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[goomba478]

JoJoBlue, unfortunately yes it was already shipped to me (I have Amazon Prime so they tend to ship instantly). Sorry buddy. Hopefully you're right and the package weighs less than I'm thinking.

[JoJoBlue]

Ah well, I guess if I do this again, I'll ask you for a price confirmation before I order.

Grr... stupid Paypal and their crummy exchange rate. I'll also need to look into a better way of exchanging currencies...

How heavy is a typical game?

[goomba478]

Yeah this is why I really recommend the "Direct Request Classic" service for newcomers as they are better for estimates. I will give you accurate weights and prices for the entire order.

Average game weighs 6 ounces shipped. Thanks!

I'm off to bed now guys. Appreciate it ^_^

[hayabusa9016]

Hey goomba478, just PM'ed you.

[goomba478]

I PM'd you back hayabusa. Your numbers seem pretty accurate, so why don't you go ahead and put an official request on the GFC site :) If you have any questions just let me know. Thanks!

[goomba478]

I just spent about an hour and a half fixing the GYROS updates page (so it's using more proper CSS code. It's not entirely finished, but it's looking a lot better now if you ask me. Most of these changes are behind the scenes, so don't expect to see much difference :) Just opening the way for future changes to it.

Back to shipping! I took today off from work again to catch up. We're getting there! ^_^

[Setite]

Hey goomba, any news for me? :)

[goomba478]

Your package went out today. I'll have it on the GYROS soon. I'll send you the Email as well :)

[Setite]

Awesome, thanks goomba :)

[Apollo Creed]

Goomba, I am keeping an eye out on the Amazon goldbox deals this week. Could you please pm me with your UPS address so if anything comes up, I can just order, pay and ship it to you and work out the rest later.

[goomba478]

Apollo, will do :) I'd hate for you to have to beat me up in the ring! I'll go and PM it to you now ^_^

[Apollo Creed]

Much appreciated, Goomba. lol .. we all know Apollo loses in the end anyway.

[goomba478]

Oh man Apollo! Use spoiler tags next time ;) Not all of have seen the entire Rocky series movies. I'd hate to think we just ruined someone's experience there. Yeah, but still can't beat the US Flag shorts lol.

[CrushEm]

Another perfect packaged arrived this morning. Took a small breather from MW2 to write and thank you for your services as always. ;) I'll leave some CAG feedback right after this.

[goomba478]

Thanks a bunch CrushEm! I never get tired of thank you's ^_^ It's what makes the process all worthwhile. I appreciate it and look forward to working on your next package :) It's being shipped to me at the end of this week and then I'll forward it to you right away. Cya soon!

[JoJoBlue]

Payment sent. Paypal charged another fee they didn't state before =( Paypal said it was free in their fee's page for personal transfers between paypal accounts/banks.

[Apollo Creed]

Oh man Apollo! Use spoiler tags next time ;) Not all of have seen the entire Rocky series movies. I'd hate to think we just ruined someone's experience there. Yeah, but still can't beat the US Flag shorts lol.

Crap. Never actually occurred to me that anyone out there has never seen the Rocky movies. To this day I will not acknowledge the existence of Rocky V. Never happened. :D

Still waiting on that pm with ups addy, Goomba.

[goomba478]

Apollo I sent the PM as soon as you requested. Not sure why it didn't get to you. I'll go and resend :) Oh and I was just kidding about the Rocky movies anyhow ^_^ I'm pretty sure almost everyone's seen the ones that count. V excluded of course =)

[goomba478]

JoJoBlue, thanks! I got your payment and am going to pack up your controller and ship it out tomorrow morning first thing. It was a good learning experience. Just remember in the future: 1) use the classic service if you want a very accurate total cost 2) you can use direct funds if you have them to send fee-free 3) If you can't get the fee-free option, you can always pay with Amazon Gift Cards (which you should be able to buy no problem from Amazon.com. We accept them 1:1 for almost all payments.

Thanks again! I'll get that out to you ASAP.

[tkszeto]

I know, and I'm glad you understand, but I do feel bad about it. I hope to have an answer for you very soon. You may want to look for something else for now. Hope to get a response from UPS/TRU soon!

If they don't find the toys, do you think:

1. They will send replacements?
2. They will honour the sale price?
3. They will honour the sale and allow me (you) to buy 2 other products?

I figure TRU should have pretty good customer service, being a pretty big company.

[goomba478]

My guess is tkszeto that worse comes to worst they will give me a store credit in the amount equivalent to the original purchase. I should hear something in the next week or so. Just waiting on their response from UPS. I have a $60 store credit for Toys 'R Us right now from yesterday's promotion, so if there's something else you want from them let me know and I'll order it now in advance. Thanks!

[tkszeto]

My guess is tkszeto that worse comes to worst they will give me a store credit in the amount equivalent to the original purchase. I should hear something in the next week or so. Just waiting on their response from UPS. I have a $60 store credit for Toys 'R Us right now from yesterday's promotion, so if there's something else you want from them let me know and I'll order it now in advance. Thanks!

I guess I'll wait to hear what they say first.

The whole reason I went to TRU is because of the buy 1 get 2nd at half price promotion. Buying there at regular price just isn't worth it for me, especailly with the cost of shipping from them to you and then to me. I'd rather wait until I find another deal (toys, video games, etc) I'm interested in.

They should refund your credit card and not give you store credit...

Sorry to keep bugging you about this. Please let me know ocne you hear anything. :cry:

[Gold_guardian]

Goomba sorry to bother you but did the first two games from my order shipped yet? The only reason I ask is that the Gyros staus of my order has remained static.

[penetratingpincer]

Crap. Never actually occurred to me that anyone out there has never seen the Rocky movies. To this day I will not acknowledge the existence of Rocky V. Never happened. :D

Still waiting on that pm with ups addy, Goomba.

To be honest I've never seen the series. All I know about it is there is a boxer trying to live a dream or make it to the top or something or another....

Also, don't ruin the Star Wars or Indiana Jones series either... I might watch them some day. (I don't really have time to keep up with movies, new or old)

[RoganSarine]

Hey Goomba, kind of an odd question, but remember this necklace:

http://shanalogic.com/item.php?item_id=1950

Well, apparently shipping it pu to me is only like $7-8 while sending it to you is $4.50... So it's cheaper to just send it to me directly, but I was wondering if this website allowed you to use my credit (IE: Your billing address) and ship it to me?

If not, I can always order it... No big deal, I just don't have anything in my paypal balance right now :P

[kathos]

To be honest I've never seen the series. All I know about it is there is a boxer trying to live a dream or make it to the top or something or another....

Also, don't ruin the Star Wars or Indiana Jones series either... I might watch them some day. (I don't really have time to keep up with movies, new or old)

Watch 'em... for Creed!

Follow this link and look for the movies, fantastic list:

http://snarkerati.com/movie-news/the-top-50-dystopian-movies-of-all-time/

[goomba478]

tkszeto, don't worry I will definitely keep you posted and yes you're right. In theory they should put the money back on my credit card. One way or another we'll work it out for you :)

Gold_guardian, your items did ship out. You should have got the Email with customs numbers some time last night. If not, let me know and I can resend them to you ^_^

penetratingpincer, as a child of the 80's I have seen all the Star Wars but for some reason have not seen the Indiana Jones movies (in their entirety). I'm going to be doing so very soon though as I've heard good things. I'm also a little late to the movie party.

RoganSarine, what is the link for a necklace you're talking about? I just saw a video about the Joker running around and rapping. Let me know. Thanks!

[shadow_nine]

Just would like to say I got my GOW: Collection a few days ago. Thanks again!

Feedback left!

[RoganSarine]

Oh wtf? Ha ha, how the hell did the link change?


Fixed that... now incase scrolling up sucks:

http://shanalogic.com/item.php?item_id=1950

[TKO236]

ZOMG I love u Goomba.Fuckin amazing item arrived perfectly but anyways the most important thing to me was actually the note that simple smiley face and happy new year greeting truly made my crappy day great.Item was in perfect condition not a single scratch or scrape.Thank You goomba next time I need something from the good ole' US I wont have to contact my aunt simply u :D feedback will be left :)

[wizic]

Hello,

I been reading about this service and want to order something which i cant find it cheap anywhere else T____T~

PS3 Valkyria chronicles amazon.ca for $45
PS3 Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm amazon.ca for $50

I would only buy it from brand new (i know i'm a bitch hahaa)

Thank you.

PS - First time posting in this section of the forum please go ez on me :3

[adrianchan56]

it's 29 at the U.S gamestop

[goomba478]

Working on new site enhancements and packing more packages. You guys notice that a lot more of the GYROS are turning green? Lots more to come. Got some new packages in today so I'll be updating that later.

Welcome to the site wizic, I sent you a PM. adrianchan56, they do sell it at Gamestop but they won't send me any more copies nor do they typically have sealed copies so ... yeah. Worth a mention, but in this case it's not really the best option. I have something for wizic if he (or she?) is interested. Thanks!

[goomba478]

Minor Update: I have gone ahead and organized the GYROS page even further. Now I have them organized roughly by date/month. The month date corresponds to when the item was shipped out, not when the original order was placed. Most orders ship out as soon as they come in, but some are pre-orders or have longer-than-normal cycles, so just keep that in mind. Thanks again for all your support and feedback!

If you come across anything else funky on the site, please let me know. I'm still trying to go through my code with a fine comb. Updating so many pages so quickly means I more than likely missed some small things. Each and every day I'm getting closer to making it all run like a well-oiled machine again ^_^

[wizic]

sry for the late reply i've submitted the form.
and i screwed up my first post hahaha.......
its PS3 Valkyria chronicles amazon.ca for $45
PS3 Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm amazon.ca for $50
i dunno what other sites has it cheaper in us and the tax rate is in us...
but it looks like gamestop us has it for 19.99 for VC and naruto storm for 39.99

Please direct me TIA

[goomba478]

No problem. I sent you a detailed invoice wizic. Take a look over and if you like what you see, payment instructions are included in the Email. Be sure to open up the PDF in there =) Thanks!

[JoJoBlue]

Hmm, GYROS still shows me as needing additional money for shipment. Is that just not updated yet, or am I really missing a payment?

[goomba478]

You're all set JoJoBlue. I just didn't upload the updated GYROS. Fixed now. Thanks :)

[sinath]

hi goomba is this item available from where you live? if so could you grab me a copy? thanks

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?sku=282017&affID=77777&sourceID=FKSJxY2VJAk-lUeIi1NXmu6CbrR9kgUTIA

[rkenshin]

Oh yeah my GYROS status is still in the red too unless something is wrong?

[wizic]

hey goomba payment sent.

[goomba478]

Guys nothing is wrong. I just worked today all day at the casino job and instead of coming home I went to visit my grandmother (she's quite sick) and my mom who just flew up from Florida to visit. I will update your statuses tonight later :) No worries! Thanks again guys.

Starting in April, I will be no longer working at my University job so I'll be devoting 8-10 hours a day to GFC. The GYROs pages are generally updated around midnight each night (maybe I should say that on the site). I'd like to do them all day around the clock but I'm very rarely home :) I will update later! Most of your items are in now and are shipping Saturday/Monday. Thanks!

[goomba478]

sinath, according to the Gamestop website yes it is in stock. Would you want one if I can get you one? It'll weigh about a pound and a half shipped I believe. Let me know!

[sinath]

yes goomba i would like to get one thanks!

[tkszeto]

Hi Goomba,

Do you know anywhere to get a new Prima Guide for Animal Crossing City Folk on the Wii? I can't seem to find anything locally or online for a decent price. Amazon.ca has it for a good price, but 2 -4 months to ship?!!

Cheers

[helluvagood]

Hey goomba I just ordered and paid for nba2k10 xbox 360 new from gamestop.com
hope everything works out

also im curious, say if someone got the price wrong and instead paid you more or less, what would happen then? also, if the item is out of stock or no longer sold, will you give the full refund?

thanks

[goomba478]

tkszeto, not sure if it's related (it must be?) but TRU just credited my bank account with a $7.03 credit. Not sure why they'd just send a partial payment but perhaps they're refunding the shipping and the item price separately? I'll keep you posted! They have weird hours for customer service during the weekend but on Monday I'll try to contact them again.

Sinath, okay I'll do my best to get you one :) Keep you posted.

[goomba478]

Two things guys. First of all: Great sale on Gamestop.com right now: $7.00 off any items that total $39.99 or over plus free shipping to USA. This is only good until 01/25/2010 so if you want something let me know. I already got one game for a CAG (NBA 2k10 and it worked like a charm).

Secondly: a lot of RFD members are a bit confused how GFC works and a few of them didn't know about the package forwarding thing I'm doing now with the UPS mailbox I have. So I'm going to throw together a UPS service page on the website over this weekend and I'll try to make better FAQs explaining how it all works in time. Thanks for your support, and for those of you on RFD, feel free to let others know how your experience has been with me. I need all the good word of mouth I can get :) Thanks!

[wizic]

hey goomba what if i also want to add http://www.gamestop.com/common/gui/clear.gif
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2 - with Bonus! as well how much more would that cost me please let me know :3

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?sku=282017&affID=77777&sourceID=FKSJxY2VJAk-lUeIi1NXmu6CbrR9kgUTIA&affID=77777&sourceID=FKSJxY2VJAk-xY.N1rSy.BwUfjf.4l2dkw

[tkszeto]

tkszeto, not sure if it's related (it must be?) but TRU just credited my bank account with a $7.03 credit. Not sure why they'd just send a partial payment but perhaps they're refunding the shipping and the item price separately? I'll keep you posted! They have weird hours for customer service during the weekend but on Monday I'll try to contact them again.

Sinath, okay I'll do my best to get you one :) Keep you posted.

Thanks for the update goomba. Wierd, so I guess we'll just wait an see.

[jeffx]

hey goomba what if i also want to add http://www.gamestop.com/common/gui/clear.gif
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2 - with Bonus! as well how much more would that cost me please let me know :3

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?sku=282017&affID=77777&sourceID=FKSJxY2VJAk-lUeIi1NXmu6CbrR9kgUTIA&affID=77777&sourceID=FKSJxY2VJAk-xY.N1rSy.BwUfjf.4l2dkw

You'll have to go to ebay! I spot many at 50$ + shipping.

[wizic]

You'll have to go to ebay! I spot many at 50$ + shipping.
oh no for real ebay is my only option T_____T~!?
i hate ebay...
1.5 pounds = 24 ounces shipping's about 7USD

[goomba478]

helluvagood, I work on a very strong honor system. If you over pay me for an item, then I will refund you of course and by all means if I can't get the item I will refund you 100% of your money. I'm not here to scam anyone :) I ordered your game and will have it out to you as soon as it comes in. Thanks!

tkszeto, I don't know if it's related or not, but yesterday when I was at work a mysterious package attempted delivery at my house from FedEX. I didn't think I had any FedEX packages coming so my theory right now is that perhaps they resent the items to me using FedEX and refunded only the shipping to me as a courtesy. I won't know since the package has "Signature required" (another thing that makes me think that they are resending it, to verify that I did get this one). But I won't know for another few days since the next day FedEX delivers is Tuesday. I will of course keep you posted.

wizic, I'll be looking around for the Devil Summoner 2's this week. I saw a few last week before they dropped in price, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to find any. We'll see. As always I will let you guys know.

[helluvagood]

helluvagood, I work on a very strong honor system. If you over pay me for an item, then I will refund you of course and by all means if I can't get the item I will refund you 100% of your money. I'm not here to scam anyone :) I ordered your game and will have it out to you as soon as it comes in. Thanks!

tkszeto, I don't know if it's related or not, but yesterday when I was at work a mysterious package attempted delivery at my house from FedEX. I didn't think I had any FedEX packages coming so my theory right now is that perhaps they resent the items to me using FedEX and refunded only the shipping to me as a courtesy. I won't know since the package has "Signature required" (another thing that makes me think that they are resending it, to verify that I did get this one). But I won't know for another few days since the next day FedEX delivers is Tuesday. I will of course keep you posted.

wizic, I'll be looking around for the Devil Summoner 2's this week. I saw a few last week before they dropped in price, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to find any. We'll see. As always I will let you guys know.


Thats good to know :lol::lol:

[goomba478]

Absolutely. I wouldn't be in business if I didn't truly honor my word and put you guys first. Win-Win business is the only kind I believe in, and I'll do my best to continue this GFC service as long as I possibly can :) The more successful I am, the better the service will get. Win-Win!

[tkszeto]

tkszeto, I don't know if it's related or not, but yesterday when I was at work a mysterious package attempted delivery at my house from FedEX. I didn't think I had any FedEX packages coming so my theory right now is that perhaps they resent the items to me using FedEX and refunded only the shipping to me as a courtesy. I won't know since the package has "Signature required" (another thing that makes me think that they are resending it, to verify that I did get this one). But I won't know for another few days since the next day FedEX delivers is Tuesday. I will of course keep you posted.


The mystery continues...

Though free shipping from them is/would be nice 8-)

[kathos]

GOOMBA!

http://shirt.woot.com/

ORDER IT, CANADA CAN'T. PLEASE SEND THE INVOICE TO (CHECK YOUR PM)!

[goomba478]

kathos, I will order it for you now. I'm going to my great aunt's though I won't be home so don't expect an invoice until tomorrow or late tonight. Thanks!

[goomba478]

Oh Kathos...you didn't tell me what size you wanted and I didn't get the PM. Maybe you're sending it now? Let me know. Thanks!

[kathos]

Oh Kathos...you didn't tell me what size you wanted and I didn't get the PM. Maybe you're sending it now? Let me know. Thanks!

Oh size L, thanks!

[goomba478]

Ordered! I will invoice you later :) Now back to my family's party.

[kathos]

Awesome thanks! It works out because I'm scanning to viruses everything is running crazy slow.

[goomba478]

Hey guys, just got back from another trip from several stores and I'm happy to say that almost all of the orders for Xbox Live Cards are in (the ones that just ordered one card, that is). For those of you who ordered cards to my UPS account, I'm going there tomorrow morning and assuming they should be in as well. I will do a GYROS update tonight as I go along, and around midnight to update you all as well :) Thanks!

[RoganSarine]

Hey Goomb, did you see yet if the shipping address can be different from the billing for: http://shanalogic.com/item.php?item_id=1950?

[goomba478]

Rogan, I tried looking into it but I'm a bit confused. Did you want to order it yourself and have it shipped to me? Or the opposite? Please let me know :) Thanks!

[gecko]

I am trying to make another order but Is it just me or is the `add addition items tab` not working?

[goomba478]

gecko, what browser are you using? You are the first to mention a problem with it. Please let me know so I can look into it. Thanks!

[goomba478]

gecko, you're absolutely right. I'm going to go and try to fix that. Not sure what happened. One of my new updates must have broken that functionality. You can use the "DR Classic" page if you want. It seems to be working on there still :) Let me go see if I can fix that.

[goomba478]

gecko, sure enough you were right and the new form wasn't letting people add in additional items. It has to do with something I added in with the new template so I'll look into that. For now, I'm rolling it to a couple of days ago so hopefully that won't bring up any new problems :) Like I said, this new system is in BETA ^_^ If you want a fool-proof method you can always use the DR Classic service, though it still is a lot more manual than the 2.0 page. Thanks for letting me know!

[gecko]

Just refreshed it looks like it`s working now, expect a new order shortly =)

PS: please read the addition comments box as well :)

[RoganSarine]

I kinda of wanted to order it with my credit (if you need more, I got more gift cards) since I don't have my paypal balance in my account and it'll take 2 weeks to transfer X_x birthday is in 3 weeks -- and then have them directly ship it to me.

Your billing address, my shipping address (since, I believe that'll be cheaper than having them ship it to you first... $7 versus $4).

[goomba478]

Awesome, thanks for helping me find that. If you notice anything else screwy on the site please let me know. Too many people assume I know all the mistakes in the coding :) There's quite a bit of new material so I'm likely to screw up sometimes. Thanks!

[goomba478]

RoganSarine, I put in the order for you with my billing address and your shipping address. It went through. *Crosses Fingers*. We'll see :) I know Right Stuf Anime won't do it, but a lot of sites may. So hopefully it'll go through without any problem. Thanks again! I'll keep you posted.

[RoganSarine]

Alright, PM me if anything explodes... I have a tendency to read other peoples posts and not ones that refer to me :P

Is there anything more you need in terms of balances?

[emjaymj]

goomba, Do you have steam? I'm trying to preorder the Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition and it won't accept instant transfer, only credit card, which I can't use. I was wondering if you'd be able to buy it for me and gift me the purchase.

Let me know ASAP... I waited until the last minute, so the preorder ends tomorrow and I'll miss out on the bonus stuff :)

The game is $59.99 - let me know how much of a service charge you are taking to I can pay in full right away. Thanks!

[goomba478]

I absolutely do have steam :) Yes. I could definitely buy and gift to you. If you can send the money now please send to my Paypal address. Just add $2.00 to the total. I'm not sure if they charge tax or not, but I don't believe they do. Thanks!

[emjaymj]

Pre-loading it now... thanks again :D

[goomba478]

Friendly Reminder: Today I will be picking up almost all of the Xbox Live Cards you guys ordered, so you should all be getting Emails from me today with your codes. If for some reason your particular cards are not in, then the status will be updated on the GYROS page accordingly. I got several deliveries of them today so we should be on the road to catching up with those :)

As for other packages, I will continue to process them as they come in. I got around 10 packages in today that I haven't gone through and will do so around 8:00 PM tonight when I get back to the office. Keep in touch and keep an eye out for Emails and/or GYROS updates ^_^ Thanks guys!

[goomba478]

RoganSarine, looks like your bunny order has shipped! So I guess we're golden :) Let me know when you get it. Want to make sure everything worked out as seemingly perfect as it would appear. Thanks again!

[spike32]

Good to see my items will be shipped tomorrow :D Gyro's updates are awesome instead of playing the guessing game ;)

[goomba478]

Thanks spike32, I'm glad you like our new GYROS system. It's not perfect yet, but it's getting there ^_^ More and more real time every day. Oh and speaking of GYROS, you'll be happy to know that our GYROS robot now is finished.

Before and After drawings here:
http://www.gamesforcanada.com/images/_gyros-robot.png------>http://www.gamesforcanada.com/images/gyros-robot.png

Now he's looking a little healthier and less "sketchy" ^_^

[spike32]

nicely done, glad to see he's recovered from his "virus"

[goomba478]

haha yeah he was looking a bit sickly before. That's what I get for doing a quick 3 minute sketch on my tablet pc on a break. I did the cleanup without my tablet (using just a mouse) otherwise it would have been a little easier and quicker. Oh well :) I'm happy with the end results.

[spike32]

Yea, came out very well, reminds me of something, just don't know what... hmm...

[goomba478]

and no, he's not a Na'vi from Avatar =p

[goomba478]

** GFC UPDATE: **

Great news everyone. I figured out the last piece of the puzzle on why some of your orders were dropping the address/name information. The thing was, that if you were not logged in, it would drop your information on the check out pages, which left me with 4-5 orders with no personal information.

The reason it was doing this was that it was pulling the variables from your user account. So when you entered them into a form (not logged in) it'd set your address and personal information variables, but on the checkout page it would reset the variables to whatever the defaults for the user login information was. Since you weren't logged in, it would set all of your information to blanks.

To counter-act this, I'm going to have to re-write a little bit of the script that I've been using for quite some time, but this is a good thing. Doing this will also mean I can experiment with some new things and hopefully get all the bugs out. Thanks again for all your help in this matter. If you come across anything outside of the norm, please let me know. I know there are still other bugs that will crop up, but it seems we've taken care of all the biggies (so far). Thanks!!!

[Fanboy]

Hey Goomba, just put in a package forwarding order for 30 Rock and Office from Amazon. Couldn't pass up those two at $16.99 apiece (especially considering they're $49.99 each up here).

[goomba478]

Yup, I saw that :) Thanks Fanboy for following all the proper steps ^_^ I have just recently posted the Package Forwarding service on the website (since we have a lot of new users that don't know about it, and in particular RFD members who are new to join).

I appreciate your repeat business and am glad you're taking advantage of some great Amazon deals! Thanks again :)

[RoganSarine]

Thanks Goomb... I would probably running around like a chicken with my head cut off if it wern't for you :P

[goomba478]

No problem Rogan. Just hope it makes it to you quickly :)

I'm working on more behind-the-scene GFC updates ^_^ Making the system air-tight one day at a time!

[heimdal]

Just ordered a pair of shoes and shipped it to your UPS address, Goomba

Hope you got my DR as a heads-up. Think I can get a shipping quote? Thanks!

[goomba478]

Yes, I did get your DR and everything looks good. :) I will send you an invoice within 24 hours. Thanks ^_^

[helluvagood]

hey goomba do you do walmart instore pick ups? id like to take advantage of the bing.com 15% cashback thing that only walmart.com has

[goomba478]

I do Wal-Mart pick-ups, but the thing is the bing cash back can take up to 60 days to process. It is occasionally instant, but not guaranteed to be so. I also typically charge $3.00 for gas to drive to the nearest super Wal-Mart.

If you're interested then let me know. Thanks!

[goomba478]

Guys, I got stuck in a 3-hour editing period again fixing up some things on the DR page. I have now named the page Direct Request Version 2.01 to reflect the new additions. Again, if you come across anything that looks broken or out of the ordinary please let me know immediately. It's not exactly fun spending hours of time to look for little bugs, but it is important. I just can't wait for the site to be fully functional 100% so I can start on the rewards program and other things :) Thanks and good night!

[goomba478]

** GFC UPDATE **

Just wanted to let you guys know that today I'm starting the single biggest update the site has seen yet (even bigger than the 2.0 update). This will take me nearly a month to complete, but will be critically important as it will be the new backbone of how the site works and absolutely essential for the new upcoming rewards system and future store upgrades.

At the moment I've just started coding it, but given my experience with the other areas of the site, I have a better understanding of how to pull it off. More on this in the coming weeks :) Thanks again for all of your support. Lots more items shipping out tomorrow. Keep an eye on the GYROS and in your inboxes for shipping memos. Thanks!

[Vhalyar]

Just received Dragon Age, thanks! By the way, when you ordered [#879 / 1225310406] the Das Keyboard, did you get any indication of the shipping time? Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2 are wonderful and all, but I'm keyboard-less for the time being :cry:

Anyway, it's funny how far the site has come, and how much more you've got planned for it. I'm looking forward to it.

[goomba478]

Vhalyar, I just received a long skinny box which I believe to be your keyboard. I'm going to go eat with the wife, do some dishes and wash the floor and then I'll be unpacking/packing items. I will let you know tonight whether or not my hunch is right :) Keep an eye on the GYROS page later on and if your item is here I'll Email you. Thanks!

[helluvagood]

I do Wal-Mart pick-ups, but the thing is the bing cash back can take up to 60 days to process. It is occasionally instant, but not guaranteed to be so. I also typically charge $3.00 for gas to drive to the nearest super Wal-Mart.

If you're interested then let me know. Thanks!
so is the bing.com cash back a no-go then? or would i have to pay in full first, and then get refunded when they give you the cash back?

[goomba478]

helluvagood, I'm still willing to do it. I can give you two options:

1) You pay in full, I give you the refund in 60 days.

OR

2) I give you half the refund up front, I keep the other half and we call it even.

Up to you :) Either way is fine with me. Please let me know what you want to do. Thanks!

[goomba478]

Just for the record (and I'm not naming any names) but if you ever accuse me of trying to cheat you or something when I clearly have done everything by the books and been totally up front and honest with you, I will not be interested in doing business with you again in the future. Just saying....

[goomba478]

Anyone interested in this? I got one for myself. Excellent deal!

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51aAKvXp%2BJL._SL500_AA280_.jpg + http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41asa41SecL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

$30.00 USD + $2.00 Service Charge + Shipping (not sure how much it'll be but probably less than $5 total).

This INCLUDES a Free Wii Speak which sells for $20 by itself. So essentially you're getting the game for $10. Not bad :) Let me know if you want one. They have a limited amount of the free Wii Speaks with this. It's a pre-order item that comes out in the end of February. Thanks!

[Jbently]

Just for the record (and I'm not naming any names) but if you ever accuse me of trying to cheat you or something when I clearly have done everything by the books and been totally up front and honest with you, I will not be interested in doing business with you again in the future. Just saying....
Wow, sounds like an RFDer trying to take advantage of the USPS to Canada no tracking number deal or something similar (an assumption only). What a shame; hopefully it's just a slight hiccup though Goomba, I'm sure 99.98% of the people using your service appreciate it!

[goomba478]

Jbently, nah it's nothing sinister. I just had a customer who ordered a game and thought I was not being honest with the condition that it was in, despite the fact I let them know before shipping it, after shipping it and even offered a full refund and/or swap for a sealed copy. I know they have nothing but good intentions, but it just hurt me a bit because I try VERY hard to make you guys happy =P Some days I spent almost 12 hours on my GFC business transactions and trust me, I'm not making very much doing it. It's a labor of love.

Just wanted that to be out there. If you don't trust my services or if you think I'm cheating you, don't do business with me. It's that simple. I have nothing to hide, and my feedback speaks for itself. Just don't want to waste your time or mine if you think my heart isn't in the right place. That's all :)

Oh and 99.9999999% of you guys do appreciate the service. No complaints here ^_^ Just wanted to let you know if that you don't like my service, nobody is forcing you to use it. You can tell me how to improve the service or if you find mistakes on the site, let me know and I can fix them. But if you think I'm out to cheat you, then it's a hopeless case because apparently I won't be able to convince you otherwise.

[goomba478]

One more thing: I'm working a little on the Direct Request page right now, so if you experience any troubles just wait a minute or so. It's possible you are submitting things while I'm uploading updated versions of the site. I don't generally work on live sites but for small updates like the one I'm doing now, it's easiest. So just bear with me :) Only be a few minutes.

[JoJoBlue]

Hi Goomba. I don't have anything else to buy at the present, but I wanted to ask you about if/how you handle mail in rebates. Sometimes, some of the deals in the US are great, but only after MIR. Unfortunately, the MIR only work for US addresses. I wanted to ask about 2 situations:
1) If we order things through you, and it has a MIR, how would that work?
2) If we travel to the US and buy something that has a MIR, are we allowed to send you the MIR and have it processed under your address?

[emjaymj]

I'm not making very much doing it. It's a labor of love.

You're not kidding. Especially with the whole Steam thing, that seemed to take more than $2 worth of your time, and using your credit card on top of it, made me feel guilty I was only paying that much!!

I've only been using your services for like a month though and have already used your service like 5 times? I'm actually on Disability so money isn't horribly abundant but these are the things that really make life livable for me :)

I've kind of gone nuts in my opinion in this first month, but hopefully in the future I'll have a comfortable enough income to provide you with some more appropriate compensation.

I mean $3 to drive out to Wal-Mart? Even if it was right next door, it almost seems like you're shortselling yourself. But I guess you have to keep the prices at a level which still makes it a good deal to acquire certain things from the US, leaving you with little choice but to accept slim profit margins much of the time. Although some things (Zune HD comes to mind) are just not available in Canada at all and I was itching to get one (changed my mind for a Cowon S9 though, but then I held off... so many good features I want that none of the players have all of them, so I'm hoping for the next gen). But anyways, with items like this, I could definitely imagine tossing a bit more cash your way.

And as far as the Disability goes, it's required to be anticipated to be long-term, but the actual issues are by no means permanent, so hopefully down the road I can do this without feeling guilty every time :lol:

[dv8mad]

Just for the record (and I'm not naming any names) but if you ever accuse me of trying to cheat you or something when I clearly have done everything by the books and been totally up front and honest with you, I will not be interested in doing business with you again in the future. Just saying....


goomba beat me up and stole my lunch money! :boxing:

BEWARE! :lol:


How goes things? My side is going well although it's certainly not as well organized. Ai and I are always going crazy trying to keep track of all the addresses and people and stuff. Doesn't help that we have very little storage space as everything needs to be higher up where Ryu can't reach!

Anyway, I decided to go with the "pay what you think the service is worth" deal rather than a flat fee. It's worked out very well so far. A couple of times I have broken even, but usually I come out pretty good!

Sorry I don't communicate much... Too busy, you and I!!!

P.S. Thank to you, telepathy has become a regular customer! He's all about running me ragged on Yahoo Auctions!

[kinun]

hey goomba, is the deal we made still on? money is in and i sent you a DR. =]

[goomba478]

JoJoBlue, Rebates are a sort of sticky situation. If it's something online that I can do I offer you the same type of deal: Either pay in full up front and when the rebate comes (60 days or so usually) I can give it to you in full. There is a SMALL risk that the money will not arrive as I've sent out a few rebates in the past and never received the rebate checks. Or, I can give you half the rebate up front immediately and I will do the processing and keep the other half of the rebate. This ensures you'll get your money right away with no risk to you. As for rebates on items you bought in the USA while down here, you can generally use my address for rebate purposes and I will send you the money once it comes in minus the $2.00 service charge. Though again, there is a small risk the check will get lost in the mail, so just keep this in mind. Many rebate companies are out to make it as difficult as possible to actually cash in, though 99% are reliable.

[goomba478]

dv8mad, I'm SO glad to hear that things are going better for you guys and that you forgive me for beating you up. What can I say, I was hungry and just had to eat. It's human nature you know :) Glad there's no hard feelings!

Keeping organized is NOT easy and trust me, my place is quite small too. That's why I've been spending countless hours into developing the website. The way I look at it, It may take me a few hundred hours to get everything working great, but eventually I think it'll be worth it and it'll save me just as much time in the long run.

Oh and as for telepathy :) happy to bring you someone great! I haven't seen him in a while, and that would explain it ^_^ Best of luck. Keep me updated in your endeavors and if there's anything else I can do to help you out, just let me know. I can't offer much money (things are very tight here in the Goomba family as well) but if there's anything else I can do, just holler =) We'll talk again soon! Cya buddy.

[goomba478]

I'm up and back at it. Processing some new manual DR's. Packing up some items and then I have to go to work at 1:00 PM EST. It sucks, because I was really hoping to watch the Apple event live but then I found out it was 10:00 AM PST...not EST. Oops :) Oh well, Now I'll have to desperately watch from the casino floor in the poker room. It's an exciting day for Apple/Tablet/iPhone fans!

[adrianchan56]

Anyone interested in this? I got one for myself. Excellent deal!

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51aAKvXp%2BJL._SL500_AA280_.jpg + http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41asa41SecL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

$30.00 USD + $2.00 Service Charge + Shipping (not sure how much it'll be but probably less than $5 total).

This INCLUDES a Free Wii Speak which sells for $20 by itself. So essentially you're getting the game for $10. Not bad :) Let me know if you want one. They have a limited amount of the free Wii Speaks with this. It's a pre-order item that comes out in the end of February. Thanks!

unfortunately I don't have a wii thanks for finding the deal.

[goomba478]

Well, not having a Wii would be a good reason not to get it :) Though I honestly recommend in the future you look into a Wii. Despite all the "waggle" hate you hear, there are actually some excellent games on the system. Maybe wait till Nintendo releases an HD Model. We all know it'll happen in the next generation of game consoles, and chances are it'll be backwards compatible.

[kinun]

no reply, guess i'll wait for invoice. :|

[CrushEm]

Sorry it took me so long to get back to ya goomba. Request sent via GFC website. Items are being shipping to your UPS address. Cheers!

PS. Not sure if I should create a separate DR but I saw this thread http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=247990 . Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (360) for $9.99 at Gamestop, I tried to use your UPS zipcode to check local stock (on the gamestop website) around your area but it just came up to contact local store. If you're able to track a copy down I'd appreciate it, this game tends to be pretty elusive in Canada it seems, around my city anyways. For that price, I wouldn't mind picking up a copy.

[Vhalyar]

Vhalyar, I just received a long skinny box which I believe to be your keyboard. I'm going to go eat with the wife, do some dishes and wash the floor and then I'll be unpacking/packing items. I will let you know tonight whether or not my hunch is right :) Keep an eye on the GYROS page later on and if your item is here I'll Email you. Thanks!

No update to the GYROS page, so that long & slim box wasn't it? :(
No biggie, I picked up a 4$ keyboard this morning to hold me until then.

Edit: Got your email Goomba! I've sent you the money for the extra weight.
While I'm inquiring, you wouldn't happen to have received the ME2 Collector's Edition?

[goomba478]

Kinun, I'll go and check my DR's. Just got back from work.

Vhalyar, you already got my Email but yes it was your keyboard. Just slightly heavier than we had thought so I re-invoiced you and I already got your payment. Shipping out tomorrow morning first thing! I haven't received the ME2 collector's edition yet but it may be in today's mail. I will let you know!

CrushEm, I'll see what I can do about the Pinball game for you :) Thanks!

[goomba478]

Oh and just for the record: The guy who was giving me a hard time and not trusting my services, I'm happy to say that we're on good terms now and he is back in my good book, so we're now up to 100% happy customers again. Hope to keep it that way for as long as humanly possible ^_^

[telepathy]

goomba beat me up and stole my lunch money! :boxing:

BEWARE! :lol:


How goes things? My side is going well although it's certainly not as well organized. Ai and I are always going crazy trying to keep track of all the addresses and people and stuff. Doesn't help that we have very little storage space as everything needs to be higher up where Ryu can't reach!

Anyway, I decided to go with the "pay what you think the service is worth" deal rather than a flat fee. It's worked out very well so far. A couple of times I have broken even, but usually I come out pretty good!

Sorry I don't communicate much... Too busy, you and I!!!

P.S. Thank to you, telepathy has become a regular customer! He's all about running me ragged on Yahoo Auctions!

Yeah, I can be a jerk since I'm such a demanding person. There was a lot of stuff I wanted to get but couldn't get it through ebay (for an appropriate price) or elsewhere so that's why I bought so much.

Jbently, nah it's nothing sinister. I just had a customer who ordered a game and thought I was not being honest with the condition that it was in, despite the fact I let them know before shipping it, after shipping it and even offered a full refund and/or swap for a sealed copy. I know they have nothing but good intentions, but it just hurt me a bit because I try VERY hard to make you guys happy =P Some days I spent almost 12 hours on my GFC business transactions and trust me, I'm not making very much doing it. It's a labor of love.

Just wanted that to be out there. If you don't trust my services or if you think I'm cheating you, don't do business with me. It's that simple. I have nothing to hide, and my feedback speaks for itself. Just don't want to waste your time or mine if you think my heart isn't in the right place. That's all :)

Oh and 99.9999999% of you guys do appreciate the service. No complaints here ^_^ Just wanted to let you know if that you don't like my service, nobody is forcing you to use it. You can tell me how to improve the service or if you find mistakes on the site, let me know and I can fix them. But if you think I'm out to cheat you, then it's a hopeless case because apparently I won't be able to convince you otherwise.

Yeah, even though I haven't been buying much through your service lately, I still <3 what you do for the ppl that live outside the boundaries.

I'm just waiting for the next boom in terms of game sales right now since I don't have much time for other things at the moment. That's pretty much the only reason that I haven't ordered anything yet.

(Actually, I'm debating if I should order the Tekken 6 bundle off amazon, but I'm pretty sure the shipping is over $30.)

I'm also curious about the Endless Ocean deal you mentioned before. Have you played the game before? & if so, how was it?

[helluvagood]

helluvagood, I'm still willing to do it. I can give you two options:

1) You pay in full, I give you the refund in 60 days.

OR

2) I give you half the refund up front, I keep the other half and we call it even.

Up to you :) Either way is fine with me. Please let me know what you want to do. Thanks!

refund in the 60 days sounds good to me
i'll let you know if i order from walmart ;)

[Gold_guardian]

Goomba how are you doing today? Just dropping by to let you know I got my first 2 games in today! (And left feedback xd)

Wow that sure seemed fast! I absolutely love the note :) With the dollar flucating so much lately (it was down to fricken 93 cents today booo) I'm not sure when I'll order again but after how great the service is I defanetly would use it again!

[goomba478]

Hi Kinun, I'm home and yes I received your headset already :) I'll go and send you the invoice ^_^ Thanks

[adrianchan56]

Well, not having a Wii would be a good reason not to get it :) Though I honestly recommend in the future you look into a Wii. Despite all the "waggle" hate you hear, there are actually some excellent games on the system. Maybe wait till Nintendo releases an HD Model. We all know it'll happen in the next generation of game consoles, and chances are it'll be backwards compatible.

That's exactly what I thought.

[Lockescythe]

yo goomba how much would tonelico 2 be if you grabbed it for me off rosenqueen?

shipping+goomba fee and whatnot.

[jeffx]

^ don't mean to take away from Goombomb's business, but NISA have re-introduced cheap shipping rates to Canada, so your order total would be 34$ US.

[Lockescythe]

actually its 35.99 from them for me. 6$ shipping.

[Peroxide]

Hey Goomba, do you have a MicroCenter near you? They've had some darn good deals on CPUs.

[Jbently]

Oh and just for the record: The guy who was giving me a hard time and not trusting my services, I'm happy to say that we're on good terms now and he is back in my good book, so we're now up to 100% happy customers again. Hope to keep it that way for as long as humanly possible ^_^
Glad to hear that Goomba, 100% satisfaction rate; not an easy task to accomplish. But you've done it! Keep up the great work!

[goomba478]

telepathy, no hard feelings :) We know you'll come around again some time! As for Endless Ocean, I haven't played it myself (which is why I want to get the second one) but my cousins who had it liked it a lot and said it was actually a lot more fun than it sounded. The second one supposedly improves upon just about every facet of the original, so that's pretty cool in my book. For $10 or so it's definitely worth it (especially if you wanted a Wii Speak anyhow).

Gold_Guardian, thanks so much for the feedback. I do try my absolute best to get games out as soon as I get them in. Sometimes it's not possible (if you combine orders or if the mail is going slower or whatever) but we're almost back to same-day processing again. It's hard juggling website upgrades and shipping, but we're doing pretty good overall :) Thanks again!

Lockescythe, in this case jeffx is right. Ordering from them would be cheaper. For some reason they are charging me $10 to ship to the USA. Something must be buggy in their pricing system again.

Peroxide, no unfortunately we don't have any Microcenters. I believe they tend to be more on the west coast if my memory serves me correctly. I see them on deal sites always but never have been to one. Sorry!

Jbently, thanks man =) I'll do what I can to keep people happy. Thanks for everything.

[CrushEm]

Just a quick question if you have any extra XBL Gold 12 month cards available? Officially got the e-mail today that my gold membership is expiring in a couple weeks. Time to start shopping around.

Also, have you had any luck tracking down a $10 copy of that Pinball game I mentioned earlier? http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=75843

[goomba478]

CrushEm, I believe we are all sold out of Xbox Cards. I can still get you one for $37.00 USD total, but other than that it'll probably be a while before we get more at the $32.00 price. I haven't been able to get out and look for the Pinball game yet either. Just a quick question about it: Are you only interested in a complete copy (game/case/manual) or would you take a game only/generic case, no manual, etc. Let me know :) Thanks

[xanavi]

Hey goomba, I've received both sets of headphones (order #845) and they sound great. I'll leave feedback as soon as I'm able (must be a member for 30 days) but thanks for being so chill.

[CrushEm]

CrushEm, I believe we are all sold out of Xbox Cards. I can still get you one for $37.00 USD total, but other than that it'll probably be a while before we get more at the $32.00 price. I haven't been able to get out and look for the Pinball game yet either. Just a quick question about it: Are you only interested in a complete copy (game/case/manual) or would you take a game only/generic case, no manual, etc. Let me know :) Thanks


Hey no worries, I might just bite @ $37. It's still $60 for XBL gold memberships anywhere I've seen (online at least) in Canada. I'll let ya know! No worries about not being able to get out to look for the pinball game, I know you're a busy man. I would prefer a complete game honestly, but if you're only able to find a gutted copy, that's just fine as well, I would just like to pick it up a copy to play in between other games. Thanks for the quick reply.

[goomba478]

xanavi, you're quite welcome. I've never got that complement before. I like being chill =)

CrushEm, alright my friend. I shall try to find you a complete copy. If not I'll pick up the gutted one, but I'll see what I can do. I have to go install a printer for someone now. Talk to you soon!

[Kalis]

my Valkyria chronicles just arrived :) Thanks a lot goomba! I'll leave feedback when I can :D

[goomba478]

Thanks for letting me know Kalis. I always am happy to hear when items get to you guys :) I'm going home now. It's snowing like crazy outside and my car (Toyota Prius) isn't so great in the snow. Wish me luck! Thanks and keep in touch.

[goomba478]

Great news CrushEm! I managed to find you a near mint NEW (not sealed) copy of the Pinball Williams Collection ^_^ I will wait for your other item to get here and then I will invoice you for it. Thanks again!

[wizic]

halo goomba,

i dont think i created an account yet and do you have any update on my order by any chance~?

thanks.

[telepathy]

For people who care, Gamestop US now have blazblue for $29.99 New, $24.99 Used for PS3/360.

[wizic]

For people who care, Gamestop US now have blazblue for $29.99 New, $24.99 Used for PS3/360.

OMG lucky i didnt get it from BB yet~
goomba if u havent ship how much would it be (PS3) :3

[telepathy]

About $36 (includes fee + shipping) I'm guessing.

[wizic]

About $36 (includes fee + shipping) I'm guessing.

woo still cheaper than BB for brand new ^ ^~!
i hope gamestop USA doesnt have any scratch for their brand new items.

Thank you telepathy for the heads up~

[goomba478]

Good news and bad news guys. My computer is DEAD. The RAM went bad and it won't stay on without blue screening nearly instantly. The good news is I am going to order new RAM and should be on my feet within the next couple of days.

Just so you know, this will slightly impact my GFC business so if you have a new direct request or package waiting to go out, just hang in there. I'm going to set up a temporary work station using my laptop but it'll take me a little time to transfer files from my old PC to my laptop. So just bear with me. I'll check in from time to time and will use my wife's computer a bit to message you here. Just hang in there. I have all my files still so I'll be back and running very soon. Thanks!

[tkszeto]

Hey Goomba,

I just placed a DR (Order Number: 1639974343).

My credit covers the cost of the items, but I still owe you some money for shipping. I also e-mailed you some amazon.com gift cards to cover shipping costs. Let me know if m math was right and if I still owe you money.

Cheers!

Edit - D'oh, just saw your post...

[helluvagood]

Good news and bad news guys. My computer is DEAD. The RAM went bad and it won't stay on without blue screening nearly instantly. The good news is I am going to order new RAM and should be on my feet within the next couple of days.

Just so you know, this will slightly impact my GFC business so if you have a new direct request or package waiting to go out, just hang in there. I'm going to set up a temporary work station using my laptop but it'll take me a little time to transfer files from my old PC to my laptop. So just bear with me. I'll check in from time to time and will use my wife's computer a bit to message you here. Just hang in there. I have all my files still so I'll be back and running very soon. Thanks!
we all hope that you get your computer fixed asap :) good luck!

[wizic]

we all hope that you get your computer fixed asap :) good luck!

ya get back on ur feet quick~~~~~~~

[goomba478]

I just installed Office 2007 on my Laptop. I'm transferring over my huge PST files and my personal settings. Should have Outlook 100% functional in the next half an hour. Of course that won't help with my business software, but it's a step in the right direction. I will get everything working soon enough. Should only slow me down by a day and a half at most. Hang in there guys. Your requests aren't lost so no worries :) Thanks for understanding.

*BACK TO WORK*

Oh and this is probably a good time as any, but I'm planning to have a HUGE GFC Lowball / Auction sale. Anyone interested?

[telepathy]

Always interested in the stuff you have goomba. From what I remember, you always have lots of cool stuff.

[TKO236]

Sup Goomba,
Once again interested in buying some stuff but this time form a different source and with some uncertainty.By that I mean is well there's a store on Amazon.com where they sell trade-in games for damn good prices (Warehouse Deals) now the thing is they dont have a great track record so 50% chance of the item u get may not work.So the thing I was wondering if I do order a game from there could you maybe try out out yourself using one of your consoles (If you have one I assume you do :D) If it doesnt work just send it back to Amazon they will refund you and you refund me the price of the game I will compensate you for your hardwork and shipping :) If your OK with it let me know man.Looking forward to your reply

[emjaymj]

I know you say you usually check your UPS box on Wednesdays/Thursdays. Both my orders (mp3 players + headphones) seemed to have arrived at the same time, so I'm crossing my fingers you grabbed it in time :pray: Would suck to wait an extra week but I'm just a bit OCD - in reality, it makes no difference to me except for the fact that it will be consuming my thoughts for an extra 7 days lol #-o

So you can bet I'll be obsessively checking the GYROS page until then

[jeffx]

but I'm planning to have a HUGE GFC Lowball / Auction sale. Anyone interested?

oh yeah baby!

[goomba478]

Telepathy, yup I have a lot of great items. Almost 200 games from the last couple of years that I haven't sold. I still have leftovers from when I ran my service only as an eBay store if you'll believe it. The Mrs. still wants me to clear up space in our home office and I'm desperately trying to come up with money for her to visit China this March or April, so I'm going to need money :) Hope you guys will see things you like!

TKO, sounds good to me. I have all the consoles and would have no problem testing them for you. Besides, Amazon has a 100% satisfaction guarantee on all their marketplace items so we should be fine. Let me know!

emjaymj, I will be going to the UPS store again tomorrow. I did pick up about 5 boxes but haven't opened them because of my computer fiasco. I'm going to work at my University job tomorrow, pick up the boxes, come home and visit my grandparents/mom again before she flies out, list some eBay games (need money for my wife's trip) and Saturday will be an all-day GFC/eBay day as I have the day off.

Once I get my laptop fully equipped with all my business software/website programs I will keep you updated again via GYROS. Thanks!

jeffx, that's the spirit :) I'm debating whether or not to do the lowball on CAG and on GFC, but honestly I'd prefer GFC only as it's more streamlined, automatically updated and supports all the things I like. It's not 100% functional but maybe by the time I list all the items it will be. Keep an eye out the first week of February as I'll have a lot more info then. Thanks!

[telepathy]

@goomba: lol, when you say you haven't sold, are these like you last remaining treasures of your collection?

[PuppetYuber]

count me in goomba bear!

i thought u were gonna have one at the end of 2009, but I guess u were overwhelmed by all the requests!

I been waiting for your huge lowball sale since last summer lol

[goomba478]

Alright guys, I listed just a few games to get the lowball officially started. I'm going to have a TON of games, but this is just to get the ball rolling while I am repairing my computer and such. Keep in mind you have to be registered with GFC and once you are, you can use the same login for DR's, the auctions and soon the rewards system as well. Link is here:

http://gamesforcanada.com/lowball/index.php

Nothing too crazy, but the prices are right :)

[goomba478]

PuppetYuber, yeah I was going to do one in 2009 but like you said I got crazy amounts of orders at the last minute. Not to mention I spent almost 100 hours (no lie) developing the new DR 2.0 system and new upgrades on the site. Lots more coming though. The site is still in BETA technically :) but we're progressing along rather well.

The new DR system seems to be running almost flawlessly now, so once I catch up to all the current orders I'll go back to working on the rewards system and really pushing the GFC auctions and such. Lots to come guys! Don't go anywhere ;)

[telepathy]

Already got bids on some items.

[goomba478]

Thanks for getting the ball rolling on some of the auctions telepathy :) I am going to try and make an output page that will show all the winners instantly at the end of the auctions this time. This will also help to organize who owes what and such. First I gotta fix my computer though lol.

[goomba478]

I just added a brand new copy of Tekken 6 for the PS3 to the lowball auctions :) Thanks to the new system I'm working on, I am able to list new items (with their photos and descriptions) in under a minute. Take that eBay!

[ragnar14]

The rolling end system is awesome. I have no idea why eBay hasn't implemented something like it years ago...

[Peroxide]

No problem, was just checking to see!

Regardless, it looks like a great service you have and hope to do purchase something through you in the future!

[goomba478]

ragnar14, the reason they didn't is because they are eBay. They refused to innovate with any new ideas and keep taking away things that people do/did like about their service. They're still the best way to unload of a lot of things fast, but I wish every day they'd return to their roots as an actual auction system again some day. I guess I'll just have to create my own system from the ground up =P

Peroxide, thanks =) I will continue to build up and strengthen the service. Right now we only do our advertising with word-of-mouth and a lot of people tell me "I heard about you from a friend", so we must be doing something right ^_^ Thanks again!

[kathos]

Christ almighty goomba check your email awlej)@(#)($*@#$

EDIT: I've noticed lots of jibber jabber about some malarky in Goomba's service.

Motherfucker's sent me a giant gun, a t-shirt and soon a shit load of games so far. He's fucking solid.

[wizic]

hey goomba any news for me?

[Setite]

Hey goomba, I hope you get your PC working soon.
Can you order from gamestop.com? If you can, how much is shipping?
I've sent you an email describing a little problem I've encountered while trying to register on GFC.
Oh, and I'm happy as hell to finally be able to participate in your lowball sale :-P

[RoganSarine]

Shipping from gamestop.com should be free for Goomba with the Saver16 or whatever coupon codes (assuming they still work).

[goomba478]

Setite, yes I can order from Gamestop. Most of the time I can get free shipping for games with the SAVER code (takes up to a week to get to me, but it's free shipping). Just keep in mind they do charge 6% tax for CT residents there. Also, you're absolutely right with the registration link. The link on the lowball page was pointing to the wrong registration page (the old one) and I'm going to fix that. I'm also going to be designing the lowball system to fit the new look of the GFC pages as well. I'll get it all worked out once my computer is working again :) Thanks again buddy. Good luck with the lowball!

[goomba478]

Oh and one more thing about the lowball sales guys. The more of you that participate, the more items I'll be adding. If it's just a few people that are going to be doing it then I'm better off throwing them on eBay to get money quick, but I'd much rather have you guys get some great games at some unbelievable prices and move them out that way.

Just remember the Lowball is in Super-Beta form as it's only the second time I'm using this system, but this is how we will grow and perfect the system. Only way to know if it all works properly is to use it. I keep track via my server for all bids (it logs timestamps and all that) so if anything glitchy comes up with the updates to the pages, no worries. I'll be able to manually fix them if I have to. Hopefully it'll work smooth as silk though :) thanks!

[telepathy]

Can you give us a preview of some of the stuff you are holding back for reference?

Also found out about gamestop.com's save 15% on 2 games that are $19.99+
http://www.gamestop.com/gs/stopwatch/SAVE15.aspx

So ppl who are thinking of picking up Blazblue can also maybe pick up something else as well & save? (or just pair up w/someone & get 2 copies of blazblue purchased maybe)

[goomba478]

** GFC Lowball Update **

I'm well aware there are some login/registration issues with the Lowball system. These should be worked out by the end of the day, tomorrow at latest *Crosses Fingers*. The problem here is that the Lowball system was relying on our old login/logout system before the 2.0 update and I'm working hard to get it up to speed. Nothing crazy difficult, but I want to make sure I do it right the first time so I don't run into this problem in the future. Eventually the Lowball system will blend in better with the GFC page as a whole, but for now it looks a bit different. This will change ^_^

telepathy, as for a preview of what I'm holding back I should have more information around Tueday or so. I'll post some pictures of the many games I haven't listed. I'm still debating how many will be lowball and which ones will be eBay. As a rule of thumb I think anything $30-$40 or more in value will go to eBay, and anything $1-$30 will be Lowball. We'll see :) I'll definitely keep you posted!

[telepathy]

At least let ppl here know beforehand. You might get some reasonable offers, which would mean less hastle from ebay & no/less fees. If you have been watching Saetia's lowball thread, you can see people are willing to pony up the money for stuff.

[goomba478]

Well honestly eBay isn't so much a hassle as I have been selling on there for nearly 13 years now :) I have all my systems set up with Auctiva and my various web programs that I can list eBay items super easily. And traditionally I get almost two times more for my eBay items than I do Lowball. I like saving you guys money with Lowball items ^_^ But for rare games or new games, I tend to do better with eBay or with the GFC store. Nothing personal :) I just want to be realistic to let you know I'm not going to throw a Demon's Souls Deluxe Edition sealed on a lowball for the fear that it'll end at $30 and I'll lose a bundle.

If I wasn't broke or if I didn't need the money for my wife's trip to China so much I may be more willing to take risks :) But for now I'll probably still list more valuable games on eBay and the lower level games on Lowball. But by all means you guys are free to make offers. I'll be taking photos of all the games I plan to sell this week so that'll give you a little heads up :) Thanks!

[telepathy]

Well, I mean, just listen to offers (also I doubt Demon's Souls DE would go for $30 lol). Sometimes you might get one that maybe worthwhile, you never know. And if you feel it's too low, you can always just double check ebay & counter-offer if you want.

Do you have a lot of sealed games goomba?

[wizic]

Can you give us a preview of some of the stuff you are holding back for reference?

Also found out about gamestop.com's save 15% on 2 games that are $19.99+
http://www.gamestop.com/gs/stopwatch/SAVE15.aspx

So ppl who are thinking of picking up Blazblue can also maybe pick up something else as well & save? (or just pair up w/someone & get 2 copies of blazblue purchased maybe)

woooOOO that would be me :3

[goomba478]

telepathy, I will absolutely listen to offers :) no problems! Actually, the next update in February will have a thing where you can actually make offers for all items in the GFC store. So if I list something as $50 in the GFC store, and you want to make an offer for $35, you can. It doesn't mean I'll always accept, but at least the option will be there. And this will make everyone happy I think as I can list a lot of items at once and sell as many as possible in the quickest time.

More on this in February!

wizic, I will check up on your order later :) That Gamestop coupon/sale does sound rather nice.

[goomba478]

As for sealed games...I don't have a TON but I do have maybe 20 or so? A lot are slightly older titles, some are greatest hits and such but yeah I do have a good amount of them =)

[RoganSarine]

GIMME SOME PLAYSTATION LOVE GOOMBA... Break my wallet... again...

[helluvagood]

where can i find the link to your lowball goomba??

[RoganSarine]

where can i find the link to your lowball goomba??

http://gamesforcanada.com/lowball/index.php

[goomba478]

RoganSarine, thanks for posting the link. Just so you know, that link will only be valid though for another 24 hours or so :) I am working on integrating the auctions into the actual site, so they won't be as much a separate entity as they were in the past.

I just have to work on some of the code before I hotlink it properly. The link is also on the main GFC site at the bottom. The GFC Auctions thingie. It's greyed out but the link still works. Once I update the site then I will change the link in my GFC template. Thanks again!

[telepathy]

Yeah, the reason why I asked goomba was cause I'm currently working on building up a collection of sealed games.

[goomba478]

While I am transitioning the Lowball site I almost guarantee you guys will experience some login problems. Don't worry though, the initial items are going until 02/06/2010 so you have plenty of time. Should be working by tonight!

[goomba478]

oh okay :) Any games in particular you're looking for telepathy? Let me know. I'll try to have photos for you guys of games I'm considering for the sale up by tomorrow. Thanks!

[helluvagood]

http://gamesforcanada.com/lowball/index.php
cool thanks. what else planning to put up goomba?

[kathos]

I can't bid on anythiiiing :(.

[goomba478]

nobody can bid on anything at the moment. I'm working on it. I'm at my grandparent's house with my mom, stepfather, aunt and wife so it's kind of crazy :) I'm on it though!

[emjaymj]

I'd love to participate but I only have one of those consoles (PS3), and I already happen to have Tekken 6 :D

[TKO236]

Telepathy, yup I have a lot of great items. Almost 200 games from the last couple of years that I haven't sold. I still have leftovers from when I ran my service only as an eBay store if you'll believe it. The Mrs. still wants me to clear up space in our home office and I'm desperately trying to come up with money for her to visit China this March or April, so I'm going to need money :) Hope you guys will see things you like!

TKO, sounds good to me. I have all the consoles and would have no problem testing them for you. Besides, Amazon has a 100% satisfaction guarantee on all their marketplace items so we should be fine. Let me know!

emjaymj, I will be going to the UPS store again tomorrow. I did pick up about 5 boxes but haven't opened them because of my computer fiasco. I'm going to work at my University job tomorrow, pick up the boxes, come home and visit my grandparents/mom again before she flies out, list some eBay games (need money for my wife's trip) and Saturday will be an all-day GFC/eBay day as I have the day off.

Once I get my laptop fully equipped with all my business software/website programs I will keep you updated again via GYROS. Thanks!

jeffx, that's the spirit :) I'm debating whether or not to do the lowball on CAG and on GFC, but honestly I'd prefer GFC only as it's more streamlined, automatically updated and supports all the things I like. It's not 100% functional but maybe by the time I list all the items it will be. Keep an eye out the first week of February as I'll have a lot more info then. Thanks!

kk Goomba I'll try to see when I can get the stuff since I have my eyes on some other stuff and if I dont buy those I'll just do the Warehouse Deals offer

[kathos]

Oh and thanks for ordering that stuff for my Goomba, sorry about all the caps (hehehe) but urgency+coming home from work at 2AM will have that effect on a man looking for $10 games :D.

[telepathy]

Goomba, I'm mainly collecting RPGs since they usually maintain the most value out of most genres. Also the main systems I collect for are the Playstation family & Super Nintendo. I'll take a look at whatever else you have on yon anyways.

[goomba478]

That's definitely true about RPGs :) I don't have many sealed ones though. Anyhow, I'm still working on fixing the system. Apparently moving it to the new directory really screwed up all my old programming. The funny thing is I developed the page back when I didn't know much about PHP, and it worked, but nowadays I could probably have written a new system faster than it's taken me to patch the old one. Oh well :) That's how it goes.

[goomba478]

I'm almost done repairing the login system for the lowball pages. It's not as easy as it sounds :) Hope to have it done by 1:00 AM

[Icetron]

goomba I can login on the lowball page, but when I press "Bid" it tells me to login again and after I login I go back to the lowball page, unlogged. I know you fixed my account yesterday so might be another bug?

[goomba478]

Alright everyone, I'm happy to say that the new Lowball system is in place. Again, it's not perfect but it SHOULD load right. The confirmation screen and all that needs a little bit of a graphical pick-me-up but that's for another day. The fact is bidding should work now so if you have any problems logging in and bidding please let me know. I have set up a sample item for you to bid on.

http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball.php

Good night. More items to come tomorrow!

[Icetron]

It works now, some minor glitch on my browser (Opera) but works nonetheless. :)

[ragnar14]

Yes! I'm winning the test item! Nobody can defeat me :D

[goomba478]

Icetron, please let me know any glitches (even the tiniest ones) because I'd like to get it perfect for all browsers. I still have some cleanup to do on the code, so the sooner you let me know the better. Thanks!

I will be adding in more test items to get people more familiar with the system as well to test my programs that will calculate the winners and such :) Thanks guys! Enjoy.

More items will be added each day throughout the week. I will upload pics of some of them today ^_^

[goomba478]

I will change this, but one problem I've noticed for people having problems logging in: when you signed up you used a combination of Capital letters and lower case letters, and for the most part the scripts tend to be case sensitive. I can change this, and will, but for now try to use the same combination as when you signed up. If you can't remember what you signed up with let me know.

If that still doesn't work, consider allowing me to reset your password. In the near future (hopefully at the end of February) I will have all of these options worked out so you can do these sorts of things directly on the site. One thing at a time though.

If you are still having problems logging into the site, or the Lowball system please let me know. Thanks!

[adrianchan56]

Weird I can login to your store page but not the main page.

[helluvagood]

logging in works fine for me

[goomba478]

Adrianchan56, you have to register seperately. The GFC store uses ZenCart login system and the rest of the site (Direct Requests and Lowball is my own custom system I made). I can't yet use the same login system for both so you have to register seperately. That may be another confusing thing. I'll have to figure out a way to fix that in the future, but for now I have no way around it as ZenCart uses it's own system. Let me know if you still have problems after registering on the GFC site (not the store). Thanks!

[jeffx]

With regards to your new and improved DR service, I think the Shipping Estimate should include examples for standard ordered items.

Ex: Weight of a DVD/PS3/360/PS2 game. Weight of a PSP/UMD game. Weight of a NDS game.

that way we can add them up and provide a much closer estimate. Right now I'm looking for standard DVD weight and am finding a bunch of different numbers. Nothing for PSP and NDS.

edit: nevermind, I just saw Amazon.COM has weights for pretty much all of its items. Still think you should include a quick table somewhere.

ONE MORE THING: when previewing the DR, you should provide an "Edit" button, because hitting the "back" button on the browser clears out the whole form.

[goomba478]

Standard PSP or NDS game is 5 ounces. 6 ounces shipped just for the record. I will gladly do that for you jeffx. I'll put a little popup thing or a dropdown to show popular weights.

Oh and guys, I'm almost there with restoring my system at home. Have a few more files to backup then I'm going to reinstall Windows. Windows 7 is giving me problems with my old verison of Quickbooks so I have to restore Windows XP on my desktop or else buy the new quickbooks (nearly $200) so by tonight I should be up and running.

Sorry for the delay of GYROS updates and such. We're almost there!

[Vhalyar]

Great!

Still no ETA on Mass Effect 2? :)

[goomba478]

Vhalyar, yeah I'm kind of surprised it's not here to be honest. I had chosen the same day delivery option. It'll be here Monday I assume. I'll get on Amazon's case if it's not. Sorry man. I'll keep you posted I promise!

** Goomba Computer Update ** My computer has been cleaned, defragged and is currently backing up. After that, cross your fingers for me. Hopefully we'll be back in business!

[goomba478]

Alright, computer's still backing up so I'm going to go and make some dinner (Chicken Satay and some sandwiches for those of you wondering). I also had a good idea that will probably be the best thing going...

A few of you have asked me if I'd take offers for my lowball items outright, and more than a few of you have asked me for photos of what I'm listing. So...What I'm thinking is this.

I will take photos of all the games I have been considering to lowball/eBay and if you see any that strike your fancy I will let you make an offer. Rather than say yes or no to an offer I will do this: If I think your offer is reasonable, I will list it in the lowball auction for one week with the price you offered with you as the top bidder at the offer price. If nobody outbids you for the week, then you get the item for your offer price. If someone does outbid you, then you're free to re-bid and then I don't have to worry about selling a game for pennies on a dollar.

In addition, I will list some games at starting prices higher than $0.00 to ensure that they don't end up with no bidders. This is a compromise because I want to list some on eBay but I'll give you guys the chance to get them first. Sound fair? I think it's the best of both worlds. Whatever doesn't sell, then it goes to eBay :) Simple as that. I will post a ton of the games photos here tonight. Thanks guys!

[telepathy]

That's perfect goomba. Couldn't have worded that better myself.

[goomba478]

I'm glad you're happy with my idea telepathy :) You were the main person I had in mind. So I will go ahead and list a bunch of photos soon. Copying them from my computer now.

[Lockescythe]

oh cool tonight?

[goomba478]

I will try to list the photos before midnight so yes technically today :) Have a few things to do (mostly Emails to reply to). This computer seems to be working again so I'm crossing my fingers and hope for no more blue screens =P I'll keep you guys posted.

Nothing like catching up on 3 days worth of Emails/requests =P

[goomba478]

Looks like my desktop is still having problems. Since it's all backed up, I'm just going to leave it down for now and work exclusively on the laptop this week I guess. I'll have to do a clean install when I have more time, but there's just so much to do and I don't want to leave you guys waiting any longer. I'm uploading the pics now for the lowball items. I will be posting about it in my main CAG trading post as well. I'll link to there in a minute.

[goomba478]

Goomba's Latest Lowball System - Lowball 3.0!


In the beginning there was dv8mad's Lowball system. Then came Lowball 2.0 which was a semi-automated web version. Finally, after nearly half a year since our last lowball sale, I introduce to you: Lowball 3.0!

Bid Here: http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball.php

Here's how it works. My standard Lowball rules apply:

* You have to be registered on my GFC website in order to place bids on the actual items there (registration is free and takes only a minute). All bidding will be done on this website and bids placed in this thread will not be counted. Obviously you do not have to be Canadian to bid, but if you are then you are more than welcome. :)

* The system works similarly to eBay and other online auctions in that you place a bid on an item and if you bid the highest at the end of the auction you win it for that price, plus shipping.

* You must bid at least $0.50 higher than the previous bidder if you are to outbid them and unlike eBay we do not use proxy bidding. This means if an item is $1.00 currently and you bid $10.00, the price jumps up to $10.00 instantly and you are the highest bidder at that time.

Here's where it gets interesting:

* We are going to be posting a bunch of photos below of games that are not yet included in the Lowball Sale. The idea here is that you can make an offer for any item you see and we will consider it for the Lowball. Here's how it goes:

1) You see a game below that you are interested in (all games for the record are in excellent condition and complete with game, case and manual). Some are sealed as seen in plastic wrap and if there is anything wrong with a game it will be listed in detail in the auction itself.

2) You can make an offer in this thread (either the ongoing GFC thread on CAG in the Canada forums section or my personal trade thread). Example: "Hey Goomba, I'd like to offer $15.00 for Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360)". If your offer is somewhere in the range that I'm looking for a particular item, the item will be added into the lowball at your offer price and you will be listed as the highest bidder by default.

3) The item will be given a full week (7 days) from the time your offer is accepted and will be listed into the GFC Lowball system. Bidding will be open for the week that it is listed to give others a chance to outbid you, should they choose to. If nobody outbids you, then you will receive the item at that price you offered plus shipping. If you are outbid, you have the option to bid again to become the new highest bidder. This will keep offers reasonable and also allow for lowball bidding as well.

4) For any items listed below that do NOT end up as lowball auction items, they will go one of three places: eBay, GFC store or the GFC rewards site (which is launching late February 2010). I have the right to reserve first refusal on all offers and there is no guarantee that I will accept any offers. Feel free to send them though as I'm very fair and consider all offers.

Last but not least: This Lowball 3.0 auction is dedicated to my beautiful wife LanLan. I'm trying to raise nearly $3000.00 total in order to help her fly back to China and see her family this upcoming April. It has been a very hard year for us financially and while I know I won't raise enough money with lowballs alone, it is certainly a good start.

Best of luck guys and have fun~! :bouncy:

[goomba478]

Lowball 3.0 Potential Sales Items (Click for Larger Versions):

Mixed Games #001:
http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball/mixed-games-001-th.jpg (http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball/mixed-games-001.jpg)

Mixed Games #002:
http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball/mixed-games-002-th.jpg (http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball/mixed-games-002.jpg)

Mixed Games #003:
http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball/mixed-games-003-th.jpg (http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball/mixed-games-003.jpg)

#PSX Games (Nearly all are MINT or Near Mint):
http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball/psx-games-001-th.jpg (http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball/psx-games-001.jpg)

Please feel free to make offers :) Thanks guys!

[kathos]

Are those mixed game packs coming out on the auction site?

[kathos]

Also just throwing it out there, I'm bidding on that test item of yours and it's not registering the bid.

And I need that invoice for the newegg stuff :D:D:D:D.

[jeffx]

Interested in EO1, Trace Mem, Mega Man Legends, all your Parodius games.

[telepathy]

Skies of Arcadia - $18
Resident Evil 4 wii - $10
Tales of Legendia - $10
animal crossing wild world - $10
gears of war LE - $15
psychonauts - $12

Also, do you mind if you list the PS1 games since you can't tell what are some of the game's titles in the picture?

I like how you have multiples of a lot of games as well. (2 copies of ICO/Nocturne/SFIV/Wii Sports & 3+ copies of Symphony of the night & Inuyasha)

[goomba478]

kathos, I shall look into the test item not working. I will have your invoice out to you once I receive the items (so I can judge the weight accordingly).

I will look through all your bids and will add them to the site tomorrow. Thanks guys :)

Yes, I do have quite a few multiples. That's what I get for sitting on these way too long =P I didn't realize how many copies of some games I had lol.

telepathy, did you click on the pictures? they should load big enough for all the PSX/PS1 games. Keep in mind some of them are Japanese imports (99% of the Japanese games are brand new but not sealed and are perfect condition including inserts and manuals).

[goomba478]

I just bid on the test item myself and it worked. Anyone else having problems with that?

Please make sure:

1) You are registered with the GFC main page (store site is a separate login).
2) You sign in with the correct login/password combination.
3) The top of the page shows your username properly and that you are logged in before you bid.

If you've done all 3 of these, please let me know right away. Thanks guys!

[telepathy]

It's actually cause a few of them have either no label or the label can't be seen very well:

(modified picture of your PS1 games w/red boxes highlighting the games in question)
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B_MDxVZFJQ1hNWU1NjJjYWMtNmQwMy00OGU4LThmN DUtNGJhYzM4NzNiYThk&hl=en

& I am curious as to what jap games you happen to have as well.

[goomba478]

telepathy, just as a test I added you in for one of your offers (Resident Evil 4 Wii) to get it rolling. I like all your offers though and tomorrow night will add them all in. Thanks so much. Let me know if you find any more problems with it. I think it should work smoothly but I'm sure some new glitches will appear. They always do with new systems =P

As for those of you with Direct Requests: I'm working as fast as I can. Having 3 days down on my system made me a bit slow for sure, but I should catch up quickly so just hang in there. I'll work around the clock. I'm only going to use my laptop now (which is 100% functional) and won't work on updating the desktop fix until I catch up. Thanks!

[goomba478]

telapathy, okay I got you :) you're right there are a few with generic cases. I'll let you know those titles tomorrow as well ^_^ I bought them ages ago so I couldn't even tell you. I'm off to bed now but hang in there. I promise we'll go through all the titles with any questions you guys have. I'll do my best to answer them all as best as possible. Thanks!!

[telepathy]

Well, there was other stuff that I was looking at as well, but I'm too tired to list the other offers I was considering at the moment. I might do it sometime later in the day (as in tomorrow afternoon or something). Thanks though, I'm glad you like my offers :)

[goomba478]

New page, here are the games again:

Lowball 3.0 Potential Sales Items (Click for Larger Versions):

Mixed Games #001:
http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball/mixed-games-001-th.jpg (http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball/mixed-games-001.jpg)

Mixed Games #002:
http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball/mixed-games-002-th.jpg (http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball/mixed-games-002.jpg)

Mixed Games #003:
http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball/mixed-games-003-th.jpg (http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball/mixed-games-003.jpg)

#PSX Games (Nearly all are MINT or Near Mint):
http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball/psx-games-001-th.jpg (http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball/psx-games-001.jpg)

Please feel free to make offers :) Reasonable offers will be added to lowball at the starting place of your offer, with you as the highest bidder. Thanks guys!

[kathos]

Hey Goomba the bidding works fine, just bid on a BL Shadow of the Colossus successfully, seems like the test bid is weird for me or something.

[Lockescythe]

how does one bid I'm confused?

[JoJoBlue]

how does one bid I'm confused?
I believe you bid on the GFC website. But, you can make an initial offer on some of the unlisted stuff so far.

Well, I guess I'll try Marvel vs Capcom 2 starting at $15, although I'll probably get outbid since this game is ridiculously rare now.

How much are the S+H for the regular sized games?

[blackric]

Hey goomba, will you be making available/taking direct request for the God of War DLC promo at 7-11? Basically slurpees and specially marked Mountain Dews will contain a code which can be redeemed for DLC content.

More info here http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/01/kratos-fury-invading-local-7-eleven-stores/

I may be interested in the dynamic theme/playstation home shirt :D

[blackric]

Oh some nice lowball items, I may be interested in some of them.

[RoganSarine]

Wow, Goomba... Some of those on that list make me feel really really greedy and needy... Few of those I actually have been trying to find for years at a decent price :P (Im not paying $25 for a 1-2 old gen game dammit

[RoganSarine]

I don't know if you know about this (as you may be coding right now), but your catalog items give this error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ']' in /home/jjparks/public_html/gamesforcanada/testing-hybrid-database.php on line 146

[ragnar14]

It's actually cause a few of them have either no label or the label can't be seen very well:

(modified picture of your PS1 games w/red boxes highlighting the games in question)
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B_MDxVZFJQ1hNWU1NjJjYWMtNmQwMy00OGU4LThmN DUtNGJhYzM4NzNiYThk&hl=en

& I am curious as to what jap games you happen to have as well.
I can tell what some of those cardboard sleeved demos on the right are, they're:
http://vgrebirth.org/playstationdemos/index_files/detail%20pages/ps1/ps%20picks%20green/ps%20picks%20green.html
http://vgrebirth.org/playstationdemos/index_files/detail%20pages/ps1/holiday%20picks%20%2797/holiday%20picks%20%2797.html
http://vgrebirth.org/playstationdemos/index_files/detail%20pages/ps1/interactive%20vol%203/interactive%20vol%203.html
http://vgrebirth.org/playstationdemos/index_files/detail%20pages/ps1/legend%20of%20legaia/legend%20of%20legaia.html
http://vgrebirth.org/playstationdemos/index_files/detail%20pages/ps1/squaresoft%20collector/squaresoft%20collector.html

I can't see the first 2(?) under Chrono Cross or the 1 above Silent Hill though :bouncy:

[kathos]

Goomba check your email, there's more stuff I wanted to order from you :D.

[goomba478]

RoganSarine, thanks for letting me know. I uploaded an older version of those pages and I'll go over them and make them look better when I get the time. They should be operational though now without any glitches. Let's hope :)

Lockescythe, full details are here on bidding:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170651

The link to the actual auctions where you can bid is here:
http://www.gamesforcanada.com/lowball.php

I will be making a banner for the bottom of my CAG Signature later today :) I have to work at my casino job from 12PM-8PM EST but I'll be home soon enough. Thanks guys and if you see anything else wrong please let me know. My computer dying and all these updates mean I probably missed a few things here and there. Thanks!

[xCobalt]

Amazon recently change the price of the Xbox Live 12 month back to $35. Are you able to purchase some more, Goomba?

[goomba478]

Yes I can order more of the $35 ones. They only limit the $30 ones :) Let me know!

[poiuiu]

Just a note on something you probably already know, but games like ICO, Ikaruga, and believe it or not, the Monopoly/Boggle DS bundle can fetch you at least 50 bucks on regular Ebay. I'd certainly throw those out.

And a clue on what the nonParodius import games are?

[xCobalt]

Yes I can order more of the $35 ones. They only limit the $30 ones :) Let me know!

I haven't used your system yet so I have a couple of questions. What's the difference between the DR Service and the DR Classic? I have a $5 amazon.com GC, would I be able to use that as part of the payment? Finally, if you were to send the code over email, is there any kind of fee?

[gsrce]

Am I the only one interested in a bunch of the PS1/PS2 games? =D

Goomba, looking for a few if they're still available.

MVC2 ps2, Symphony of the Night ps1, DDR ps1

Just let me know, and I'll send you an offer via PM.

[adrianchan56]

I just bid on the test item myself and it worked. Anyone else having problems with that?

Please make sure:

1) You are registered with the GFC main page (store site is a separate login).
2) You sign in with the correct login/password combination.
3) The top of the page shows your username properly and that you are logged in before you bid.

If you've done all 3 of these, please let me know right away. Thanks guys!

Something to add: registering a username that you've used for the online store login won't work.

[spike32]

Me being retarded, I pressed enter before I was finished typing in the info for the direct request. Would you like to me to submit a request again Goomba?

Thanks.

[goomba478]

Yeah that's alright. If you submit a blank one I'll just delete it. No problem!

[spike32]

Okay thanks. The first one is incomplete, the second one I just sent is the correct one.

[goomba478]

poiuiu, yup I know all about it. Thanks though for reminding me. I actually spent an entire day driving around to nearly 30 Gamestops in order to find a complete copy of that Monopoly/Boggle game. Definitely hard to find!

xCobalt, here are the answers for your questions:
1) The DR service is really the DR 2.0 system. It allows you to see all your items totals with shipping and service fees in real time to give you the most accurate estimate available. It requires you to be registered with the site (which is free) and allows you to pay immediately to expedite your service.
2) The DR Classic is the original form we had. Just enter the items and it creates an Email that's sent to us. It's manually processed by us and we tabulate your items and service charge with shipping and Email you back an invoice with payment instructions. It takes more time and more work, but it's good for unregistered users who want to get a taste of what we do. Also recommended for non-Canadian customers.
3) You can use Amazon Gift Cards at any time for 1:1 credit with any of our services. You can simply email the code to: GamesForCanada@improcomics.org and we'll credit you on any of your future or present orders.
4) Yes we can send you the code via Email. The only fee is our $2.00 flat service fee for the first item in any order ($1.00 for each additional) and we ask you to pay any Paypal fees if they pop up.

If you have any more questions let me know. Thanks!

[telepathy]

I wanna ask, how do you do an amazon gift card? Like how does it work?

[goomba478]

Well if you have an amazon gift card, purchase one online or get one from Swagbucks.com then you can just Email me the code and I will credit it to your account on GFC. If you are using it in conjunction with a lowball order or a direct request order then I'll just count it as if you were paying with USD. So $10 Amazon GC = $10.00 USD and best of all there is no credit card processing fee. So even if you buy the GC with a credit card, you won't have to pay anything to send me the code. Works great =)

You can buy them on Amazon.com ^_^ Let me know if you have any more questions about it.

[telepathy]

Oh cool. I should try that. I wasn't sure if it worked w/lowball or DR so that's nice to know.

[goomba478]

Yes, as far as I'm concerned Amazon credit is as good as cash. I buy so much on there for myself and for the GFC orders that it might as well be :) Thanks!

[telepathy]

Yes, as far as I'm concerned Amazon credit is as good as cash. I buy so much on there for myself and for the GFC orders that it might as well be :) Thanks!

lol, that's pretty funny to hear.

Also, some other stuff I was interested in:

Devil Summoner - $18
shin megami tensei nocturne - $17
ikaruga - $16
castlevania symphony of the night - $16