Have you ever actually bought anything from GearBest so that you are speaking from your own experience, or would you just be repeating “something you heard”?
HERE,
HERE, HERE, & RIGHT HERE are a few personal experiences with GearBest I have had.
Shipping times have always been very good, to outright amazingly fast!
Pretty much ‘Free Shipping’ also, a couple of time I paid under a dollar for a “faster time”.
Never bought insurance, never paid for a tracking number.
The only issue I have ever had was with my very first order with GearBest.
I had a L6 arrive DOA, just the breaks of the game; not GearBest fault.
One short email/PM with customer service and I had a complete refund and $10 worth of points placed in my account, for my trouble they said; in less than 24 hours too!!!
The L6 was out of stock, so I just reordered in a few days when it was re-stocked.
Oh, and you happened to mention the TN 42 in your comment.
Just so happens I got my TN42 from GearBest. It took a whopping 4 days to get from China to Southwest Alabama. 
Not to shabby as far as I am concerned. :+1:
Now I completely realize this may not be representative of everyone’s experience.
BUT, it sure is my experience that covers 22 orders in the last 10 months or so.
