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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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I was bought the smartphone here, because here was very low price, and I know this shop very good so far - i have rich experience with them. The shipping of item was fast. The phone works fine, thanks gearbest!
I shop there for the cheap prices and points and good shipping. It is fast eligible and all the support you like with the reviews and the videos they have on their site. They are very friendly and polite too. Thanks
GearBest is falsely advertising items they don't have. Please see below transcript.
Manuel: Hello, welcome to Gearbest Pre-sale Live Support! I would be more than happy to assist you.
William: Hello Manuel -- I just have a quick question.
William: I purchased something from Gearbest over two weeks ago, and it is yet to ship.
William: I'm trying to figure when I should expect the product -- or if I should be requesting a refund?
Manuel: Would you please give me your order number? I will be glad to check it for you.
William: W**************
William: Thank you.
Manuel: Unfortunately, this item is out of stock at the moment. However, we expect to restock on the next week. Would you like us to continue to update your order and wait for this item?
William: I'm just confused -- the item was not out of stock when I purchased it on September 22nd.
William: It's not like I purchased it today, I purchased it 17 days ago.
Manuel: Stock and availability shown on this site are for your reference only. While we strive to provide the most accurate and timely stock and availability information, information may become out of date and may change between the time you added an item to your cart and the time your order is received. Sorry for this inconvenience.
William: That's BS considering I checked the next day and it was still listed as "in stock".
William: I would like to request a refund.
William: This was a birthday gift and now, having to wait 1+ month for it, the birthday will be long past.
Gearbest is an amazing retailer. I've ordered from them multiple times and have never been let down. Their shipping has continued to surprise me with their speed. The quality of the products that I have purchased is amazing. I have recommended them to others and will continue to shop with them in the future.
I discovered GearBest on summer, but since then I browsing every day. Unbelievable but I got every itemts before the expected shipping time. I've already bought some product but everything were all right.
Great quality always. I use Mastercard, never had a problem.
If you have a problem with something it could be a good thing you can contact with them. I got answers within hours maximum.
Not mentioned the prices. Lower than on other sites.
Recommended website.
5/5* Peter
One of the best stores to shop online! Costumer service is great, I had some issues with my adress, and they were super helpful and everything arrived on time. The products have an excellent quality, amazing prices and the shipping time is great, I recommend it to all my friends"
I'm very happy gearbest user, I placed many orders in this shop and I was always satisfied. Customer service is always very professional.
I order gadget, but when I got it, it was broken. It couldn't charge and there were NO sings of life. Ok, I wrote to their customer service, explained everything in details, sent photos and kindly was waiting for help. But what did they replied me? They just copy-pasted FAQ's answer from ANOTHER website for DIFFERENT gadget! For example, one nice thing, that I should "push the button on my gadget", but there are NO buttons on my gadget (Mi band 1s). NOOOO buttons at all. What should I push? Yeah, very helpful guys. Thank you! Wish you all the best.
I would recommend NOT to buy something here, especially cheap things, because if you get it broken, you will not send it back to get refund, because it will be more expensive than just forget about it.
Dear Oleh,
Thank you for your feedback.
We at Gearbest will always do our best to help our customers solve their issues.
If unfortunately your product arrives DOA, please check our Warranty policy here: http://www.gearbest.com/about/warranty-and-return.html#item2.
We have sent a message to you about your case via our Support Center. Please check this and reply back to us.
Thank you for shopping with Gearbest.
Best regards,
Gearbest Customer Service Center
https://www.gearbest.com/iphone-cables-adapters/pp_*******.html
Заказал 08.09.2017 получил 30.09.2017, для почты России это очень быстро! адаптер наивысшего качества и отлично подошел на Hyundai Solaris 2016. цену дополнительно снизил накопительными баллами, я очень доволен, рекомендую всем!
Compre un portatil a un precio excelente en una flash sale que resultó ser un timo. Pague por el envío priority y se suponía que en 7-14 días lo recibiría, a las 4 semanas de haber pagado ni siquiera lo habían enviado aún, después de numerosos mensajes preguntando por el envío y tras recibir respuestas mecánicas como de una maquina me dicen que me espere dos semanas más para ver si pueden enviArlo porque no lo tienen en stock, y durante todo este tiempo seguían vendiendo el mismo portatil en la tienda, como es posible si se supone que no lo tienen es stock. Al final me canse y les pedí que me devolvieran el dinero ya que lo que me ofrecían sino era seguir esperando indefinidamente o bien comprar otro distinto. Un timo vaya, se quedan con tu dinero gracias a una oferta que no tienen en ningún sitio pero no te envían nada, y cuando te cansas de esperar te dicen que elijas otro a otro precio ( sin la oferta claro) y a saber cuando te lo mandarían.
The latest items I purchase took months. Really SUCKS!
NO STOCKS and payment have been made for the product below
Original Xiaomi Huami AMAZFIT Sports Bluetooth Smart Watch
Ordered the Lenovo P2 phone from Gearbest as it looked like a good deal. The package was delivered slit open and re-taped together with the phone missing from the box. It did not help that they had Mobile phones clearly written on the package under my address. I contacted Gearbest reporting the issue, to which I was told that this was not their problem but rather the delivery companys issue. I quoted the Consumer Rights Act 2015 that clearly states that undelivered good are the Retailers responsibility (Gearbest) and not the Deliverers. All obligations were again refuted by Gearbest, leaving me no other option then to take them to tribunal (which was not worth it for the cost of a mobile phone). Thanks for scamming me and taking my money. I will not be using Gearbest again.
UPDATE: Just wanted to give an update following Gearbest's reply to my review. They have offered me 76 pounds which is nowhere near the cost of a new phone and still completely unacceptable given the fact that the loss of the phone is entirely their responsibility. Bottom line is save your money and time and DO NOT USE GEARBEST. Make your purchases with another retailer like Amazon who actually do have good customer service and own up to their product guarantees and replacements when needed.
Dear Paul,
Thank you for your comment.
Please note that we can be contacted by our Support Center or Live Chat. We are available to contact 24 hours a day.
All messages will be replied to within 24 hours, so please rest assured Gearbest will get back to you.
Please send us any queries you have via our Support Center.
We have sent a message to you about your case via our Support Center. Please check this and reply back to us.
We look forward to hearing from you soon,
Best regards,
Gearbest Customer Service Center
I ordered a bag from this company and a bag buckle was missing when I received it. I have attempted to contact the company on four occasions to request a replacement buckle and have received no response to date. Avoid the frustration and shop elsewhere.
Dear wayne,
Thank you for your comment.
Please note that we can be contacted by our Support Center or Live Chat. We are available to contact 24 hours a day.
All messages will be replied to within 24 hours, so please rest assured Gearbest will get back to you.
Please send us any queries you have via our Support Center.
We have sent a message to you about your case via our Support Center. Please check this and reply back to us.
We look forward to hearing from you soon,
Best regards,
Gearbest Customer Service Center
Very good site for electronic stuff and much more. Professional after sales service and customers service, good and safe for packages shipping, very good prices and offers everyday.
I ordered in it only twice, but I can say that I will use it again. Quick order assembly, good packaging (they take pictures of your order before shipment). Wide choice of delivery methods. A cool bonus program with the ability to pay for a portion of purchases or shipping costs by GB points. I'll order more and already collected a list of 'favorites'.
This is one of the best smartphone that i have ever bought with Snapdragon 835 Octa Core 2.45GHz. It was the best value for money that I purchased. Gearbest provided me with a range of delivery methods to choose from. I chose DHL and the item arrived very fast and the package was in excellent condition. I use Gearbest very often for my purchases and I am very satisfied with their products, delivery and service. In the occasion that I need assistance with my purchase their customer service is very willing to help and without any delay.
I am very satisfied with this seller. The prices are unbeatable, especially if you bay at their "Flash sales" (they will sent you the email message when these are available). I always compare the prices with the competition on the eBay, Gearbest is cheaper an the service is very professional.
Recently I bought two Xiaomi fitness trackers. They are great value.
In the Gearbest store, I bought Xiaomi products, namely 2 Xiaomi Aqara Smart Light Control ZiGBee wall switches. On this site there was a big discount, the poet did not consider other stores. The parcel was paid by Qiwi-purse, payment was instant. We delivered the parcel within 2 weeks, throughout the delivery the parcel was being tracked. Employees of the store showed their best, only positive impressions of cooperation remained. I will continue to shop at your store!
Compro muito e gosto dos produtos e preços, o atendimento e rápido e a loja oferece varias formas de envio do produto!
If you like to buy gadgets from china. Gearbest is your best option.
Bought a lot from them with 0 problems.
Also has a very good customer support and shippment options are amazing.
0 problems with customs.
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
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Dear William,
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.
Kindly review our terms and conditions here: http://www.gearbest.com/about/terms-and-conditions.html
We have contacted you via our Support Center about your order. Please reply to us there.
Best regards,
Gearbest Customer Service Center