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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Best online retailer for small electronics! Gearbest.com has been my go-to retailer for electronic gadgets for years, highly recommended!
I frequently buy stuff from gearbest, and their customer support hasn't let me down a single time. They are always quick to react and quickly solve the issue.
"Whilst they aren't exactly Amazon Prime speed, at least they have all the things I want at a great price."
Great Bluetooth speaker. I bought a Bluetooth speaker from Gearbest and all went perfect. The speaker was very cheap, it was shipped very fast and worked perfectly. I highly recommend it
Hello. I ordered a Convoy S2 + LED Flashlight in black from the store. The product is original, I liked everything, everything corresponds to the description, everything works fine. Thanks you
Ordered on Gear Best 04/08/2019. Order No.: **************399. Arrived in a protective air box, the smartphone itself is still in one, the safety does not raise questions, inside the soft pupyrka, all in time. One of the best in my opinion smartphones, Xiaomi redmi 7a. For all my life I changed a lot of them, and Samsungs and IPhones were, but to this day I leave my choice on the products of this company. Everyone is satisfied with everything that modern man needs.
It is very good, plastic back, which like aluminum is cold hand. Huge screen, very bright and very juicy. The camera deserves a separate word, 13mp sensor, it seems to be not much, but it does not need more. For that price, it has everything for a good smartphone, work phone or gaming tool, who as uses it. Cold hand. 3000 mAh keep it for a whole day and more.
Byuing from gearbest is a real experience from services to shippement
I've been using it for several years, can't say other than: perfect
Minha experiência, única, focada em eletrônica, tudo funcionando, respostas rápidas, postagens, assistência completa com problemas, perguntas e soluções, estou feliz com a Gearbest!
Thieves. I paid for a phone for my son's Birthday gift that was never shipped to me, never refunded and never received notice that it was out of stock upon ordering. When I contacted customer service 2 weeks after placing the order and it not being received I had no response then after threatening to send matter to my lawyer they offered to send a different item but told me it was my responsibility to follow up on orders and I had to fight to get tracking and order information on the second order!
The Gearbest online tracking system stated the order didn't exist, but the phone cases on the same order somehow arrived without the phone.
When I told the rep Gearbest screwed up (after sending him clear documentation proving so) he denied any mistake being made and debated the issue with me.
I have never seen an error handled with such carelessness and disregard for brand trust.
Gearbest took payment, but did not send my phone, did not refund, did not voluntarily follow up on my order, and if not for stating I'd seek legal intervention on the order error it points that Gearbest would have kept my money without fulfilling their obligation.
That is indeed theft and nothing less than poor ethical business practices.
About my Order No.: **************604 I can tell that is Super Android Box. I am very happy with my purchase. Very well made. Answered all my doubts. The delivery time was very fast, and I received it in good condition. Very good service! I recommend shopping at Gearbest.com
I am in love with gear best. Great affordable prices great service and fast shipping... looking to do a lot more business with them. Products are amazing order number: **************503
I bought a Xiaomi mi 8 from gearbest just over 11 months ago, the phone is having a catastrophic failure and cannot be used at all (it is a paper weight at the moment). The phone has a free warranty repair for 1 year but after sending through information and photos of the problem i had with the phone I was told the phone cannot be fixed and I can keep the phone and they will send through a partial refund of $100 USD when I bought the phone new for $465 USD.
I told them that if this phone was repaired for free I could sell it for at least $300 USD second hand, so by them not repairing it i'm losing a lot of money for a phone I've used less than 10 months before the failure.
They do not want to repair the phone and saying they cant do anything about it.
They have recently offered $150 USD but like i said to them this is still far from the price I could sell it second hand if they had it repaired as it is still under warranty.
Dear Sebastian,
We are sorry to hear you are having issues with your product.
Please note that most of our products come with a 45 day guarantee. After this time has passed, you may contact our Support Center for technical support.
We have sent you a ticket regarding your issue. Please contact us and we will provide a satisfactory solution to your issue.
We look forward to hearing from you,
Gearbest Customer Service Center
Great site to buy products online. Very cheap and fast delivery.
My shopping experience was amazing, I recommend it to everyone mainly because of the excellent products, service and ease of purchase! Great site
My first review was for a buy that I made 1 year ago. Since then, as I told to my past review, I made 7 more orders! Everytime I find a big variety to choose from. The choices I have in this store are very wide, from very cheap to expensive ones. The description of every product is very detailed and the price, compared to other similar stores very good.
I chose for shipment Registered Shipment so I can track my orders. I received all my orders within the range of estimation I had when I ordered, more closely to the minimum days. I said estimated time 15-30days and I received my orders in about 20-22 days. The customer support is superb and truly willing to help. When I am looking to buy something I need I go straight to Gearbest.
I will definitely buy again from Gearbest.
I am very happy with the products and the attention they have given me, I recommend to everyone, excellent work to continue. Best regards Pedro Gonçalves
I get my favorite watch from GearBest. I've purchased a few things and have never been unhappy with the items or customer service. I watch the sales and order knowing it will take a couple of weeks to get my item. Be patient... it will come. The price and quality of the item make it worth the wait!
All the products came in the estimated time and have very good prices and the products reach safely.
Answer: Some people will get their products, some will not. Some will get what they expected and some will not. I got my products but one was not what they promised and one broke after a few seconds of use. They still continue to use wrong information on their website even though they admitted to me that it is not correct. I wrote a review on their web site about the product that broke after a few seconds of use and they blocked it so it still looks like the product only has positive reviews. You can see pictures and read more on my own web site that I created for telling my experience about GearBest: http://GearBestreview.azurewebsites.net
Answer: Dont really matter mate, regardless, what they do if does not arrive, they will not refund, they offer to resend at your cost. Then you do Paypal dispute, they refuse to refund unless you close the case, if you close the case, Paypal will not help. In my circumstances Paypal decided in my favour and refunded, but dragged on, avoid this company in future, Bangood better
Answer: Dear Iain, you can submit a ticket here: http://support.gearbest.com/ Our colleague will reply you in 24 hours! We are sorry that the live chart is some buzy, as many people contact over the world. So that may need customers to wait a little linger for their turn. Gearbest.com
Answer: Yes Adam, did you pay with PayPal? If Then contact PayPal and claim your money back and stat away from gearbest, they lied to me and now i an trying to get my 100 dollars back. There is a reason that they are NOT on eBay... So my advice to everyone is to stay far away from this socalled Company... No mail, no adress, no phone?
Answer: They are legit, just ridiculously slow in shipping. I waited 1.5 months for my "rush" order. It was shipped out in multiple pacakges and arrived at different times.
Answer: Same here, after 3months of waiting for my order and many conversations in an email ticket which went on for 1month they promised me to refund me via paypal. No refund and nothing heard from them since almost 2weeks. Keep writing here people, I hope lotz of people read it and gearbest goes bankrupt very soon
Answer: 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.
Answer: I wouldn't. It's been three months and I still don't have my order and their customer service is terrible. They just keep telling tryouts to wait longer.
Answer: I would advise you to stear clear. If the site does not let you order with free shipping then you have dodged a bullet. I got free shipping but the product was damaged an only fit for resting your cup on they offered a refund less the first shipping that was ment to be free or a replacement. As it cost 25 pounds to send back to resolve the matter I chose to except the replacement it came and was just as bad a tablet as the first. Take my advice and run a mile. Hope this gives you an idea what the company is like. Run run run a mile mate.
Answer: Dear Imran, Thank you for your message. About the shipping, please see our last message. For the tax, According to our website's policy import taxes are solely customer's responsibility. Please check this link http://www.gearbest.com/about/faq.html (If there is some problem receiving the delivery due to Customs) By placing an order with us, customer agrees to our terms and conditions http://www.gearbest.com/about/terms-and-conditions.html Gearbest.com
Dear Lee,
Thank you for your comment.
Gearbest items have varying processing times based on their warehouse location and stock availability. Please note that each item has its warehouse option and dispatch time displayed clearly on the web page.
The total time it will take to receive your order will be the dispatch time plus the shipping time.
We have contacted you via our Support Center about your order. Please reply to us there.
Many thanks,
Gearbest Customer Service Center