GamesForCanada.com (GFC) - Friendly Package Forwarding Service for Canada & The World

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GFC is Back in Business! Worldwide Package Forwarding & Item Ordering Services ^_^.

1) Direct Request (DR) Services - The service that started it all, our Direct Request (DR) Service allows you to buy just about anything you want from the USA and have us order it and ship it directly to you. This is perfect for those of you who are unable to buy from USA merchants that will not ship to Canada directly or who do not accept Canadian/International credit cards. We charge $2.00 per item ordered plus shipping. Additional fees apply for items weighing more than 5 pounds shipped or more than $150 USD in value. Our online form will calculate everything for you automatically and there's no obligation to buy anything until you check out with Paypal. Feel free to ask any questions you may have about our services.

2) Package Forwarding (PF) Services, Address & Rates - [PREMIUM SERVICE] If you want to order the items yourself, you can! You can order from any website that ships to the USA. Ship the items to our secure UPS mail box and we will repackage them and ship them to you in Canada (or any other country for that matter). Typical fees apply for this service as usual and you pay only $1.00 per package received at our mail location. Quick, easy and GREAT for limited-time sales when the Direct Request option may not be quick enough. Please note we cannot ship: meat, cigarettes or other nicotine items (including electronic cigarettes and their accessories), alcohol, weapons or gun accessories (including paintball/airsoft), pornographic materials, toxic chemicals (including several cleaning liquids), fertilizer or any items that are illegal to ship internationally. Also, any items containing NI-CD or LI-Ion Batteries can no longer be shipped via USPS (Laptops, cell phones, handheld game systems, etc.) and must be shipped via UPS instead. If you have questions about a particular item, please contact us first before ordering.  You will receive an Email invoice with PDF attachment explaining line-by-line details of all charges and full payment options. GFC PF Service Requires Premium Membership which costs $10.00 a month or $100.00 a year (discount of two free months) and is available in our GFC Store. Full details on website.

3) GYROS Updates - After you have ordered your items, filled out the forms and notified us of your order we will add your items to our GYROS page (generally within a week or less). Once your items have been received, we will invoice you for the shipping costs + our service charge. After receiving your payment, your items will be shipped out to you in a timely manner and you will receive an Email with all relevant shipping information ^_^. If you have any questions feel free to Email us at [email protected] .

Service Charges (Free Members):

GFC Charges $2.00 per item forwarded for standard or "Free" Members. Please note that an item in this case refers to each item within the packages you ship to us. So if you were to order say 2 DVD Movies, an Umbrella and a Towel, this would count as 4 items total. Items that are sold in "Lots" such as multiple baseball cards will be counted as one item, subject to our discretion. Also, UPS Charges me to pick up the packages, so there will be an additional charge of $1.00 per package received. I will add into the invoice for you when I get your iitems in.

For larger orders, an extra $5.00 USD surcharge is added for each 5 pounds your package weighs OR per $150 in value of their total contents (example: a 5 pound package would cost an additional $5.00 USD, a 10 pound package would cost an additional $10.00 USD OR a $150 item (or group of items totaling $150 or more) would have an additional $5.00 USD charged, a $300 group of items would have an additional $10.00 USD charged). Please note that this will be either a weight or cost surcharge and not both, but the greater of the two will be what is charged. An item weighing 14 pounds will still only be $10 added as it didn't yet reach the 15 pound mark. This will be shown on your invoice and will be clearly explained. In the near future, this service charge will be automatically calculated for package forwarding items the way it is currently automatically calculated on our Direct Request 2.0 system.

So Again the things to remember:

1) Ship to the address above
2) Ship all packages in my name (James Parks) and if you want to include your information as a “Gift Message” on the order, you certainly can do that. This is required though to be in my name as the UPS store will only sign for packages in my name and will refuse all others.
3) You MUST fill out the Direct Request (DR) form on the link above to let me know what’s coming
4) Once I receive your DR submission and all your items, I will invoice you for the shipping cost plus service fees.


Service Charges (GFC Premium):

GFC Charges $1.00 per item forwarded. Please note that an item in this case refers to each item within the packages you ship to us. So if you were to order say 2 DVD Movies, an Umbrella and a Towel, this would count as 4 items total. Items that are sold in "Lots" such as multiple baseball cards will be counted as one item, subject to our discretion. Also, UPS Charges me to pick up the packages, so there will be an additional charge of $1.00 per package received. I will add into the invoice for you when I get your iitems in.

For larger orders, an extra $5.00 USD surcharge is added for each 5 pounds your package weighs OR per $150 in value of their total contents (example: a 5 pound package would cost an additional $5.00 USD, a 10 pound package would cost an additional $10.00 USD OR a $150 item (or group of items totaling $150 or more) would have an additional $5.00 USD charged, a $300 group of items would have an additional $10.00 USD charged). Please note that this will be either a weight or cost surcharge and not both, but the greater of the two will be what is charged. An item weighing 14 pounds will still only be $10 added as it didn't yet reach the 15 pound mark. This will be shown on your invoice and will be clearly explained. In the near future, this service charge will be automatically calculated for package forwarding items the way it is currently automatically calculated on our Direct Request system.

So Again the things to remember:

1) Ship to the address above
2) Ship all packages in my name (James Parks) and if you want to include your information as a “Gift Message” on the order, you certainly can do that. This is required though to be in my name as the UPS store will only sign for packages in my name and will refuse all others.
3) You MUST fill out the Direct Request (DR) form on the link above to let me know what’s coming
4) Once I receive your DR submission and all your items, I will invoice you for the shipping cost plus service fees.

Estimated Shipping Costs:

The following are shipping estimates for standards weights. This will give you a pretty good idea of how much it will cost to ship your item to Canada. If you live in another country, feel free to inquire by contacting us directly.

For all items from 0 - 4 pounds we typically use USPS First Class Mail:

$00.00 = 0 Pounds / Digital Items
$09.00 = 6 ounces
$09.00 = 7 ounces
$09.50 = 12 ounces
$11.00 = 1 Pound
$16.50 = 2 Pounds
$22.00 = 3 Pounds
$27.50 = 4 Pounds

For all items from 5 pounds and up we typically use USPS Priority Mail:

$38.00 = 5 Pounds
$40.00 = 6 Pounds
$42.50 = 7 Pounds
$45.00 = 8 Pounds
$47.50 = 9 Pounds
$49.50 = 10 Pounds
$52.00 = 11 Pounds
$54.50 = 12 Pounds
$57.50 = 13 Pounds
$55.00 = 14 Pounds
$62.50 = 15 Pounds
$60.00 = 16 Pounds
$63.00 = 17 Pounds
$70.00 = 18 Pounds
$72.50 = 19 Pounds
$75.00 = 20 Pounds
$77.50 = 21 Pounds
$80.00 = 22 Pounds
$83.00 = 23 Pounds
$85.50 = 24 Pounds
$88.00 = 25 Pounds

For any items over 25 pounds, we'll have to manually invoice you.

On Hold & Unclaimed Merchandise:

GFC allows you to send items to our secure UPS Package Forwarding address (listed above). After you order your items it is your responsibility to properly fill out our Package Forwarding (PF) Form on our website located here: http://www.gamesforcanada.com/package-forwarding.php . Once you do this, we will be notified of the items you have ordered and you will pre-pay the shipping/service charges up front for us to process and re-ship them to you.

The first 30 days are free to hold all Package Forwarding items.This is plenty of time for you to successfully order from the various stores that you want and submit our PF form to notify us. This also allows for adequate time for you to request us to combine items into a single package.

After 30 days, there will be a $5.00 USD charge per ITEM per week (flat rate fee) until the payment has been paid in full. Since you are pre-paying for the item costs, you will be responsible for both shipping to your country, our GFC Service Charges and any processing fees associated with the transaction.

After 90 days, GFC will not be responsible for unclaimed or missing merchandise sent to us at our Package Forwarding address. We suggest that you fully insure all orders sent to our address in case of loss or damage as we will not be responsible for missing or damaged goods.

 
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[quote name='Azumangaman']Oh and Band Of Brothers is about Canada right?
If so, if you got any of those Blu-Rays for the completed price you listed above, I'll take one![/quote]
Actually, Band of Brothers is about an American Parachute Infantry unit, but still, anything with Spielberg and Hanks at the helm is gold! Oh and goomba, no dice on those HD DVD's, shipping really obliterated the deal, but thanks for checking!
 
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Azumangaman, Xbox Live invoice Sent (I'll send others soon).

killmak, glad to hear you got the fitflops! That was pretty fast actually ^_^

Thanks guys! Today is my first day off in 9 days from work, so I think it's safe to say I'm happy to be off. Then again, I have a TON of orders to ship (which is a good thing) so I'm still busy as always. Working to make the site a success, and it's really paying off =) You guys are going to really like the new site once I work out all the details!
 
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Today only! $25.00 USD shipped to Canada*! [MSRP is $40+] Includes the complete series of "Extras" by Ricky Gervais (who created "The Office" and other hit series). This is an Amazon DOTD, so don't miss out!

* GFC Member Price. All non-members please add 6% to the total. Thanks!
 
Cool. I'll send you money when my internet connection stops being so damn slow.
Since I'm getting those Weeds seasons the shipping will be a little less right?
 
I get free shipping from Amazon.com anyway Azumangaman. The closeout HD-DVDs were more because they weren't sold directly from Amazon.com ^_^ So whether you order one game/movie from Amazon or 100, the shipping is still free to me. The only time it adds up is when I ship it to Canada. Invoice sent for the DVDs/Blu Rays you requested :)
 
Ah I see. Yeah I knew about the HD-DVDs. Interesting to know.
Regardless, I still want to check out Weeds (INSANE PRICE) and Extras (also insane).
I'll get you the money ASAP.
Any new on Band of Brothers (not that I should be asking about how to spend more money).
 
Yup Azumangaman, try to get the payment to me ASAP in case the DOTD ends or the Weeds prices jump up (as you know Amazon.com is no longer doing the price matching with themselves anymore) so if it goes up, we'll miss our window. That's what happened apparently with Band of Brothers. It's now showing as $55 USD.

Just so you know guys, I'm working on coding a system that will allow you to pre-pay your Direct Request orders. More on this in a week or two ^_^ It's a lot of work to code, but it's going to be a huge jump in convenience (for both of us).
 
Goomba, do you mind holding a copy or Ar Tonelico 2 for me (just the game) ?
A buddy of mine wants it but doesn't have any spare funds right now.
 
maigoyume, as you know I generally don't buy items before payment is received. When do you think your friend would have the funds available? Please let me know. Thanks!

I'm going to run to the post office now. Be back around 5:00 PM EST. Thanks!
 
[quote name='WillGabriel']Hey Goomba, did Target end up honoring that $20 Skate 2 price, or did they cancel your order?[/quote]

Some pages back he stated that they cancelled his order.
 
Yeah WillGabriel, like killmak said Target will not honor the price. They canceled all of the orders. Too bad too, I heard good things about that game. Oh well :)

The new site will make it easier to keep track of what games deals are available and such, until then you'll just have to browse through this forum I guess lol.

Puppetyuber, I know man. Sorry you weren't able to get in on the bundle, but at least the game will still be available. You can always get the bundle on eBay when it first launches (shouldnt' be much more than retail). Better to get it then before it becomes super rare and a true collector's item. Word to the wise ^_^
 
killmak, those RealTriggers are actually very, very good and very, very popular among Canadian CAGs. I've sold about 10 of them to date =)

They aren't very heavy to ship either. For two sets of them it'll be $17.00 USD altogether. Let me know if you want some :) They're great!
 
When you get a chance can you send me your paypal e-mail and also a quote for 4 sets as well. I will either buy 2 or 4 sets depending on whether my friend wants them or not.
 
Jest, yes I can win it but I typically ask you to pre-pay up to the full amount you wish to pay (I'm working on writing a program that will do this for you but won't be ready till mid-February). if you are serious about this item please send me full payment for your max bid, plus shipping (from eBay seller). I will bid up to your max using a bid-proxy/sniping program. Thanks!
 
King! Great news :) I actually ordered an extra one (because I knew someone would be interested). I was tempted to buy 9 of them because it seemed a great deal, but I couldn't afford the risk or the charge at the time of ordering.

So if you want one, let me know how you want to pay: Paypal Direct Funds (Non-Credit Card) or Paypal (Credit Card). Thanks!
 
Oh I didn't even know you had two email addresses. And I forgot about the ebay fees and such. I'll throw some more at you.
 
Jest: Payment received and max bid put into my sniping program. Hope you win buddy! I'll let you know if you do and we'll figure out the shipping to Canada and all that fun stuff. If you don't win I will send you your money immediately. Thanks again ^_^
 
Jest, I put in your max bid at $50.99 USD (shipping is $8.00 for Priority Mail from the seller). I honestly don't think you'll win seeing that it has 3 days and is already more than half of your max bid, but I put it in nonetheless. Hope you get lucky ^_^
 
Maybe. It would end up the same price as I would pay in store less taxes after shipping costs to me. Also, maybe border fees? :(
 
Well shipping shouldnt' be much to Canada (probably weighs a pound or less). I will try to win your item, but if it doesn't go through then at least it's an option. I'll put your extra monies towards the item (so you'll have a higher bid now). Best of luck ^_^
 
Yup, 100 pages and going strong. What's even more impressive is that we have nearly 300 orders now! Granted that amounts to only like 30-40 orders per month we've been operating, but actually more than half of the orders have been since November basically, so we have definite momentum going. I think once the new site launches, that'll be the real tipping point ^_^ Exciting times indeed!
 
Just to give you guys a heads up, I'm having a HUGE eBay sale right now (20 items+). Almost all are brand new Xbox 360 and PS3 games left over from the Black Friday sales and recent Amazon DOTD's and such. All are starting at only $9.99 with No Reserves. Go get em guys ^_^ All are 3 days auctions!
 
Actually the one that I really like the most is a 100% free one. It's a Firefox plugin (there is a stand-alone program version as well and an opera version but I'm a Firefox fan so I stick to that 99% of the time). The Firefox/IE/Opera plugins are free, and the stand-alone version costs around $13 USD. Obviously CAGs should go for the free ones =P

You can find it here:
http://www.myibay.com

I highly recommend it. Make sure you never pay money for sniping. This one is totally free =) Works like a charm ^_^
 
Actually no. It just adds a "Snipe This" button inside the eBay items for you automatically. The bidding is done on the server-side of things. So once you sign up with their service, it's all on their end (just like Auctiva does for listing items). It's really incredible and one of the only ones I ever used that's 100% free. I used to use www.auctionsniper.com but they charge 25 cents or more per auction and that adds up really, really fast. This is by far easiest and cheapest ^_^

Here's a screenshot of what the sniping button looks like as well as the sniping window. Maybe I should make a blog post about this since apparently not many people know about it.

 
[quote name='goomba478']King! Great news :) I actually ordered an extra one (because I knew someone would be interested). I was tempted to buy 9 of them because it seemed a great deal, but I couldn't afford the risk or the charge at the time of ordering.

So if you want one, let me know how you want to pay: Paypal Direct Funds (Non-Credit Card) or Paypal (Credit Card). Thanks![/QUOTE]

PM'd you about the Extras series. I am interested if your deal with KING doesn't work out.
 
PM'd you back rayee6. Thanks again ^_^ I'm off to bed now. Cya guys tomorrow. I have to work another 5 days straight at the casino ... doh! I'm going to be so beat this week =P
 
Excellent Lockescythe. I hope they don't go unsold, but if they do I'll let you know :) I paid like $50 for the two of them if I recall correctly so I'll just cross my fingers and hope to break even =P Thanks for looking!
 
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