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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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Belarus
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I trust
December 24, 2015

No problems with my orders. Good service, not problem with it, kind support, good prices. I really recommending this site to take deal with it.

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Israel
1 review
1 helpful vote
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No Shipping / No replay
December 24, 2015

I ordered 2x phones 'oukitel u7 pro '
Order was at 12/3/2015 the order status was proccsing and now we are 12/24/2015 and the order was not shipped yet so i opened a ticket at paypal week ago and they don't replay. Its just dcam site annd this reviews with 5 stars ' oh i loved the ites fast shipping arrived soon ' are fake to get you to buy from them and take your money so don't buy from them pay little more at other store's better than buying from this $#*!y fake store

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

Thank you, we always welcome feedback from our valued customers.

We apologize for any inconvenience and hope that we will have another opportunity to ship you one of our fine products.
Could you please tell us your order number so that we can offer you a better solution?

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

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Turkiye
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Cheap and useful
December 24, 2015

I use gear best to shop knives, mens watches and vape gear my experience with them rather nice even tho a little slow their customer service help alot their prices cheap compare to rest and all my products delivered safely and working perfectly.

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Virginia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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My headphones started to break in the middle of September. I found gearbest's light-up blue headphones and I fell in love. Bought them on Sept 21. I used flat-rate shipping, which promised it would be delivered anywhere between 10 - 25 business days. A month and some days later, I was concerned they got lost in the mail. With flat-rate shipping, I was not provided a shipping number, so i couldn't check where they were. I sent a ticket telling them my package was missing, and they said I had to wait the set '2 months' before i can report a missing package. I waited. Returned on November 23 after checking with neighbors and the post office. At this point my current headphones are completely broken.

The lady I was talking to would wait 2 days to reply between my messages, despite their policy on replying in under 24 hours. Then when she asked how i would like my refund, i replied, and she didn't answer for over a week. DESPITE me sending multiple messages. While waiting, I decided to read their refunds policy, then I got worried because it said they had a limited time period they could deliver the return, but it didn't specify how long. Finally I opened a new ticket and got a reply 3 days later. My refund came 3 days after that. Not into my bank account, no. Into my 'gearbest wallet' so i would have to wash and repeat this whole thing again.

I order the headphones, this time with normal priority shipping (+$1.80) on the 10th of December, the day I got finally got my so-called refund. The priority shipping promises to deliver between 7-10 business days. Its the 23rd now. I received my first tracking update about an hour ago. It was just shipped today.

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Christina,

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

NL
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Best Service!
December 24, 2015

Ordered a beautiful bluetooth speaker, unfortunately it broke down and got a new one for free without hassle! I would recommend Gearbest as they are really focusing on their customer service. The quality of the products are checked by the customers themselves (so myself too!)

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
North Carolina
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Pissed off
December 24, 2015

Wheres my order. I want to contact by phone wheres the telephone number to the customer service not these ticket things I am getting no response there. Want my money back!

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Arline,

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.

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Romania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Excellent
December 24, 2015

I ordered a Lenovo K3 note. Excellent and fast shipping from EU warehouse.

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Colorado
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I ordered almost $400 in merchandise from gearbest.com on 12/5. My order did not arrive for some time. I submitted a ticket 5 days ago with no response. Today, a package came with only three out of 33 items ordered. This means they have not shipped $340 of my order and no telling what the status is. Advice to customers, dispute the credit card charge and file a complaint with the US Attorney General.

Also, any 5 star review on this site for gearbest.com is fake and you can tell by the wording and structure. Do yourself a favor and don't buy from gearbest.com. You will save yourself much disappointment. I find it quite curious that gearbest.com can respond to these poor reviews, but not answer the tickets in their system. Bad!

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Breandan,

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.

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Colorado
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Amazing
December 24, 2015

Gearbest.com is one of the best or the best when it comes to online shopping. You save so much money for the same product.

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Belgium
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Fast shipping
December 24, 2015

My order arrived fast from their EU warehouse, nicely packed.
Gearbest has a big inventory, a well designed website and I didn't have any problems when dealing with their customer support.

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Massachusetts
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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I ordered on 11/30 and as of 12/23 I still do not have anything which of course are for Christmas. I emailed them a week ago with an inquiry and no response. They charge my credit card right away though. When you look at the tracking notes online you can not understand what they say they are not in English. I will be reporting them and calling my credit card to get a refund.

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Maureen,

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.

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Italy
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Gearbest is the best!
December 24, 2015

I bought the smartwatch iradish Y6 Order No.: W************** Nov 17,2015 nickname: J. R.
This site is very good with cheap items and free shipping. Original products, a very good price! Good place to buy, maybe the best!

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Ukraine
1 review
0 helpful votes
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В последнее время начал заказывать много товаров на Гербесте. Раньше пользовался продавцами из Али Экспреса, но сейчас поиски товара и отгрузка, а также цена полностью стала лучше на Гербесте. Заказал товаров уже на 500$, все приезжает вовремя и в полном объеме. Гербест за бест оф зе бест! ;)

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Pennsylvania
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I purchased a tablet from Gear Best because they advertise a 45 day return policy. The tablet was to come with a Bluetooth keyboard and case. When I received the tablet it had a defective screen and no keyboard/case. I immediately enter a ticket and after 7 days did not received a response. Their policy is to respond in 24 hours. I sent an inquiry on the same ticket but again not response. I entered a second ticket but only was told that it would be handled by the first tick. Gear Best has since closed my first ticked without any attempt to contact me.

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Satisfide Customer
December 23, 2015

"Gearbest is a great site that has a variety of categories to choose from. I ordered from them three times, and the quality of their products are high Q. Their clothing is priced affordable plus they look like what is pictured. I plan on buying more stuff any chance I can get. I also plan on shopping for Christmas gifts on here as well. I have had no problems with my order. I am very much satisfied with Gearbest service. There are several shipping speeds to choose from (free - $10+. They give everyone of their customers options. That is one of the best things about Gearbest. Another great thing about the site is that they give you points for every purchase, and by doing things on they site. Customer service seems prompt. Shipping is pretty well but it's worth the wait if you decided not to spend money on faster shipping. Payment is also easy as long as you have a PayPal account and, or credit card. There technical service is great I assume, because I haven't had any issues with them at this point in time. Gearbest has awesome overall service. LS ~ Customer - Order # W************** "

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Oregon
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Slow shipping/service
December 23, 2015

I'm very upset about this company. I was looking for a particular item for a Christmas gift. Ordered on 12/11/15 Two days later money was taken from my account as expected. But item has only just shipped today 12/23/15! Are your fricken kidding me! I asked for an update from them several times and all you get is a standardized response. Next time I'll pay the $5.00 more that I found on a different site for the product to ensure it actually gets here in a timely manor. I'm very unhappy right now! This company is quick to take your money but not quick to ship. Ordered on 12/12/15 but it wont arrive until the end of the 1st week of January. WTF

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Regina,

Thank you for your important feedback and for letting us about your experience with us.

We very much regret that the issue has occurred and are fully committed to resolving it to your satisfaction.

We have reached out to this customer to personally apologize for what happened. 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. For this customer we were neither quick nor efficient and for that reason, we are retracing what exactly went so wrong so we can avoid such inefficiencies in the future.

While the customer left a negative review, we are always happy to look closely at the feedback and implement improvements for the best customer experience possible.

We value your patronage and wish to continue serving you in the best way possible.

Best Regards,
Gearbest.com

RU
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great shop.
December 23, 2015

Delivery fast, high-quality products. Good support. I recommend this store.

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Italy
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I have nothing to complain about Gearbest.com
I have ordered many items including my last Walkera Runner 250 Nr W**************.
Everything was perfect. Fast Shipping, best prices, great customer care.

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Louisiana
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Be patient on shipping.
December 23, 2015

I would like to upgrade my review. First of all if you need it soon, choose expitded shipping. Even though I didn't receive my stuff until after Christmas. They were always in contact with me, and also refunded me for the shipping cost. Everything ships from China. That being said, I should have paid attention to that and ordered earlier. I must give support credit on always answering my questions and keeping me up to date with what was going on. I have upgraded their stars, and would just tell everyone that if you don't need it in a hurry then choose standard shipping, otherwise expedited shipping and give it 2-3 weeks for delivery. Their customer support is better than some very highly rated companies.

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Joy,

We are glad to hear that your case is resolved to your satisfaction.
Thank you for updating us on it.
For any issues, you could feel free to contactus on site: support.gearbest.com adding the title: sitejabber complaint + order number + forwaring this email to complaint group.
We will be always at your service.

Thank you for your kind understanding and support.

Gearbest.com

Japan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I am satisfied
December 23, 2015

They are really nice and honest.
I have been using Gearbest for while and i have never had any problems with my orders.
Fast shipping, Free shipping, good customer service, cheap price
So I'd say that I am very satisfied.

Date of experience: December 23, 2015

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