Ok...GearBest is officially getting on my nerves!

Dear, please check your Gearbest ticket. Thank you so much.

Dear, do not worry, some shipping companies will updated their info to the website a little bit delayed.

Hope you can ubderstand.

The service center can call the shipping company for instant check.

Hope you can trust them as well.

Okay… but how bad are a year old bateries, compared to year old dog food? The food is uneatable in best case, the batteries, properly stored, shouldn’t be much worse than new ones.

Just a followup, I got the goodies just fine.

I just did. Thanks!

Hi Gearbest!
Worry not, I contacted “you” by PM and through the support at GB site and the things are on the move, the answers given clarified the situations.
As I perceive, the status of the shipment may take, at least, 15 days to update.
The Nitecore TIP will probably arrive next week, the OPUS charger arrived yesterday, and the Sony VTC6 are also on the way!

Thanks for you answer and attention!
BTW, I am not a Facebook user, but thanks for the option! :wink:

Enjoy your time off and get back with new deals :partying_face:
Best regards :+1:

It is really simple. You can justify it all you want with your Dog food comparison!

They were DECEPTIVE in selling a product which is suppose to be new. Being on sale or not on sale has nothing to do with it!

Also,these batteries have a life expectancy no matter if you use them or not.So batteries that sat for 1 year will not be able to be used as long as ones that are 3 , 4 months old when they are received… They start DEGRADING from inception.

do widzenia :wink:

s I just bought some more batteries from my hometown dealer[Liionwholesale .com]. Jon’s batteries are ALWAYS fresh. The VTC5A I just got were Born On 6.13.2017[ZF13],were not even 3.5 months old when I got them. ALL his batteries are like that. Never got any over 4.5 months old. :+1:

There can certainly be a difference between an honest and consistent dealer in the USA compared to CHINA.

wolfdog1226: Any chance for testing the batteries you have received and comparing to new ones?, check how much did the batteries degrade?…|
gearbest - would it be possible to ensure that ‘bppost’ shipping would be clearly announced as ‘tracking may not be possible’?… Because I have received information that it ‘can’t be tracked’ after shipping…

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The only testing equipment I have is a voltage meter and my OPUS.

The only other VTC6 I have are 1.5 years old. I only tested them for capacity when they were new.Really no way to compare the Two of them now.

I got the batteries for $2.50 each with my refund.If they last me 2 years it may be worth the aggravation of all the emails and time I spent b/4 I got my refund.

My whole point is they were deceptive in selling them as new.

Well… ‘new’ can mean ‘not used before’. And about the ‘best before’ date, I don’t think that GB employees even thought about it in year old ones (any info on degradation of this particular batteries? My cells are taking age with grace, NCR18650B over 2 years old and stored @ 4,15 have ~3100-3200 mAh, and IR didnt get raised much - ~60 ohms from starting 45-50. Of course that is different chemistry…).
So I would not say about ‘deception’ here… but of course everyone has right to his opinion :slight_smile:

Here is a TORTURE like test where it shows the VTC6 DEGRADE faster than 30Q and LGHG2

So… why buy VTC6es, then?

Because I just recently discovered that chart! although the older ones I have don’t seem to be faring too bad. I won’t be buying them anymore. I will stick with 30q and VTC5A.

OK… but how about degradation during storage (it was a ‘torture’ test with burning hot teperatures dichrarge…)?
And by the way, what was the voltage on your cells?

it’s futile to keep debating this. Gearbest sold me cells that are a year old and I felt they were deceptive.

There ya go…

On the topic of old batteries, I wonder how the salvages from notebook batteries fare comparing to HKJ reviews, My 22Fs are not only old, are well used, and where found super undervolted. Charger managed to revive them and they work well enough. Some day I’ll drain them and measure the capacity, but that is the only thing I can measure with my charger

Back on GearBest, a few weeks after my ticket my package arrived, but to this day the last tracking info update is from July 6th

I still have a prehistoric notebook (sans battery, haha) that when put on battery power would hold up for a grand total of, well, 0 seconds before dropping dead. 6-pack (3S2P) of Panny-As (CGR18650A), 2 dead, 4 held their own. Charged up fine, held 4.whateverV for a few days, all work fine in my lights.

I swapped out all my 30Qs and Panny-Bs for these, and am “exercising” these to see how they hold up over time. Even lights like my F1 light up the room fine on turbo/flare just like my 30Qs.

So, I’ll put some mileage on these and keep my “good” cells in reserve.

My Sammy 22Fs rapidly sag on my triple s2+ and concept 1, hold turbo only for a few seconds before stepping down, and LG C2s not even that, low drain only and besides having the weird characteristic of a mAh rating measured at 4.3V.

While I’m glad I have them for eventual needs and testing, keeping all my flashlights live, etc, I’m also glad liitokala AliExpress shop delivers (with reliable tracking) to Brazil so I can eventually reduce the need for the older ondes

did the OP ever get the package ?