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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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** Discounted GFC Service Credits Available: **

If anyone is interested in buying some Discounted GFC Service Credits (which will be deducted automatically to pay our GFC Service Charges each time you order something until all your credit is used up) I am going to be offering them at a discount this week. I need to raise approximately $1000 in order to pay off my lawyers and time is running out. If you'd be interested let me know. The more you buy the bigger the discount I can give :) Thanks.
 
GFC Service Charge Sale (Limited Time Sale):

Guys, I need to raise approximately $1000 this week in order to go forward with my bankruptcy filing (the attorney I hired can't actually do anything until we're paid off in full, so it's important that I get this done ASAP). I'm going to continue with DR's this week as well as selling some more items on eBay today and tomorrow, but I'll still need to raise more money. For that reason I'm having a discount sale on GFC Service Charges. Here's how it works:

When you buy on GFC as you know there is the item price and the service charge. Typically speaking it's $2.00 for the first item and $1.00 for each additional item. This is the only way we make money on our sales, but it's also the only thing we can discount (as we can't give a discount on the actual items you buy since those are fixed prices from other merchants). So what we're doing is giving you the chance to buy GFC Service Charge Credits for future orders at a discount. The more you buy, the more you save. These credits will not expire and will be tracked in real time with your orders. Sometime soon you'll also be able to see your running totals on the GFC website as well. So here it goes...

** GFC Service Charge Credit = $SCC

You Pay $10.00 USD - $30.00 USD = Receive an additional 10% in Credit
(Example: If you pay $25.00 USD you will receive $27.50 in $SCC)

You Pay $31.00 USD - $50.00 USD = Receive an additional 15% in Credit
(Example: If if you pay $40.00 USD you will receive $46.00 in $SCC)

You Pay $51.00 USD - $75.00 USD = Receive an additional 20% in Credit
(Example: If you pay $60.00 USD you will receive $72.00 in $SCC)

You Pay $76.00 USD - $100.00 USD = Receive an additional 25% in Credit
(Example: If you pay $90.00 USD you will receive $112.50 in $SCC)

You Pay $101.00 USD - $150.00 USD = Receive an additional 30% in Credit
(Example: If you pay $110.00 USD you will receive $143.00 in $SCC)

You Pay $151.00 USD OR MORE USD = Receive an additional 40% in Credit
(Example: If you pay $200.00 USD you will receive $280.00 in $SCC)

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This credit does not expire, can be used towards DR or PF service charges and will be auto-deducted when sending invoices. It is not refundable but will stay on your account until you have used it all. If you have any questions just let me know. Thanks guys! Oh and I realize that not all of you can afford to buy $100+ of credit now ^_^ Just buy what you can and the discount is my way of saying thank you. I appreciate it!

You can buy the credit directly through me or on the GFC store (I'll be adding links later on so you can purchase it there). If you do buy on the site please include your CAG name in the memo/notes area. Thanks guys!
 
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Man I hope my credit card cuts off sometime this week, I absolutely want to help you Goombs, but my CC is getting pretty high! Sorry to hear about the money troubles, I'm sure things will bounce back for you!
 
No problem :) I will leave this credit sale for the next few weeks at least. I'm just hoping I can raise as much as possible now so I can get this financial disaster behind me and start moving towards the future once and for all ^_^.
 
[quote name='goomba478']No problem :) I will leave this credit sale for the next few weeks at least. I'm just hoping I can raise as much as possible now so I can get this financial disaster behind me and start moving towards the future once and for all ^_^.[/QUOTE]

If you don't hit your goal, get in touch with me.

I had hoped you would have ended up with enough extra cash through the auctions you were doing, but if that's not the case, hopefully some of our users who are better off can help you out.
 
gsrce, I made my goals with the last auction (which was to cover my rent, car payments and such) but this time around it is to pay our lawyer so we can go through with our filing. Once this is done, then we no longer will have to pay our monthly credit cards as they'll be including with our filing and our financial issues will be solved once and for all. Of course, we'll have sort of crappy credit for a few years but without all the bills and credit cards (which we won't be re-applying for) we'll also have money in the bank :).

I appreciate your sentiments and assistance ^_^ You guys are the best!
 
Hey Goomba, hate to bother you, but could you tell me the date my Valkyria Chronicles was shipped? I have no idea which one it is in the GYROS, and as sad as it sounds, I don't trust my mail carrier. lol
 
[quote name='game_fanatic']Man I hope my credit card cuts off sometime this week, I absolutely want to help you Goombs, but my CC is getting pretty high! Sorry to hear about the money troubles, I'm sure things will bounce back for you![/QUOTE]

What do you mean cuts off? That sounds pretty bad too...
 
[quote name='goomba478']maigoyume, I was shipping yours out next so I'll just hold off then if you have another item and will shift yours to be shipped next week. Thanks for the heads up!

forevergone, I'm waiting for the bank to clear the funds (since the items are more than $400). At the moment I can only use my debit card for purchasing so we're almost there ^_^ I will update your status on the GYROS once the order is complete. Thanks!

wizic, yeah I think I'm going to have to cancel the order and ask them for the money back. They're one of the annoying stores that charges you up front and then makes you wait for your items, instead of charging you once the items ship. Sorry they suck so badly.

jonkaho, haven't found them yet but I did look. There's a few stores on the way to work that I'll check this week :)[/QUOTE]


Thanks, i hope you can find some!
 
Apollo, your Valkyria Chronicles came back to me as "Return to Sender" for some reason. I am going to resend it back to you (not sure why they didn't deliver it the first time). Like you said, you don't trust your mail carrier lol. Hopefully it gets to you soon. Very odd. Never have items sent back to me before. Please double check that the address is correct (I'll send you a shipping confirmation Email tonight).

penetratingpincer, we are doing another lowball sale (quite a big one actually) but it's not until mid-July once we have everything straightened out :) It's still coming though. I need to unload a ton of these things.

jonkaho, I will continue to look =) I'll let you know!
 
[quote name='RoganSarine']Im assuming he means that his pay period for this month ends, so he doesn't have to pay til next month... Otherwise, that sounds painful.[/QUOTE]

Ok, that makes sense. I guess it was the way he said it that made the situation sound so dire ;)
 
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If you guys want to buy the discounted GFC Service Credits directly from our website's store, you can do so now! I've adjusted the discounts slightly to cover fees, but there's still some great deals here. ^_^ Please be sure to include your CAG name in the notes so I can apply it to your account (not all users' names are obvious). In July I will be adding a real-time credit checker on the actual GFC site for you to see how much you have remaining. You can of course always ask me directly at any time :). Here's the links:

$10 GFC Service Charge Credit ($SCC): $9.50

$30 GFC Service Charge Credit ($SCC): $28.50

$50 GFC Service Charge Credit ($SCC): $45.00

$75 GFC Service Charge Credit ($SCC): $64.00

$100 GFC Service Charge Credit ($SCC): $80.00


$125 GFC Service Charge Credit ($SCC): $94.00

$150 GFC Service Charge Credit ($SCC): $113.00

$200 GFC Service Charge Credit ($SCC): $130.00

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This GFC Service Charge Credit ($SCC) can be used towards DR or PF service charges and will be auto-deducted when sending invoices. It is not refundable but will stay on your account until you have used it all. Service Charge Credits do not expire. This cannot be used to discount the actual items that you are purchasing, and only applies to GFC Service Charges, UPS Pickup Fees & Package Forwarding Service Charge Fees. If you have any questions just let me know. Thanks for your support!
 
Thanks a bunch penetratingpincer. That will definitely, definitely help :) I really appreciate it. That's funny about the "Best Way" option lol. Just ignore that obviously. I'll try to fix that as it's trying to apply for a physical product in this case. I left that on so that it'd include your shipping address (which helps me match up customers).

Have a good one friend ^_^ keep in touch. I'll be sure to credit your account with all your GFC credits!
 
[quote name='goomba478']SVxM, thanks for being the first person to take advantage of the discounted Service Charge sale. I really appreciate it ^_^![/QUOTE]

Glad to help you! Let me know in a week if the sale is still running.
 
[quote name='goomba478']Apollo, your Valkyria Chronicles came back to me as "Return to Sender" for some reason. I am going to resend it back to you (not sure why they didn't deliver it the first time). Like you said, you don't trust your mail carrier lol. Hopefully it gets to you soon. Very odd. Never have items sent back to me before. Please double check that the address is correct (I'll send you a shipping confirmation Email tonight).[/QUOTE]

That is very odd. I used my verified paypal address. :whistle2:k

With regards to my lack of trust in the postal service .. I've had two games from ebay go missing and a jacket from another online retailer in the last two months. Not good.
 
Well, North Korea's postal service is also responsible for telephone calls, TV broadcasts, newspapers and magazines in addition to the distribution of letters and telegrams. Poor guys have too much on their plate.
 
SVxM, yes I plan to run this sale for at least 2-3 weeks, so it'll still be going on next week :) Thanks again.

Apollo Creed, yeah that is weird for sure. I'll resend the package out today as promised and hopefully it makes it to you safely!
 
Heya Goomba, any news on my urgent email? Also, has my hat order arrive yet? It's been taking an unusually long time.

I'll remember to pick up some credits too.
 
[quote name='goomba478']Thanks a bunch penetratingpincer. That will definitely, definitely help :) I really appreciate it. That's funny about the "Best Way" option lol. Just ignore that obviously. I'll try to fix that as it's trying to apply for a physical product in this case. I left that on so that it'd include your shipping address (which helps me match up customers).

Have a good one friend ^_^ keep in touch. I'll be sure to credit your account with all your GFC credits![/QUOTE]

Thanks!

I did enjoy the laugh at checkout because of the best way thing though ;)
 
Hey Goomba,

I just placed a new order request from your website. I haven't ordered recently so I'm really lost concerning taxes, credits and prepaying. Is it 6% tax standard aside from the exception of Amazon? I guess my order will need to be processed manually. Please let me know how much is still due for my order #924679832. Thanks!
 
I just wanted to send out a huge THANK YOU to all of you guys for your assistance this week. Things are going well overall. We've received a bunch of DRs, sold quite a few discounted $SCC's and we'll be listing items on eBay and such tonight as well. Things are looking up and we're one step closer to fixing our finances and moving on :). I will be doing another big GYROS update tonight (nearly all items you've ordered are in) and I'll be shipping out a ton over the weekend as well.

It's great to finally start seeing some light at the end of this long, dark tunnel ^_^. We are nearly there!
 
[quote name='goomba478']I just wanted to send out a huge THANK YOU to all of you guys for your assistance this week. Things are going well overall. We've received a bunch of DRs, sold quite a few discounted $SCC's and we'll be listing items on eBay and such tonight as well. Things are looking up and we're one step closer to fixing our finances and moving on :). I will be doing another big GYROS update tonight (nearly all items you've ordered are in) and I'll be shipping out a ton over the weekend as well.

It's great to finally start seeing some light at the end of this long, dark tunnel ^_^. We are nearly there![/QUOTE]

Care to link to the EB store/user?
 
Got my games and CD's Goomb's. Awesome packing and came a day early. Ridge Racer 7 was surprisingly harder than I thought but at least the controls are nice and comfortable unlike all these new racers. Thanks for helping me end my 2 year saga of hunting for this game.
 
Anjexu, I'll list the links to my eBay items once they go live (they will go live on Sunday of this week and be mostly 7 day auctions). Thanks! I may add a link on the GFC website as well :)

Spino, that's fantastic. Glad they made it to you safely! I have never played Ridge Racer 7, but it looked quite good. I was so obsessed with the original game when it came out on the original Playstation...but man, I may be dating myself now.

DonieMarko, I responded to your PM. Thanks =)

Back to packing/shipping and invoicing! Glad to finally be caught up with 99% of the orders. Feels so good knowing there will be no backlog as of this week ^_^!
 
You're very welcome ironchefff :) As I mentioned time and again, when things are all caught up we're surprisingly efficient at what we do. It's just a matter of staying up-to-date and making the system improve month to month. Little by little we're perfecting it :) Thanks again.
 
I'm going back to work now after a few days off (well, I've been doing GFC and web stuff, but off from the casino anyhow). I'll be packing a ton more items (all the ones in the "week of the 26th" section today and will process more new orders tonight as well. Thanks again guys. Talk to you all soon!
 
Yes, I did forevergone. Thanks :) I will have them shipped out as soon as they get here.

Everyone else, I'll be processing more orders tonight but I have to work tomorrow at the casino most of the day (hopefully). The GYROS are 100% accurate as of now, so if it says it's shipping that week, it should =) I will add all the rest of the orders in this weekend that aren't currently showing up on there. If for some reason yours isn't on the list after Sunday night let me know and I'll add it. Thanks again!
 
Just saying hi everyone. I'm going to be home almost all day Sunday and will be processing the heck out of all the new orders :) If you don't see your order on GYROS yet, hang in there and it will be there by the end of the night ^_^. We are doing really good at keeping up with the estimated processing times on the website now and are no longer backlogged. Thanks again for all your support (especially those of you who purchased GFC credits at a discount in bulk...you really helped us big time). Thanks and see you all soon!
 
Hi Goomba,

I just placed a new order request for 2 Blu-rays at BB (#669565237). Could you please make sure that the order is placed before the end of tomorrow since I think the sale prices for the two items are only valid until the end of tomorrow. Also, I think I missed some tax and shipping costs too, so you might have to bill me for more later. Thanks. :)
 
Hey goomba, just wondering about something. For my order, it says

Item Price Tally: $84.50
Service Charge Estimate: $6.50
Shipping Estimate: $10.00
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Order Total: $101.00

Is the service charge estimate $6.50 because I was using a Canadian credit card to pay through PayPal? Just wondering where the extra $4.50 was from. Thanks! Glad to see that you're back, btw.
 
Not Canadian credit cards, but just all credit cards in general. If you want to avoid this fee then please send the money ahead of time as a gift payment on Paypal or by pre-buying the credit on our GFC credit sale right now. If you need more info let me know. Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']Thanks Leshita :) I'm already ordering it. Like I said, we're back baby![/QUOTE]

Sounds great, glad to see things are back to normal with GFC! Any update on my previous order for the Big Boss PSP Bundle?
Also wondering what the status is of Bayonetta (PS3) from Kmart and the return status for FFXIII and God of War 3 to EBgames? Thanks a lot! :)
 
Leshita, I just received the Big Boss Bundle (surprisingly fast!) and will have Bayonetta shipped out in the next day or two as well. As for FFXIII & GOW3 I just had credited your account. If you need a refund instead let me know and it'll take me approximately a week, then I can send to your Paypal. Thanks.
 
Thanks Goomba, I would prefer a refund to my Paypal.

Actually I don't think I paid for Bayonetta yet, so don't forget to charge me for that. ;P

Also, for the refunds... it should be something like below (just want to make sure you don't over refund me :)),

For FFXIII it should be the difference between my original payment with Gamestop.com and the cheaper Kmart price.
GOW3 should be the original Gamestop.com order price I paid (before the subsequent cheaper price I paid again later).


Oh, please make sure that the BB PSP back is sent to my Waterloo address (should be written in my order) and not my Vancouver address which is where all my other packages are sent normally. :)
 
Would it be possible to get an idea of when my Razor ships? I had hoped I was going to get it by this upcoming weekend, but I'm guessing that's not going to happen :(
 
Just wanted to let you guys know I'll be resuming the photo-taking and uploading for GYROS starting next week. Small thing I know, but it's one of the fun little touches that makes the site unique :).

Leshita, I'll double check but I do believe you are correct with your refund assumptions ^_^ Thanks.

emjaymj, I packed it this weekend but it technically shipped today. I'll send you the info. It's still possible you get it by this upcoming weekend. Not impossible anyhow!
 
Hi Goomba,

Someone on Amazon.com has said they will ship an item directly to Canada for me but I need a US address just because a Canadian one will not work. Would it be possible for me to put your address instead just so I can check the item out but they would send it directly to my place and I will pay you $2 for just using your address? Please let me know.

Thanks.
 
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