Quickest and most reliable Gearbest shipping method right now: America Line / IB

Anything with Li cells? Even coin cells?

I ordered (from FT, not GB) a doodad with a teeny remote, and that had to go by Singapore Air.

N days in transit, not very informative, but I finally got it.

Might’ve even been signed for, but no indication on the tracking page that the signature was recorded.

Nope. It was for a light (HC30). Ordered before the Chinese New Year so I wasn’t surprised when it didn’t ship right away. About two weeks later I got a msg from them saying it couldn’t be shipped by that method. Then they asked for an additional $1.70 to ship it by an equivalent method (which turned out to be DHL).

I was annoyed but enough to fight too much (made the argument with myself “It’s only $1.70”) so went ahead and paid it. That is less of a hassle than arguing back and forth.

The light arrived yesterday. On the positive side it was a fast turn around from DHL, on the negative…it arrived DOA.

Sigh.

After several orders since my previous post where I also required assistance, I found an easy solution to tracking my packages. If you pay for tracking, this method works. Well, it does for my location among the masses, anyway. I did not read all the previous posts to see if what I am posting has already been posted.

And you can dick around with the url if need be, so if you have

www.whatever.com/tracking?this=that&trackID=1234567890&lang=en

you can always rearrange it to

www.whatever.com/tracking?this=that&lang=en&trackID=1234567890

so that the tracking number is last. Makes it easier to c&p.

Try it and make sure it works (never know when you get an overly anal-retentive website).

Then, all you need to do is c&p the tracking number, pull up any url to www.whatever.com, then just overwrite the old # with the new #.

Lather, rinse, repeat for other carriers (USPS, UPS, FedEx, PostNL, SYPost, Singapore Air, whatever…).

That's my method, and (KeepItSimpleStupid) was my plan. I bookmark all carrier links to use as you mention.

I save them to a folder on my tool bar for quick-click convenience, and adapt the number for tabbed tracking of all my packages.

Once the package arrives, I delete said bookmark and carry on.

Quoting my own post from 3/6 - today is 3/14 and I still haven’t seen any of my four orders, the earliest of which I placed on 2/13. What’s a typical shipping time to the US with GB’s free shipping option? I’m getting impatient :slight_smile:

I placed an order on February 13th and according to the tracking it has been sitting in the US since February 23rd. When I opened a ticket last week they said that it can take 30-35 days.

Interesting that we ordered on the same day.

Bob

I hesitate to order from GearBest now without tracking. Sad. Used to be pretty much OK.

Even with tracking through IB, my last order was a nightmare in slow motion.

Granted, nothing has ever been lost, but it’s just the… L O N G …waiting and not knowing, and no tracking updates that bother me.

I know you guys are frustrated. :person_facepalming: … :frowning: … Package just sitting somewhere in the USA since February 23, 20 days at this point; is just amazing……. in a bad way. :frowning:

If I read your posts correctly it does not even tell you where in the USA either does it?

To give an example of my personal continued good luck using the USA Express option with GearBest, which usually comes into the USA through America Line(IB) (International Bridge) or America Line(SF) before being transferred to the US Postal Service for final delivery.

On 7 March 2017 I placed an order with GearBest, the package contained three items which total cost were under $60.00 US. The shipping cost to use USA Express was $0.90 for this package. This package happened to come into the USA by way of IB. The USPS has it and it is scheduled to be delivered to me tomorrow, 16 March 2017.

For me, that was a .90 cents well spent.

Tracking has been accurate as always . When IB or SF hand the package off to the USPS, start tracking by USPS Tracking for the most up to date results. :+1:

I think you guys packages will show up, but I sure do hate it for you. Sitting in the USA for that long is just shameful……. :frowning:

Good luck…………. :+1:
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Yup. That’s all it says “Arrived in US”. USPS has no record of the tracking number. If I order from them again I will try the IB.

I have ordered many times without a problem until now. The fact that it has been sitting there for 20 days is mind boggling.

Bob

Dang……. :person_facepalming: … I’d say “mind boggling” is a gracious understatement Bob. :wink:

If you do try the other way, I hope you have the fortunate luck I have. :+1:

At the end of the day it’s only a $17.00 flashlight.

Bob

That does put things into perspective…… :wink: … :+1:

Same here, my four orders together total less than $50, so we’re not talking about a lot of money. I’m really just eager to try out my new lights.

I’m also in the same boat, for the package that arrived in the US it doesn’t say where. None of my four packages has any updates since 2/24. One doesn’t appear trackable at all:

Hi ‘mrstealyourgains’, you posted the above back on Mon, 03/06/2017 - 12:25.
Have you had any news of anything yet?

If not, I found the below at the POS Malaysia website. It shows no further tracking update since the 23rd, as I am sure you are aware.

I am thinking it is somewhat ironic concerning the “POS” part of the POS Malaysia name… but that is another story. :wink:

I am sure you are aware of all this except I did not know if you had see the phone numbers and email address of POS Malaysia’s “How can we help you?” section…… as it is in fine print and somewhat hidden on the site.

Anyway, IF you have not, I copied & pasted them below.

Good luck and let us know how this tale ends. :slight_smile:

POS Malaysia

HOME > POSTAL SERVICES > QUICK ACCESS

SYBPL02547180
TRACK

Date / Time Process Office
23 Feb 2017, 10:00:00AM Item Arrived at USA USA
20 Feb 2017, 18:42:03PM Item Sent to UNITED STATES MPC PMIH (KLIA)
17 Feb 2017, 10:22:20AM Item Posted Over The Counter to USA MPC PMIH (KLIA)
16 Feb 2017, 00:00:00AM Dispatch PreAlert to USA MPC PMIH (KLIA)
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How can we help you?

  • Pos Line
    1-300-300-300 (Domestic)
    603-7626-1900 (Overseas)
    603-7628-0082 (Fax)
    Operating Hours:
    Mon - Fri: 8.30am to 8.00pm
    Saturdays: 8.30am to 5.00pm
    (except the first Saturday of the month and public holidays)

Teacher,

Thanks for the post and link. I am in the same boat. I think that POS is about right.

According to GearBest it shipped on March 14th so we are at 32 days and counting. The package hasn’t moved in 23 days.

Bob

Malaysia(Pos Malaysia)
United States
Latest Event — 2017-02-23 10:00 USA, Item Arrived at USA
Destination Country
Origin Country - Cache Time: 2017-03-18 09:32
2017-02-23 10:00 USA, Item Arrived at USA
2017-02-20 18:42 MPC PMIH (KLIA), Item Sent to UNITED STATES
2017-02-17 10:22 MPC PMIH (KLIA), Item Posted Over The Counter to USA
2017-02-16 00:00 MPC PMIH (KLIA), Dispatch PreAlert to USA

My pleasure Bob. :+1: … Yeah the POS part is surely ironic……. :wink:

I was just thinking the part below, which I posted again; if you had not seen it…… might be helpful in at least determining where the packages were being “held hostage” here in the USA.

Good luck my friend & keep us posted.

Best regards,
Chuck
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How can we help you?

  • Pos Line
    1-300-300-300 (Domestic)
    603-7626-1900 (Overseas)
    603-7628-0082 (Fax)
    Operating Hours:
    Mon - Fri: 8.30am to 8.00pm
    Saturdays: 8.30am to 5.00pm
    (except the first Saturday of the month and public holidays)

@teacher - thank you for posting that, I’ll try giving them a call next week when I have some free time. (Unless the lights show up in the meantime, fingers crossed!!)

Sure thing my friend, glad to do it, :+1: … Good luck & keep us posted. :slight_smile:

Good news - received 2 of my 4 gearbest orders:

Still waiting on the other two. So to summarize:
2/13 - tracking number says arrived in USA on 2/23, no updates since
2/16 - received on 3/18
2/21 - received on 3/18
2/25 - still waiting, no tracking info available