Gearbest.com - Any good?

ponder said:
Shipment has been given a release by Customs.

That was quick, dhl sent an invoice for R265 which I paid on their portal and less than an hour later I get the above message.

PS I noticed Tinydeal underdeclared the value which I did not request, something to keep in mind.
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Nice! Seems to be going well
 
My OnePlus 5T Order Finally Arrived !

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Order placed on 29th Dec
Delivered on 19th Jan (22 Days)
Customs Charges R 292.01

Below is the Aramex Tracking history.

Thanks to @GearBestZA for assisting along the way. I hope to see more people getting their orders delivered to instill some confidence for possible future orders. Good luck everyone.



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The parcel is slowly making its way to me....

19 Jan 2018
11:45 AM
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
Departed Operations facility – In Transit

19 Jan 2018
11:11 AM
Johannesburg, South Africa
Cleared from Customs

still no invoice....i was really hoping to play with my stuff this weekend.
anyone know if i can just go to aramex ,pay and collect?
 
Mity said:
My OnePlus 5T Order Finally Arrived !

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Order placed on 29th Dec
Delivered on 19th Jan (22 Days)
Customs Charges R 292.01

Below is the Aramex Tracking history.

Thanks to @GearBestZA for assisting along the way. I hope to see more people getting their orders delivered to instill some confidence for possible future orders. Good luck everyone.



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That's great! However almost a month and you paid for priority shipping. Sure it wasn't too much though.
 
Mity said:
My OnePlus 5T Order Finally Arrived !
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Awesome, congrats! Is that tracking history from Gearbest or Aramex? I want to get my ducks in a row to start tracking the parcel once they ship
 
FlashSA said:
Awesome, congrats! Is that tracking history from Gearbest or Aramex? I want to get my ducks in a row to start tracking the parcel once they ship
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That was the Aramex Tracking history.
 
Will I receive an email with a tracking number when my item ships, or do I need to keep checking the Gearbest orders page?
 
FlashSA said:
Will I receive an email with a tracking number when my item ships, or do I need to keep checking the Gearbest orders page?
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https://www.gearbest.com/about/tracking-packages.html
After we have dispatched your goods, we will email the tracking number to you; this is based on the relevant courier company. Please note that sometimes there may be a slight delay of up to one working day between dispatching your order from our warehouse and obtaining the tracking number.

If you have not yet received a tracking number, it probably means that we have not sent out your order yet.

Please be patient. Most orders take 1-3 days to complete the order verification, quality control, secure packing and dispatch process. For larger orders, this can take longer. We want you to receive your order in perfect condition.

GearBest is always committed to fulfilling your needs with the best possible service. If you require further information on the location of your order(s), please open a ticket at our Support Center quoting your order number(s) and we will do our very best to assist you.
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RVR said:
That's great! However almost a month and you paid for priority shipping. Sure it wasn't too much though.
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Previously when i shipped postal from Amazon.de it took 3 months and i couldn’t track it after it got into SA. And it sat on the harbour for 2 weeks. And cost the same as any Gearbest order.

Believe me Aramex’s almost a month is great for the price.
 
Placed order on 6 Jan via Aramex via Gearbest received 19th January. Placed another order on 8 Jan received 18th January.

Meanwhile Amazon's order (from 8th Jan as well) shipping Aramex is still only at record created.
 
Sayf777 said:
Placed order on 6 Jan via Aramex via Gearbest received 19th January. Placed another order on 8 Jan received 18th January.

Meanwhile Amazon's order (from 8th Jan as well) shipping Aramex is still only at record created.
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So seems like the issues are definitely getting sorted out with Gearbest considering your items are coming through In the same month and you've used priority.
 
Hey @GearbestZA, I've been sent a "Commercial Invoice" that has a lower value then what I've actually paid for. Wondering if I should leave it or what to do?
 
And we're off! My phone just shipped from Gearbest HongKong and Aramex tracking correctly reflects the East London Aramex office phone number listed as the destination address. Now just to get to SA and through customs. I see Aramex has the parcel contents listed as "Mobile Phones" so will be interesting to receive the customs total when it gets to that checkpoint.

I am so far impressed, as the device was scheduled to only ship between 22 Jan and 3 Feb, more-so that they shipped out on a Saturday at 6:38pm their time.....
 
FlashSA said:
And we're off! My phone just shipped from Gearbest HongKong and Aramex tracking correctly reflects the East London Aramex office phone number listed as the destination address. Now just to get to SA and through customs. I see Aramex has the parcel contents listed as "Mobile Phones" so will be interesting to receive the customs total when it gets to that checkpoint.

I am so far impressed, as the device was scheduled to only ship between 22 Jan and 3 Feb, more-so that they shipped out on a Saturday at 6:38pm their time.....
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Thanks for the updates!
 
Now I want the Poly-Carb cover for the Mi A1 but the Priority Line shipping is $15 and I refuse to choose regular post, because **** the SAPO and months of waiting.

Any tips from experienced Gearbest shoppers? Is anybody, by same cruel coincidence to them, in my area and keen to split the Priority Line fee via a combined order?

EDIT

Just found several items from my Takealot wishlist on Gearbest and the Gearbest total, with $15 Priority Line comes out to a fraction of the Takealot total. This could become addictive
 
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I'll be placing two orders later on or tomorrow. Will update you guys.
 
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