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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Just sent in my payment for one of the cards.

Saving myself over $25 is a pretty great day to start a Saturday :) You guys should seriously jump on this. The total came out to $34 which is pretty amazing considering I've been using instant renewal at the $59.99 cost for the past 2 years.

Thanks Goomba!
 
You can put me down for one of those cards Goomba. Exams are almost over and I have some games that I still haven't touched multiplayer in yet.

On the topic of the LOST blurays, I'll pass. Thanks anyways.

EDIT* Payment Sent, hope I did it right ;)
 
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[quote name='mahjongmaniac1']hello Goomba,

do you have any copies of Karoake Revolution for the PS2 for sale?[/QUOTE]

*Gasp* it's MJM! =p
 
hey goomba...i signed up on this site (after lurking for so long mainly b/c I saw this service)

anyways I put in an order request to you (DVD boxset which is oddly a whopping $37 more in Canada from amazon.com to amazon.ca)

anyways random question...are you able to obtain other items as well say action figures? Some of them are hard to obtain via any Canadian store but amazon.com always has plenty on stock (when they come out)

thanks for this service (that I hope to be using) :D
 
hey goomba, can you put me down for an XBL card, even though I won't be able to pay for a bit? It's the whole "takes 6-8 business days to transfer money to my PayPal account" thing
 
Hey guys, just wanted to let you know I'm having a FANTASTIC time up in Canada so far. Unfortunately though, my hotel charges for Internet and doesn't have Wi-Fi so I won't be on much until tomorrow when I go to Toronto (and have free Wi-Fi). Keep you updated soon!
 
[quote name='goomba478']Hey guys, just wanted to let you know I'm having a FANTASTIC time up in Canada so far. Unfortunately though, my hotel charges for Internet and doesn't have Wi-Fi so I won't be on much until tomorrow when I go to Toronto (and have free Wi-Fi). Keep you updated soon![/QUOTE]

Glad you're enjoying your trip, you won't have a problem finding free wi-fi @ downtown Toronto. While you're there checkout the restaurants at Chinatown (inexpensive and tasty) or catch a Jays game, good seats should be cheap.




Sent another order request but get to it when you have free time :p
 
Glad you're enjoying Toronto Goomba. Make sure to have a beavertail and a poutine!

Any chance you were able to get anything out for me before you came up here to the great white north? =D
 
Thanks guys! I really appreciate it :) I'm now in Toronto and happily so. Having a good start to my birthday thus far. I'm going to head down to Eggspectation for breakfast, meet a fellow CAG around lunch and then just roam around the city.

The good news is that so far everything has worked according to plan. The bad news is my home computer was left on and open so that I could remote desktop to it, and for whatever reason, I cannot connect to it. Therefore if you want to contact me please just use CAG PMs. If my box fills up I'll try to fill it up. I can't really check if packages have arrived at my house or whatever since I'm up Canada, but I will be returning tomorrow night. I will work it all out ^_^

Thanks again! I will get back to you all soon. I am going to have a LOT to sort through when I get back hehe. Gotta love vacations ;)
 
Happy Birthday Goomba. Glad you're having a good time north of the border. Don't know if you've got to enjoy it yet but let us know what you think of the poutine! :D Have a safe trip back. How is your wife enjoying Canada?
 
Happy Birthday Goomba. Glad to see that you are surviving our volatile, frozen wasteland AND enjoying it.
 
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Thought about ordering from here before, but never quite had the gumption until today. Here's hoping everything is filled with awesome, like those who recommended the service suggest. :D

Hope you enjoy Toronto -- recently moved here myself, and hope to take a stay-at-home vacation soon just to get out and see everything.
 
hey buddy I realize you're on vacation right now but my direct request email must be pretty far down your inbox by now. Just want to make sure you'll get back to me on it.
 
Goomba, I got your package today, but... the microSD card wasn't in it. Or, I don't think it was. Your note on top blocked me from seeing inside and when I opened it... no SD card, just the adapter. Are you sure it was in when you sent it? The top of the package also looked damaged, like someone had tried to open it. It is conceivable that the card just flew away somewhere when I opened the package (I couldn't see inside, like I said) but I only opened it a little and not violently, so that seems unlikely. The top of the parcel was opened and taped back shut- maybe customs opened it?
 
Just tore the room apart, and I can't find it. I don't see how it could have gone anywhere. I opened it gently, pulled the stuff out onto a flat, blue surface and looked under everything when I couldn't find it. I also don't think that customs opened it- it was mailed open (I assume you reused the same envelope you got it in) 'cause the address sticker was over the tape sealing it. Are you sure that it was in there when you got it? The microSD card should have been sitting just above the adapter.
 
Great News Everyone! I'm back and I survived my trip to Canada :) over 24 hours of driving in total (man that's a lot in retrospect) but I had a great time as did the Misses. It seems that we even managed to dodge all the rain/thunderstorms that were supposed to be happening when we were there. I don't think we got a drop of rain the entire time up there.

Now that I'm back I have a LOT of Emails to go through (more than 300 actually), so just bear with me. The one thing I didn't really consider was how incredibly inconvenient it was in Canada not having my cell phone work and not having internet everywhere I go. Here in the US I use my iPhone for up-to-the-second Emails, web searches, map lookups, etc. In Canada I didn't have that luxury so I as constantly having to wait for free Wi-Fi hotspots or run back to my hotel just to use the Internet. Bummer. The good news is, I'm back and I'm going to get right on it :)

So please, please, please bear with me ^_^ I will get back to all your Direct Requests, invoices, mailings, etc.

== ansomatica, I LOVED Eggspectation. So much in fact that I went not only to the Montreal one, but the one in Toronto as well :) It was fantastic! I tried the Chicken Eggs Benedict (to die for!) as well as the "Eggspectation" omelet. My wife tried two different Crepe combinations and they were delicious as well. Thanks so much for the recommendation! ==
 
Oh great news indeed! Please disregard any emails you got from me before/during your vacation, I've just sent you another email with a list of items I'd like you to order for me.

Upd.:
I've just opened the last package with Demikids, Xenosaga and Devil Summoner 2, everything is in great condition, thanks goomba478!

But... But... But it's a second package with no happy hand-written notes from you! Hey, where are my funny little notes? :razz:
 
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I've just opened the last package with Demikids, Xenosaga and Devil Summoner 2, everything is in great condition, thanks goomba478!

But... But... But it's a second package with no happy hand-written notes from you! Hey, where are my funny little notes? :p
 
Setite, that's FANTASTIC! I was wondering what the feedback you were giving me was from :) Now I know Very glad that it made it to you safely and quickly and that the insurance thing to Russia worked. I could swear I wrote you some happy little notes, maybe they fell out of the box before I put them in? I try not to tape them to items that are collectible so sometimes I tape them to the bubble wrap and such :) If I missed it, I'm really sorry! ^_^ I'll definitely include some in your next package :)

Magiic
, I went ahead and ordered the Otterbox iPhone case. Just waiting for it to arrive at my home. I will send you a shipping confirmation as soon as it gets here and I re-label the package. Thanks again :)
 
[quote name='goomba478']Setite, that's FANTASTIC! I was wondering what the feedback you were giving me was from :) Now I know Very glad that it made it to you safely and quickly and that the insurance thing to Russia worked. I could swear I wrote you some happy little notes, maybe they fell out of the box before I put them in? I try not to tape them to items that are collectible so sometimes I tape them to the bubble wrap and such :) If I missed it, I'm really sorry! ^_^ I'll definitely include some in your next package :)

Magiic
, I went ahead and ordered the Otterbox iPhone case. Just waiting for it to arrive at my home. I will send you a shipping confirmation as soon as it gets here and I re-label the package. Thanks again :)[/QUOTE]

Any news for me? Has anything shipped out yet? Have you received anything new? I'm going through withdrawal!
 
gsrce, I received the Harry Potter box set just now but still have not received the other movies. I will have to call them tomorrow and see what's going on.
 
Glad to hear you had a good time. Hoping the same will happen for me when I go down to Florida later this Summer.

Anyways, did you get the payment I sent for the XBLA card? I was worried I sent it to your non-credit card e-mail address :(

Thanks again!
 
Goomba still waiting on a PM if you would allow me to buy multiple if the $30 XBL cards for myself and family. Also, if you have any slots left open for it.
 
dancrane212, yes I did receive your payment. Thanks! I will send the code to you as soon as I get it. Should be sometime next week, hang in there ^_^

Rogan, I wrote you back ... maybe you didn't get it. I can't sell any more at the moment until I get the original batch from the other CAG. At this time I am limiting all the cards to 10 per batch, and the initial batch is all sold out. I'm just waiting for the money to get to the seller (since he requested concealed cash by mail). Thanks for understanding :)
 
blackric, very backlogged, but I should be all caught up by this Sunday (since there is no shipping and I have time to catch up). Sat-Wednesday I was without internet and out of the country, so that puts me behind and today was catching up with bills, mail, eBay, etc.

I will hopefully get to all Direct Requests tomorrow. I'm really sorry. I only go on vacation like once a year, so I assure you it's nothing to worry about :) I'm usually very punctual as most people can tell you. Thanks again! I'm off to bed now, have to work at 8:00 AM. Cya!
 
Goomba, okay. I got the message now :p

Anyway, if you manage to get more XBL cards... Could I "reserve" a few? Four would be ideal, but I don't want to be a hog (even though I am just being the middle man for 3 other people) so as many as I could get would be great :p
 
[quote name='goomba478']dancrane212, yes I did receive your payment. Thanks! I will send the code to you as soon as I get it. Should be sometime next week, hang in there ^_^[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the update, no rush though... my 360 just got sent back to Microsoft for repairs. At least there is no distractions for exams now :lol:
 
doctorofstyle, yes I do believe that I received the money from your friend. Just waiting on the cards now :)

RoganSarine, if I knew for a fact that I could get that many cards I would let you reserve them, but at the moment I don't want to go through that if I can't get the cards. I will let you know sometime next week whether or not I can get more.

dancrane, sorry to hear your Xbox had to be sent out for repairs (I think my Gen1 Elite may be heading that way as well). At least it'll be ready when you get it back!
 
Hey Goomba, Glad you enjoyed your trip in TO! I was just wondering if you received my payment for the xbl card as well? Thanks!
 
HiHi Goomba, quick question and I think I have asked this before ;), does EBgame charge shipping and taxes when you order online?

currently they have B2G1 used promo, might be interested xD

Also how much does it cost to ship a strategy guide usually?
 
[quote name='PuppetYuber']HiHi Goomba, quick question and I think I have asked this before ;), does EBgame charge shipping and taxes when you order online?

currently they have B2G1 used promo, might be interested xD

Also how much does it cost to ship a strategy guide usually?[/QUOTE]

They do.
 
Willme, yes I received your payment. I should have the cards next week :) Hang in there.

wingy17,
$428.00 - Sanyo VPC-FH1 HD 1080p Flash Memory Camcorder
$014.00 - Estimated Shipping to Canada
$006.00 - Insurance to Canada (up to $500)
$002.00 - Service Charge from GFC
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$450.00 USD Total

[PS: I found your address, so sorry. Not sure why I never saw that Email before. Did you still want that watch if it's available?]

PuppetYuber
, yes they do charge tax and shipping for EB Games/Gamestop here in the USA.
 
Both invoices you've sent have been paid Goomba.

Just want to make sure you received my last PM about sending the SD DVD's along with the HP Blu set.

I'm moving at the end of the first week of July, so the quicker you can get stuff out to me the better =D

Don't work too hard though =P
 
Gsrce, yes I got your message about shipping them together with the Harry Potter Blu Rays, but the only problem with that is that it would have to be Priority Mail as it would be more than 4 pounds. I'll try it out though if you want to go that route. Together it probably wouldn't be much more anyhow. I'll try :) Thanks.
 
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