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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Of course I could blackric! Shipping them would be incredibly cheap. Though a sheet of stamps will cost a few dollars. But yeah, of course I'd be more than happy to. I think it's about time we had official Simpsons stamps ^_^

I didn't even know about this. Thanks for breaking the news for me!
 
Darth, I'm just waiting for your headphones. They're from an affiliate seller on Amazon as you know so they can take 1-2 weeks to get here sometimes. You will receive an Email notice when they come in, so no need to worry :) Thanks!
 
You're very welcome. I will keep you guys all posted ^_^ As I've mentioned in the last week or so on other forums here on CAG, this week is the CRAZIEST I've ever had :) I'm working 60+ hours a week at work, going to Poker school in the morning, submitting my business taxes (after tomorrow I'll be all done!), doing eBay/GFC/CAG related sales and trades, working on the GFC website...crazy!

Next week will resume to a bit more normalcy and hopefully things will be quickly moving again ^_^ I can't wait!
 
Goomba, I'm transfering the funds to paypal now... just awaiting them to arrive in it. They say 6-8 days.

Random Rant: Man, why can't there be any good deals on Skate 2? :p
 
Thanks Rogan sounds great. Skate 2 prices will come down dramatically, don't worry. Almost all 3rd party games do. Just look how cheap the first Skate can be had.
 
You did everything right :) I will send the invoice tonight. I was just super, super busy this week with class and taxes and such. I'm playing catch up now...

With my new job (at the new casino) I will be working less hours, which is not so great financially for me but it's wonderful for more free time.
 
LOL yeah the CAD (and USD) have definitely seen some better days. I'm just hoping they both improve so it'll be good for the both of us. I really do intend to put a lot of time into pumping up my services as I increase my free time. I'm going to need to make money some how :( these bills don't pay themselves (unfortunately).
 
By the way... I dunno if you change the CAD into USD in your account and envoke the 2% conversion fee that I always got... But I sent an extra $2 just incase... that and I hated looking at like $168 or $169. :p
 
markj, yeah I could definitely get those for you. Raiden Fighter Aces isn't out for another two or three weeks, so if you want I could order both and ship them together, but you'd save only like a dollar or so on shipping since most Blu-Rays are very light. Let me know :) I'll work with you either way.

game_fanatic, I do have new copies but they are not sealed. If you want one let me know.
 
Yes, they are all in Mint Condition (discs/manual). Case originally had price stickers on it but were removed. One or two copies have those protective stickers to keep the case closed (to show that it hasn't been opened) and sometimes those leave some sticker residue on the case, but doesn't affect the actual artwork or anything. I have them in my store now if you want one. Runs around $40-$41 USD shipped.

Thanks!
 
Hmm that ends up being about $50CAD...I'll have to pass on this one goomba, but thanks for giving me the details!

edit: hey goomba I noticed from the Video Game Deals forum that Best Buy has an in-store special on right now with some games being $9.99. Would it be possible to look for Rock Band (PS3), Soul Calibur IV (PS3) and Infinite Undiscovery (Xbox 360)?? The sale seems pretty YMMV, but if you could take a gander for me, that would be awesome! Thanks!
 
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Hey Goomba, me again ;)

I was just wondering how much these items would be together with your services and everything? I ask because the shipping prices are usually sh!tty, and they only ship UPS, and UPS will no doubt charge me duty as they always do :bomb:

Thanks as always.

http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/LaxdIZr6oe-HUxj=o6/browse/item/64373/4/0/0

http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/LaxdIZr6oe-HUxj=o6/browse/item/63237/4/0/0

http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/LaxdIZr6oe-HUxj=o6/browse/item/63725/4/0/0

http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/f=pUMNb0OdufK8PtEj/browse/item/82000/4/0/0
 
Hey guys, for all of you asking about the Best Buy deal... here's what's up: I will try to buy them if the sale is 100% confirmed. Some CAGs have bought them full price in the past on the website and price-adjusted them in store upon pickup. I'm not sure how well this works, but I'll try it if the sale is confirmed so bear with me :)

killmak, thanks for the info! I will definitely join that if they do in fact get it working year round. If it's a one-time use coupon then it's probably not worth it (but I may join that club anyway). Thanks!

Hey Spike32, I'll get you an invoice estimate for you :) Give me a day or so. I have my new job's orientation in half an hour so I have to rush out the door. I'll send it tonight though if I can. Thanks!
 
[quote name='spike32']I ask because the shipping prices are usually sh!tty, and they only ship UPS, and UPS will no doubt charge me duty as they always do :bomb:[/quote]

Actually Rightstuf doesn't use UPS for us. Donno what exactly they use, not USPS, but the stuff arrives Canada Post. So it picks up a normal duty amount. The shipping price certainly blows if you're just picking up some single DVDs though, as they charge per item and expect us to be ordering boxsets or something.

Hmm. I need to look for stuff for Goomba to grab me from their bargin bin too ;)
 
[quote name='goomba478']Hey guys, for all of you asking about the Best Buy deal... here's what's up: I will try to buy them if the sale is 100% confirmed. Some CAGs have bought them full price in the past on the website and price-adjusted them in store upon pickup. I'm not sure how well this works, but I'll try it if the sale is confirmed so bear with me :)

killmak, thanks for the info! I will definitely join that if they do in fact get it working year round. If it's a one-time use coupon then it's probably not worth it (but I may join that club anyway). Thanks!

Hey Spike32, I'll get you an invoice estimate for you :) Give me a day or so. I have my new job's orientation in half an hour so I have to rush out the door. I'll send it tonight though if I can. Thanks![/quote]

Ya, I understand you're busy. There's no big rush so take your time. Thanks for the response though and keeping us in the loop.
 
Good news everyone, I was officially hired today by my new casino :) I finished day one of the orientation today and have day two tomorrow (and day three Wednesday). Why is this good news for you guys? Well for one thing, I will have more time on my hands soon (and therefore more time to work on the website and fulfill your orders) and also in theory I'll make more money eventually too :) So good times for all. *Crosses Fingers*

Thanks for all your support guys :) I'm going to take a quick nap and then get out to sending invoices and estimates for you all. I appreciate it!
 
[quote name='goomba478']Good news everyone, I was officially hired today by my new casino :) I finished day one of the orientation today and have day two tomorrow (and day three Wednesday). Why is this good news for you guys? Well for one thing, I will have more time on my hands soon (and therefore more time to work on the website and fulfill your orders) and also in theory I'll make more money eventually too :) So good times for all. *Crosses Fingers*

Thanks for all your support guys :) I'm going to take a quick nap and then get out to sending invoices and estimates for you all. I appreciate it![/quote]

CONGRATS GOOMBA!!!!! Now just don't be a goomba and mess things up ;) Take your nap, you deserve it :D
 
Congrats on your new job.

I've followed you and your site since it started and pointed a few people to it in the past but the PM I sent you today will be my first order. :)
 
Thanks everyone!

Getting the new job is a great thing. I technically now work for both casinos but I will give my two weeks notice at my old one on Thursday. I've worked there for 5 years, so it'll be quite a change (less hours initially), but like I said, this new place has a better reputation for working there and I have a lot of potential to move up in the future. Thanks again!

Fuzzy, I appreciate you letting others know about my services. I will go through your order (and all the others) now before I go to sleep. Thanks again!
 
PuppetYuber, sorry to say that I do not. I can try to track down a copy for you if you like though. Were you looking for new or used? Let me know!
 
Hey goomba, will you be picking up any copies of Infinite Undiscovery from Best Buy during their big sale for 9.99? I would definitely be interested in a copy!
 
Heads up guys: I am having a new lowball sale this week. This one will be invite only (CAG members only) so if you want in, send me a PM and I will send you instructions. Thanks!

This is a brand new style lowball sale that I'm doing which will feature custom pages I developed on my own time from scratch. It's a bit of an experiment so hopefully it'll work out well :) Thanks!

YOUR_SUPERIOR, I will definitely check it out if my store has some in stock. Game_Fanatic, I haven't seen any new copies though I do have a few used ones. Do you only want a brand new one? Let me know. Thanks!
 
a used one would be fine goomba, I'm going to assume that if you have them used they're in great shape anyhow! How much would we be looking at? I'd also be interested in the lowball sale as well!
 
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