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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.

This summary is generated by AI, based on text from customer reviews

service
3,481
value
3,457
shipping
3,489
returns
2,583
quality
3,436

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India
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The service is very good. I bought Awei 920bl bluetooth earphones which I got at really low price. The quality is excellent.The shipping method used by gearbest is really fast. I got my item from China to India in just 7 days. Payment was smooth. I would recommend to try this site, I also purchased from Aliexpress but GearBest is much better in terms of price and shipping time. They also provide attractive discounts

Date of experience: December 20, 2017
Japan
1 review
2 helpful votes
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SCAM
December 20, 2017

Terrible experience.
I have ordered express shipping (the fastest one, taking 3-7 days) on 12/6.
Can you imagine that they have NOT shipped it yet? They asked me to wait another 15 days just now and I have already waited for 15 days!
What kind of EXPRESS is that? DHL says they hadn't gotten the package yet.
I have been messaging with them for 3 days and they cannot resolve the issue. For the first two days they were telling me LIES that they shipped it. Now they admitted they did not and they have to look for it for ANOTHER 15 days!
The worst nightmare ever. DO NOT BUY THERE!

Date of experience: December 20, 2017
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear MAr,

We apologize that you are experiencing issues with your order.

For all expedited and registered shipping methods we offer a tracking number that can be tracked on the related tracking site.
Kindly note that the available shipping method of the package can be affected by item's features at customs and the limit in shipping company.
Kindly note that the estimated shipping time is valid regardless of tracking information availability.

You can refer to this link http://www.gearbest.com/about/shipping-methods.html for details.
Gearbest's FAQ: http://www.gearbest.com/about/faq.html

We have offered you a tracking number via our Support Center. Please check this and reply back to us.

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.

Best regards,

Gearbest Customer Service Center

Brazil
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Good site to buy
December 20, 2017

My Xiaomi Mi band arrived with 25 days shipping. The price was very good on the promotion and the store still offered discount coupon. Very interesting. I recommend.

Date of experience: December 20, 2017
Mexico
1 review
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Gearbest is the best site
December 20, 2017

I really like to buy at gearbest.com, some may think that the stuf in the website is "cheap" and useless, but I had bought headphones and other things and really appreciate the fact that everyhing is sealed from factory, brand new.

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
Brazil
1 review
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The Best Chinese Store
December 20, 2017

The store sends the products fast and always very well packaged. Prices are excellent and always have discount coupons. Customer service is the best I have seen in Chinese stores.

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
Canada
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I love Gearbest, they have mostly everything i'm looking for for way better price than anywhere else and always give very reasonably priced shipping upgrade so I can get my order in 10-12 working in Canada, which is way better than most company shipping from the same location. They also have a loyalty program which always appreciated, who doesn't want to save more? I've never had to open any ticket for any of my order and I've been buying from them for about 3 to 4 years. I mostly order product on flash sale which is a great way to save more, often 30-40% discount.

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
NL
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Excellent store
December 20, 2017

I ordered bluetooth headphones in Gearbest. It arrived quickly and without any problems. The packaging is whole and the headphones work fine.

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
Mexico
1 review
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I use to buy in many online China stores, but GearBest has given a really good taste between, the price that offers, the quality of the products and the post service. I had to contact them twice about one about the tracking and the other for the guarantee from one product, and they answer me quickly and I got satisfied about the resolution. I live in Mexico

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
Brazil
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The best Store
December 20, 2017

Gearbest is an excellent store, all my products always arrive, well packaged and the prices are unbeatable. It is definitely the best online shopping store in China.

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
Japan
1 review
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This is really a great online shopping site, a great site especially for Vapor (since I used to buy my vape gear and consumables from them).
Firstly, thanks to the nice and epic customer service provided by Gearbest. I have wrongly ordered some unwanted products and paid for it. I contacted their customer service and check if they could help me cancel or change my order and their responses were swift. Their one-to-one customer service quickly helped me to change my order and shipped my orders out. I received my products in a nice package! Thanks to Gearbest and I highly recommend this site to whom is finding a trustable, safe online shopping site with nice price and nice people.

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
Brazil
1 review
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The best choose to Brazilian Consumer
December 20, 2017

I have made a lot of orders in GearBest and all of them was perfect. The long time to ship is a Brazilian problem, not GearBest. I recommend to buy in this e-shop.

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
Poland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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A good reliable store
December 20, 2017

I've been shopping in the gearbest for many years. Practically everything can be bought there. The prices are very good, with coupons and points you can very much lower the price. I have never had a problem with shipping or returning the product. Good communication. Recently, I bought gimbal smooth-q from them - the piriority line came after 10 days with no additional fees - the price was 50% of the price in the local store. I'm very happy.

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
Portugal
1 review
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Gearbest bons preços
December 20, 2017

Já fiz compras na Gearbest e sempre tive ótimas promoções e o atendimento da empresa quando foi necessário, sempre foi bastante solícito.
Agora estou ansioso pelas próximas compras.

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
Turkiye
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Gearbest has a good service
December 20, 2017

Gearbest is the best sites then most china sites

ı have buy xiaomi bluetooth sport earbuds and they send me really fast.
Customer care is the best they are answering my questions very quickly. ı am
So satisfied because site is so cheap and they are sending original products.

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
Turkiye
1 review
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The best shopping experience I've ever had and even now 15 products are waiting for shipment. I'll keep buying from them.

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
NL
1 review
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Good shop Gearbest
December 20, 2017

Hello! In the first lines of this letter I want to Express my gratitude! I like them to deal with.
May rating eight out of ten (8/10).
-1 for not very dense packing, the product often comes in a crumpled pack.
-2 to warn about the lack of goods. I ordered from them phone waited three days and I was told that it is not. I had to buy it elsewhere.
Everything else is 10/10. Good shop!

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
NL
1 review
3 helpful votes
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BE CAREFUL, SCAM!
December 19, 2017

I ordered on December the 2nd, paid for insurance and express shipping and had to pay customs on December the 14th.

It is December the 19th, and DHL -their shipping company- just sent me an email saying GearBest has not even shipped this order yet. 17 days afterwards. With an express shipping query.

Every time I sent GearBest an email I got FAQ copied and pasted, not one single human written sentence. I have been asking why my tracking number did not work (now I know it was not even a DHL number), what are the insurance costs for, if my package would be home before this week (my purchase is this week useless) and if I could get my money back.

None of my questions have been answered yet, I have lost more than 150 for nothing.

Their messenger option is an automated machine, their customer service does not adress the questions asked. On their emails they hyperlinked some words so one would be able to track their package, they were links to their support page instead. Nice one.

I know today that I am not getting my money back, BE CAREFUL! It is a scam. Good news is, one can get the customs costs back.

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Roser,

We apologize that you are experiencing issues with your order.

For all expedited and registered shipping methods we offer a tracking number that can be tracked on the related tracking site.
Kindly note that the available shipping method of the package can be affected by item's features at customs and the limit in shipping company.
Kindly note that the estimated shipping time is valid regardless of tracking information availability.

You can refer to this link http://www.gearbest.com/about/shipping-methods.html for details.
Gearbest's FAQ: http://www.gearbest.com/about/faq.html

We have offered you a tracking number via our Support Center. Please check this and reply back to us.

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.

Best regards,

Gearbest Customer Service Center

Greece
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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So far. So good
December 20, 2017

I ve been gearbest's customer since 2014 when i bought my first electronic cigarette. Lately i bought from there my new xiaomi cellphone and many others gadgets and accesories.

I can only say good words for this eshop. It has one of the most competitive prices in many products categories. And with coupons during holidays and promotions, their prices are unbeatable!

I am also very happy with their customer service, which was very helpfull when i needed it. I can't judge their warranty policy cause i didn't have to use it. All the products i had are working as expected until now.

The only negative i could think, is sometimes their stock availabilty. If the product is in stock it will be shipped immediately. Otherwise you have to wait a little bit. But even so, when i contacted their support center via ticket, they responded immediately giving me an estimated shipping date (which was pretty accurate) and the option to wait or to get a refund.

So 5 stars for gearbest from me with my experience until now.

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
Poland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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In my opinion Gearbest is currently the best shop from China.
The prices and promotions are realy attractive. For me prices and webpage itself are better than aliexpress or other simmilar shops from China.
I bought there many items with price lower than in cometitors shops.
There are many ways of payment for order and shipping methods.
Last time they added also possibility to pay by Przelewy24 which is very comfortable for people from Poland

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
Poland
1 review
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One step further...
December 20, 2017

Gearbest is one of the stores that goes a step further than others.
In addition to standard shipping from China or Honk Kong, like others,
He began to provide new services.
The first is the "Priority Line" in which the gearbest takes tax costs.
The second one is organizing warehouses outside China, thanks to which they combine the low price of a Chinese supplier
With fast shipping and no additional tax charges characteristic of local suppliers.
One of the best online stores.

Date of experience: December 19, 2017

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