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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Hey Goomba, the GQ magazine finally shipped to my address.

Thank so much! I may have another order and will send it via Direct Request.




edit: Also left feedback, please do the same for me!
 
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waterstorm, Thanks :) I appreciate it. I will go check my Email. I was out of town again all day today and am home at last. Tomorrow is my only day off (no work between my two jobs) that I have all month, can you believe it? I'm a workaholic I think =P

RoganSarine, thanks! I will look into those games for you as well. No guarantees but I will do my best as always.

spike32, thanks. He's supposed to be a little creepy as he's one of my enemy in a game I'm doing preliminary artwork for ^_^ I will try to send you an invoice tonight :) Thanks!

blackric, That's awesome that you finally got your GQ magazine. I have to say, I never read the magazine before (I always thought it was just men's fashion...didn't realize that they had so many great articles and things). I will respond to your direct request when I get it. Thanks ^_^

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I am going to go and ship out a bunch of items now. Keep an eye on your Email inbox if you have placed an order with me recently. Many of you should get emails saying that they will ship out tomorrow. A ton of stuff came in today. Thanks again guys!
 
[quote name='goomba478']waterstorm, Thanks :) I appreciate it. I will go check my Email. I was out of town again all day today and am home at last. Tomorrow is my only day off (no work between my two jobs) that I have all month, can you believe it? I'm a workaholic I think =P

RoganSarine, thanks! I will look into those games for you as well. No guarantees but I will do my best as always.

spike32, thanks. He's supposed to be a little creepy as he's one of my enemy in a game I'm doing preliminary artwork for ^_^ I will try to send you an invoice tonight :) Thanks!

blackric, That's awesome that you finally got your GQ magazine. I have to say, I never read the magazine before (I always thought it was just men's fashion...didn't realize that they had so many great articles and things). I will respond to your direct request when I get it. Thanks ^_^

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I am going to go and ship out a bunch of items now. Keep an eye on your Email inbox if you have placed an order with me recently. Many of you should get emails saying that they will ship out tomorrow. A ton of stuff came in today. Thanks again guys![/QUOTE]

That'd be a sweet boss fight! Good luck with that.
 
Thanks Spike. He's not a boss (at least not planned to be) but actually one of the smaller enemies in the RPG. The game is still probably a couple years away from actually being released/playable but we're working on it as a side thing. I'm doing most of the enemy design, so it's something totally new for me (but fun!). I'll show you guys more as I develop them :)
 
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Not to turtle spam, but this is a better version of the drawing (more accurate detail and not as dark). And I guess I'll consider to make him a boss haha. Maybe he can throw smaller turtles at the players or something. I plan to do like 20 color variations before I get the one I want, but I'm happy with how it came out for a quick color job nonetheless :) Thanks for the critique!
 
Haha, it's actually not a bad idea. We're not really sure what we're going to do yet. All we know is the first game in the trilogy will be a Final Fantasy type Turn-Based RPG. The second and third are up in the air, because obviously we have to make the first one before we can do sequels, but my cousins would like to make an "Ultima" type RPG. Not sure we can pull that off lol, but we'll see.

I will probably have static enemies (maybe some simple animations for moves) and more fully animated hero characters. I'm going to experiment a lot as it's the first game I've worked on :)
 
[quote name='goomba478']Thanks Spike. He's not a boss (at least not planned to be) but actually one of the smaller enemies in the RPG. The game is still probably a couple years away from actually being released/playable but we're working on it as a side thing. I'm doing most of the enemy design, so it's something totally new for me (but fun!). I'll show you guys more as I develop them :)[/QUOTE]

What language are you using?
Also, what platform do you plan to release for?
 
At the moment neksus, we are looking to do it 100% in Java (not Javascript mind you) and it will be PC exclusive at first anyhow. If we can learn how to port it to other systems (say Xbox Live Arcade or Wii Ware or PSN that'd be nice, but our goal for the first game is to at least get the PC version out. Again we are really new at this so it's a LONG time coming haha).
 
That is a pretty damn cool turtle; the best I can do (from scratch) is a face in MSPaint! While I am posting might as well ask how Bionic Commando is doing on it's long, death defying journey to my household. :)
 
Goomba, so was there a problem with how i was doing direct funds? i just want to know the exact problem so that i know how to deal with it next time.

Also, your turtle drawing is pretty cool, u should post up more art to share
 
hey goomba, any updates on the GS B2G1F sale?

Sweet looking turtle, too! A move of his could be 'turtling' into his shell to regenerate HP and minimize damage against him hehe
 
goomba, will you be getting more 12 month cards in stock? I think it could really become a staple of your site if you can get enough of them in stock =P
 
Okay lots of updates. Here goes nothing:

dancrane212, Thanks for the turtle compliment :) I have a long way to go (I haven't drawn in ages, but it's one of my favorite things of all time. If I could draw for a living, believe me I would!). Your MadWorld is shipping out tomorrow as a matter of fact :) You should get the Email in the next couple of hours.

telepathy, I'm not sure exactly what the issue is. Lately I have been charged fees for 90% of payments people are sending to my personal account. This means either Paypal is changing their policy, or people are using fund methods they didn't used to use. The only sure-fire way to avoid fees is to use funds that are already in you Paypal account. Other than that, not really sure :( Thanks for the turtle compliment as well. I will definitely be doing more artwork. As I pay off more bills (something that is never ending it seems at times) and get more proficient with my GFC site and services, I will devote more time to my artwork again as I used to ^_^

game_fanatic, unfortunately I wasn't able to get to any of the Gamestops in time. My work had me working quite late and the time off I was out of town with the wife (as I'm working 11 days straight and promised I'd do something with her). The stores I checked didn't have the games people requested so it was a bit of a bummer. Sorry :( As for the "Turtling" attack, I LOVE that idea. I'll have to sneak that in somehow ^_^

magiic, I sent out your codes as well as two other CAGs. You should have gotten your codes by now. Let me know if you haven't and I'll resend them. For those of you who ordered codes and didn't get them yet, just hang in there. I hope to have them by Wednesday or Thursday at the latest ^_^

Firestorm, I will always get more cards. It's more a matter of getting the cheap. I use all sorts of methods to try and hunt them down: Sales, eBay auctions, CAG traders, coupons, etc. There is no real way to ensure I can always get them for cheap, but sales seem to pop up pretty frequently. They are already my most popular item on the GFC store site, so yeah you can be sure I'll try to get more and more as time goes on. I hope to have a new shipment next week, though I'm not sure how many I will have just yet. Keep an eye on my Twitter and here of course as well ^_^
 
*I sent this as a PM but I want to make sure you see it.*

I was just reading your reply to my question about how far along Bionic Commando was you replied Your MadWorld is shipping out tomorrow. I just want to make sure this was a typo, I wouldn't want to get everything mixed up :D

Thanks again,

Daniel "Better safe than sorry" Crane
 
[quote name='goomba478']For those of you who ordered codes and didn't get them yet, just hang in there. I hope to have them by Wednesday or Thursday at the latest ^_^[/QUOTE]

I'm hanging in there!
 
dancrane, yeah sorry about that. I meant Bionic Commando. My wife was talking to me about MadWorld (we were listing it on eBay) and I typed the wrong game. Sorry about that :)

matsam, yup you're one of the first on the list for the batch later in the week. Thanks for your patience ^_^
 
Ok, thanks for the clarification. I was a little worried so I checked the invoice to make sure I didn't accidentally link MadWorld down on my direct request form.

Well, nonexistent crisis averted :)

Thanks!
 
Guys I have a ton of eBay items ending in 15 minutes. Not sure if you're interested or not:

Hey guys! I thought you might be interested in some of my items. As always, all my items end on Sunday night (tonight) at 10:30 PM EST I have a lot of items for sale this week and a great assortment of hard to find games and great games to own. Please take a look and put in some bids if you see something that interests you. I could really use the money ^_^ Thanks again!

Auction Listings:
* The Art of BlazBlue Art Book! Super RARE! Brand NEW OOP
* Rock Band (Sony PS3) Brand NEW! Game Only! *NO RESERVE*
* Soul Calibur IV - 4 (Sony PS3) Brand NEW! *No Reserve*!
* The Bourne Conspiracy (Sony PS3) Brand NEW No Reserve!
* Overlord Raising Hell (Sony PS3) Brand NEW No Reserve!
* Fracture (Sony Playstation 3 PS3) Brand NEW! No Reserve
* Singstar Vol. 2 (Sony PS3) Brand NEW! Game Only. *NR* !

Buy it Now Items/Store Items:
* MacBook 13" Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz, 2GB RAM OSX 10.5

Disclaimer: I have been selling on eBay for over 10 years now and have nearly 100% positive feedback (the 1 negative I have was left in error and the buyer is trying to resolve it at the moment with eBay's assistance). I ship out next day and many of my items offer free shipping (or very affordable shipping). Please support a fellow CAG. Thanks guys!
 
eBay items have ended. Thanks guys. I am working tomorrow morning from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM but I will ship out as many packages as possible :) As usual, you will receive Emails when they go to the post office. Thanks & Good Night ^_^
 
hey goomba, thanks for checking on the games...I managed to snag a copy of Valkyria Chronicles from BuyNextGen for $35.95USD, so I lucked out there! I'll keep you posted if more games pop into my mind for the B2G1F!
 
Hey Goomba,

Not sure if you read about it yet or not, but the reason you are getting charged fees on receiving payments even in your personal account is because of Paypal's new rules stating that they will charge fees on all funds received for the sale of an item. Only away to avoid the fees is to make a personal payment and mark it as a "gift". It's pretty dumb, and I think it started sometime last month.
 
Jbently, thanks so much for figuring it out. It didn't make any sense to me why all of a sudden nearly every payment was acquiring fees. I will have to make this more clear in my invoices and in direct sales.

** IMPORTANT **

If you are sending me payments to my personal account, PLEASE MARK THE PAYMENT AS A GIFT and be sure to include in the notes what the payment is for. This is apparently the only way to not be charged the Paypal fee. Man they really gouge their customers =P
 
okay, i will remember to do it next time. in fact, i will bookmark this post as a reminder.

also, still waiting on an invoice for my more recent stuff
 
Hey Goomba,
Looking for a 60 or 120 GB drive for the 360 ... new or used (as long as its legit drive) . What kind of prices would we be looking at?

Thanks!
 
Hey Goomba, don't mean to push but just wondering if you had forgotten about my invoice? I know you are constantly sending invoices, shipping out and what not so I understand if you had forgotten.
 
Ugh, that's weird. Because I paid through my bank account on paypal, it charged you a fee? Or is because I had it marked down as "goods"? So in order for you not to be hit by a fee I have to have the funds sitting in my paypal account? Paypal is so ridiculous sometimes. I'll be resending the funds within the hour Goomba.

EDIT: By the looks of it the refund will be going to my Paypal account? If that's the case, as soon as it shows up in the balance then I will try to transfer it to you again. Paypal can be such a pain.
 
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telepathy, Please let me know which invoices you didn't receive. I thought I had sent you all the most recent items that you requested. Let me know ^_^ Also, thanks for bookmarking the post. Hopefully the "Gift Trick" works :)

Game_fanatic, I will send an invoice for you now. Thanks! I am almost done completing my Final Fantasy collection too! Now when it comes to finishing them all...I have a long way to go =P

TigerToa, this is a question I get a lot. Do you need a transfer cable to go with it? Or just the harddrive. Let me know ^_^ Thanks!

spike32, I just sent your invoice. Hopefully you got it. I didn't forget about you, just got really behind. This 11-Days straight tournament schedule coming up means I'm going to be super-drained :) so I'm trying to get everything done now while I still have SOME free time hehe. Ah, to be debt-free and have free-time. Some day, some day :)

CrushEm, yeah it appears that anything marked as a "service", "goods", "money owed" or anything like that incurs a fee now (even if it's backed by a bank transfer). In the future I guess you have to either have the funds in your Paypal account OR mark it as a "gift" in the payment type field. The refund SHOULD go back to your Paypal account, so yeah I assume you can just re-send those funds when they clear. Paypal is a pain. I'm sorry :) At leat I already ordered your item though ^_^ [Sorry you were the pink color. I ran out of pastel colors to use]
 
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Game_Fanatic, I put 4 pounds so that I can ship them all in sturdy cardboard packaging to make sure they don't crack. They weigh around 10-12 oz each by themselves plus packaging, so it'll be cheaper to ship them all together I assume.
 
Yes, it does refund the fees as well as the original payment. Refunds can be sent within 60 days. If you are interested in doing this, just let me know. Thanks :)
 
Alright thanks goomba, I must dwell on this...I didn't think shipping would be so much (basically cuz I'm a meathead haha); how much cheaper would shipping be if I subtracted one game?
 
I sent my payment to you as a gift though, so there's no reason for me to specifically. I can do it again if you were though =\ Refund it and I will resend it if you did get fees. :p I don't want any miscommunications with this order

The reason I asked is that I accidentally sent my friend his money without setting it as a gift.
 
game_fanatic, I may be able to ship them all for 3 pounds. After all it is just an estimate, but I err on the higher side to be sure in case the packaging adds more. 3 Pounds shipping would be around $4.00 cheaper. Thanks!

RoganSarine, yeah you're right. I didn't get any fees at all for your payment. That must be why. Looks like the Gift Trick has been confirmed as valid!
 
Also, I think the gift trick may also charge the sender specifically. I havn't confirmed this, but it charges ME the conversion fee (for $15 it was 16 cents)

I can't remember if I sent it gift or another personal thing, but in my gameshare group I was charged a 16 cent fee for something

However, in my last gift payment... I was charged nothing because I kept it canadian (I assume)

Still better than sending it with goods/services.
 
That is possible, though I have heard that no matter what the fees for gifting are always lower than normal. In any case, it may have just been a conversion fee (from CAD to USD or something) and not the 3.9% Paypal fee on top of it. Who knows. That's my guess though. We'll see. Paypal is an eternal mystery =p
 
so yeah, there was the one about growlanser stuff & there was the one about tales of the abyss (which i assumed you won seeing as there was only one bid on it).
 
Oh yes, right :) Those items. I will go ahead and send the invoice before I go to sleep tonight ^_^ Thanks. I just wanted to make sure. I hate re-sending invoices to people and having them say "I already paid" :) Thanks!
 
** NEW POLICY FOR GFC ORDERS/DIRECT REQUEST ITEMS **

You MUST use the following page:

http://www.gamesforcanada.com/direct-request.php

If you want to order a Direct Request item from me. This is not to be harsh or cruel or insensitive, but the fact is that I have been getting as many as 100 orders bi-weekly lately and there are a LOT of things to keep track of :) Having the DR form filled out gives me an exact order with all the information to keep track of, the time/date the order was placed, and something to go back to should I need to search for more info about your order.

I realize the form is not perfect (doesn't allow multiple items, makes you retype your info, etc.) but it's a work in progress. Any feedback you guys have will help me to improve it so please let me know what you'd like to see.

If you use the DR form then I can keep track of your orders 100% of the time without question :) Thanks guys! I will be lenient at first, but after a week or two I will have to be more strict about it. I will improve the DR form as best I can once I get a little more time (this is a crazy Poker Tournament season for at least the next two weeks so I'm working non-stop at the casino and such).

Thanks for understanding!
 
telepathy, I did receive the first Growlanser Generations set and oh man oh man is it beautiful. Everything looks almost brand new (including the packaging). It is truly drool worthy =P

I did order the one without the game as well. Yes :) I am sending the invoice now. Thanks!
 
thank you very much :) very much appreciated as always. also if you like things like the Growlanser Generations Deluxe set, send me a PM of a list of games you would be interested in & ill let you know if i ever find anything online (im occasionally lucky when it comes to finding random rare games for cheap).
 
Should be all set now telepathy. You are quickly catching up to the old-timers in terms of number of items ordered ^_^ I'm all set for now, but it definitely is a nice set! I have enough games to last me a lifetime which is probably why I'm selling them and not playing them (I will get around to it eventually...just too many great games to catch up on =P).

I'm about ready to go to bed, but if you have any other questions about my services or about your orders in particular let me know. Thanks again :) Much appreciated!
 
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