Yeh, I was gonna suggest, one last cash-grab before going under completely?
Rack up a bunch of new orders, fake shipping them and/or stalling, then when maxed out, transfer all funds somewhere safe and pull all plugs simultaneously.
Site is accessible but no ordering is allowed for all regions. Doesn't look good at this point. I logged in to replaced my shipping details with dummy texts.
Not sure about others, but i have good memories with GearBest and their staffs whom i contact regularly back in 2016-2018. I really miss working with their reps during their heyday, it was an enriching experience for me. It is really unfortunate to see them go.
GB sank to new lows in recent years, with their terrible/non-existent customer service and high prices. Its good to see them finally sink into the abyss. Paypal may have given them “the boot” for their shady business practices and all the customer complaints/refund guarantees they generated. Im sorry for those who got ripped off by those scoundrels.
They definitely did support us here on BLF for many years, but unfortunately looks like they got too big and too unethical to keep operating. It wasn’t all of them, most of their employees that I dealt with for advertising on BLF seemed to be very decent people, but “a fish rots from the head down” as the saying goes in many Slavic languages. I’m still rather shocked though, it seemed too big to fail.
I’m not sure, could be Banggood is next. Fasttech has shipping problems to my area but otherwise I have less problems and irritation with them then I do with Banggood. Especially lately.
Since my country is not an EU member and since I pay VAT enforced and calculated by local customs authorities BG should reduce their prices for me, right?
Well, they don’t do that, so from my point of stand their prices skyrocketed.
Also I did some calculations and comparison of products that I purchased before, conclusion: old price + their VAT is still about 20% above what It would cost me if I were to pay old price + “local” VAT when order enter my country…
Product prices on AE changed very slightly but there is far less products with “free” shipping .