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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.3

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered a pallet of merchandise from Gem Wholesale. The delivery went smoothly. However, I was shocked the moment I opened the pallet. While there were properly boxed items on top, the layers undern... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered 3 palettes and every single item used or damaged or missing parts. I called up today and lady said most things should work as people return them for no reason but out of 100 items only 3 are f... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sold Me Junk as “Grade 1” Bought a “Grade 1” box — got damaged, incomplete, used rubbish. One key item missing parts. They offered a refund, then pulled it when I mentioned the law. Hide behind B2B t... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have purchased three times from gem wholesale and whilst I fully understand they are product returns I had an issue with my first pallet and they resolved very quickly. I have now had a further eigh... See more

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  1. Wholesaler
  2. Clothing Wholesaler
  3. Electrical Wholesaler
  4. Furniture Wholesaler
  5. Household Goods Wholesaler

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Welcome to Gem Wholesale a long established B2B trade platform for the distribution of returns, clearance & liquidation stock


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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

first 2 pallets

got first pallet only complaint chip pan with oil still in it, couple of items had screws missing and one bullitt broken in bits out of 64 items that was not bad rest only had minor jobs needed doing which most included plugging in and checking. second pallet arrived this week 4 items beyond repair, screws missing and plenty of good items I can make my money back. I will be getting another pallet soon. thanks gem

July 29, 2021
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hi Susan, just a quick thank you for taking time to leave your review. Its good to see the details you left regarding the overall condition and we hope this will help others decide if Returns are for them. We look forward to your next order

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I say go for it in life you win some you loose some

So after reading these reviews I was in two minds if I should purchase a palette... in the end I purchased 2 one a nursery one an one a mixed household...

I wanted to leave this review as I was presently surprised an the customer service I received was excellent. I wasn't invited to leave this review I choose to leave this.

Pallets so nursery pallete I had a few things that were not usable at all but was like a blow up chair an a walker... apart from that all good I am using for the baby I just had... pram brand new in the box just missing rain covers. All safety gates fine an in use able condition overall excellent

Toy pallete woth household inside 2 things not working one a microwave an the other a Harry potter thing... everything else just missing simple things like a charger or screws I ended up with excellent presents for my children for xmas non unsafe as my dad tested them an this was his job before he retired....

It was a risk but you must understand these are returns you must be prepared to fix or purchased things to be able to fix an some things can't be fixed but that's the risk with returns its not gem wholesales fault...

Delivery was good 2 days an arrived at 9am they rang to say they were on the way...

Over all it was a risk but with a few screws an a few chargers etc I have come out on top... I've even made a profit from 2 xbox one controllers that has been returned as ... wait for it they were making the Internet slow 🙈

Thanks gem wholesale I have recommended you an I will be taking another chance in the near future

I say go for it in life you win some you loose some:)

May 6, 2021
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Reply from Gem Wholesale

hi Lisa, thank you for the review and for the time you have taken to explain the stock and condition overall. Its not often happy customers take the time to review something so its always a great help to us and also any potential customers to get such a detailed review. We appreciate your time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have so far purchased two pallets…

I have so far purchased two pallets from this company and they are great! always call me to help me out with delivering to my house and work around me. would highly recommend. But don't come on here complaining about how bad your pallet was, this is a risk you take and its plastered all around the website, so far only one item was not sellable. I will be back time and time again.

April 15, 2021
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Reply from Gem Wholesale

hi Jamie, thank you for the 5 star review and for the information and opinion regarding the stocks that we sell and how we do it. We hope this will help other customers decide if the return grade goods are for them.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible Company, Complete Con

I don’t know who is writing the reviews for this dreadful Company but they must be on commission! I spent a total of £580 on two pallets and received a load of rubbish. I opened a box containing a broken Fryer which still had fat in it. When I raised this with their ‘Customer Service’ they advised me, that that was nothing, usually they send out microwaves with Sunday dinners still in them.
Basically I was told by the Company that you pay your money and you take your chances! Which is fine, but two pallets containing broken electrical items with no opportunity or guarantees to get your money back. This is a con-mans charter and total rip off! Please save your money and buy wholesale from China. Gem Wholesale will send you worthless goods fit only for the local skip.

April 12, 2021
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Customers are writing them Peter, we can only apologize that the stock you purchased was not to you're expectations.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good experience

I have been buying from Gem for close to 1year now and so far my experience has been good. I had issues with my very first order payment and they reserved the items for me for more than 1week until I resolved the issues. Even though I was a new customer, they trusted and supported me. I have only bought new items so haven't had any damaged products. I'll definitely buy from them again.

April 6, 2021
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Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We look forward to your next order.

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Great website and Freindly people running it but prices have went up

EDIT: - I have to edit this review and only give 3 stars because they have upped the prices on the stock by 9% on some pallets.

they have wholesale in the title and dont give wholesale prices no more so is misleading.

new customers will think they can make money when buying their stock but infact some of the items sold are selling new on other sites for less money like ebay, amazon etc.

i sell on ebay and you could brake even and make money on some pallets so it wasnt an issue but now the prices have went up by 9% on some pallets, you really have to stop and think and do research before spending money, theres tvs on the site still that i wouldve bought if the prices were the same but you can get the same tvs NEW on ebay for around £80 cheaper. so i may asell buy those and try reselling (obviously i wouldnt do that but im making a point)

also some things are priced way expensive, they did tell me that it was catalogue prices but they should have on computer what the REAL RRP prices are and not the hiked up prices from catalogue as this charges us even more money when we buy.

every thing has a sealing price and when you put the factor of hiked up catalogue prices by 20% - 30% no one is making money.

the people that work there are friendly

EDIT FINISHED:

great website and great people running it, very quick to email back and when you order they do call you to make sure its not fraudulent so i liked that they were cautious like that, the items for sale are great and the small electrical returns are a great way to make money if you have time and knowledge in sorting them out and testing them. delivery varies but they get delivered in the order you buy them and well packaged

March 1, 2021
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Thank you for the review, information and 3 stars.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent products and service

Excellent products and service! Fantastic wholesaler who provide some fairly accurate priced clearance and returned items!

February 24, 2021
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Thank you for the five star review, we appreciate the time taken and hope we see more orders in the future

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They are not a decent company and avoid at all costs

Be alert of gem wholesale and their invited positive feedback. Whenever there is a negative feedback, you will notice that it will flood with a bunch of positive feedbacks from invited person. These are not genuine positive feedbacks.

Pay more attention to the negative feedback. I bought 3 pallets from them and 100% of the items are faulty. They are missing important parts, electrical items do not power on. When I open many faulty items to fix I discover that the screws are loose. There are clear signs of being checked and attempted to fix and no luck. Some circuit boards inside has connection been glued. Some toys battery cover lid are missing.

They are not innocent and they do know what they put into each pallet.

They offered to resolve the issue if I remove the negative feedbacks which I cannot agree as it will sacrifice integrity.

I've prepared to accept my loss but I want to warn people who potentially think to go business with them. Be careful and stay away with them if you want to keep your money safe. You want to go to a trustworthy business wholesaler, not gem wholesale.

The reason I left 3 feedbacks is because I had reached out to Gem over the phone and email. They are arrogant and rude as their replies on reviews always. I've been asked to remove the negative feedbacks over the email. They choose profit over trustworthy as a business. Customers shall be warned. They twisted the negative feedback are coming from buyers who do not understand the nature of their business. If the nature of their business is to scam buyers by shuffling 100% faulty products, I have to say that yes I don't understand. If potential buyers do a bit research, they can find raw return from a decent company or directly from high street retailer turn to have about 75% successful rate. To prepare the worst maybe 50%. But 0% successful rate had gone over the line to be scam and non-scam as a business.

February 19, 2021
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Thank you for your review, we can only apologize that you were not happy with your stock.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Know what you are buying. Read the grades

Been buying from Gem for a few years now and have bought returns and clearance. You do get some rough and damages stock in the returns but you shouldn’t be buying this stuff if u cant repair. Overall been very happy with the stock boughtv

February 12, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service all around!

I have made multiple purchases from Gem and have always been very impressed with the customer service and the products, emails are quickly replied to and the pallets have always been accurate to the manifests online.

February 10, 2021
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Thanks for taking the time to leave your review. We appreciate your time and hope this helps potential customers when they are looking at making their first purchase

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

New Customers

We are new to Gem Wholesale - the service is brilliant and its clear as to what you are buying. The items are brilliant. All round this company has been a pleasure to do business with.

February 4, 2021
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Reply from Gem Wholesale

thanks for leaving your review. its good to see a new, regular buyer be positive about thestocks we sell and the service we offer

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I bought a job lot of clearance jewelry…

I bought a job lot of clearance jewelry from this company. It was marked as clearance as are returns etc. The condition is stated in their info. The jewelry was beautiful and as listed, although the RRP was the price as sold by the original vendor and was above that charged by other places. My buyers were very pleased and I made a profit. That said, if you check the RRP at several places, add the VAT and work out your sales costs I would say you will do well. I NEVER buy the RE stuff.

January 28, 2021
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Reply from Gem Wholesale

Thanks for your review Colleen. Normally the only customers who leave a review are those that want to leave a bad one. Its good potential customers can read an honest review and decide if they want to purchase from us. We look forward to your next order

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely scammed

Absolutely scammed.
Bought a box with watches and jewelry from these scammers. They need reporting to Police first of all . The parcel I’ve bought was nearly £900 . When I’ve opened it couldn’t believe what a bunch of rubbish was in that box . They named jewelry some earrings that probably been collected from a bin or something. The watches came with no batteries in , faulty, boxed in some sort of boxes covered in paper . And as a response they saying that they are not aware of what are in those lots. If that’s the case how do they price them up like that . It could’ve been nothing but scrap metal . Anyway please read all the reviews and be aware of these scammers . What a waste of money .

January 28, 2021
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Reply from Gem Wholesale

You can always get good and bad parcels when dealing in Return stock. We can not offer any form of guarantee on condition of individual parcels. We check with all first time buyers if they understand Returns include damage goods and that they are able to repair if required, and if they are not sure they can deal with the goods we advise - do not buy

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

50% of the products sent were…

50% of the products sent were absolutely battered and didn’t work all electrical items were broken do not recommend

December 10, 2020
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Reply from Gem Wholesale

You can always get good and bad parcels when dealing in Return's and Trade Job Lots. We can not offer any form of guarantee on individual parcels. We check with all first time buyers if they understand Returns include damage goods andiIf you are not sure we advise - do not buy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

I have brought a couple of pallets from here now and I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of goods, the delivery service and staff are faultless, always available to help if needed. Great service, definitely coming back again.

December 4, 2020
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Reply from Gem Wholesale

Thank you for the 5 star review, its always nice to hear the delivery, staff and stock are all as you would hope. We look forward to your next order

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service. Fast to respond.

November 27, 2020
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Reply from Gem Wholesale

thank you for your review, we will keep up the good work.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Gemwholesale has got the best service

Gemwholesale has got the best service. Everything is on time, staff is very helpful. Any problem can be solved within few minutes. We can fully recommends!

November 26, 2020
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Reply from Gem Wholesale

thank you for the review. We are happy that the all aspects of what we offer including, the stock, delivery and staff are keeping up the good work. We look forward to the next order

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good Recommend

Have Been with Gems a long time now and have always find them very helpful The girls are fun to know and have a laugh with you ya Even Ian has a wicked sense of humour
Stock ways they have a good mixed variety and depending on what you sell the stock is pretty good and they always updating the site one twice a day
I find most pallets are good and a lot of the items not used .on what i buy anyway.
So if you havent tryed them yet give them a go

November 24, 2020
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Reply from Gem Wholesale

Always nice when a customer who has been buying from us for over 30 years leaves a review. It goes to show you can make a good long term business with what we offer when you put your mind to it. Thanks for leaving the review.

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