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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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California
1 review
8 helpful votes
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My first purchase went ok. Took longer than I expected. But hey, at those prices I shouldn't complain.

2nd purchase, I placed a month ago and I'm still waiting. After 2 weeks of waiting and only seeing that my order hasn't even been sent out to delivery, I sent a few messages to them and now they tell me that one of my items are out of stock. OK!? But why did your site say that they were in stock?

After reading some of the other reviews of this company, I don't have much faith that anything will be done. Tsk tsk. What a shame.

Date of experience: February 21, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Sifa,

We're extremely grateful for your constructive feedback.
We did not live up to our own expectations and want to say how very sorry we are.

Would you mind sending us your Valid order number or ticket number by message here?
Our support team would take good care of your case and resolve it there, we are now
Awaiting for your reply.

Once again we apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused. Thank you very much for your understanding.

Best Regards,
Gearbest.com

Virginia
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I purchased several items from Gearbest over a week ago. When I inquired about why the order still showed "PROCESSING" they informed me that one item was not in stock and offered 3 options. I chose the option for them to replace the red drone pros with green ones. Couple of days later the order still did not ship. After asking about it in the live chat, they said several items were on backorder. I have raised a dispute/claim against them on Paypal. AVOID Gearbest. They are a very dishonest company. They should be barred from selling.

Date of experience: February 20, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Chris,

Thank you for notifying us of your complaint. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

We have reviewed your issue in detail and offer you solution in the email now. Please kindly check and reply us.

Awaiting for your early reply.

Best Regards
Gearbest.com

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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No problems
February 21, 2016

Bought an Mobile phone from thier Euro warehouse, took only THREE days to arrive via Hermes.
Had the phone for one week as I write this review and am very happy with the Quality and service recieved.
Have used them before for smaller items, which have taken many weeks to arrive, but have come from China via SNAIL post but have always arrived.

Date of experience: February 20, 2016
Honduras
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Good prices
February 21, 2016

Luis 20/2/16 they have good prices of nice products a bit slow but good

Date of experience: February 20, 2016
RU
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Scammers
February 19, 2016

2 months have passed and the goods received. Support silent for a week. I do not recommend to anyone

Date of experience: February 19, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear aleshka,

Thank you for being kind enough to tell us about your experience.

We are sorry that you have not received your order yet. Please kindly note our shipping link: http://www.gearbest.com/about/shipping-methods.html We have followed this issue and will solve it to your satisfaction.

Thank you for your important and valuable feedback.

Gearbest.com

Bulgaria
1 review
1 helpful vote
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First time experience
February 19, 2016

Yesterday I placed an order and notced that I have mistaken the size of my item. I wrote a ticket and they replied ocrdially and promised to correct my order. Today I see that the order is already shipped and I am expecting it to arrive. I try not to bother of all the negative reviews and I hope everityhing will be OK with my order.

Date of experience: February 19, 2016
Germany
1 review
10 helpful votes
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I'm about to fill an group action lawsuit against GearBest. Who would like to join?
My expreience:
160usd display defective MEIZU smartphone after 3 months, MADE ME WAIT for an extra MONTH for customer service answer to let me know that WARANTY HAS a FOUR MONTHS LIMIT! And would refund me 10usd! A joke.
Let us turn it on them..

Date of experience: February 19, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Florent,

Thank you for being kind enough to tell us about your experience!
We want to apologize for any and all inconvenience caused.

I have followed up your case and our team has solved it for you in the ticket.
Can you please send us your reply?

Once again we apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused. Thank you very much for your understanding and cooperation.

Best Regards,
Gearbest.com

California
1 review
7 helpful votes
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I ordered a watch on December 1,2015 and still haven't received it yet. You have not answered my emails and now I think this site is a SCAM!

Date of experience: February 18, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear cheryl,

Thank you for your important feedback. We are sorry to hear that you have not receive the package yet.

From time to time with thousands of shipments there will be an occasional issue with shipping. Please kindly refer here for more information about shipping on gearbest: http://www.gearbest.com/about/shipping-methods.html We have followed your issue and explain it to you in detail in the ticket. Please kindly reply.

We are looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Best Regards,
Gearbest.com

Hungary
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Gearbest basically a good and reliable web store.
My ordered Mastech MS8239C digital multimeter came very fast.
( http://www.gearbest.com/measurement-analysis/pp_*******.html)

Some features of this product:
Pros:
- build quality
- small size
- lots of funtion
- good price

Cons:
- bad angle of view of the lcd

Date of experience: February 18, 2016
RU
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Xiaomi
May 18, 2016

Shorter to say their opinion gearbest number 1 on this planet. I take take and I'll take it

Date of experience: February 18, 2016
Indiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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When ordering stuff from China, particularly if you are overseas, you must be careful who you choose to spend your money with. There are lots of counterfeit distributors, and shops where you will get virtually no customer service unless you are in mainland China. This is not the case with GearBest.com. I've ordered several things, from knives to electronic components for Arduino and Raspberry Pi, and I have been happy each time. They have some stock in a USA warehouse, in which case they will ship directly to you in just a few days. And when the orders ship out of China, their shipment tracking has always been reliable for me, and they arrive in a reasonable amount of time for international shipments. Their customer service reps speak English, and usually respond to emails within a day. I am comfortable ordering products from GearBest.com.

Date of experience: February 18, 2016
NL
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Gearbest Review
February 18, 2016

Pros:
+ great pricing on value items
+ huge selection of products
+ safe payment with PayPal
+ Germany express shipping with DPD

Cons:
- ticket response time sometimes too long and answers weird
- chat system not fast enough, 2 hours of waiting and the answer, that you have to create a ticket
- order status not visible, would be beter if you see "collecting / restocking / packaging" for each item

Date of experience: February 18, 2016
Hawaii
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Scam, Be careful.
February 17, 2016

I'm still waiting for my order. I paid for expedited shipping but it has been over a week. I've sent several inquiries, but have not received a response. Disgusted with myself for not having thoroughly researched this company.

Date of experience: February 17, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Kristine,

Thank you for valuable feedback.

First of all, we would like to extend our sincere apologies for this situation.
Your ticket has been resolved and our Customer Service Manager has replied to you personally. Please kindly reply to us.

We are looking forward to hearing from you soon

Best Regards
Gearbest.com

Wisconsin
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Terrible Customer Service
February 16, 2016

Ordered a car cam. It arrived but did not work. Tried to return it. And tried. They insist I ship it back to China at my expense, and must wait 27 to 51 days for a replacement. No money back gaurantee. NEVER BUY FROM Gear Best!

Date of experience: February 16, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear robert,

Thank you for notifying us of your complaint. We are sorry to hear this.

For the quality issue, we have detail warranty and return policy. Please kindly refer here:
http://www.gearbest.com/about/warranty-and-return.html Please kindly check AT16******749 and answer to us. We look forward to helping you and resolving this to your satisfaction.

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

Best Regards,
Gearbest.com

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have bought a few things from Gearbest now and I've been more than pleased. My most recent order was delivered promptly and with no damage

I did have a problem with an item from my first item (a button fell off). After submitting photos showing the issue, Gearbest sorted this out without further question. Perfect.

There's a ton of choice on there too and it all seems to be good (or at least decent) quality. I have just ordered a Ganzo blade (440C steel) and the quality is outstanding. I've bought a few smartphone watches from on there and they are great fun. Whilst I've had no luck with a SIM (Three and FreedomPOP aren't supported) the Bluetooth connection with a phone is spot on. When the connection holds, they are more stable than my Sony Smartwatch 3 that cost £200!

I have recommended Gearbest to quite a few people, including my parents. I'm well pleased to have found the site

Date of experience: February 16, 2016
North Carolina
1 review
8 helpful votes
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I ordered an item before the chinese new year and it said shipped. But i started writing them tickets to ask where my item is. They did not supply me a suffient tracking info. I got a number but goes to theyre site. And still doesnt say anything. I ordered on the 26th of Jan and now i have 10 days left. I am disapointed how they say the same thing in the tickets but cant answer a simply question. Where is my item. Also if you buy from the which i encourage you not to EVER, the packages seem to send via Sweden post but of course go to Sweden post and put in the tracking number and get nothing saying error or no such tracking number. Do yourself a favor and look how close those 1 star reviews are. They are daily. The other reviews are a fake. Total scam company with poor customer service that cuts and pastes on the tickets that you write back and forth. Dont waste your time with them. They are a scam company.

Date of experience: February 15, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear John,

Thank you for being kind enough to tell us about your experience!
Let me start by apologizing personally for your experience. We really want to work with you to make this right.

Your case has been taken cared of by our support team.
Could you please refer to your ticket? We have resolved it there and we are now awaiting for your reply.

Once again, we cannot apologize enough for any inconveniences this case may have caused you.
Thank you again for bringing these matters to our attention.

Best Regards,
Gearbest.com

Canada
1 review
9 helpful votes
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No Product - No Response
February 16, 2016

Ordered a product in early December and have not received it. Sent two emails asking what the problem is, but no response. Went through PayPal and am issuing a claim against them and will get my money refunded. Too much of a hassle - avoid ordering or dealing with GearBest!

Date of experience: February 15, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Scott,

Thank you for taking your time to write your review.
We did not live up to our own expectations and want to say how very sorry we are.

Would you mind sending us your Valid order number or ticket number by message here?
Our support team would take good care of your case and resolve it there, we are now awaiting for your reply.

Once again, we cannot apologize enough for any inconveniences this case may have caused you.
Appreciate your cooperation and kindly understanding in advance!

Best Regards,
Gearbest.com

California
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Slow but complete
February 15, 2016

I had recently ordered a Dm007 quadcopter and had a few problems with the shipping was very slow not sure if that was caused by the Chinease New Year but finally got my order but had the wrong type of charger and a faulty battery and after several contacts to Customer service they are fixing the problem so as long as you maintain contact with them they take care of any problems so I will do more business with them in the future so as far as I am concerned I have no problems with gearbest

Date of experience: February 15, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Richard,
We are glad to hear that your case is resolved to your satisfaction.
Thank you for updating us on it.
For any issues, you may send emails support.gearbest.com with the title "sitejabber+your order number+forwarding this email to complaint group".
We will continue serving you in the best way possible.

Best regards.
Gearbest.com

Spain
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Era la primera vez que compraba en esta pagina, y como cualquier persona busque comentarios.
Al final opte por hacer el pedido, se portaron genial a las consultas, cambios mediante email, eso si, cada 24h.
En una semana el paquete desde la tienda EU en casa por correos 72h y con numero de seguimiento.
Va genial, es chulisimo y sin ningun problema. Recomiendo comprar.

Date of experience: February 15, 2016
Tennessee
1 review
1 helpful vote
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SCAMMERS!
February 16, 2016

CAN NOT CONTACT GEARBEST AT ALL TO RETURN WRONG ITEM FOR MY REFUND! WILL NEVER ORDER FROM THEM AGAIN!

Date of experience: February 15, 2016
Lily L. — Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Rose,

Thank you for your feedback.

We are sorry to hear you've had difficulties to reach us. Our customer service is available 24/7 on the livechat and via the tickets. We reply to all tickets within 24 hours. Please kindly submit a ticket here: http://www.gearbest.com/about/contact-us.html

We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you.

Best Regards
Gearbest.com

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