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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
3,482
value
3,458
shipping
3,490
returns
2,584
quality
3,437

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Portugal
2 reviews
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Have been buying electronics from gearbest for a few years now. Was sent the wrong item once and customer support was very helpful and fast. Recommend it.

Date of experience: January 7, 2019
Israel
1 review
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GearBest are the best
October 26, 2019

I love gear-best,
Quality products and super fast free shipping.
My favorite shop online.
Support is also great, and wonderful to work with

Date of experience: January 7, 2019
Cambodia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Recently I was intedned to join 3D printer world and start to research what model to choose. One week of reading on the Internet ens with desicion to buy Creality 10S clone Alfawise U20 from Gearbest online store.
What can I say. The product was exactly as described. Even though it was a very busy period when I ordered my item (11.11), they shipped it immediately and it arrived in 4 or 5 days by DHL! Shipping was FREE (though it was 14kg gross). Fast DHL shipping, printer arrived well packaged with no damage, went together easily, levelled the bed and first print worked no problem. No communication with seller has been needed. Overall very happy with my purchase so far, now I have fully test it and it really do printing job well. First my print was benchy. It was good. Second one - Alfawise U20 bed knobs. I found it on thingiverse.
The only disadavantage I found so far was filament spool. The original is fine but it is not wide enough to hold 1kg filament spool. I just go to thingiverse again and download what I need and print without any hassle.

Firmware upgrade was flawless. Touchscreen works amasing.
I love it.

I am very very pleased with this Alfawise u20 3D Printer and GearBest service. They give me a coupon for $10 and I bought to my son robotic toy from their store.

Gearbest is the best. Will not deal with aliexpress anymore. When you have zoo of same products with tricky hided real price.
At gearbest you always see what you get and it is clear and fear.

Date of experience: January 6, 2019
Japan
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Worst online shopping experience I've ever had. Check the Better Business Bureau website, F grade. All of the glowing reviews you read are written by paid scammers.

They don't have any stock, and they don't know when they will get any. They just take your money and then string you along for weeks at a time, with customer service telling you the product will ship soon.

One item I ordered from them that actually did arrive came in a box that looked like it had been fished out of a dumpster.

Company run by scammers. If the deal is to good to be true, it is. Avoid this company at all costs!

Date of experience: January 6, 2019
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Scott,

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
I am sorry that the order number which you offered is incorrect.
Could you please check again and PM us the correct order number?
Or please contact us at: https://support.gearbest.com/ticket/ticket/cat with the subject "complain from Sitejabber".

We are looking forward to hearing from you and will do our best to help.

Best regards,
GearBest Customer Service Center

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Cool items
January 26, 2019

Cool items, reasonable prices, fast shipping. User Experience is very good. Discounts are also good.

Date of experience: January 6, 2019
RU
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Excellent shop
January 8, 2019
Updated review

A great online store, I order it and order it there, orders come very quickly, as they are formed in the store **************741 (Accessory to the device) - Here is how I ordered the other day with a huge discount. Than very, very satisfied. I advise this store

Date of experience: January 6, 2019

Excellent shop
November 13, 2017
Previous review

A great online store, I order it and order it there, orders come very quickly, as they are formed in the store 18051100927713280741 (Accessory to the device) - Here is how I ordered the other day with a huge discount. Than very, very satisfied. I advise this store

Date of experience: November 12, 2017
Brazil
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Excelentes experiencias
January 26, 2019

Já comprei diversos produtos de roupas a aparelhos eletrônicos e até o momento não me decepcionei com nenhum dos produtos, levam um pouco de tempo para chegar devido a alfandega do Brasil não colaborar muito. Porém sempre chega e os produtos sempre são como esperados.

Date of experience: January 6, 2019
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Worst purchase experience ever!
I ordered an electric scooter the 30th of November for which I paid £444.67, the website didn't advice how long it would take to get it delivered. It was after purchasing that I learned it would take 15 to 25 days. After waiting 25 days I contacted them and they now gave me a 42 to 45 business days estimate! That's roughly 2.5 months!
After a 5 weeks wait I've now asked for a refund but they are asking me to carry on waiting.

Date of experience: January 6, 2019
Lily L. Gearbest Rep
over a year old

Dear Paula,

Thank you for your feedback.

We at Gearbest offer many different shipping methods with varying shipping times and prices. We will always do our best to meet the customers shipping needs.

For more details on our shipping methods and whether free shipping is available, please see here:
http://www.gearbest.com/about/shipping-methods.html.

We have offered you a solution to your issue via our Support Center. Please check this and reply back to us.

We look forward to hearing from you.

GearBest Customer Service Center

Cyprus
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I first saw an GearBest ad about a wrist watch in mid 2015, and after a quick surf on the site I placed my first order.And here we are, 4 years later, in 2019 I am still placing orders at GearBest without second thoughts. Everything I have purchased from the site is exactly as described and what I was expecting, with a few minor drawbacks here and there, but nothing that the customer support could not have resolved in less than a couple of days. I feel confident shopping at GearBest, I do it for 4 years, and I will continue do it as long as I can! I recommend it undoubtedly.

Date of experience: January 6, 2019
Bulgaria
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The site is great and easy to use, the products are good too, really good quality on affordable prices. And the delivery is cheap as chips.

Date of experience: January 5, 2019
Poland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Póki co nigdy się nie zawiodłem. Mam pewność, że zakupione produkty są oryginalne, co ma duże znaczenie przy zakupach z Chin. Nie miałem też problemów z reklamacją, choć ta zdarzyła się tylko raz. Bardzo polecam.

Date of experience: January 5, 2019
Mozambique
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The best things about the GearBest is because they support you for everything, and I love the fact that they send all of your orders together end if you have a problem with some product of your order your can contact them! And they always fix your problems, or they give refund or they send again the same product. I love gearbest:)
Thanks GearBest for your support everytime!

Date of experience: January 5, 2019
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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None
January 9, 2019

Mostly ok. I have had a few problems, so I would say I am 60% satisfied, but saying that I would still recommend using gearbest to anyone.

Date of experience: January 5, 2019
GB
1 review
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None
January 9, 2019

Mostly ok. Had a few problems on a few items. I would say 60% satisfied. But would recommend to anyone tho.

Date of experience: January 5, 2019
Belarus
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Отличный сайт, заказывал множество разных ништяков. Приходит всё в хорошем состоянии(наверн еще своей почте стоит спасибо сказать за это). Если возникали какие-то проблемы с посылкой в саппорте быстро решали их. В общем всем доволен.

Date of experience: January 5, 2019
Portugal
1 review
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Gearbest is the only I trust.
January 26, 2019

I have order 3 items and all came in very good condition and will do more in the future.

Gearbest is the only I trust.

Date of experience: January 4, 2019
Belgium
1 review
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Best Gearbest
January 8, 2019

I really love gearbest is the only website where i buy from. They have te cheapest price and best quality. I recommend gearbest guys try it

Date of experience: January 4, 2019
Greece
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Total disappointment
January 26, 2019

It's funny to read other reviews too. Either 1 or 4-5 stars. Nothing in between. For me Gearbest should find a way to update faster or even better in live time the availability of the items or be more strict to the stores that sell their products.

It's unacceptable that we pay for items and only when we issue a ticket, only then we get informed that something is out of stock.

First time, I waited more than 20 days, second time it turned out of stock just 4 days after my order (wasn't on flash sale or anything similar).

Regarding the shipping time brace yourselves if you live somewhere far from China and not close to a warehouse.

My brother is a customer too 3 years now. We used to get our orders in two weeks (as claimed by the site). Half year now, both of us have long delays and issues.

Date of experience: January 4, 2019
Turkiye
1 review
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Güvenilir
January 26, 2019

Siparişlerimden biri tedarik edilemedi. Başvuru yaptığımda hemen parasını cüzdan hesabına iade edip sonraki alıverişlerde kullanmak için ek puan da verdiler.

Date of experience: January 4, 2019
Morocco
1 review
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GearBest is good
January 26, 2019

The first time I bought a site was with
It was a very wonderful experience
Very good with this website. Shipping is very good and communication with them is very nice

Date of experience: January 4, 2019

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