OK, lets keep track and see how this order of mine from GearBest plays out.
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. … )
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.
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
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.
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??
This package is screaming toward it’s destination…………. me. … :innocent:
I hope the address label does not burn off from the scorching pace here in the home stretch………
Funny that you mentioned Banggood yesterday (thank you ). I had forgot to check on an order the last few days because the Tracking Number never worked. I checked and it said “Delivered”. When I got home, sure enough it had been.
But the Tracking Number never worked one time until the package was delivered… yesterday.
The shipping was Priority Direct so I paid a little. Very little. :+1:
But the way I count it, that is 14 days for paid shipping from Banggood .
But in all likelihood, if all continues on schedule; I will have the package Referenced Here from GearBest in 11 days.
It was paid Priority Shipping also.
So while that may be your experience with GearBest & Banggood… it is certainly not mine with Priority Shipping.
And certainly not “Banggood Free” beating or “being on par” with “GearBest Priority”.
It has never happened “for me”.
And my findings are not based on one or two random orders.
They are based on many orders from both vendors covering the last several months.
Below is the Banggood order that was delivered yesterday.
Not to shabby in delivery time either… but not on par with GearBest. <span class=“experience” “my”>
@teacher - Interesting, your paid shipping experience with Banggood doesn’t seem any faster than my free shipping with them.
Still waiting on my Eagle Eye E2R from gearbest ordered on 2/14 with free shipping.
Anyways, on a brighter note my Lumintop EDC25 arrived today! I had to mod it with a little slip of paper to work with protected cells, but now it works great! In my opinion 5 brightness levels is too many for this light though. Also, the tactical mode group isn’t useful to me.
Used a small slip of paper to cover the copper plate in the base so the battery wouldn’t contact it, connecting the spring and the plate, bypassing the switch:
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Well, in the interest of honesty and full disclosure………… tracking has “gone dark” since This Last Update
This did happen once before when IB handed it off to the USPS and they seem to have never enter it in their tracking system. But in that case it was delivered anyway without delay.
Soooooooo, if I don’t get it today; it may well be summed up in the words of Apollo 13 to Ground Control: “Houston, we have a problem”. …
Oh well, some days you are the windshield and some days the bug.
Some days are diamonds and some days are stone.
Sunset today may well tell the story if my package is indeed on track or getting a free paid travel extravaganza to who know where???
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Stay tuned for breaking news………….
Teacher,
Mine shows the last five events nearly exactly the same as yours.
USPS Tracking shows:“Departed Shipping Partner Facility, USPS AWAITING ITEM”
This as of March 30.
BTW, I have a sister who lives in Birmingham. Roll Tide.