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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Problem fixed Rogan. I just added a grey table to the background of the GYROS text for now. Should be a lot easier on the eyes. Thanks for the suggestion again! Hope you like it better.
 
[quote name='goomba478']blackric, what do you consider reasonable for the Deluxe Edition?
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Something under 100, demand for these have increased since they are no longer available.
 
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God of War Collection (PS3) - $35 USD shipped! Let me know if you're interested. Not sure how long this will be on sale :) Thanks![/QUOTE]

Hello Goomba!!

$35 shipped? Hmm... Do I DR this? I want it...
 
Off to my casino job now guys. Be home around 11:00 PM. Almost caught up on all orders ^_^ Gosh, that's such a good feeling. New GYROS beta page is up and running and this week the new DR pages are going to be up in BETA. Feeling pretty good about everything now. Thanks again guys!
 
Hey gomba :)
did you receive my masspay payment? Was sent about 2 days ago ( Rune Factory 2), but status hasn't been updated yet on your gyros page :)
tx
 
Hi there ayuchan, yes I did :) I'll go and update the GYROS page. Like I said, it's new ^_^ I'm still working on a few things for it. Last night I worked really late at my job so I didn't get to do any GFC updates. Today though I'm getting home at 6:00 PM and will be working almost all night on the newer orders and website updates. I'll go update for you now :) Thanks!
 
Hey Goomba! Have you had any orders for the Google/HTC Nexus One smartphone yet? What would it cost to get one of those up here?
 
Got my AD700 headphones in yesterday! So far so good, Im still adjusting to them though (they are massive!). Thanks Goomba!
 
magiic, I haven't sold any yet but I have had quite a few inquiries for them. Sending an invoice for one later today. Just keep in mind that customs will be pretty high as it's a high ticket item that pretty much requires full insurance. I can get you an invoice if you want to throw a quick DR my way.
 
Moses88, glad to hear it :) Looks like a lot of you are getting your holiday shipments finally. Really happy things are rolling again ^_^
 
[quote name='goomba478']magiic, I haven't sold any yet but I have had quite a few inquiries for them. Sending an invoice for one later today. Just keep in mind that customs will be pretty high as it's a high ticket item that pretty much requires full insurance. I can get you an invoice if you want to throw a quick DR my way.[/QUOTE]

I have something to add, Goomba:

Technically the N-1 should work since it is unlocked if you buy directly from the G@@gle store. The problem is activating the phone because it requires a U.S ip, U.S phone number, your sim card number (possibly a T-Mobile/ATT/other U.S carrier sim code would be valid), and address. Just try clicking activation on their website and you'll see the page does not work. I don't recommend using a proxy and filling in false info in case your phone requires servicing/repairs in the near future. You have to get a relative/friend living in U.S to activate it for you on the phone. Otherwise you'll be stuck with a flashlight that says: "No Service"/"Requires Activation".

Hopefully noone has purchased one and realized they'll have to send it back.
 
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Pat_McCrotch that's excellent :) I'm working on packing more packages today so there will be lots more happy CAGs ^_^ Thanks for letting me know.
 
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Keeping the GYROS updates rolling my friends :) Working out a lot better this way I think. It doesn't spam this thread as much and I update things as soon as they come in. So no more wondering what's going on ^_^ Still doing updates on the DR 2.0 pages! Almost there :) Thanks guys. Off to bed now. Working tomorrow and coming home at 7:00 PM. Adios!
 
Not a problem my friend. Just happy to be back on track and shipping items as they come in again. I felt really bad being that behind for a while. It's totally not like me and I am glad things are returning to normal again :) Hope your item reaches you fast! Cya soon.
 
Hey goomba, just received my Blu-Rays! (Inv. #741). Thanks again, and don't worry that you shipped it a lil' late, it was no problem (you even expressed so in your little note :)). I left you feedback again as usual.
 
shadow_nine, congrats on getting the last copy :) The reason it was more money and the reason you had to re-register is the GFC store is a separate entity than the Direct Request service. There's a few reasons for this, but the biggest is that the GFC online store uses "Zen Cart" an open source shopping cart system (that has it's own database) and also because it integrates with Paypal directly which has fees of its own. So with Direct Request items it was the price mentioned above and in the store it was slightly higher due to processing charges. Hope that makes sense :) I will one day hope to have them in a single database, but for now I keep the two separate.

musashino, I will have this information on the website within the next week. If you need it to order something immediately let me know and I will PM you the instructions.

AJD23, so glad you got them :) Thanks again for understanding. It means a lot to me! I never like having to make anyone wait ^_^
 
Yup, the GYROS is something I was meaning to put on the site for a long time but was just so busy to do so. Actually, it took a day or two away from the new DR 2.0 system, but I'm almost there. I plan to finish invoicing for the 15 new orders tonight, shipping a few items, going to work tomorrow morning, seeing Avatar 3D IMAX tomorrow in Providence, RI and then working more on my coding :)

I actually have the new DR system working quite well, but I'm just not sure on a few minor tweaks and system changes that I'm debating. I'll get it very soon ;)
 
Hey Goomba. My brother received both packages with his MMA apparel in it. He's thrilled. Ecko apparently needs to be more consistent with their sizes lol, but hey he's happy.

Thanks dude.
 
flames23, so happy that you got them :) Sorry the sizes are inconsistent but the shirts do look really awesome. I appreciate it! Have a good one. I'm off to work now.
 
Hey, looks like I wont be buying a Zune HD (My mother surprised me with one :D)
But I'm looking at the Zune Pass. Do you know the cost of them out of the shops? And would it be possible to email the codes?
 
Please PM me the instructions. I need it soon as a gift for a friend.

[quote name='goomba478']shadow_nine, congrats on getting the last copy :) The reason it was more money and the reason you had to re-register is the GFC store is a separate entity than the Direct Request service. There's a few reasons for this, but the biggest is that the GFC online store uses "Zen Cart" an open source shopping cart system (that has it's own database) and also because it integrates with Paypal directly which has fees of its own. So with Direct Request items it was the price mentioned above and in the store it was slightly higher due to processing charges. Hope that makes sense :) I will one day hope to have them in a single database, but for now I keep the two separate.

musashino, I will have this information on the website within the next week. If you need it to order something immediately let me know and I will PM you the instructions.

AJD23, so glad you got them :) Thanks again for understanding. It means a lot to me! I never like having to make anyone wait ^_^[/QUOTE]
 
JamesC_, I would be happy to get you a Zune Pass. They cost $15 for a 1 month card, or $45 for 3 months. Either one would only be a $2.00 service charge and yes I believe I can send it to you via Email no problem. Let me know what you'd like.

musashino, sent via PM :) Hope it makes sense ^_^ It's really not hard at all.

Wilme, For Demon's souls please be specific: Standard Edition or Deluxe, New or Used? Complete? Let me know =) Thanks!

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Everyone else: I ended up working overtime again today at work (unprecedented lately, must be the winter vacation and many students being off to play poker). In any case, things are going peachy and a lot of your items are in. I'm going to unbox a bunch of them and will update the GYROS page as I go along. Feel free to check it out. If you don't know, the link is here:

http://www.gamesforcanada.com/gyros-updates.php

Thanks guys!
 
Hey Goomba,

I'm looking for the standard edition and I don't mind used as long as the condition is good and complete.

Thanks!
 
at the moment it looks to be going for around $50 which means it'd be $55 USD shipped to Canada. I can probably get you one cheaper if you wait around for the next Gamestop sale or so. The cheapest I've ever gotten them was $45 shipped and those sold out in minutes. Let me know what your price range is :) Thanks!
 
shijui, they are coming in on Monday according to Amazon. I guess their 2-Day shipping was accurate but the day they shipped them out was 01/08/2009 and since there is no mail on Sunday here in the USA, I expect they should be in tomorrow. Thanks :)
 
Thanks Goomba,

I'll probably just wait for the Gamestop sale as I have a back log of games to catch up to anyways. $45 shipped is a great price!
 
Excellent Wilme. If you can wait a month or so I can almost guarantee that I'll get one for $45 shipped. In fact, I'm working on getting some and if I get them I'll throw them in my online store :) Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']shadow_nine, congrats on getting the last copy :) The reason it was more money and the reason you had to re-register is the GFC store is a separate entity than the Direct Request service. There's a few reasons for this, but the biggest is that the GFC online store uses "Zen Cart" an open source shopping cart system (that has it's own database) and also because it integrates with Paypal directly which has fees of its own. So with Direct Request items it was the price mentioned above and in the store it was slightly higher due to processing charges. Hope that makes sense :) I will one day hope to have them in a single database, but for now I keep the two separate.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the clarification! Your site sure has changed a lot in the last few months.
 
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