This American “IB” sounds great, I just wish I could get it 
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Uhmm,
Ya think? - I’m talking about how long it takes from the time that they say it has been ‘shipped’, to the time to when the ‘Shipper’ actually has it.
It is curious how that Banggood says that something is shipped in 24hrs, and they most of the time they do, but Gearbest quotes 3-5 days.
It might be true that GB does not ever really have all this stuff in stock, and are shipping (drop shipping) from many locations that are not actually their own?
I don’t know about anyone else, but I have NEVER received a package that actually said Banggood or Gearbest on it for a return address. - Anyone?
I dunno, but I will continue, because I’m a sucker for the good deals…
-Chuck
I'd think GearBest saves $$$ by going with cheaper shipping services and handlers - there's middle guys involved, you get what you pay for, and looks like GearBest passes on the savings to us - good and bad, all depends how lucky/patient you are.
Just recently ordered the BLF D80 by "Priority Direct" mail and tracking number issued today starts with "IB". Here's to hoping for a much speedier delivery than in the past... :quest:
I did the same with my BLF D80. So far no issues!
track on myib.com
I guess this is the most reliable method, but I still haven’t received my light yet. What’s worse is that gearbest website tracking data shows it delivered two days ago… I have a ticket with them now, but I’m not hopeful. This may be the second time I’ve lost the gearbest lottery.
You got an IB #? If so, what does myib.com say? Mine worked well.
This is a current order of mine in progress of shipping: http://www.myib.com/tracking/default?j=1&tnum=IB14524508785575
This is one I received: http://www.myib.com/tracking/default?j=1&tnum=IB14505349515933.
It's not super fast, but it's trackable, predictable so far at least...
yeppers, mine shows at ib.com. so far so good..shall see
Many or most of the big sellers do not carry stock themselves. They either sell the items and have the person that has the stock ship it, or they have the stock come to them and then ship it. Most do not have a huge warehouse. What they do is to use the Taobao Chinese E-network for shopping and buy from smaller sellers, or direct from manufacturers. It's a nightmare from what I have learned. There are literally thousands of very small shops for all kinds of things and those shops might carry just a few items, or bunches of items, stuffed in their small shops. Think of a giant strip mall with nothing but small stores and that's kind of how it works. The big sellers are basically just resellers, buying from wherever stuff is and reselling, or drop shipping. It ends up being a cluster ____ many times, for us and for them. but it is what it is.
The fact that you do not actually know who actually handles the stuff, makes for a bunch of complaints on broken items, items packed poorly, scratches and scuffs, etc. It's bad for the seller, because they probably did not handle the stuff themselves, but they are still responsible and they get shafted too, so it is just a big mess with no solution on the horizon. Billions of dollars and billions of items ship this way.
I’m testing them right now to see if I will ever order from them again. They shipped out two SK68’s to me on Nov. 29 so $3.98 will determine if I ever use them again. To be fair, they did take good care of me after I received a fake S2+ and had two missing orders.
Nah, I got a UF number for mine. Even the picture they are supposed to show of the package before it ships doesn’t show up on the website. Which is odd because it shows up for my other packages. Myib nor 17track can find the tracking information.
Well, the test didn’t go so well and I’m not even gonna bother with the 4 bucks.
IB has worked great for me. Tracking actually updates, takes 11-15 days depending on how slow USPS is here.
The Sweden post option took 5 weeks……
So I follow up with another order (Ganzo knife) and choose same Priority Direct mail and this order is not trackable by International Bridge as last order (D80 SE) was. The tracking number for this knife order is given, but there is no way to track it. Even on GB website tracking shows as “undefined”.
So WTH did I pay the extra postal fee for. Seems like a rip to me. This knife order was placed on Feb 20 shipped out on Feb 22. So I guess I’ll see what happens from here.
Maybe the 20 digit tracking number I got that begins with a “7” will be trackable soon in US? I’m guessing so. But last order through International Bridge seems far superior to this guessing game.
Again, maybe it is because the order is a knife? Dunno. :-/
Yeah I guess just wait. The default free shipping from them is pretty damn slow and never updates tracking. International Bridge is the fastest shipping I’ve had from China in recent months.
Well, don’t know why I paid the extra tracking charges on this last order “:”Quickest and most reliable Gearbest shipping method right now: America Line / IB - #31 by Streamer
Knife arrived couple days ago. No tracking updates whatsoever save for the shipped notice. I think GB’s extra tracking fee of @$1.30 is a money maker for them and a placebo for the buyers. :-/
I notice your packages, which are being delivered to FL, are shipped from China through KY. That makes some sense. My package, which is coming to NY, was supposedly shipped to San Francisco- that makes NO SENSE. It also makes no sense that packages come into this country, then go to IB’s “warehouse,” where they sit, sometimes for days, instead of immediately being sent out for delivery. Finally, most annoying, IB’s tracking is way behind, so it doesn’t tell me when I will get my package- which is already 4 days late- it only tells me where it’s been. If you consider that to be great shipping, fine. Maybe your frequent use of their service is getting a higher level of service, in which case, please share your secret. But for the rest of us, IB has been awful.
Packages will go where USPS decides they can be processed best, most times for those of us on the East coast that will be NY, but San Francisco is not always a bad thing. I have had packages get processed very quickly through there in the past. Have also had some sit there a few days.
My last package sat in AL for a week, but hey guess what? The calendar says it is late December, so we need to expect delays on overseas shipments.
Just wait until the China New year happens. Then you will be happy when you get a package in a 5 week time frame.
Now, back to your concern with IB and it’s tracking, etc.
Once the package has come into USA and gone through customs, it will get a USPS tracking #.
When you use the IB tracking, look over on the left side and there you will see the USPS tracking number.
From that point on, just track through USPS, much better updates when it is getting nearer to your destination.
HTH
Merry Christmas
Keith