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[Discotheque]

Happy Thanksgiving Goomba, have you had the chance to ship/invoice my headphones yet?

Anyways, hope everything goes well on your thanksgiving. Don't pass out from too much turkey.

[goomba478]

** Thanksgiving / Black Friday Message from GFC **

Thanks for the Thanksgiving/Turkey Day/Gobble Gobble Gobble Day wishes :) I had a great Thanksgiving Day despite having to clean my old place all morning (spent about 5 or 6 hours scrubbing, vacuuming and generally just beating myself up to clean as spotless as I could). The dinner was excellent and now I have to go to sleep regretfully. I'm so bummed that I have to miss out on Black Friday this year, but the good news is that with the Package Forwarding (PF) order system live you shouldn't have to. Just send your packages to our UPS address on our website and you should be golden.

Let me say one last time: If there's an order you want that is time limited (especially on Black Friday where sales often sell out in an hour or less) use Package Forwarding. For items that are less of a rush and can be ordered any time use the traditional Direct Request. Thanks again everyone, I'm very thankful to have all of you as customers and friends =) Keep in mind this is our busiest season of the whole year so waiting 1-2 weeks to process an item is a legitimate possibility. We'll do our best not to get backlogged too much though. Talk to you all soon :)

I'll be returning to processing orders tomorrow afternoon. Cya ^_^. Have fun!

[Pat_McCrotch]

Hey,

I put a DR for some blu ray movies, order # was #436114367. Did you order those around the time that I submitted it or did you not order it yet? It seems like the blu rays got a better discount saving me around $7 more. :D

[gsrce]

Goomba is going to hate me after tomorrow, lol

So many great deals cropping up that I wasn't expecting!

Glad to hear your Thanksgiving went alright Goomba, make sure to not work too hard =)

[Fog]

Hey Goomba, I was wondering if you also handled more expensive items like laptops?

[goomba478]

Fog, of course we do :) The only caveat is that we have to mark them at or close to full value on the customs forms so you may be required to pay duties/customs taxes. Let me know if you're interested. Thanks!

[goomba478]

gsrce, nothing could make me hate you buddy :) You're one of my most loyal customers. The more items the better ^_^. Just don't be mad if it takes a week or more to get to them. I'm going to be buried in packages this week. Thanks!

[shadow_nine]

Happy Thanksgiving and Black Friday Goomba!

I was wondering if you were to order a copy of NFS: Hot Pursuit. If you weren't able to I can do so as I am currently state side.

[telepathy]

btw, anyone interested in Madcatz TEs should take a look at this:

http://store.gameshark.com/listCategoriesAndProducts.asp?idCategory=247

buy 1 stick, get 1 free.

Pretty good if you wanted 2 sticks or if you wanted to split the cost w/someone & get 1 stick each.
(about $75 + shipping per stick)

Goomba, when u get a chance, tell me how much it would cost to ship 1 stick & 2 sticks using usps (or whoever has the cheapest service).

Product Dimensions: 18.1 x 11.6 x 6.2 inches ; 9.7 pounds (according to amazon.com)

[goomba478]

Well guys, I survived Black Friday at the casino and by the looks of it a lot of you got some good deals (42 new PF Orders!). I got up for work at 2:00 AM and only just got home now at 3:30 PM...long day! It'd be a pretty great one if I didn't just get the terrible news that the only Tim Horton's coffee shop in my town (and in the area) has closed. Apparently all of them in Connecticut are closed or closing. Say it isn't so! I set out to get a coffee immediately (I love their Frozen Cappucinos) but it was too late. Tim Horton's is entirely gone in my state :( I may just have to move to Canada...

So in summary:

The Good: 10 Hour+ Day at the Casino with overtime = Good Tokes (Tips):

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Pg4ibUSzfvY/TPAs_UHL60I/AAAAAAAAGso/RyvY4Hu3PhE/s576/%24300%20Worth%20of%20Tokes.jpg

The Bad: My favorite coffee joint in the state (Tim Horton's) is closed for good despite my best efforts to support them:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Pg4ibUSzfvY/TPAs_27dyrI/AAAAAAAAGsw/yZf3AKzuExg/s576/Tim%20Horton%27s%20Closed.jpg

[goomba478]

Telepathy they cost about $37.00 USD to ship - $40.00 (each) depending on the model and packaging used. Still, Buy One Get One Free is the best deal I've ever seen on these TE Sticks. Definitely worth it!

Everyone, I'm up to my ears in orders (DR's and PF's) so please note I probably won't have most orders updated on the site until Monday Night ... in the meantime I'll process all DR's I can. For the ones I can't secure I'll refund you via Paypal (or payment method you used) and I'll continue to update GYROS as I go. For all PF orders, I will invoice as I receive your items. Remember, PF orders don't show on GYROS until we receive your items and process your order manually.

Thanks for all your support =) You guys are the best!

[telepathy]

Well goomba, you've shipped sticks before. How much would it be to ship two in one package? Just wanted to know to maybe help some friends out in picking up sticks :P

[goomba478]

For 2 in one package it'd be $52.00 USD shipped approximately (I've never shipped two at one time) but that's based on weight. There'd also be a total of $23.00 Service Charge assuming it weighs 20+ pounds. If it's just under 20 pounds then it'd be an $18.00 service charge. Hope that makes sense. Thanks!

[gsrce]

I ended up picking up two copies of the TMNT blu collection for 20 each due to an error at wbshop. If anyone wants it, feel free to let me know, and we can either have goomba add it to your order if he is going to be shipping items to you anyways, or he can ship me both and I can ship the other set out to you =)

[Afrodiziak]

Have a package forwarding in to you Goomba. Will more than likely have a couple more throughout the weekend ;)

[PuppetYuber]

curious on what people pick up :o

still debating rather or not if I should get Majin the Forsaken Kingdom via amazon :(

[goomba478]

gsrce, I'll take the other copy off your hands if you want. I'm a huge TMNT fan ^_^ Let me know if anyone else claimed it first though.

Afrodiziak, sounds good. I have almost 60 new PF orders now so I'll be super busy the next week or two processing all these. On top of it I actually have 5-Days a week at the casino (which is rare) so that makes me even moreso. I'll do my best though. :)

PuppetYuber, you can check it out on GYROS. I'll be adding in items as I go along. There's a long list of things ^_^ A lot of smaller items this year which is good for me, though there's a ton of them lol.

[shadow_nine]

Hi Goomba,

I'll make the assumption that you were able to order NFS: HP (Invoice #1511 - Order Number: 123853948) as I see that the sale was also available through Amazon.com through GYROS. NFS:HP was almost sold out at most retailers I visited that had it at that price which got me worried.

Thanks again! :bouncy:

[goomba478]

Yes Shadow_nine I got it from Amazon as it was almost instantly sold out on Best Buy.com. They charged $5 more for it but only came out to about $2.50 after you figure the tax thing and such. Thanks!

[Afrodiziak]

curious on what people pick up :o

still debating rather or not if I should get Majin the Forsaken Kingdom via amazon :(

I picked up Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom and the Left 4 Dead lightning deal ($9.99). That's all that caught my eye today.

[PuppetYuber]

Glad someone pick up the game. It is back up to 39.99 now :(

oh well =(

[Afrodiziak]

Glad someone pick up the game. It is back up to 39.99 now :(

oh well =(

Strange. I wonder why they would raise the price of the PS3 version yet keep the 360 version at 22.99.

[lustyhitter]

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is "Limited Availability" at the Target store closest to Uncasville. It's possible that there might not be any copies left. What happens if I order the game and it's not available during this busy sale? After all, Uncasville is pretty popular as a place to gamble at the Mohegun Sun.

[goomba478]

lustyhitter, yeah the stores around me don't have any in stock when they say limited availability. I love my Target but it's the WORST store ever for getting deals. To date in 6 years I have not managed to get one of their games listed in their ads on sale. I keep trying and they never are in stock. Sorry!

[lustyhitter]

lustyhitter, yeah the stores around me don't have any in stock when they say limited availability. I love my Target but it's the WORST store ever for getting deals. To date in 6 years I have not managed to get one of their games listed in their ads on sale. I keep trying and they never are in stock. Sorry!

It's alright. GT5 is more than enough for me as of now. Thanks for clarifying Target's "reputation" in this regard. Sounds like Canada's version of The Source LOL.

[Firestorm]

Isn't the Target price $35? Get it from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Need-Speed-Hot-Pursuit-Xbox-360/dp/B003R783IY/

[goomba478]

lustyhitter, not a problem. Target has a good reputation for quality but a bad reputation for sales (locally anyhow, maybe not nationally). Enjoy GT5 though, it looks incredible!

Firestorm, thanks for the link. Unfortunately, I already ordered it when it was $40 but you're right, Amazon has now matched the $35 price of many other stores. Good to know!

[chingster]

Hey goomba just wanted to know the status on my order of grado headphones. Order # 1825365543.

The GYROS doesn't look like its been updated in a while =S.

Thanks as always!

[goomba478]

chingster, I haven't located your headphones yet but I assume they should be in. I have about 60 packages still to process and picking up new ones tomorrow as well. My casino job had me working 40 hours straight through the weekend and with the rush of Black Friday and such I just have been playing catch up. I'm working again this morning and then I'm off the next two days, which I'll be largely spending doing GFC work. I have about 5 more DR's to process and then it'll be all PF orders. I'll be doing a lot over the next 2-3 days. I'll keep you posted. Thanks :) Sorry for the wait, this is always a really insane couple of weeks for us with the holiday rush. I'll contact you by Email soon.

[chingster]

ah ok, yeah it's understandable especially with black friday. Thanks its much appreciated!

[retro.elite]

Hey Goomba. I got couple PF orders coming your way from amazon.com. There are 3 separate orders with 5 items that should arrive at your ups store in the next few days. I'll send 1 pf form listing contents of each order.

[AznChaos]

Hey Goomba, I did a DR a couple of days ago the Order Number is 2100568053. It was a hoodie and a beanie. I realized it might take a while to get to cause of all the Black Friday orders so I'm wondering if I can cancel that then I'll just do a PF. Unless you did order it then its fine just leave the order.

[Leshita]

Hi Goomba,

I just submitted a huge package forward order (went a little crazy with BF / CM). The order number is #1848932735. I don't think everything will arrive in one package though (might be 3-5 because of the size of my order). Thanks again. :)

[gsrce]

Going to put through a ton of PF orders Goomba. Not sure which ones have shipped, or will actually ship, so we'll just sort everything out in a few weeks once everything has arrived.

I may also need you to return to sender one item as well. (Animaniacs Volume 3, as it was ordered in duplicate by accident. The cost was $10ish shipped, so if anyone else wants it, feel free to get in touch with me or Goomba)

In regards to the TMNT duplicate order, no one else claimed it, so it's yours Goomba. Also wanted to mention, I received Kick Ass and the other box today from you. I feel bad you had to send them separately though, I hope you didn't end up losing any money shipping them like that?

[IronmanD]

Goomba, any update on #53200386? It has been two weeks since the ordered was placed and according to GYROS you haven't received the package yet. That seems like a long time for something to arrive from Amazon. Any update would be appreciated.

[goomba478]

IronmanD, the UPS store we used was closed for the week of Thanksgiving and re-opened today. We're going tonight to get the new packages so it should be there. We'll be shipping out items all throughout the week so we'll update GYROS as we open the new packages :) We have 150+ orders now to process lol so we'll be quite busy ourselves. No worries, we'll update and Email you as soon as we locate it. Thanks buddy.

[goomba478]

AznChaos, I already ordered your items :) No worries. Just haven't updated GYROS yet. I'll do it ASAP ^_^ Tonight is my first day off in a while and I'm turning the keys into my old place so I'll be happy to have that behind me. Thanks again.

[Pat_McCrotch]

Goomba, I did a PF for order #1599069148. That order only includes Call of Duty: Black Ops for PC. Is is possible you can combine that order with my previous order #436114367, the one with a bunch of blu-ray movies. I'm pretty sure you bought the blu-rays when they were even more discounted then what I originally paid for, it should come up to around $6 extra that I paid you. You can keep the extra money if you can possibly combine the order for me.

Thanks again Goomba!

[underkover19]

Hey Goomba I left you a PM but I figured I'd post here since you've probably been very busy. I placed an order on Target.com for Call of Duty: Black-Ops (for PC) and the tracking site said it shipped to your address today. The order should have been a PF on GFC under #2011011017. To my understanding the serial-key is all I need to be able to register it to steam; was wondering if it'd be possible to just have you PM/e-mail me the key and I can pay you for your time/help. If you'd prefer to ship it out instead, that isn't a problem either. Let me know and hope all is going well. Thanks.

[AznChaos]

AznChaos, I already ordered your items :) No worries. Just haven't updated GYROS yet. I'll do it ASAP ^_^ Tonight is my first day off in a while and I'm turning the keys into my old place so I'll be happy to have that behind me. Thanks again.

Oh okay. Thanks! Didn't know if you had the time to be able to order it. Also I put in a PF yesterday. I was wondering if you could combine the shipments and just send them out at the same time? That's orders: #907729887 and #2100568053

Thanks

[goomba478]

Well the first batch of Black Friday / Cyber Monday packages have been received. Looks like I'm going to be VERY Busy this month of December. Here's a preview of just what I'm dealing with:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Pg4ibUSzfvY/TPZqpwloYQI/AAAAAAAAGvI/657WzamJQnk/IMG_6906.JPG

Keep in mind there are still around 70 packages not included in this bunch lol. I will do my best to keep up (I'm even taking today off from work to pack and ship). Thanks guys!

[gsrce]

Just a heads up Goomba. It seems lots of BF orders from Amazon are being duplicated. (Amazon is sending two of the same item with the same tracking number and same invoice, and only charging for one item)

Just figured I'd pass the info along to you so you wouldn't get too confused =)

(They aren't asking for the extra items back either...!)

[goomba478]

LOL, well gsrce if that happens I won't complain but I haven't come across it yet anyhow. If I end up with a bunch of duplicate games and movies then I'll know what happened =) Gives me something to look forward to though now lol. I'm about 1/3 the way processing the new orders. I'll make a lot of headway tonight, tomorrow and throughout the weekend. Thanks again guys for all the support. Off to work at the casino now, cya later!

[goomba478]

Potentially Great News Everyone: I trained my wife today to process Package Forwarding (PF) Orders into my system here. What this means is that if she gets good at it, she can potentially cut down on a lot of behind-the-scenes processing I do which will let me focus more on the meat and potatoes: packing and shipping items. We're probably a week or two away from her being fully trained but that'll be a huge help :).

Also, I'm doing another UPS run tomorrow morning which means we should be at nearly 100 packages. I'll ship out as many over the weekend as possible. They just keep pouring in ^_^. GYROS will be updated Saturday afternoon as fully as possible as well. Thanks guys for your support. I'll try to keep these packages moving.

[philvo87]

hey goomba can you cancel my order for alpha protocol and prince of persia please order # 1694982000

[goomba478]

philvo87, I've already ordered and received both of those items though. I don't believe Gamefly allows for returns on these (if they do you'd be responsible for return shipping).

[philvo87]

oh if they came in already sure send them my way lol :P was just worried that they didnt come yet and was thinking i could get them somewhere else :P

was looking at the GYROS and still said

.
1524a / 1694982000Alpha Protocol (PS3) Paid. Waiting for Item. Requires Additional Shipping $.

.
1524b / 1694982000 Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (PS3) Paid. Waiting for Item. Requires Additional Shipping $.

[emjaymj]

Hey Goomba (or whoever ordered the item, I guess)

Can you let me know where the Nexus One car holder was ordered from? I've been looking for accessories for mine (the car holder and the dock in particular), but have had a hell of a time locating places with anything in stock.

Surprised to find another Nexus One owner here actually, as none of the major providers really support it (except for 2G/edge... ew), and though the carrier I'm with is growing, their coverage is really limited. It's the only phone I've ever owned though that continues to give me a boner to this day haha, usually I'm bored with them in under a week.

[geophilips]

Hi goomba,

Was wondering if the NFS: Hot Pursuit and Rock Band 3 was picked up. Amazon said delivered.... Thanks :)

[retro.elite]

Hey Goomba.
Did you get a chance to take a look at my pf order #360379264? If you have please send me, the shipping invoice.
Thx.

[Hockridge]

I messed up my PF order Goomba. Can you please disregard order# 607643306. I forgot to add everything to it.

[PooPooRocket]

Hey Goomba, I haven't been keeping up with your fees/policies, so I just wanted to know why the service charge changed from $7 to $15 after I clicked on "Pay Now".

The last time I ordered from you, I seem to remember it was something like $2 or $3 per item.

Also, I think my item is on sale, so could you do your very best to order promptly.

Order Number: 533802445

Many thanks.

[RoganSarine]

Hey Goomba, how much credit do I have?

I wanna order:
http://drums-percussion.musiciansfriend.com/product/Vater-Mike-Johnston-Model-Hickory?sku=H70284

Just wanna know how many I can get (I can probably get 1 pair, but 2 would be nice :P)

[goomba478]

Just saying hi really quickly guys. I was busy at work the last two days and didn't get as many orders done as I would like but I'm taking tomorrow off to work all day. The packages just keep pouring into my house and they're slowly consuming my kitchen again =) I'll update you all on your questions ASAP but right now I'm in desperate need of sleep. Talk to you tomorrow and will try to respond to all Emails, PMs and comments here in the thread. Thanks guys!

[geophilips]

Good to hear that you are back Goomba... :)

[goomba478]

PooPooRocket, if you pay with Amazon Gift Cards or prepay the service charges there are no additional fees. If you pay through the site and use Paypal it calculates our service charges differently. Feel free to contact me sometime for alternative payment options.

RoganSarine, you have $10.00 USD Credit remaining.

[geophilips]

Hi goomba, I ordered a Kindle 3g but I believe i forgot to put a gift message on it as usual. It will be delivered today. The PF order number is 1400746725. I am still waiting for a GYROS update on 442662598 as well. Thanks and take it easy...

[IronmanD]

Goomba - I fired you an email on Monday. Please respond soon.

[goomba478]

geophilips, thanks =) We have a lot in store for next year and we're already starting to test out some of new services. More on this very soon ^_^ Thanks!

[goomba478]

geophilips, no problem. Our next UPS Pickup is going to be this upcoming Friday (12/10/2010) so I will pick it up then. I'll figure it out :)

IronmanD, I'll go try to track down your message. Thanks.

[geophilips]

Good to hear from you Goomba, and looking forward to your new stuff in the new year... Hopefully you can add my earlier PF order 442662598 (NFS:HP and Rock Band3) from Amazon to GYROS soon (it was delivered last wednesday).... looking forward to some time at home playing these over the winter... it is snowing like crazy here already so anything to stop the depression... lol

[underkover19]

Hey goomba, do you have any status updates for either my Call of Duty: Black Ops (PC) package forward (said it was delivered from target.com on the 30th), or the direct request I pm'd you? Please let me know, thanks a lot.

[retro.elite]

Hey Goomba.
I got your invoice; I was wondering for the processing fee with paypal of $2.00.
If I am paying through instant transfer, do I still need to worry about the processing fee?
And did amazon send you 4 packages instead of 3?

Thanks.

[goomba478]

geophilips, done and done. Shipped as well :) Hope you get them soon so you can play some great games while it snows outside ^_^.

underkover19, picking up more packages today (there are so many I've lost count) so yours should be in. I also just PM'd you back about your other request. Thanks!

retro.elite, Paypal no longer allows for gifting of money in relation to orders or business transactions and yes, Amazon sent 4 packages.

[underkover19]

Hey goomba I just wanted to make sure you see the followup PM I just sent you. Thanks.

[goomba478]

all set now underkover19 :) Items ordered. I'll let you know when they're in and we should be all set (probably be about a week or so). Thanks again ^_^.

[Fei.Jai]

Hey Goomba, I sent an email requesting for your phone number and address clarification for package forward.

[goomba478]

Fei.Jai, Emailed you back :) Thanks buddy. I'm going off to pick up the new batch of UPS Packages for PF orders now guys. Be back tonight and will get back to processing. 99% of BF orders should be in after this weekend ^_^ It's been nutso around here.

[goomba478]

Just got back from a 2 hour round trip journey to the UPS store and picked up almost 60 new packages (2 shopping carts full) so you can guess what I'll be doing this weekend in-between working and sleeping. Also, I may end up going into TSD (Total Shut Down) mode around Christmas until the first or second week of January. I want to start implementing my new payment system but it'll be hard if I continue processing so many orders.

I'm not sure exactly what or when but I think closing at least one of the services temporarily for a week or two would be long enough. I'd of course process all existing and any back-ordered orders, but wouldn't take on any new ones. We'll see though, I'll of course let you know if I decide to do this. Thanks again guys :)

[JamesC_]

Hey,
I hope you dont mind, but I filled out a Cr-48 (Google Netbook) application and used your drop off. If you get one from there, it could possibly be the one I ordered.

[goomba478]

JamesC_ was it a contest of some kind or did you pay for it? Let me know as it makes a difference. Thanks =)

[neoian]

This is a really good idea. I'll be sure to let my maple loving friends know about this.

[goomba478]

Thanks neoian =) I myself love maple syrup (and not the artificial corn syrup kind either). Appreciate the gesture!

[WarPSycho]

do you do Canadian to America?

lol

i know this isnt gaming related, but I want to get some Canadian Itune GC, I saw you had American ones, but I want Canadian ones

[JamesC_]

JamesC_ was it a contest of some kind or did you pay for it? Let me know as it makes a difference. Thanks =)
It was the official Google Application. They're giving out 60,000 of them so who knows :|

[dancrane212]

Hey Goomba,
Enslaved arrived a week or so ago, it looks great sitting on my backlog!

I was wondering if you still do ebay.com orders on auctions and if so how would I go about doing that?

[goomba478]

** GYROS STATUS UPDATE **

Just wanted to let you guys know we're experiencing the most packages we've ever received. This week alone we've received almost 200 so you can imagine this will likely be another week or two before we get everything straightened out. I've added about 70% of the orders to the GYROS page but you'll notice many have blank status updates. As we open the packages and sort them we're updating the GYROS and sending out invoices. I'm trying not to estimate the weights because it'll resolve in more back and forth, so doing it this way leaves no room for error. Also, a TON of you guys ordered multiple items that came separately in different packages from Amazon so tracking them down and seeing which orders belong to which people is a bit of a trick, but we're slogging through it.

Like I said, we'll do our best to keep up with the orders as best we can. Thanks. Just keep an eye on GYROS and your inboxes :) Thanks guys. Off to bed tomorrow. Processing all day tomorrow after 12:00 noon EST. Cya!

[goomba478]

dancrane212, we sure do ^_^ eBay orders work two ways:

1) You can order with DR service. Just put in a Direct Request and put the MAX bid you want to buy the item including the shipping charged to ship to USA from the eBay seller. So if you want to bid $20.00 max and the seller charges $5.00 put in "$25.00" as the item price. If we lose the item we'll refund you 100% but if we win the item for less, we'll apply the extra funds towards your shipping to Canada and such. If an item is a Buy it Now item, then just include the BIN price plus the shipping to USA as the item price.

2) You can order the item yourself and ship to our Package Forwarding (PF) address.

If you need more info just let me know :) Thanks!

[evantrees]

just e-mailed you concerning the ancient pf order + the two new ones, sorry for the ancient one.

edit: and I'm an idiot should be cheaper to send together, all though duties may be a problem.

[dancrane212]

dancrane212, we sure do ^_^ eBay orders work two ways:

1) You can order with DR service. Just put in a Direct Request and put the MAX bid you want to buy the item including the shipping charged to ship to USA from the eBay seller. So if you want to bid $20.00 max and the seller charges $5.00 put in "$25.00" as the item price. If we lose the item we'll refund you 100% but if we win the item for less, we'll apply the extra funds towards your shipping to Canada and such. If an item is a Buy it Now item, then just include the BIN price plus the shipping to USA as the item price.

2) You can order the item yourself and ship to our Package Forwarding (PF) address.

If you need more info just let me know :) Thanks!

Sounds great,I put a DR in last night.
Thanks!

[goomba478]

Yup thanks dancrane212, I put in your max bid. I really like the item you're bidding on (I own the same book myself actually and LOVE it). Hope you win :) Thanks again.

[gsrce]

Hey Goomba,

I'm going to get you a list later this evening of everything you should have for me by the end of this week. I know it's a lot of stuff, but I'm not in any hurry, so we can work through getting it out in smaller lots slowly =)

[goomba478]

Thanks so much gsrce, my wife and I are organizing your orders as we speak :) Thanks buddy. You have a ton of great things ^_^.

[dancrane212]

Yup thanks dancrane212, I put in your max bid. I really like the item you're bidding on (I own the same book myself actually and LOVE it). Hope you win :) Thanks again.

I'm glad the book is great; Starcraft 2's CE book showed me what I had been missing out on. I'm still kicking myself for not picking it (ME's book) up for $30 at launch :bomb:

Anyways, if (more likely when) I'm outbid can I switch the order for one off the Amazon marketplace? There are a few that are 39.99 with 3.99 shipping so it comes out to be around the same and they all seem to be about the same quality (minor shelf wear).

*EDIT

Strike that, I ordered one myself once I noticed that 2 of the little that were there for 39.99 had been sold in the last few hours and I had been outbid by $20. I feel that the announcement of 3 had something to do with this :roll:

Anyways I'll fill out a PW form tonight.
Thanks,

[shadow_nine]

Hi Goomba,

Was checking the status of my black friday order and don't think its updated. 1511/ 2087804680 for need for speed. Thanks

[skibumm]

Hey Goomba,
Know you were swamped with Black Friday orders and the like. I wanted to see whether you received two Amazon.com orders from me, expected to arrive last Monday, December 6? Feel free to PM me or e-mail me at my gmail address if you need any more details.

Thanks Goomba!

[AznChaos]

Hey Goomba,

Just wanted to check in on order#:2100568053. It's been "Waiting for Items" for a long time just worried that something may have gone wrong.

Thanks

[gsrce]

Alright Goomba, here is a list which should include everything you should have for me by the end of the week.

Up Blu Ray 4 disk with slipcover
Cars Blu Ray with slipcover
Monsters Inc Blu Ray 4 disk with slipcover
Toy Story 3 Blu Ray 4 disk with slipcover
A Bugs Life Blu Ray with slipcover
Toy Story Blu Ray with slipcover
Aqua Teen Master Shake Ceramic Cup
Batman Returns Blu Ray
Animaniacs Vol 1
Animaniacs Vol 3
Superbad Blu Ray
Pinky and the Brain Vol 1
Pinky and the Brain Vol 2
Pinky and the Brain Vol 3
Ninja Turtles Blu Ray Collection
Wizard of Oz Blu Ray
Prince of Persia Blu Ray with slipcover
Star Trek Original Motion Picture Collection Blu Ray Set

*wipes brow* That's a lot of stuff!

There should also be an extra Animaniacs set that needs to be returned, and an extra TMNT Blu Ray set that you said you would like to keep =)

This should be it, I don't think I have anything else scheduled to go out to you until Jan/Feb, so we should be good with you breaking that down into 2-3 packages and shipping it out at your convenience =D

[chingster]

Hey Goomba, I ended up ordering the earpads I inquired about before, using the Direct Request method. I think I was supposed to receive a confirmation email for my order (not the paypal payment one), but I didn't get one as of yet.

The order # is 559774495

Thanks appreciated as always!

[Porumy]

Hey Goomba,

Just wanted to let you know that I placed a DR. Thanks.

[emjaymj]

Hey Goomba,

I went to a slight extreme here because I didn't want to bug you over something totally unfounded, but since you don't use dates on GFC, I used prior CAG posts to find my relative position within the orders.

Believe me, I don't enjoy bugging you at all, but out of all the items on the "shipped" page, mine should predate ALL but the top 5-10. It was a PF order, but I even went to the extent of using Amazon Prime in order to get it to you quickly, as the order was 9 days before Black Friday (and as such, should also beat that particular rush, even though I understand you must be swamped - though probably can't even fathom just how bad it really is). The point though is that there should be very little reason for it to be affected by the BF orders, especially when I didn't order a single thing during that time or contribute to that particular mass of orders in any way, you know what I mean?

I have ordered quite a bit from you in the past but I don't expect that fact to get me any special treatment. I just hope that it's not alternatively causing anything to be delayed in order to give new (and potential repeat customers) faster service at my expense. Especially with the simple fact that I got a more than comfortable enough margin on BF that by all rights it should suggest you haven't even BEGUN to deal with BF/CM orders, though that's clearly not the case.

I really hate getting on your back about things but this was a Christmas gift for a relative 6 hours away that I'm going to be with during the holidays. I've been stuck without a computer for the last little while and have resorted to typing all of this on my phone because I don't know if there's even enough time left. I'm not sure why this has happened but hopefully it was just an error. I really need you to look into this immediately and hopefully deal with it immediately. A simple PS3 game I got a great deal on and was hoping to have well in advance, very inexpensively... well, I have no idea how its going to turn out now, and for the first time in all my GFC orders I am genuinely frustrated.

Anyway, the game is Heavy Rain and the order number is 1214342180. I hope you will promptly look into it and just as swiftly handle it. I have a Nexus One Android phone, so (push) gmail is a fairly fast way of contacting me, but obviously you have my phone number too (or at least HAD, when you tried to call me heh), and obviously if it's something that requires a bit of back and forth, nothing beats voice communication. But responding on the forums alone will waste a fair bit of time.

Anyway, typing such a long post on a phone's touchscreen keyboard is borderline torture and I've probably communicated MORE than everything necessary, so I'll leave it at this. I hope to hear from you shortly.

Love,
Mat

[geophilips]

Hi goomba,

Any update on my kindle? It was supposed to be a Christmas gift, but even New Year is fine .... lol

Cheers,

[SVxM]

Hey Goomba,

I don't know why but I see the service charge going up from $2 to $7 from the preview to the confirmation page... My Order Number: 794665139. Anyway, please PM me before ordering to clarify a few things. I will reply ASAP.

Thanks again!

[JamesC_]

Hey Goomba,
I emailed you concerning the Cr-48. Email is the best way to contact me if you've got any questions.
And it looks like you're really busy, so if you want to hold off on anything I'm not in a rush :)
Cheers.

[RoganSarine]

Goomba, pm'd you an order for 2 drumsticks and 1 cable... You really gotta program a way that makes me not have to pay with paypal :P And yeah, I understand you won't get those drumsticks until mid January.

[pyrox4]

Can someone enlighten me on how this works? I've tried reading the site but I'm a little confused.

Lets say I wanted to order something from an American website that only accepts american forms of payment and whatnot, and I live in Canada, what do I do?

Do I fill out a direct request? If that's the case, I just put in my shipping information/name, and then link to the item? Then what happens? Is it bought for me and then I'll have to pay through paypal whatever the charge? Just not sure how this process works exactly...

[goomba478]

Finally have a day off from work today (well technically not today since I worked 4AM-10AM at the casino) but I'm off tomorrow so that means I have tonight and all day tomorrow (till 7PM that is) to process orders. And man do I have a ton of new packages in to process.

I will be going through all your comments one by one individually so don't think I'm ignoring you :) It's just been busy with all the holiday stuff at work and of course GFC packing ^_^.

pyrox4, I'll answer yours first though since you're new to our service. If some site requires American form of payment you can use our DIRECT REQUEST service to have us order for you. You pay us with Paypal and then we use our credit card to order the item, have it shipped to us and then repackaged and shipped to you. Couldn't be simpler :) So yes, just put your info in, pay through the site (it'll include all the service charges and such if you estimate shipping weight properly) and we take care of the rest. We'll Email you when your items are in and when they ship out. If any extra shipping is due we'll send you an invoice. Thanks again for your interest in GFC :) Happy Holidays!

[pyrox4]

Finally have a day off from work today (well technically not today since I worked 4AM-10AM at the casino) but I'm off tomorrow so that means I have tonight and all day tomorrow (till 7PM that is) to process orders. And man do I have a ton of new packages in to process.

I will be going through all your comments one by one individually so don't think I'm ignoring you :) It's just been busy with all the holiday stuff at work and of course GFC packing ^_^.

pyrox4, I'll answer yours first though since you're new to our service. If some site requires American form of payment you can use our DIRECT REQUEST service to have us order for you. You pay us with Paypal and then we use our credit card to order the item, have it shipped to us and then repackaged and shipped to you. Couldn't be simpler :) So yes, just put your info in, pay through the site (it'll include all the service charges and such if you estimate shipping weight properly) and we take care of the rest. We'll Email you when your items are in and when they ship out. If any extra shipping is due we'll send you an invoice. Thanks again for your interest in GFC :) Happy Holidays!
Thanks for the quick reply. Sounds great, I'll place my request later tonight after my exam! Gonna be an expensive one :P

[IronmanD]

Hey Goomba, I just wanted to let you know that my Forza 3 Ultimate edition arrived today. I realize I was a little impatient after getting caught up in the Black Friday volume but thanks for responding quite promptly to all my questions, especially as a new user to the service. Due to the lower price and no taxes from Amazon, even after the service/shipping fees it still ended up cheaper than copies up here, if you can find it. I look forward to using your service again and will spread the word to others I know.

Cheers!

[goomba478]

Thanks a bunch IronManD. No problem. I understand it's a bit frustrating to be new to a service and not receive an immediate response. Plus, the holiday delays are just something inevitable with my little company as it's just me (and occasionally my wife) processing and shipping. Between two "real" jobs it means I only have a few hours a day to devote to GFC but that'll be changing in April once I get laid off from my University of job of nearly 6 years, so GFC will be a full-time day job for me. That's when I really intend to do a lot with the site and who knows..maybe I'll even have enough money to hire some help :)

I really appreciate your follow up though. Thanks for letting me know my service still works even if it's a big jet-lagged during the big holidays ^_^. Things will be running quite smoothly in January again.

[pyrox4]

Hey goomba I just placed a big order, hopefully I did it right! Maybe you can look it over real quick and make sure it's all good? Just a little worried about it since it's my first time and it's big.

Also it's USPS right?! Hope so.

[goomba478]

pyrox4, you did everything correctly for the most part but you did miss one thing...there is 6% Sales Tax on all sales items from Best Buy and all retail stores in my state. So that'll add 6% to your total. I'll try to order the first two items and then send you an invoice for the remaining funds to buy the third. Thanks again :) Really appreciate the order! Happy Holidays ^_^

[pyrox4]

pyrox4, you did everything correctly for the most part but you did miss one thing...there is 6% Sales Tax on all sales items from Best Buy and all retail stores in my state. So that'll add 6% to your total. I'll try to order the first two items and then send you an invoice for the remaining funds to buy the third. Thanks again :) Really appreciate the order! Happy Holidays ^_^

Hey, yeah I knew there was something like that missing. Appreciate the fact that you'll get the first 2 first, since I think there is a 2 limit at one time anyway, lol.

But yeah just let me know how much is the difference afterward and I'll pay it as soon as I see it (also I'm assuming I would just directly paypal the difference without filling out any form?)! Thanks again for doing this, appreciate it. Happy holidays to you too.


EDIT: just saw your email, sent the money, sorry bout that!

[astrix]

Hey Goomba, I put in a DR for headphones. All past items I've requested through your service have arrived in tip-top shape :) Thanks for this awesome service!

[Hockridge]

Hey Goomba, I haven't received any invoices for 2 PF orders that I placed almost 2 weeks ago. Are PF orders behind?

[gsrce]

Hey Goomba, I haven't received any invoices for 2 PF orders that I placed almost 2 weeks ago. Are PF orders behind?

Of course they are, have you not been following the posts? lol

With Black Friday, Goomba slows down quite a bit due to having to sort through the hundreds of packages he has. If you see how much he has just for myself, you can get an idea of how much he is trying to backlog through while still working full time.

[Hockridge]

Of course they are, have you not been following the posts? lol

With Black Friday, Goomba slows down quite a bit due to having to sort through the hundreds of packages he has. If you see how much he has just for myself, you can get an idea of how much he is trying to backlog through while still working full time.

Ah, I see. Haven't been paying too much attention, I apologize.

[evantrees]

how should I send you amazon gift cards again?

[Afrodiziak]

Hey Goomba. Just wondering if you received my Maijin and the Forsaken Kingdom and Left 4 Dead 2 from Black Friday? It was a PF order

[goomba478]

Hockridge, no problem. We are still behind on PF's but we're steadily catching up. A few customers had 50+ item orders and I had to sort them all which took a bit of time. The good news is we're nearly there and I actually just received one of your items only yesterday. I believe there is still one item to go, but I may end up invoicing you beforehand just to speed things up. Sorry for the delay, it's been ultra busy around here ^_^;;

evantrees, you can simply send us an Email at GamesForCanada AT improviser DOT org with your Amazon Cards, or you can PM them on CAG. Either way. Just make sure you state who you are (since it's not always obvious by the Emails) and what you're sending. We'll then apply that to your account. We allow for up to $100 a month for non Amazon items and as much as you want for Amazon items. If you need more info let me know. Thanks :).

Afrodiziak, I believe we did. A lot of orders didn't come with Gift Messages so I have to make sure I don't send out any copies that belong to anyone else. I hope to have all packages processed and invoiced by this upcoming Tuesday. Thanks :)

[emjaymj]

I can understand why BF/post-BF orders are backlogged (and to expect anything else is frankly silly) but despite your reassurances I do have to admit I'm feeling a bit ignored at this point concerning how in the dark I am about my order placed well in advance of BF to begin with (tracking shows you received it a month ago - less a single day, actually - and a Christmas gift for a distant relative I'll be going to see on Thursday, of all things).

But I find it hard not to when you seem to not just be replying relatively promptly to almost every other post and are apparently tackling massive BF orders already while appearing to have skipped my tiny order placed before even the BF flyers were sent out, let alone when the sales actually started.

Maybe I'm to blame for sticking you with a novel every time I post lol, and god knows you've made more of an effort than you had to for me on more than one occasion... so I can't help feeling a little guilty coming on and bitching but for the fact that I'm absolutely dumbfounded as to what is going on, and that what should have been a very comfortable amount of time to get this (intended) Christmas-present-to-be to my doorstep is now at the point that I could buy it here at full price for the cost of shipping it here on time, which either option sadly enough I couldn't even afford at this particular moment even if you were to magically meet the dual requirements of sending it out this weekend and using a courier that both of us would probably rather never deal with again heh.

I guess the reason I've clearly got a stick of mistletoe up my ass this time around is just that I literally don't have and for that matter can't even get a gift for this one individual now who in all likelihood will feel even more confused and ignored than I do right now, with my prior post singly ignored (seemingly, anyways) and not being able to spot any rhyme or reason to the order in which things are processed... it certainly doesn't appear to resemble anything chronological - and if it actually IS so-processed, then that would seem to just make an even more genuine case for being ignored.

So I can only be left to think that maybe I offended or otherwise wronged you in the past month or two, although if that's the case I don't have the slightest clue what it might be :/

Well, I probably just got myself (at best) skimmed over once again by leaving another Dostoevsky-wannabe of a post. Humbug!

[Jbently]

emjaymj, just leave a TLDR version at the end of your post and maybe goomba can reply to that! :D

[goomba478]

emjaymj, I'm sorry I completely missed your wall of text posts on here once it went over to the new page. For that I do apologize. As for the process of orders with order numbers later than yours showing up, it's not quite how it appears. A lot of those orders were placed before yours but due to the overwhelming amount of orders we got on BF I just never got around to entering them into GYROS. As always, GYROS isn't a rule of thumb it's more of a convenient way for me to keep track of who has what, which orders go where and what needs processing. The numbers for the order numbers themselves are random and the first set of numbers are simply Quickbooks reference numbers.

But yeah anyhow, I'm sorry that your game wasn't received or processed quicker. We process everything as quickly as possible but with the holiday rushes and literally hundreds of packages there's simply no way to have normal turnaround times. I had messages on the site though stating that it would get backed up more than likely. We are happy to help you guys get your packages but unfortunately there's no way for us to guarantee holiday delivery or any delivery date in general unless we've got no backlog and the buyer is willing to pay for overnight delivery or something similar.

So again, you didn't offend me or do anything. I'd never intentionally delay a package for something so trivial. The only time I wouldn't mail out an item is if it's unpaid for, or if an item is a multiple-item order and I have only received a portion of the order. Period. I try my best to always ship in the order I receive items in, and it simply makes good business sense to do so. I don't play favorites and I don't give preference to any of my customers no matter how long they've been with me.

So please don't take it personally! Tell your friend who you bought the gift that it's on its way and give them my sincere apologies for the holiday delay. We're almost through the rush =P.

[pyrox4]

Hey Goomba, did I put in the right order number with the second paypal payment I made? I hope I did but I can't remember if I put the invoice number by accident or the order number. I'm like 70% sure I put the right order number.

[goomba478]

Yes you did everything right pyrox4. Just to let you know. Best Buy shipped the first phone (it'll be delivered Monday supposedly) but said the other two are backordered for 1-2 weeks. Just wanted to give you a heads up. They charged my card though so we should be all set. I'll keep you posted. Thanks ^_^

Everyone else, I just got back from a grueling day of work. I'll be spending all afternoon and night tomorrow processing orders though. I am planning a partial GFC shutdown very soon which I'll explain more in my next post...

[goomba478]

** GFC PARTIAL SHUTDOWN (Coming Wednesday 12/22/2010) **

Just wanted to give you guys a heads up. On this upcoming Wednesday I plan to partially close off the GFC services (Package Forwarding mainly) on the site. This is because we've been using the PF 1.0 system for too long and it still requires a lot of manual editing since it's based on the old DR Classic form. This form has you enter your item info but doesn't prompt you to estimate shipping weights or pre-pay anything, which means that we have to do all the billing and invoicing manually as we did in the old days of Direct Requests. This was fine when we only did 1-2 PF requests a week but these days 90% of our orders are PF which is why we are getting backlogs again.

The new system will be developed over a 2-3 week period (possibly 4 weeks but I really don't intend for it to take that long). What this means is that Direct Requests will still be available on the site and we'll continue to process all existing orders (DR and PF) but the PF form will not be publicly available on the site, or at least not directly. We will still have the PF service running but with a disclaimer that our services will be severely slowed during the rebuilding process. So if you don't mind us holding onto your items for a few weeks and manually invoicing you as we've been doing, we will make it available on the site, but otherwise you'll get a message saying that it's coming soon (PF 2.0).

I want to stress this again: It will not impact existing orders. Rather, it'll allow us time to ship all the BF and Christmas orders out and get ready for the new year. Having an automated PF system in addition to the automated DR system will make our site much, much more efficient and less prone to slow down. More on this soon. Thanks guys!

[pyrox4]

Yes you did everything right pyrox4. Just to let you know. Best Buy shipped the first phone (it'll be delivered Monday supposedly) but said the other two are backordered for 1-2 weeks. Just wanted to give you a heads up. They charged my card though so we should be all set. I'll keep you posted. Thanks ^_^

Everyone else, I just got back from a grueling day of work. I'll be spending all afternoon and night tomorrow processing orders though. I am planning a partial GFC shutdown very soon which I'll explain more in my next post...

Ahh that really sucks to hear about the other two, but yeah, let me know what's happening or what happens when there is an update. Thanks, sounds like you got your work cut out.

[goomba478]

Yeah, I have faith we'll be able to get them but they seem to be popular and the website did only let me order one at a time so maybe they have some type of time restriction on how many they sell to an individual. I'll keep you posted though :) Thanks!

[goomba478]

I'm back home from work guys and working as hard as possible to get as many orders as I can done today. Wednesday is my deadline to really start shutting down the PF system in parts so I can rebuild the new ones. More on my new system as it launches. I will be selecting a few of you guys to act as BETA participants once I have working code (probably mid January). Thanks again for your support :) Back to packing and invoicing I go!

[JamesC_]

Hey, Just reminding you about the Cr-48, it should be arriving tomorrow. I havent filled out a PF because I'm not entirely sure if it'll arrive. Its complicated... But if it does give me an email at jaames[at]cydonia.im :)

Thanks

[goomba478]

Okay JamesC_, snowstorm warnings aside, I should be picking up the next batch of UPS orders tomorrow so I'll definitely keep you posted :).

[pyrox4]

Heh, I just read an article on engadget about the back orders on the phones. Looks like you're not alone, christmas delivery best buy? Don't think so :P Hopefully they don't stray far from their promise.

[gsrce]

Hey Goomba,

Just wanted you to know that I have items on preorder at Amazon between now and the end of Spring that are going to be shipped to you. I generally don't submit a PF request in advance as prices change and the orders get canceled often.

Just wanted to check with you to make sure you're still OK with the way I have my orders set up =)

[emjaymj]

Yeah Goomba I understand the whole thing about the rush right now and that order/invoice numbers can't really be used to determine this, but I was actually going off posts by people implying orders made AFTER mine, and since I used Amazon prime to get it to you quickly, it still seems like a safe bet that you shouldn't have received it afterwards, or at the very least significantly later.

And I get that you can't guarantee delivery times, and even though I believe when I placed my order you hadn't yet put up the warning about delays, I know by now to usually expect them anyways :lol:

What really got to me though is that it seems very apparent you're processing Black Friday orders already, some of them quite massive, when my order not only comfortably predates Black Friday, but as I already mentioned, I even resorted to using Amazon Prime... so the idea that the package was received after so many Black Friday orders just totally confounds me still (an order that I placed on the 30th I have no illusions about though heh)

So I understand what you're saying about your process and for the most part am familiar enough with GFC to have already been largely aware, but that's actually precisely why it's left me so confused! Anyway, not much I can do about it, not sure if I've effectively communicated it, but I'm just expressing my own personal frustration, and I apologize that its hardly the best place to vent it.

[goomba478]

pyrox4, I saw that article on Engadget as well. I'll let you know once I've received all three. Did you want me to ship them to you all in one package or individually? Let me know what works for you. For customs purposes I don't think it makes a huge difference.

gsrce, thanks for the heads up :) Glad to know I'll have business with you for the next couple of months ^_^ appreciate it. And yes, you're all good with how you're doing things so no worries.

emjaymj, well I do apologize again for the delays. The thing is last month I only had 4-5 UPS pickups total so it's quite possible that some of your packages got mixed in with the BF orders even if they were ordered beforehand. I try to open boxes in the order I get them but they pile up so quickly in my two cars, our basement, our living room and now our kitchen area lol so some packages may fall through the cracks and get processed later. I'm still working out a better system on the site and in the physical work space as well. No hard feelings though, I know you've been a really very loyal customer and I have no ill will towards you or anyone else for that matter.

I'm thinking though in the future I may not combine orders the way I do now. Right now a lot of people put in separate orders for each item they order but this makes a flood of orders that they want to combine. It'd probably make more sense to ship orders as groups they way they were requested. So if a person puts 3 games in one order, that's fine but if they have 6 orders of 3 games each, it makes more sense to ship out in 6 shipments. Doing that would probably make a lot less confusion for me as well as I have to sort multiple item orders which compounds the problem.

It's not a science quite yet but we're working our packing theories and getting better month by month. I really do think after the holiday rush is over and we implement some new PF systems we'll be a lot better off :) I can only hope so ^_^.

[gsrce]

pyrox4, I saw that article on Engadget as well. I'll let you know once I've received all three. Did you want me to ship them to you all in one package or individually? Let me know what works for you. For customs purposes I don't think it makes a huge difference.

gsrce, thanks for the heads up :) Glad to know I'll have business with you for the next couple of months ^_^ appreciate it. And yes, you're all good with how you're doing things so no worries.

emjaymj, well I do apologize again for the delays. The thing is last month I only had 4-5 UPS pickups total so it's quite possible that some of your packages got mixed in with the BF orders even if they were ordered beforehand. I try to open boxes in the order I get them but they pile up so quickly in my two cars, our basement, our living room and now our kitchen area lol so some packages may fall through the cracks and get processed later. I'm still working out a better system on the site and in the physical work space as well. No hard feelings though, I know you've been a really very loyal customer and I have no ill will towards you or anyone else for that matter.

I'm thinking though in the future I may not combine orders the way I do now. Right now a lot of people put in separate orders for each item they order but this makes a flood of orders that they want to combine. It'd probably make more sense to ship orders as groups they way they were requested. So if a person puts 3 games in one order, that's fine but if they have 6 orders of 3 games each, it makes more sense to ship out in 6 shipments. Doing that would probably make a lot less confusion for me as well as I have to sort multiple item orders which compounds the problem.

It's not a science quite yet but we're working our packing theories and getting better month by month. I really do think after the holiday rush is over and we implement some new PF systems we'll be a lot better off :) I can only hope so ^_^.

I'd actually prefer to see the opposite, as that will drive costs up on shipping to the point where it may not be worth doing.

What I'd suggest is just open and categorize everything as it comes in like a retail store would do for it's stock room. Put all the games that come in in one pile with the invoices attached, all the movies in one pile with the invoices attached, etc.

Then when you go to ship items out for people you just pick from your stock everything showing in your database that person wants sent out to them, and ship it all together =)

This would of course require lots of room on your end and maybe a more sophisticated inventory/order tracking system, but it's easily doable and I would think would make your life a lot easier!

[pyrox4]

Goomba, if you send one of them individually will I have to pay extra shipping on that one? If so, what would that extra be in total? I mean of course I'd love to get one as early as possible, since one of them is for me :) I mean if you suggest not doing so let me know, but if it's no problem then why not! Especially if I don't have to pay much extra if at all.

Thanks for the replies btw, I know you're a busy dude.

[goomba478]

gsrce, that actually is the system I'm using now. The problem is that some people order the same items...and what I'm worried about is that potentially someone could try to say they ordered something like a new release game when they really didn't and try to take someone else's order. This hasn't happened and most people provide gift messages and/or tracking numbers, but it could be a mess. I guess you're right though, it wouldn't be as price conscious to do that other method. But like you said, it does require more room and actually requires a lot more processing time...it's pretty much the sole reason that my Black Friday orders get so backed up. I get like 20 orders of the same game but they all come in at different times, with slightly different versions with different orders :) It's crazy...

pyrox4, it won't make a huge difference either way to be completely honest. I actually invoiced you for three separate packages so I'd be happy to mail out just one initially and the other two later when they come in if that makes you happy. You're quite welcome. I do try to keep up with all customers =) It's why I do what I do. Talk to you soon!

[goomba478]

gsrce, one other thing. My basement right now is mostly just boxes and boxes and boxes of our stuff from our old place. Once I settle into this place I hope to sell/auction and junk a lot of the stuff which will clear up a huge area. Eventually I do hope to build a more intelligent sorting system for games/movies/items like you said, but in the meantime it's not very workable. Also, I don't want to keep items around too long as that leads to unhappy customers and backlogs :)

The "good" news is that I'm getting laid off from my University job mid April which means GFC will be a full time job more or less for me at home, which is a lot more than the time I have allotted right now. With the new PF system I'm developing and more time it seems very reasonable that I can come up with something that works easier. Though I will have a 2-month old newborn by then as well ^_^.

[pyrox4]

gsrce, that actually is the system I'm using now. The problem is that some people order the same items...and what I'm worried about is that potentially someone could try to say they ordered something like a new release game when they really didn't and try to take someone else's order. This hasn't happened and most people provide gift messages and/or tracking numbers, but it could be a mess. I guess you're right though, it wouldn't be as price conscious to do that other method. But like you said, it does require more room and actually requires a lot more processing time...it's pretty much the sole reason that my Black Friday orders get so backed up. I get like 20 orders of the same game but they all come in at different times, with slightly different versions with different orders :) It's crazy...

pyrox4, it won't make a huge difference either way to be completely honest. I actually invoiced you for three separate packages so I'd be happy to mail out just one initially and the other two later when they come in if that makes you happy. You're quite welcome. I do try to keep up with all customers =) It's why I do what I do. Talk to you soon!
Then I'd love to get the one you're supposed to get on Monday early. Thanks a lot man. Let me know when you ship it, assuming you get it on Monday and manage to ship it then, or whenever near then?

edit: congrats on new born (to be) btw.

[goomba478]

OK not to worry :) We send an Email for each and every package that ships along with the customs/tracking numbers. Thanks again. I'll keep you posted :).

[underkover19]

Hey Goomba would you happen to have any idea what's happening with my CoD: Black Ops package forward? Is it not listed on the site since I said I'd be okay with just getting sent the serial key? No big deal if it doesn't come to me soon though I would like to play it over the christmas break if possible. I know you're mad busy; just want to make sure it doesn't get lost in the sea of orders you've been getting since it seems most of the Black Friday stuff has started to ship out. Congrats on the child too!

[goomba478]

I have your game here now underkover19. I'll send you the serial via PM in a minute :) Thanks. Sorry for the wait, I forgot that you were okay with just the code ^_^.

[emjaymj]

I guess I can at least UNDERSTAND what happened if you were doing less frequent pickups around then, and I really hate the idea that I probably come across as whining here... but though I have an idea nohb
fof how it happened and know it wasn't malicious, nor something as absurd as having been singled out or anything absurd like that, I still can't help but feel really disappointed about it (and yes, that world's smallest violin you're playing sounds beautiful) as really feel it could have been handled a lot better (though I don't exactly expect sympathy of any sort, I also don't intend any offence or ill-will as a result.)

Perhaps though, maybe next time you anticipate such a hectic shopping day/week/whatever, you can pick up package forwarding orders placed ahead of time, a day or two before (or mayb even better, the day OF), and just set them aside to be processed first. That way earlier, general purchases aren't massively (and somewhat unfairly) delayed by later sales rushes? Just a card for the old suggestions box and i apologize if that sounds like myself dictating to you how things ought to be run.

Regardless, Merry Christmas, as I very likely won't be around to post until the new year. And who knows... if you manage to find the game soon enough and send it, my little brother may be able to forward it to where I'm staying express... unfortunately he can't make it because his work involves some important government and commercial contracts for snow removal. Everything would have to go perfectly to even have a chance at it working out but maybe I'll be witnessing a (almost negligibly tiny lol) Christmas miracle heh. If you do get to it sometime soon and you need additional shipping funds... I may not be around at the time but hopefully you know I'd always square things up when I get the chance without even the slightest foot-dragging. Though after my recent posts I'd completely understand if you felt unwilling to do so.

But in case I don't have a chance to post again or otherwise talk to you before the holidays, I hope you and your wife and the rest of your family have a great one :)

[JamesC_]

Hey goomba,
Any updates?
Thanks

[dancrane212]

Just a reminder Goomba, I noticed that my Ebay order (Mass Effect Art book) was still on the GYROS sheet even though I lost the bid. I know that you have been busy but I wanted to make sure you were on the "up and up" which is to say that the book on it's way to you was an order from the Amazon marketplace.

On another note: Curious, but does anyone know of someone who does the same thing as Goomba but for orders from the UK?

[pyrox4]

Probably a busy day for goomba, but no I don't think I've ever heard of anyone offering the same service for anywhere let alone from the UK.

[emjaymj]

Probably a busy day for goomba, but no I don't think I've ever heard of anyone offering the same service for anywhere let alone from the UK.

There are actually plenty of mail-forwarding businesses but the process is typically very different and MUCH more expensive. Most orders through Goomba are to save money (although on occasion things just aren't available in Canada), but saving money is not really a possible outcome with these businesses, and their services tend to cater more towards companies and professionals for actual business reasons. Importing a video game or something along those lines is just not at all practical or remotely cost-effective.

And even among those businesses (even if somebody DID have a smaller-scale model similar to Goomba's) I could only really name a few, though none of them in the UK, and none of which I can vouch for their reliability. And all of them work with a more expensive, primarily B2B model. So while there are plenty of mail-forwarding businesses operating just about everywhere, if you're looking for a counterpart to Goomba with an accent and bad teeth, I wouldn't hold my breath.

[Hockridge]

Goomba my one order was apparently returned to sender (must have some weird package signing thingy) so you can cancel it.

[pyrox4]

Just got an email from Goomba, one of my orders was shipped, yayyyyyyyyy. I can patiently wait for the other 2, since they are not for me, lol.

[SVxM]

Looks like it was not a good time to order from you, Goomba. I still have a bit of credit left so, I thought about using your service.

Anyway, if you can't order for me before December 22 at noon, please cancel my order.

Happy holidays to you & your family!

[goomba478]

Just so you guys know, I'm shutting down the Package Forwarding (PF) service in an hour or less. This is to alleviate the backlog on the service. I will still offer the PF service for those of you who want to use it in the meantime but with the warning that your items may not be ship until 4-6 weeks from when they are placed. This is for two reasons. First of all I need to ship out existing orders and with the holidays, the Black Friday/Christmas rush our business has been 10x as busy as usual. Secondly, I'm working 7 days a week due to the holidays at my day jobs and my time off lately has been bringing my wife to the baby doctors back and forth and doing grocery shopping, cooking and baby preparation at home.

So again, the site will say PF is closed. It'll have a warning that if you really want to you can order with PF but it'll be approximately 4-6 weeks. This does NOT apply to orders that were placed before the PF shutdown. Keep in mind though due to the holidays and slight backlog many orders still won't ship for another week or two. We're doing our best though.

The new PF system will have you estimate your shipping and pre-pay all service charges in advance the way the DR service currently does. In addition we'll be adding more payment options on the site itself to let you have even more options. More on this in January. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go shut down the PF site :) Thanks guys.

[goomba478]

SVxM, we are still leaving our Direct Request (DR) service open. We are just trying to improve our Package Forwarding so that it's not so labor intensive. In the past DR orders were the majority so we put our effort into that form but now PF's have largely outnumbered DR's so we need to ramp up that service. Thanks!

[JamesC_]

Just so you guys know, I'm shutting down the Package Forwarding (PF) service in an hour or less. This is to alleviate the backlog on the service. I will still offer the PF service for those of you who want to use it in the meantime but with the warning that your items may not be ship until 4-6 weeks from when they are placed. This is for two reasons. First of all I need to ship out existing orders and with the holidays, the Black Friday/Christmas rush our business has been 10x as busy as usual. Secondly, I'm working 7 days a week due to the holidays at my day jobs and my time off lately has been bringing my wife to the baby doctors back and forth and doing grocery shopping, cooking and baby preparation at home.

So again, the site will say PF is closed. It'll have a warning that if you really want to you can order with PF but it'll be approximately 4-6 weeks. This does NOT apply to orders that were placed before the PF shutdown. Keep in mind though due to the holidays and slight backlog many orders still won't ship for another week or two. We're doing our best though.

The new PF system will have you estimate your shipping and pre-pay all service charges in advance the way the DR service currently does. In addition we'll be adding more payment options on the site itself to let you have even more options. More on this in January. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go shut down the PF site :) Thanks guys.

Hey,

I never put an official PF request in, but I think you may have my package, so sorry about that. Hope everything works out :)

[goomba478]

JamesC_ if that's the case please submit a PF form to let me know what you have. It just makes it a lot easier, especially now that I have my wife doing the actual invoicing part for PF orders. Thanks :)

[JamesC_]

Okay, I've done that. :)

[goomba478]

It is Done...

Package Forwarding (PF) will shut down now until 01/21/2011. You can still ship us items through the PF link but we will not be able to process them in real time for 4-6 weeks. This will NOT affect current orders with us as we'll be processing all current orders and packages over the next week or two. We'll do our best to have them all invoiced and shipped out then. We have entered all of the orders into our system but we still have to sort the packages and repackage them accordingly.

Thanks guys and Happy Holidays. The new PF system will be MUCH better I assure you ^_^. See you all in January ;)

[RoganSarine]

Damn, I was just going to ask if you could ship me a live puppy across the border... :P Happy mini-notreallyavacation-vacation Goomba

[goomba478]

Thanks :) I will enjoy my mini-notreally-a-vacation-vacation as best I can ^_^

[geophilips]

hi goomba, my games just came in.... Thanks a ton... they beat the heavy snow too.... :)

Now waiting for an update on the Kindle 3g.

Have a merry Christmas

[Porumy]

Hi goomba, I just saw that amazon changed the price on star ocean. That's ok.
I would like to have my 10$ credit back if it's not too much problem?
Thanks.

[Leshita]

Hi Goomba,

Just wondering what the status is for my large Black Friday/Cyber Monday Amazon PF order(s). They should have all arrived by last Friday.
The order numbers are 1848932735 and 918506621. Thank you and Merry Christmas (or happy holidays depending on your preference). :)

[goomba478]

geophilips, you're very welcome :) We just received about 50 or so packages so I'm assuming there's a good chance your Kindle 3G will be in there. If you have the tracking number, feel free to send it to my PM or Email and I'll look for it there =) We're also doing another UPS pickup tomorrow afternoon as well.

Porumy, In the past I already credited you the $10.00 directly off your item. You had two copies of Valkyria Chronicles if you recall which I mailed separately. They were a total of $40.00 but I only charged you for $30 which incorporated the $10.00 hope that makes sense. I have all the records if you need them. Thanks.

Leshita, we have received most if not all of your orders. I'm going to be processing them from today through Sunday so we'll keep you posted on that. How did you want us to deal with shipping them? In the past I've shipped them in groups of 4-5 pounds (depending on if you want First Class or Priority Mail) and simply invoiced them that way. Let me know and we'll accommodate you. Thanks :)

[geophilips]

Hi goomba, it was delivered from Amazon via UPS on December 8th. The tracking number is 1Z4F940A0352619376. Amazon says signed for by Ezpinosa. :)

[goomba478]

OK Thanks geophilips :) just what I needed to know. I'll try to track that down for you ASAP. Talk to you soon.

[game_fanatic]

Hey goomba, just a quick question for you! Have you been receiving any issues of PlayStation Magazine or Official Xbox Magazine over the past couple months? I signed up for a subscription a while back and used your address as my US address (I hope you don't mind), but I changed the address instantly to my Canadian address, so I'm wondering if the address change went through on their end or not. Thanks!

[goomba478]

game_fanatic, I believe I got one issue of the Playstation Magazine a while back but have not received any since them. So maybe your address change did go through on their end, but you just haven't received your first issues. How long ago was this? You may want to contact them :) Thanks! Happy Holidays buddy.

[JamesC_]

Hey goomba,
Just wanting to say, if you have some high priority orders you could push mine back to January :)

[Porumy]

Actually, I ordered one copy of Valkyria Chronicles and it was worth $19.99. Your email sent an automated invoice that charged me an extra 10$.

At one point, I sent you a pm to change my shipping address.
You accidentally sent the copy of Valkyria Chronicles to my old shipping address. Then you sent one to the correct address and I received that one.

Post #7165 to #7168 and post #7122 to #7124 in this topic is what we discussed back then.

[QC8472]

Hey Goomba,

I was wondering if you had any kind of estimate as to the status of packages received on Dec 7(Order Number: 898924450, the package is Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10 Noise Isolating Earphones). USPS says it was delivered on that date and I'm just wondering if I should receive an invoice soon(ish) so that it can be on it's way :)

Thanks!

[Pat_McCrotch]

Hey Goomba,

Just wanted to know what's going on with Order #436114367 (Kick-ass, Get Him to the Greek, Leon, New York, I Love You, and Hot Tub Time Machine). btw, I received my copy of Black Ops a week ago. Really fun game. :D

Thanks again.

[Leshita]

Leshita, we have received most if not all of your orders. I'm going to be processing them from today through Sunday so we'll keep you posted on that. How did you want us to deal with shipping them? In the past I've shipped them in groups of 4-5 pounds (depending on if you want First Class or Priority Mail) and simply invoiced them that way. Let me know and we'll accommodate you. Thanks :)

Sounds good.
Whichever is easier for you Goomba. Would there be a major price difference between shipping it as separate packages as compared to one big package?

[pyrox4]

Hey Goomba how long does it usually take for someone in Canada to receive the package using the way you sent me mine? I'm not familiar with what the estimated times are with first-class international mail. I tried looking online but I see too many different answers. Starting to wish I had paid for faster shipping, waiting sucks :( If it's a week I'll manage but if it is any longer my hair will be gone :P

If it usually takes quite long and I'm talking 2-4 weeks then you'll probably receive the other 2 way before then, and I'd be willing to pay for those to get here extra fast. Would be funny to get those before the first though. I checked the bestbuy website and it no longer says sold out so maybe you will get them early next week if not tomorrow or friday. I had read that people are already receiving theirs that were originally said to backordered.

Let me know about all that! Thanks.

[retro.elite]

Goomba I got my packages this afternoon. Just in time for Christmas.
Thanks.

[goomba478]

JamesC_, I will get to yours ASAP :) I don't have a ton of high priority orders, but I do have a lot of multiple item ones that take up a lot of room. Thanks ^_^

[goomba478]

Porumy, okay yeah I remember that now :) It was a while back so my memory was fuzzy on it. No problem, I'll credit your account with $10.00. So if you order any items I'll just subtract $10.00 from the total (if you use a Direct Request just subtract $10.00 from the total of the item when entering it on the form).

QC8472, I believe we did receive them :) We are spending all day processing the new packages (we still have about 75 left) so we'll do our best to get them invoiced in the next couple of days. Sorry for the holiday rush, we're nearly there ^_^.

Pat_McCrotch, two of your movies were back-ordered but they just came in (Hot Tub & New York) so I'll have those out probably today or tomorrow. The US Post Offices are closed most of this weekend for Christmas but I'm trying to get as many as I can out today and tomorrow :) Thanks again.

Leshita, overall it's not a big difference. The only big difference is that sending all at once you're more likely to get a larger customs/duties tax fee due.

pyrox4, the normal time frame for First Class is 7-10 business days. Priority Mail is a little bit faster (by 2-3 days usually). Good news too...your other two phones were just delivered...YEAH! Would you like to ship those with a faster method (Priority or Express?) let me know :) Thanks my friend!

retro.elite, awesome man :) Merry Christmas! Glad they got to you in time ^_^

[pyrox4]

Goomba just let me know how much I gotta pay to get those other two asap and I will do it. I'll honestly pay for the fastest shipping as long as it's 60 or less dollars, that's how desperate I am to avoid waiting lol.

So ship it the fastest you can as long as it's below that price, then send me the invoice of the difference I need to add on top of what I already paid for! Glad you got the other 2 already. Sucks having spent so much money and have to wait, heh. So let me know asap!

[goomba478]

pyrox4, okay I'll go invoice you right away for that. Just keep in mind shipping them together with full insurance and all means you'll likely have to pay customs, but that's just part of ordering high end items unfortunately. I should have an invoice for you in the next 10 minutes. Thanks :) The phone looks really awesome by the way ^_^.

[pyrox4]

pyrox4, okay I'll go invoice you right away for that. Just keep in mind shipping them together with full insurance and all means you'll likely have to pay customs, but that's just part of ordering high end items unfortunately. I should have an invoice for you in the next 10 minutes. Thanks :) The phone looks really awesome by the way ^_^.

If it costs near the same amount to just ship them both separately (at the same time) with really fast shipping then you can try that, but if it's just easier to send em both in one package really fast then do that, you probably know better than I do. Customs can't charge too much I hope.

edit: nvm saw your email, express doesn't seem so expensive, so we'll just do that.

[goomba478]

I just sent your invoice. It's much cheaper to ship them together with Express Mail rather than ship individually if you want them quick. It's pretty affordable too. If you pay within the next half an hour I can get them out immediately today. The USPS Post Offices require Express Mail to be dropped off by 2:30 PM otherwise it won't go out until Monday due to the holiday weekend here. Thanks buddy!

[pyrox4]

Yeah I typed the message as you sent the email, alright I paid it just now. Thanks.

[qspace]

Hi Goomba,

There's mix up of kindles here. :) I received a kindle 3g in the mail today, however I ordered a kindle wifi. The kindle 3g is registered to "Geo Philips". I guess my kindle wifi is still at your place.

geophilips, what would you want to do, I can:
- if you live in Ottawa area, you can come and pick it up
- If you pm me your address, I can ship it to you
- or I can ship the kindle 3g back to goomba, he'll then ship it to you

[geophilips]

Hi qspace,

I Pmed u my address. Sorry about your Kindle.

[gsrce]

Aww, I love the love! One member helping another member <3

BTW Goomba, I got shipping emails last week for everything that had yet to be shipped. (Master Shake Cup and the larger order from the WB Shop)

Also, please don't forget to return to send the duplicate Animaniacs DVD set, as the longer we wait the less of a chance we have of being able to return it =)

[Porumy]

Porumy, okay yeah I remember that now :) It was a while back so my memory was fuzzy on it. No problem, I'll credit your account with $10.00. So if you order any items I'll just subtract $10.00 from the total (if you use a Direct Request just subtract $10.00 from the total of the item when entering it on the form).


Okay thanks! Just wanted to remind you that's all.
Have a nice holiday by the way!

[Fanboy]

Got my package in, Goomba! Thanks again!

[qspace]

Hi geophilips,

I just send the kindle through Canada Post. See pm for details...

[Leshita]

.Leshita, overall it's not a big difference. The only big difference is that sending all at once you're more likely to get a larger customs/duties tax fee due.

In that case send them as more than one shipment please. :)

Thanks.

[goomba478]

qspace, thanks so much for helping me figure that out. I was wondering what was going on because the 3G and the Wi-Fi apparently have no visible difference from the packaging and there was no way to tell which was which just by looking at them (I even photographed them and they were identical) so I assumed the first two that came in were both the Wi-Fi Models. So sorry about that Geo Philips. I'll make it up to you though. I'll pay Qspace the shipping money. Just let me know how much I owe you and its yours. So sorry about that! I'll have to go through all the other boxes and see if there's another Wi-Fi Kindle. Again, very, very sorry! I guess in the future I'll have to attempt to register them to find out which ones are which? I hadn't thought about that. I'm new to Kindles I admit!

[geophilips]

Hi goomba,

Dont worry about it... I am sure we ll be doing lots of business in the future as well so it will even iut,,,Thanks qspace too for quickly shipping it out....

[qspace]

No worries, Goomba. geophilips has already paypaled me the shipping cost yesterday.
The 3g kindle has a 3g icon and signal strength bar at top of screen. And kindles are already registered before amazon ship them out. You can find that info in the setting menu.

[RoganSarine]

Holychristmas spirit QSpace, that's friggin awesome that you're such a humble guy -- unfortunately, there's not many in the world like that anymore.

[magiic]

Just made my first order in ages. My sister wanted those Power Beats By Dr.Dre headphones and they aren't available in Canada. She is super pumpd to get them!

[Hockridge]

Just received your invoice and made payment Goomba. I also just made an account on your site, not sure if you can tie it to my order now or not. Thanks again.

[goomba478]

qspace, thanks a bunch for letting me know. It didn't occur to me to turn it on :) That makes sense that you could find that from the menu though. Thanks for the lesson. I'll try my best to locate yours and get that out to you ASAP. So sorry again, thanks a billion.

magiic, great to have you back man :) I ordered your sister's phones ^_^ A lot of the poker players I deal to use those and they have nothing but great things to say about them. They should be in any day now. Talk to you soon!

Hockridge, thanks a bunch. I will link all your orders to our site late January when we re-open the PF service. I'm going to make the service a lot more website-centric so that everything is tied together once and for all. We're getting there ^_^ Thanks again.

[underkover19]

Hey goomba, I sent you a PM to clarify the shipping cost. Get back to me when you're free, no rush.

[JamesC_]

Hey goomba,
Any update on my order?

[RoganSarine]

Hey Goombaby,

Are you shipping out that amazon cable separately from the drum sticks? The only reason I ask is because apparently Musicians Friend got the drumsticks in like 4 weeks early... So you might *crosses fingers* get them in this week.

[goomba478]

Quick Update on GFC (Vague Update, Specific ones coming soon):

Just wanted to let you know we got a Blizzard two days ago which slowed down a lot of the post office and banks in my area. I got the newest packages and am still processing the older orders. Today I spent most of the day starting the new code for the new Package Forwarding (PF) system which will alleviate most if not all backlogs.

Tomorrow is my first day off in a week (well after 1:00 PM EST anyhow) and I have Thursday/Friday off as well). Thursday I'll be packing and invoicing and I will also pick up new packages at UPS. All PF orders that have not been invoiced will be hopefully invoiced by the end of this weekend. Those of you who have multiple item orders I will begin packing as best I can and will invoice you accordingly.

The new Service Charge Credits System (SCC$'s) has been started as of today. I am doing it all in Microsoft Excel for the time being but I will slowly begin coding it into PHP on the website. More on this late January when I reopen the PF services. Thanks again guys.

I'll be updating you individually on orders starting tomorrow night. Cya soon!

[Kekumba]

Never used this service before, but I seem to remember something about XBL subs? Anything doing as far as they go?

[goomba478]

Kekumba, welcome to our GFC Services =) We're just catching up with a lot of holiday-ish orders but we're on track to be back in full very soon. We no longer have ridiculously cheap XBL codes but we do have them available for around $51.00 USD if paid with Amazon Gift Card. Unfortunately, Microsoft increased the prices not so long ago and most stores no longer discount them as they did in the past. If you're interested let me know. We can send you the code via Email/PM within 3-4 days typically. Talk to you soon :)

[evantrees]

e-mailed and paypaled you hopefully just about done sorting out those two orders.

[RoganSarine]

$51 for an xbox live subscription? Everyday I feel like Im glad I invested in a PS3. I rarely play online anyway, but for those few times I do... $51 is stupid! I could buy nearly 3 games with that yearly.

[gsrce]

Hey Goomba,

Going to shoot you an email so we can touch base and figure some stuff out.

Thanks =)

[frictor]

Hey goomba, just got the invoice. I emailed you back with a question.
Thanks!

[Gold_guardian]

Just a question. I went to place an order, and between the estimate page and the page just before you fully finalize your order the service charge jumped $2

Is that normal?

[Mr_Shank]

Hey Goomba whats up from the posts on here do you ever sleep? Lol, well I hate to bug you but I sent you the additional shipping payment through paypal but on gyros my order (1660 / 703146901) still says "mo money needed" can you adjust that? thanks.

[pyrox4]

Goomba, got all 3 of my phones today, very very happy! Thanks again man.

[AJD23]

Hey goomba, just wanted to check in on Order #1553 / 476411317. I was hoping to get it in before New year's when I ordered, but I guess that's not the case. If & when you do process/receive it...is there a way to upgrade the shipping to get it sooner? I'm trying to give it as a gift to someone before they leave. Thanks in advance!

[goomba478]

gsrce, I sent you an Email back and started shipping some of your items. I'll start invoicing you for more today. Thanks!

frictor, I wrote you back as well. Thank you :).

Gold_Guardian, this is due to credit card processing charges for going through the site directly. To avoid these you can pay with Amazon Gift Cards for the item price and shipping costs and you can buy service charge credits from our Online store. For more info feel free to contact me by Email. The new site will explain these sorts of things in greater detail next month.

Mr_Shank, I do sleep but I work grave shift at a casino which means I wake up at 2:00 AM or so and go to bed at 7:00 PM or so. I'll take care of your GYROS status :) thanks.

pyrox4, that's awesome. I saw that they were delivered but was waiting to hear from you. Enjoy my friend ^_^ Glad they got there before New Year's Day!

[goomba478]

AJD23, I did receive it now. If you want we can send it Priority Mail to you which is a LITTLE faster. Sorry for all the delays. We've been processing orders as numerically as possible and we were just getting to yours. Let me know if you'd want to upgrade the shipping and I'll update your invoice. Thanks!

[JamesC_]

Hey goomba,
Any update on my order?
Have a great new year :)
Thanks

[AJD23]

Goomba, just got the e-mail, and you're right, I would've responded quite late (looks at the time xD). Thanks though for choosing to send it today, I'll just cross my fingers that I get it soon! & Happy New Year!

[chingster]

Hey JJ, just thought I'd inquire on the forum here to get an update on my order before I head out the door the NYE.

The order # is: 1620 / 559774495

It's the sennehsier foam replacement earpads.

Thanks as always, and have a happy new years. Stay safe tonight =P

[goomba478]

Happy New Year everyone :)

We will begin resuming invoicing/shipping for orders this afternoon (once I get back from the busiest day of the entire year at the casino) and the USPS will re-open on Monday morning. Also, we will start coding for our new PF Service starting next week so that's something to look forward to as well. Full PF service should resume on or around 1/21/2011. Thanks guys. Have fun, be safe and talk to you soon!

[Mandulum]

Hey Goomba, I noticed a post from you saying you're processing orders numerically and I wanted to make sure that the fact my order was never added to the gyros page doesn't effect when it gets processed. The order # is 1171257401, dated 11/25. This order was actually before another of my orders which is on the gyros page: 1582 / 1035701030. Thanks.

[Fei.Jai]

Hey Goomba, can I also get an update on order # 621096973. Thanks.

[chingster]

JJ, just wanted to let you know I paid the additional shipping $ last night via Paypal. Thanks again!


(It's for the sennheiser earpads)

[wongky]

Hi goomba,

Happy New Year!

Just wondering if you received my email about getting a new invoice for my order (# 285 277 161). I didn't pay straight away as I wanted the credit to be applied so it probably shows up as an estimate order as opposed to one that's gone through.

It's the order with 3 MAC products :)

Thanks!

[Afrodiziak]

Hi Goomba

Just sent payment for order: 282427131 but there was a mistake with the shipping address. Sent you an email with my new address.

Thanks!

Edit: NVM you got back to me already lol

[dancrane212]

Hey Goomba,
I was looking at my Amazon order page and it say the artbook (Order# 591513466) was delivered on the 20th. Just wanted to make sure you got it because Amazon is burying my inbox with "please leave feedback" messages.

[goomba478]

Hey guys just wanted to drop by and say that I'm not dead :) I just was really busy with baby doctor appointments and things this week, crib/stroller shopping, etc. I'm still processing a bunch of orders behind the scenes and taking a look into all orders with questions above. I'll be out of town a little bit today but will be processing a bunch more tonight when I get home. I'll try to update as many of your statuses on GYROS as possible. Thanks! Talk to you soon.

[gsrce]

Hey guys just wanted to drop by and say that I'm not dead :) I just was really busy with baby doctor appointments and things this week, crib/stroller shopping, etc. I'm still processing a bunch of orders behind the scenes and taking a look into all orders with questions above. I'll be out of town a little bit today but will be processing a bunch more tonight when I get home. I'll try to update as many of your statuses on GYROS as possible. Thanks! Talk to you soon.

Get a wishlist on Amazon with baby stuff Goomba and maybe I'll PF some of it to you =)

[goomba478]

Thanks gsrce, we actually do have an Amazon Baby Registry. I put a link to it in my signature ^_^ That's very kind of you. Today was a lot more baby shopping and there are still a lot of things we have to get ready before the little one comes. I'm excited and equally nervous at the same time! Keep in touch guys, I'm working as hard as I can on the new PF page to get it fully operational by the 21st :). Cya soon!

[RoganSarine]

Hey Goomba,

You never got back to me on my last message //sadface// You never put my drumsticks and cable on the GYROs page, so I can't tell if your shipping them seperately, or if you already got the drumsticks (since musiciansfriends ETA was sorely off :P)

Also, I was wondering... Is there any way I could tap into your GFC system? With the website I started 6 months ago, I was wanting to offer your services on my store front. Except, I kind of don't want to break the illusion of the website by making them be outsourced to GAMES for canada (since you export anything). I was wondering if I could talk to you about putting just the raw form on my website and have a "Powered by GFC" with your little awesome robot peaking out the side of the webpage. I wouldn't take any cut, I just want to offer your services :)

[Discotheque]

Hey goomba just letting you know I sent the shipping money on paypal for the sennheiser headphones a little over a week ago.

[goomba478]

RoganSarine, sorry man :) The last week has been all baby-shower planning and family stuff so I haven't had much time at the computer. Today I finally have a good 3-4 hours to do GFC stuff and that's a great thing. I received your drumsticks but haven't received your cable yet (it's quite possible it was shipped to me and I just haven't located it yet) so if you want to wait a couple days then I will be shipping them together.

I love the idea of having the "Powered by GFC" form. The raw form that I use though right now isn't exactly finalized. I'm actually working on a very much improved system though it's very tied to my site as it's almost 100% PHP based and uses a lot of my site's back-end for logins/points/rewards and such. I'm sure that we could figure out something. I'm still planning to make a new site eventually that isn't games-centric but offers the same services, so maybe your idea can help me push towards that. I'll update you very soon once the new PF system is done :) Should be by the end of January ^_^ I'm 60% done coding it now.

Thanks Discotheque, I got your payment and should be shipping out tomorrow. Appreciate it!

[goomba478]

** GFC Beta Testers Needed **

As many of you may already know, we will be introducing a new Package Forwarding (PF) system at the end of the month. In order to make sure that the re-launch of the service goes without a hitch I will be looking for a few of you guys to help me test it. You can either order with actual item requests (preferably) or sample orders, but I want to make sure that it works more or less flawlessly once it's released to the public.

If you are interested in being a BETA tester please let me know. All you need are the following:

1) A GFC account on the website (most of you already have this, but if not you'll need to register).

2) At least one item you plan to package forward using our system.

3) A Paypal account (optional, but preferable).

As a special thank you for Beta testing, the first 5 participants will receive $5.00 in Service Charge Credits (SCC's). You will receive the credit after successfully placing the order under the new system :) We will have the Beta page available approximately 01/14/2011. Thanks guys and let me know.

[Pat_McCrotch]

** GFC Beta Testers Needed **

As many of you may already know, we will be introducing a new Package Forwarding (PF) system at the end of the month. In order to make sure that the re-launch of the service goes without a hitch I will be looking for a few of you guys to help me test it. You can either order with actual item requests (preferably) or sample orders, but I want to make sure that it works more or less flawlessly once it's released to the public.

If you are interested in being a BETA tester please let me know. All you need are the following:

1) A GFC account on the website (most of you already have this, but if not you'll need to register).

2) At least one item you plan to package forward using our system.

3) A Paypal account (optional, but preferable).

As a special thank you for Beta testing, the first 5 participants will receive $5.00 in Service Charge Credits (SCC's). You will receive the credit after successfully placing the order under the new system :) We will have the Beta page available approximately 01/14/2011. Thanks guys and let me know.
I'm interested!:D

[goomba478]

** GFC BETA TESTERS LIST **
--------------------------------
Rewards Points Members:

#01 - Pat_McCrotch
#02 - evantrees
#03 - dancrane212
#04 - gsrce
#05 - underkover19

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Additional Beta Testers (No bonus points):
#00 - Available

[evantrees]

I'm up for trying to help

[dancrane212]

I think I'm going to order the Mass Effect Comic (US was the only place to get the Hard Cover) off of Amazon.com I might as well PF it!

[goomba478]

badrapboy, I spent almost 4 hours putting it together but your order of 22 items is finally tallied, repacked and invoiced. I can ship them out as soon as I receive your payment. I also sent you an Email letting you know what each box has in it and how much it weighs/costs to ship. Thanks again and sorry for the holiday delays. We appreciate your support buddy :)

[DarthSilverice]

Hi Goomba,

I've sent my shipping payment awhile ago for order 1522 and 1670 but the gyros haven't been updated. Did you receive my payment okay? it was done using amazon giftcards.

Thanks!

[gsrce]

You know I'm available to help out. I actually have a bunch of PF stuff I can put through =)

[badrapboy]

badrapboy, I spent almost 4 hours putting it together but your order of 22 items is finally tallied, repacked and invoiced. I can ship them out as soon as I receive your payment. I also sent you an Email letting you know what each box has in it and how much it weighs/costs to ship. Thanks again and sorry for the holiday delays. We appreciate your support buddy :)


Hi Goomba, my apologies :D but wanted to say thanks for everything!
let me know if you got my payment or not. Take care goomba and good luck on your growth business ;)8-)

[RoganSarine]

RoganSarine, sorry man :) The last week has been all baby-shower planning and family stuff so I haven't had much time at the computer. Today I finally have a good 3-4 hours to do GFC stuff and that's a great thing. I received your drumsticks but haven't received your cable yet (it's quite possible it was shipped to me and I just haven't located it yet) so if you want to wait a couple days then I will be shipping them together.

I love the idea of having the "Powered by GFC" form. The raw form that I use though right now isn't exactly finalized. I'm actually working on a very much improved system though it's very tied to my site as it's almost 100% PHP based and uses a lot of my site's back-end for logins/points/rewards and such. I'm sure that we could figure out something. I'm still planning to make a new site eventually that isn't games-centric but offers the same services, so maybe your idea can help me push towards that. I'll update you very soon once the new PF system is done :) Should be by the end of January ^_^ I'm 60% done coding it now.

Thanks Discotheque, I got your payment and should be shipping out tomorrow. Appreciate it!

Cool deal. Ha ha, hopefully you can find that cable :P I've been wanting to install this spare hard drive forever, so I can finally migrate to Windows 7 instead of my bugged to crap Windows XP.

Would it be more or less of a headache if I made my own form temporarily and just manually put everything into your system? I figure that most the audiences wouldn't cross over really anyway.

[underkover19]

I see there's still an available slot for beta testing; count me in.

[Hockridge]

Got my headphones and shoes in, everything looks great. Thanks Goomba.

[QC8472]

Hey Goomba,

Even though you said I should receive an invoice soonish on Dec. 23, I've been worried about my order since amazon says it's been over a month since you've received the package (Dec. 7 to be exact) and I still haven't received an invoice yet :-s
It's order no 898924450.

Thanks for your time,

[goomba478]

QC8472, just sent you an invoice, let me know if you got it or not :) Thanks again. Sorry again, this week we are having friends visit from out of state, I'm working 7 days in a row and I have to help my mom throw a baby shower ^_^ We're making it through though. I finally get a day off tomorrow so I'm psyched! Thanks again.

[dv8mad]

Got you a few little somethings. ;)

P.S. Feel free to grab a new banner or LMK if you need a different size. :D

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r258/dv8maddots/eye1.png

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r258/dv8maddots/New1.png

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r258/dv8maddots/full1.png

We'll be reopening very (very) soon!

[goomba478]

dv8mad, thanks so much man! You guys win the award for longest distance baby shower gift :) I will definitely pick up one of your new banners as well. They look great! I'm doing my major GFC PF Relaunch on 01/22/2011 so I'll be sure to code in your new banner :) Thanks also for checking for my wife's coat even though it didn't work out. That was really nice of you. Keep in touch buddy, hope all is well. Talk to you soon ^_^

[QC8472]

QC8472, just sent you an invoice, let me know if you got it or not :) Thanks again. Sorry again, this week we are having friends visit from out of state, I'm working 7 days in a row and I have to help my mom throw a baby shower ^_^ We're making it through though. I finally get a day off tomorrow so I'm psyched! Thanks again.

It's been received and sent, thanks alot Goomba! :)

[dancrane212]

Hey Goomba,

Just got a shipping confirmation for the Mass Effect art book (PF) but I never received an invoice or payed for it (shipping).

Did you happen to get it mixed up with the outbid eBay auction or did you take the shipping off the refund from the eBay one?

Thanks!

[goomba478]

Hi dancrane212, yes I just took the money you paid for the eBay auction and used that to ship it to you. You still have credit left over though. If you sign into your GFC account on our website it SHOULD show up at the top of the screen how much you have left (Canuck Bucks). If you could double check that'd be great because you're the first customer I've tried this on. Thanks ^_^. Hope you love the art book, I have it and it's one of my favorites (and I haven't even played the game before).

[DarthSilverice]

Hi Goomba,

I've sent my shipping payment awhile ago for order 1522 and 1670 but the gyros haven't been updated. Did you receive my payment okay? it was done using amazon giftcards.

Thanks!

[dancrane212]

Hi dancrane212, yes I just took the money you paid for the eBay auction and used that to ship it to you. You still have credit left over though. If you sign into your GFC account on our website it SHOULD show up at the top of the screen how much you have left (Canuck Bucks). If you could double check that'd be great because you're the first customer I've tried this on. Thanks ^_^. Hope you love the art book, I have it and it's one of my favorites (and I haven't even played the game before).

I just checked the site and the credit showed up where you said it should.

Looking forward to getting the book, I had the LE of the first game where the bonus disk had hundreds of concept art each with their own audio commentary by the artist but there is something fantastic about sitting down with a physical object.

[goomba478]

DarthSilverice, it seems like your mail was in my Junk folder all this time, so I'm glad you brought it to my attention. I applied your Amazon gift card now and will do my best to get your items out to you today. Thanks again for everything :)

dancrane212, yeah I totally hear you about the art books. I'm really happy to hear that it shows your funds correctly on the GFC site. Now all I have to do is finish the coding for the PF page and then the DR ones on the site and you'll be able to use that credit for future purchases and have it automatically credit you for them on the site. One step at a time ^_^.

[goomba478]

Thanks a bunch to all of you guys who contributed to our baby registry :) That was really thoughtful of you and it means a lot to my wife and I. Our official family baby shower is tomorrow so I won't be online much (I have to work and then am leaving for the shower directly after) so it's a busy weekend. Here's a rough estimate of what I'll be doing:

Friday (01/14): GFC Packing/Invoicing/Shipping 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday (01/15): Work at Casino / Baby Shower, No GFC :(
Sunday (01/16): Work at Casino, Assemble Baby Stuff, GFC Packing/Invoicing/Shipping 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Just a rough estimate there. Today I'm focusing on trying to organize GYROS since that has been long outdated due to all the craziness with family/baby stuff. I'm going to consolidate a lot of multiple items orders and get out almost all items that have been paid for. For those of you who owe a balance I'll do my best to have all invoiced by the end of this week. I know it's taken a while but I'm trying to keep up with everything :) Thanks for your patience and your generosity. You guys are a great bunch!

[AngryCloud]

Hey Goomba! Sent you an order to your email 2 days ago(forwarded again this morning), can you help me check please- maybe in your junkmail as well? Thanks! Enjoy the shower!

[goomba478]

Hi AngryCloud, are you referring to the Optionimports order? If so I was having trouble accessing their website but I'll continue to try. Thanks =)

[AJD23]

Hey goomba, great news! I just received my blu-ray in the mail...less than 24 hours before my cousin leaves! I hope he'll be happy w/ the gift, thanks again & left positive feedback as usual!

[goomba478]

That's awesome news. Glad things are working out. I keep feeling like I'm catching up but then I look at the massive list of items and it makes me dizzy. I just have to keep pushing and do as much as I can day by day. We'll catch up soon enough ^_^

[Mandulum]

Goomba, I was invoiced for my order on Jan5 and I paid via paypal on Jan5. I was sent the exact same invoice again today, Jan14. There are two order numbers listed in the invoice, 1035701030 and 1171257401. Here's the paypal info: Payment Sent (Unique Transaction ID # 4TT45508A0884062D) To: canadapayments@improcomics.org Thanks.

[goomba478]

Mandulum, sorry yeah just ignore that. If any of you receive a duplicate invoice it is just me trying to go through the system and clear out older orders. If you receive a duplicate just ignore it :) I'm doing my best to copy all older orders to the newer system I'm developing and small glitches may appear. Thanks for letting me know!

[gsrce]

Just wanted to let you know I've received both packages you sent last week. Also, the items I gifted to you through your baby registry on Amazon shipped yesterday and should be there today/tomorrow.

Lastly, I did send you an email letting you know to just go ahead and ship what you have like you've been doing. I've submitted a PF order for that one order with books in it, and will be holding off on any new PF orders until you have you have everything set up to test the new system =)

Enjoy your shower btw! =D

[hdvision]

Hey goomba,
Just noticed an update on my order on GYROS:
1633b / 1080729306 says COMBINED W/ #1630 <- this was on the shipped items tab.
Hope that's just a bug, it really should be combined with my other item 1633a / 1080729306. I haven't received an invoice from you yet, so I was expecting my items to be waiting to be shipped still.

Otherwise, my DVD is taking a trip to somewhere else??

[RoganSarine]

Holycrap,

.
1655b / 1883316143

Has that seriously not arrived in over a month and a half? I could have just chosen another one.

[gsrce]

Holycrap,

.
1655b / 1883316143

Has that seriously not arrived in over a month and a half? I could have just chosen another one.

Figured I'd have a quick look at Gyros since I haven't in awhile...and noticed Goomba has his own code in Gyros for my PF orders, lol (I knew I ordered a lot, but that was surprising!)