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

OK, here goes……

  • 1. Add item to cart.
  • 2. Go to Cart in upper right of page and click on View Cart
  • 3. Put in Promotion Code & click apply to see if it changes anything.
  • 4. Then click “Proceed To Checkout
  • 5. Then scroll down to “Available Shipping Methods”. I pick “Priority Line” and this time the only choice was “USA Express” and it picked it for me.
  • 6. Then scroll down to “GB Points” and add them if you have any to add.
  • 7. Choose payment method
  • 8. Review order & shipping info
  • 9. Add special instructions if you have any
  • 10. Click “Place Your Order” . you will be taken to a payment screen then

Hope this helps. :slight_smile:

Below is a “copy & paste” example of the “Available Shipping Methods”.

I am in Alabama in the USA. Not sure where you are but price may vary.

:wink:


Available Shipping Methods……Estimated Shipping Time……Shipping Cost (weight:0.34 kg)

  • Unregistered Air Mail ………… 15 - 35 business days ……………………$0.00
  • Registered Air Mail ……………….15 - 25 business days ……………………$0.67
  • Priority Line……………………………7 - 12 business days …………………….$1.78
    ………USA Express………………………7 - 12 business days………………………$1.78
  • Expedited Shipping…………………3 - 10 business days …………………….$9.03

Any more question feel free to ask. I’ll do my best to answer/help. :slight_smile:

Use the code too, it works. :+1:

Thank you

Bob

Thank you so much for documenting this! I was trying to checkout with Paypal, so now I’ll try the normal checkout button - but I still want to pay with paypal, hopefully that’s an option.

@teacher Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

So “checkout with paypal” doesnt appear to offer the option.

Whereas “checkout” and then selecting “paypal” as the payment method works.

Can’t wait to get my EDC25!!! Let me know how you like yours when it comes too!

It will be an option after you click “Proceed To Checkout”. :+1:

Also, for anyone who wants the coupon - I can’t take the credit, PM tatasal here:

I’m glad I was able to help gentlemen… :+1:

I remember the first couple of times I did it about a year ago I got so confused on the shipping it is a wonder my packages did not get sent to Mars on a slow rocket ship. :person_facepalming: … :smiley:

Let us know if this shipping works out any better for you than your last experiences… I surely hope it does. :+1:

I sure will let you know about the EDC25 ‘mrstealyourgains’. Thanks for the heads up on the code too… it was a real good one. :slight_smile: . It push me on over the edge………… :wink:

Silly me.

Post in haste repent in leisure.

Bob

I had issues with Banggood shipping. If you have a second line in your address (i.e. an apartment number or anything...) it will get left off the shipping address. If that is crucial to receiving it, you will not receive the package.

Good luck!

Interesting, I live in an apartment and I’ve ordered from Banggood many times and never had any issues. Always used their free shipping and received my packages within 2 weeks. Very pleased with Banggood. I’ll happily pay a few dollars more to order from them over Gearbest.

We all do realize that “Business Days” are working days… M-F right? 5 of the 7 days in a week in other words.

So in the shipping times mentioned in the copy and paste below… I have put the actual time in weeks .

Available Shipping Methods……Estimated Shipping Time……Shipping Cost (weight:0.34 kg)

  • Unregistered Air Mail……….15 - 35 business days = 3.0 - 7.0 weeks ………….$0.00
  • Registered Air Mail………….15 - 25 business days = 3.0 - 5.0 weeks ………….$0.67
  • Priority Line……………………7 - 12 business days = 1.4 - 2.4 weeks ………….$1.78
    ………USA Express……………7 - 12 business days = 1.4 - 2.4 weeks ………….$1.78
  • Expedited Shipping…………… 3 - 10 business days = 0.6 - 2.0 weeks ……………$9.03

If “Free Shipping” is chosen, it of course takes the longest; 3 to 7 weeks. Go the “Expedited Shipping” route and you should get it in less than a week up to 2 weeks. While the other choices are in between the two mentioned. <span class=“week. a than longer been never has it “Expedited”, by me to sent been have that things few the on Personally”>

Whether it be Banggood, GearBest, AliExpress, FastTech, or whomever…… Once they have shipped the package, it is out of their hands.
They have done all they can do at that point to insure the timely delivery of said package.

While most likely the vast majority of us usually get our packages in a fairly timely manner… considering for us in the USA they are coming from half way around the world…… sometime “stuff” just happens.

Again, whether it be Banggood, FastTech, GearBest, etc., etc……… once they have shipped it there is nothing they can do to fix it when “stuff happens”. All they can do at that point is refer to and follow the policies they have in place for dealing with packages that may never show up.

If it is my package that the “stuff happened” to… I may be irritated or whatever. But that is just the breaks of the game and I will have to “wait it out”.

No use me getting mad at the ‘vendor’ if they shipped my package out in a timely manner and I have not received it yet.

No use me getting mad at the ‘vendor’ when they adhere to their policies on how to deal with a package that has not arrived yet and will not make an exception for “me”.

It might be good if we all rethought this whole matter and made some adjustments to our attitudes if they need it. I know I sure have as of late. :+1:

I mean like someone so aptly said in a prior post……. it is only a flashlight.

My .02
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EDIT:

  • Please note, the above commentary is “my opinion” only about this subject. :slight_smile: (that along with a couple of bucks will get you a cup of coffee… maybe. :wink: . )
    IF it happens to not be the way you see or look at it or your opinion, no big deal at all. This is only “my” view point., nothing more. :slight_smile:

OK, lets keep track and see how this order of mine from GearBest plays out. :wink:

Order placed Mar 20, 2017 17:26:08 PM. Shipping is Priority/USA Express

Here is the latest Tracking Info……… (updates to follow, for anyone interested. :wink: … )
I do notice it took this one 5 days to leave the “warehouse” in China… we shall see what the end result will be though. :slight_smile:

Date……………………………Status…………………………Location
April 4, 2017, 11:05 am Delivered, In/At Mailbox GADSDEN, AL 35903
April 4, 2017, 8:07 am Out for Delivery GADSDEN, AL 35903
April 4, 2017, 7:57 am Sorting Complete GADSDEN, AL 35903
April 4, 2017, 7:01 am Arrived at Post Office GADSDEN, AL 35903
April 4, 2017, 5:31 am Departed USPS Facility BIRMINGHAM, AL 35222
April 3, 2017, 8:32 pm Arrived at USPS Facility BIRMINGHAM, AL 35222
April 3, 2017, 7:17 pm Accepted at USPS Origin Facility HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805
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2017-03-30 10:09:28 Departed warehouse HUNSTVILLE AL 35824
2017-03-29 11:10:06 Received at warehouse HUNSTVILLE AL 35824
2017-03-29 10:57:00 Received at warehouse HUNSTVILLE AL 35824
2017-03-29 10:00:00 Arrived at Customs
2017-03-29 07:05:00 Arrived into the US
2017-03-26 21:04:00 Awaiting International flight-Airline Inspection
2017-03-25 18:19:12 Departed warehouse SHENZHEN GUANGDONG 518048
2017-03-24 07:40:12 Order Information Received SHENZHEN GUANGDONG 518057
2017-03-24 07:40:12 Received data SHENZHEN GUANGDONG 518057

2017-03-20 17:26:08 Order placed

Received my latest GB shipment via IB on Saturday. It got here quickly, the only thing is IB changed the USPS number once it got out of their facility. myib.com showed the correct information the entire time, though.

Contacted gearbest about this order today since it still hasn’t arrived. They said to wait until April 14th.

Mine hasn’t moved either. Arrived in the US February 23rd.

Bob

That is just downright crazy. Both arrived on 2-23 somewhere in the USA. Makes me wonder if they might have been on the same truck, plane, or whatever and something happened to it??

Probably.

We placed our orders on the same day.

Bob

The only consolation I can offer you is that my UT01 arrived and I think you’re going to love yours when it arrives - amazing light for a 1xAA.

That’s great news. I am glad that you got yours and that you are happy with it. Hopefully mine isn’t far behind. I had written it off long ago.

Bob