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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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Poland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I bought Blackview Breeze v2 from Gearbest.com.It's a very nice smartphone and works pretty good.

The looks are gorgeous too. The screen is bright and clear. Battery capacity is very good. The photos are very good compared to other phones with the same price.

For the money wonderful functionality. I was surprized by the quality of this smartphone! The shipping was fast too, so Im very happy.

I dont have any problem with this shop, so I think, that Gearbest is great online shop! Recommended!

Date of experience: January 13, 2016
NL
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Scam
January 13, 2016

Item arrived faulty, resolution is more expensive than item, what a scam.

It looks that the products they send are old, open and faulty.

Date of experience: January 13, 2016
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear nob,

We are so grateful for this feedback. It means a lot to us.

We do in fact inspect all items before we ship them. Unfortunately, from time to time items get damaged during shipping. We stand behind every item we sell.
Could you please tell us your order number or ticket number so that we can offer you a better solution?

We want to say thank you for providing us with important information about your situation.

Gearbest.com

Pennsylvania
14 reviews
103 helpful votes
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Unbelievable that it takes this insanely long to get a package and sadder part is I still have been waiting which should have arrived last month. I even messaged about why my package hasn't shown even tracing the package as it says it arrived in New York being processed, and then there was another process on something that weighed nothing at all when I checked as well. I regret wasting 250.99 dollars for an electric unicycle which I was gonna use for a temporary ride for work and back. Yet some how it never even showed up at my door and there is only two explanations for this.

Either they screwed up the order or they are jacking me off and lying about having it in stock. Either way they shouldn't take money off your debit card if you ordered it and require you to have an id and the card you purchased it with. I have never had to verify that on any other site it's not like I am ordering a freaking firearm or a goddamn massive tank. Hell I ordered a tablet from over seas that was from China which didn't take a $#*!ing month to show up.

If I was you your better off ordering on Amazon or Tigerdirect. Least they take this long to get what you want even if it costs more. Guess this is punishment for paying too cheap.

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Joseph,

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 *******[email protected] with top solution.
Please check and give a confirmation back.

Thank you for your time.

Gearbest.com

Hawaii
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Never again
January 13, 2016

I ordered a vape kit for my dad for Christmas. I was able to find an affordable model and was happy when it shipped to my house in record time. The problems started within a week of receiving it. The vape stopped responding completely: wouldn't turn on and wouldn't charge. When I opened up a ticket in the customer support site to see what my options were to return this expensive paper weight, I was given two options that left me frustrated: return the vape kit and get less than 1/5 of a refund in store credit or ask for a replacement and pay $40 for shipping! After going back and forth with their customer support (they wanted pictures and videos and proof that I had tried to fix the item somewhere else) I was left with an obviously defective product and a lot of frustration. I would have gladly shipped it back for a full refund, but instead I wasted so much time and money on this company. Never Again.

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Taylor,

I want to start by thanking you for notifying us about the issue. We are sorry to hear this.

We have detailed warranty and return terms. Please kindly check here: http://www.gearbest.com/about/warranty-and-return.html. Please rest assured, we have followed your issue and offer you quick solutions. Please kindly reply is in the ticket.

We are looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Best Regards,
Gearbest.com

MD
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Best Place For Shopping.
January 12, 2016

I have made 3 orders in GearBest and all of them were shipped out extremely fast (1-4 business days). Usually they have the lowest on-line price over the internet. Also, if you find lower price somewere else, you can request price match and they will adjust their price to match or even beat the competitor's price. Their discount system with coupons and points offered for each order is really nice. Many payment options. Support is very polite and helpful.
Very competitive shop. They have exceeded my expectations. I will buy more from them. Highly recommended!

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
Poland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Recommend!
January 12, 2016

Shipment arrived quickly and efficiently.
Goods was 100 % compliant with descriptions and reached all.
Best contact customer service.
There are no any problems.
I recommend!

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
Virginia
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Avoid like the plague!
January 12, 2016

Placed an order for a quadcopter three weeks ago... still hasn't arrived. Tried to cancel the order, and they SAY they shipped it. Ordered same item elsewhere and it arrived a week ago. Poor communications too. Stay away from this company unless you like to be aggravated!

UPDATE:
When I threatened to cancel my order (because I found one elsewhere) they finally shipped. I figured it was easier to keep the unit, rather than fight with them about a return. Still aggravated with them, and their lack of communication, and will NEVER buy from them again.

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear James,

Thank you for notifying us of your complaint. We apologize for any inconvenience.

We have made improvement for that. All the products have accurate stock quantity now. Gearbest is striving to make improvement for that.

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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This is the 2nd time I've ordered from Gearbest and again everything was way cheaper than uk and went super smooth and best of all the free delivery was within 7 days from china to uk, which I think is superb, they contacted me after delivery to make sure everything was ok with the order and asked if I was happy.
More than happy to continue using Gearbest, nothing but a positive experience so far.

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
Connecticut
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Deceptive
January 12, 2016

I ordered a self balancing scooter from them on November 26. I had no idea I was ordered from China, and no idea it would arrive after Christmas. I live in the United States and local fire departments, and congress people have advised consumers NOT to purchase hoverboards made in China. After the board arrived and I discovered it was made in China, I wanted to send it back. They told me to use the postal service. The US Postal Service will not accept hoverboards for overseas shipping. I am attempting to use Fed Ex today. I am stuck with a $270 item.

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear janet,

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.

It would be very appreciated that you could reply us in original tickets.

Many thanks.

Gearbest.com

Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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So far I have ordered 2 products. They came in 3 weeks in Georgia (Europe) which is quite good time. One of these 2 items was VR headset. It was better then I expected. All of my friends liked it so I ordered 2 new Heasdest in December (W**************). One is similar to previous one and one is more advanced and hope it will be much better. Both of them should be with me soon.
Prices are quite acceptable.
They response my messages.
Don't know anything about refunds. Haven't used it yet and hope I won't have to.

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
Spain
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Lovely store!
January 12, 2016

The store is magnificent, with prices below the average and the customer service is fast! They also offer points for each purchase, which can then be used as a discount. Certainly, it is my store to compare electronic components and other tools!
Rate gearbest the cost of products and services.

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
Kansas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Avoid Gearbest.com, unless you like being ripped off, then by all means, spend away. To save some time, you can put your cash in a bottle, throw it in ocean, tell the ocean what you want, and then yell at the ocean when it doesn't arrive. The ocean isn't known for saying much but it will still be more responsive than Gearbest.

I ordered a drone case, a small tablet, and some quad parts on the 3rd of Dec as xmas presents. I emailed before ordering and they said all parts were in stock and they would ship in 3-5 business days. Placed the order, heard nothing, finally emailed them after 7 days. Their response- all parts backordered, should ship within a couple of weeks, or I can have store credit. I chose to wait and finally on Dec 24th, I get a fed ex tracking number via email and a picture of a label that's so blurry you can't tell who it's addressed to. It's been almost 3 weeks and the tracking number is still showing no activity. The tracking info on their site is terribly generic and non-verifiable. Gearbest won't respond to any e-mails anymore. I opened a claim with my credit card company for a refund.

If you want to really get some insight into this company, go to you tube and type in gearbest. Lots of videos there of empty packages and DOA merchandise.

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer,

I want to start by extending our thanks to you for providing your extremely valuable feedback to us.

From time to time with thousands of shipments there will be an occasional issue with shipping. Our procedure is designed to handle situations like this one quickly and efficiently.
Could you please tell us your order number so that we can offer a better solution?

We want to say thank you for providing us with important information about your situation.

Gearbest.com

Belarus
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Hello! I made a purchase and received my track number and pictures of the package very fast. This store looks very interested in service and product quality. My Xiaomi Yi camera came in shortest terms and the packaging was excellent, nothing is damaged. Thank you, Gearbest.com!

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
RU
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Everything is fine! Good product! Original. Thank you.

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
Ukraine
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bought the Stylus Pen for iPad, I was pleased:
- good price,
- Stylish beautiful pen,
- works great.
I recommend shop GearBest.com

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
Ukraine
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Excellent shop pleases its price and customer service

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
NL
1 review
1 helpful vote
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"Great shop when you looking for the Hottest and Newest Gadgets!
I placed more then 20 orders at Gearbest since May 2015 and very satisfied with the way they work.
Always the newest gadgets on sale for the lowest prices including free Worldwide shipping.
Spectacular Flashsale's with the lowest prices ever!
I bought recently the Smok Treebox for a stunning $39,36 and i recieved it just 2 weeks later in the Netherland already.
Good communication thru tickets and always a quick and solving reaction from staffmembers.

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
Italy
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Tres tres satisfait.
Le delai de livraison est assez rapide au vu de la distance.
Qualite d'emballage du colis, bien protege.
Produit conforme et fonctionne parfaitement.
J'en suis a 22 commandes, toutes reçues et satisfait
à chaque fois.
Le service client est tres reactif et aimable.
Resolution des problemes très rapide.
(une erreur de ma part sur une commande: je m'etais
Trompe de produit. J'ai demande l'annulation de la
Commande qui a ete faite des le lendemain et j'ai ete
Rembourse en quelques jours)
De tous les sites similaires sur lesquels j'ai pu
Commande, Gearbest est celui dans lequel j'ai la
Plus grande confiance, je ne commande desormais que
Chez eux.
Je recommande chaudement, allez y sans peur :)

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
RU
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Hello,
I have bought Xiaomi Yi camera and accessories for it on gearbest and would like to write a review. I've already love this shop.
-It's high quality xiaomi camera.
- Fast delivery.
-Good price.

Also i changed shipping address after i made an order. And customer service help me with it very fast!
I'll buy here more in the future!

Date of experience: January 11, 2016
Ukraine
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Great store!
January 12, 2016

I ordered Xiaomi Wireless Monopod. It was best price I found.
I'm very satisfied with this order.
The product is orginal and work really great, so I recommend this site to everyone.
Fast shipping, Best prices, Original products, nice customer service.
Also like that they send to you photo of your parcel.
Just great store!

My order number:
W**************

Date of experience: January 11, 2016

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