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I can already tell this is going to be a very, very, very, very good business model for you, Goomba.

EDIT: I know you are busy, but did you have any luck tracking down Burnout 2 (Xbox) and NBA Street (Xbox)?

Actually, anyone can be a beta tester ^_^ It's just that the site won't have a TON of items when it first opens so I won't be heavily advertising it or anything. And I want you guys to let me know what you think of the layout, the overall look, checkout, etc. It's my first time putting together a complete e-commerce/shopping type site so it's been a ton of work (I enjoy that sort of thing though after all).

Phorty, I haven't found Burnout 2 or NBA Street for you yet but I promise I will =) Give me a couple more days to keep looking. Like you've said I've been ultra, ultra busy ^_^ I promise I'll try though!

I'd like to try out a beta of the site as well.

I'd be up for Beta testing.

I'd be down for beta also. The amazon.com Deal of the Day is sometimes too nice to pass up, but I have no US address.

Add me to the beta please

The Beta officially starts NOW! Keep in mind this is a Beta meaning the entire site is not finished (actually it's almost there but there aren't that many products up yet). The key is to remember that most services you can simply request items directly from me (feel free to use the CONTACT US link on the website that way my CAG box doesn't fill up instantly).

Also, I'll be offering bonuses to anyone who orders from me during this Beta period ^_^

Here's the site:

http://www.gamesforcanada.com

I will be adding a ton of games, accessories and more detailed pages each and every day from now until infinity, and remember if you have a game, system, book, cd, anything really that you want on: Amazon, Best Buy, Circuit City, Gamestop, eBay, etc. etc. contact me directly and I can get it to you for actual cost of item + actual shipping costs + $2 service fee ^_^ Thanks guys! Please let me know what you think of the site. I'm going to open an official forum post on CAG after one week of the Beta. Thanks!

PS: Anyone that wants a $1.50 off their order can use the coupon code:

PAYPALBASIC

when checking out. This is essentially me passing the savings of you using Paypal to Paypal payment (no fee) on to you. I'm not allowed to actually charge you more for using Paypal checkout as that breaks the rules, so instead I can reward you for using the alternative service. If you use that coupon code though, you have to select "CHECK/MONEY ORDER" as your checkout type and contact me to let me know you're going to use Paypal to send to my Personal account. If you use the coupon and then check out with Paypal on the website I will have to cancel that particular order. Make sense? Thanks guys!

PS: The artwork on the top is NOT final. It's just a placeholder. I will be using the game controller with the Canadian flag as my logo, but not with that background ^_^ just so you know. I don't want to hold up the beta for two weeks while I do graphics changes though.

Also, if you come across any games without pictures just keep in mind that I will often add games first (text only and price) and then go back and add the descriptions/images. I am doing custom thumbs for each game in Photoshop as well as medium/large versions which takes time. Some games it's easy, some it's not. Thanks!

just got off work, going to check it out in a bit and give my impressions

Edit: logo could use some work like azumanga said
bargin is supposed to be "bargain"
i really like your slogan, staying true to us Canadians

From a design standpoint, I think you should make all of the options on the top of the page fit on one line and possibly create a graphic bar of those options (toolbar) instead of having the options on two lines. You know what I mean? Kind of hard to explain.

Looking good so far!
From a design standpoint, I guess you should just spice it up a little. The logo looks pretty cheap.
I'll be in contact with you when I get money
And a sign up link is needed :p

Looking good so far. Just two things to report.

• Some parts of the layout are duplicated, such Search (placed top right and in both sidebars) and Categories (horizontal list on the top, vertical list on the left sidebar). Might want to clean that up a bit.
• After reading the text on the frontpage, and the bit about signing up, I couldn't actually find a link to sign up. I seen a few links for logging in, but as a new user I wouldn't have known this same page would direct to the sign up form as well (even if that's convention for some sites). Might want to put a prominent button somewhere on the front page that says "Sign up" or something to that effect.

Just about to place an order for a companion cube and FES and it's quoting shipping at $14.99, is this correct?

Are the prices in CDN or USD?
Test Orders for Videogamesplus vs. Goomba

Video Games Plus:
Rondo of Swords $34.99
Persona 3: FES $34.99
Total: (shipping, tax, etc):
$84.07

GOOMBA:
Rondo of Swords: $29.99
Persona 3:FES $29.99
TOTAL: $68.97

Throw in a 13% tax and $5.00 more if its shipping from the US (assuming its tagged by customs)
TOTAL: $82.93
IN CDN: $84.12

So, videogamesplus is cheaper.
Not saying that GOOMBA won't have much better prices, but just so you guys don't forget about customs.

you don't need three search boxes

otherwise it looks fantastic!!! I'm going to order Chaos Wars from you...

and to Azumangaman, if Goomba marks the games as gifts, shouldn't be a problem with customs.

Originally Posted by jeffx and to Azumangaman, if Goomba marks the games as gifts, shouldn't be a problem with customs.

Yeah, if he does that, the deals will be incredible.

off topic but damn you make me wanna watch mai hime again.

Goomba changed his CAG title.

Originally Posted by Azumangaman Yeah, if he does that, the deals will be incredible.

This is Goomba we're talking about here!

And the site was functional for me. It can look like whatever you want it too, just as long as you're giving the Canadians a helping hand with US deals! And who knows, maybe people like their search bar on one side as opposed to another, you're just catering to both haha.

I signed up for an account, site is looking good so far and I can't wait to contribute!

it would be good if you listed the prices in CAD or USD