or deleted.

They truly have no support. I think all messages are answered by auto response

Date of experience: November 15, 2015
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear John,

Thank you for notifying us of your complaint. We strive to provide you with the best possible service, and when you feel that it fails to meet your expectations, it’s important for us to know.

For the quality issue, we have detail warranty and return policy. We are also upset at the customer's dissatisfaction and want to ensure they are perfectly satisfied with their experience.

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

Our intention is simple: to make every customer completely satisfied with their purchase and to provide the best shopping experience possible.

Best Regards,
Gearbest.com

Virginia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Worst service ever.
November 15, 2015

I tried several times asking for help for 2 Easycast receivers I bought from Gearbest. Website constantly gives error messages. Gearbest does not answer messages. What good is a cheap price if the product doesn't work and the seller does not even try to help despite many requests.

Date of experience: November 15, 2015
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Gus,

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Our goal here is to exceed our customer's expectations during each shopping. We regret to hear that we did not meet your expectations in terms of product quality and customer services and extend our sincere apologies.

We have sent you an email to your gu******@yahoo.com with top solution.
Please check and give a confirmation back.

Thank you for your time.

Gearbest.com

Greece
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Love this site
November 15, 2015

Perfect prices, a lot of offers. A lot of products to choose from and a perfect customer service for whatever problem you will have they will solve it. A+

Date of experience: November 15, 2015
Poland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I am a devoted customer at gearbest. Never been disapointed with ther sevice nor the stuff they sell. Just love how quick items are shipped, how quick they respond to every single question I may have. This is just a top quality Customer Service. Not only all the items are brand new and original, the price is also a great deal - been trying to find a better deals but they have no competition. Their loyality program is also excellent - on every single order I receive ponts which can be spent on the next purcharses - its like few % on every transactions goes back to you. Awesome. Would definitely recoomen to anyone. Especially EU customers will be satisfied that they have a EU warehose which is just great when your order is time sensitive!

Date of experience: November 15, 2015
Alabama
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I got a pair of Bluetooth headphones from Gearbest and I LOVED it! The quality was like the famous Beats by Dre, but the price was $15, I thought it was too good to be true, but I bought it anyways and it was fantastic! I got the package quickly and I fell in love with the headphones. I was so happy that I recommended Gearbest to all my friends. They love it too!

Date of experience: November 15, 2015
Peru
1 review
0 helpful votes
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MUY BUEN SERVICIO
November 15, 2015

Hace más de 1 mes realice la compra de la tablet Chuwi hi8, producto con el cual estoy satisfecho, del mismo modo, estoy satisfecho con la atencion brindada por gearbest.com; una atencion rápida y amable de las consultas que realicé pues era mi primera compra. Satisfecho.

Date of experience: November 15, 2015
Poland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Gearbest - i5 band
November 15, 2015

I am very happy with shopping in a store Gearbest. I bought the i5 band that performs very well. It came very quickly, it was a good price. I would recommend their shop.

Date of experience: November 15, 2015
Poland
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Very good shop!
November 15, 2015

I ordered Xiaomi bluetooth speaker (W**************)
The shipment was very fast, the price was the lowest on the market and the speaker is just great!

Date of experience: November 15, 2015
Germany
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The shipping time was always fast. Good packed and the price is mostly lowest on the market!

Date of experience: November 15, 2015

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