Banggood - Is it time to ban them from the forum?

That’s already been addressed. If you click on recent posts, you’ll see an option under it for not commercial.

I know but in a sub-forum, you can actually find them quickly if you’re looking for commercial posts or deals :wink:

I do frequently order from them and do not see any problems. Some of their products are crap, but most are fine (I do not see a crap product as a issue with Banggood.
I do seldom have issues (I.e. product not received), that means I cannot remember any problems (If I had they would probably be resolved easily, due to my reviews for them).

Generally I do not expect top notch service from cheap Chinese shops, but the only one where I really got pissed was DX, the amount of money involved was negligible (for me), but it did show how some shops tries to maximize profit, without worrying about the customers.

Banggood is a big one, they will not fail in a manner you describe. Also, they don’t actually keep (and pay) for their stock. Their business model is the percentage of the goods they sell as an intermediary. Your story goes for the smaller sellers.

It’s your fault if you waited 6 months before saying anything…
Nearly every online or physical retailer has a time limit before you can dispute an order, usually 30 days since the expected arrival date.

I think if you’re having issues with them but almost everyone else is not then it’s a fairly isolated case and doesn’t require banning an entire company from a forum.
You can simply stop buying from them.

Banggood is not a “new” vendor.

You are speaking from a place of speculation.

To suggest that BG deliberately ignores paid orders to satisfy vendor debt is rather dubious.

“They can’t raise prices to generate more cash; we would just do our shopping somewhere else.”
What do you think the result of practicing what you are suggesting would be?

You are positing that BG chooses to disappear orders in lieu of raising prices because this is better for customer retention. That’s a pretty bold claim.

If it were as slippery of a slope as you claim, such practice would obviously be unsustainable, and they would go out of business. I don’t see any of this happening, or any reason they should be banned from the forum.

I agree that it’s a matter of being in time and dropping the PayPal bomb if needed. When I have an issue, I try to sort it out with their CS. If they start to become tedious (e.g. asking for video’s of a non-received item), I start a PayPal dispute and everything gets settled more or less satisfyingly in a matter of days. So I see no need for a ban. Overall I’m happy with their low prices and accept some hassle occasionally.

Oh come on, you should make a video filming every corner of your house including the content of your fridge, and end the video with “See I don’t have the light.” Curious how they will respond, hehe. :stuck_out_tongue:

ROFLOL. Wont help, they would ask you next to make a video of that place where the sun doesn’t shine to make sure you haven’t hidden the torch there :wink:

DO ITTTT!!! THEY ARE ASKING FOR IT!!! LET THEM HAVE IT!!!

no. PP dispute is the operative word. Besides, camera lens is too big to fit where even a 18650 doesn’t :smiley:

I’ve had no issues with Banggood and have been with them for a few years. You can always contact customer service to check on the status of your order; they have been quick to respond and are helpful with any disputes you may have. There was a time when my order was missing; I immediately contacted their customer service and they refunded the amount to my Paypal.

Dear …… This message is to notify you that we have refunded USD167.09 from order 19039134. The refund may take up to 14 days to show in your account, details are below.Refund processing times,· Paypal Account Payment – Refund will already show in your account· Credit Card Payment - may take up to 14 days to show in your account. The PayPal transaction ID is: 3MT88082DG6097747If you have any more questions about this refund be sure to contact us.Many thanks.Customer Service

Banggood customer service team

Email: cservice@banggood.com

I like banggood!

For me, I think Banggood is good.

Why don’t you make a poll?

Really!? No one has issues with em Aaaah come on, look at the astrolux S42 fiasco, how about the BLF348 latest GB were they just went down in quality without mentioning (tailcap threads are horrible, color temp change of the LED). Or changing the driver of the A01 without mentioning it. If it was another vendor doing something like they did with S42, (s)he wouldn’t be welcome here no more. I find that banggood gets away with a whole lot of crap here.
Hell, I’ve seen a man being talked down for offering to make and sell powdercoated convoys on here (it was too “dangerous” because the coating could cause over heating), while at the same time BG was offering 4000mAh 18650 cells on this forum.
It’s a big company and alot of people make money or get stuff from them. They resolve problems faster for people who make reviews and advertise for them but an ordinary customer gets f$cked.
And I don’t think it’s his fault for not opning a payal claim. Sure he should have done it but if BG was a trustworthy company they should have resolved it and not drag it out until it’s to late for him to make a claim.
BG will never be banned here, too many people have too many involved.I’m not trying to judge anyone or anything I’m just saying how I see it.

Someone need a

hahaha touché. Is there a coupon for it on BG?

Banggood is alright, not counting the s42 fiasco. I’ve had problems with sellers on Amazon tho, which Amazon quickly refunded my money.

presterjohn, maybe elaborate a bit on your problems, who knows we can help you fix it while you wait for BG to resolve it :wink:

Ha ha ha. What’s the return policy on that and how many lumens does it have :wink: ?