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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Goomba , around how much does it cost to ship a game to Canada. I saw on your website you go on weight so how much does a case +disk + booklet weight ?
 
A game in bubble mailer is about 190grams, so 7 oz.

Goomba, I talked to the wife, and she says I gotta wait on the phone. But I'll be sure to use you when I buy.

~S
 
Lockescythe, I think I worked it out with the blog. They thought I was a spammer putting random ads on the blog so they made me verify that I was in fact an actual user. Hopefully I can work it out with them. Google seems to be pretty understanding. If not then yes Wordpress is a good alternative, you're right :)

Turgore, typically for my items I charge $3.00 for games up to 9 ounces. This is because the average shipping is around $2.50 plus roughly 45 to 50 cents for the bubble mailer and such.

Snosquirrel, at first I thought you said you talked to MY wife about the phone and then I reread it lol. I was going to say, maybe that's why she was so grumpy today :) Not a problem. If you find a good price on the phone and are ready to buy just let me know ^_^ Thanks!
 
I'm working it out with my RSS. Looks like I'm still under investigation with Google Blogs for at least a few days so I'm going to look into just setting up my own RSS. It's a little more work but at least I'll have full control over it :) Thanks to all who suggested.

If there's anything else you'd like me to add to my website just let me know, I'm all ears!
 
Okay guys, I put together a rough RSS feed for now on my own. Here is the link:

http://www.gamesforcanada.com/rss

You will have to click the "RSS" image at the moment. I haven't actually made a page describing the RSS page just yet (getting to it). Today is Wednesday night now which means I have to start getting my items together for listing on eBay. Tons to do =P

Please subscribe. This way you will know of special offers and items I'm adding to the site, as well as good finds and interesting items that I find while surfing the web. If the item is available for direct purchase I will give you a link to the item, and if it's something I have as a direct-request item I will link it appropriately.

Let me know what sorts of things you'd like me to add :) I will do my best to accommodate your requests. Thanks! Please, please, please subscribe as I really want this RSS to work :)
 
There's Crisis Core for $25.99 at Amazon.com right now.
Goomba might be able to get it around $30 I'm guessing if anyone's interested?
 
Oh man that's a good deal. Yes anyone interested I can do $30.99 shipped to Canada for Crisis Core. I'm going to go order a copy for myself ^_^ I have a sealed one but I'm saving it for collection purposes. It'd be nice to have a copy to play as well. Oh darn you Amazon and your good deals!
 
Great news guys. I was able to fix everything up with the moderators over on Blogger/Blogspot. They thought I was spamming but I pointed out that I had a legitimate service/site and they put the account back in place. Hopefully that won't happen again. The link again is:

http://gamesforcanada.blogspot.com

or our RSS feed on Feedburner:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/GamesForCanada

I'd really appreciate if you sign up for my RSS feeds and visit the site :) I'll be posting lots of interesting offers (many of which won't be on the actual gamesforcanada.com site as they're not necessarily in stock) but the links will either be affiliate links in nature or will have a "Request This Game" button...and if you click it, then it will forward you to my Direct Request Page and auto-fill in the item name and price (before shipping/fees,etc.) Try it out!
 
hey goomba, i want to buy something from amazon.com and was looking at your direct request page.

what is the difference between paypal basic and paypal credit card? thanks
 
Hey return,

I should probably change the wording on that. Basic refers to payments sent to a personal account. There is no fee for you to send funds that are already in your account or an eCheck to a Paypal personal account. If you send $10USD I get $10USD. However, if you pay with a credit card, then Paypal charges me around 5% or so to accept the payment. So in cases like that, I ask that you guys pay the Paypal fee. That's all :)

I think I'll re-word the description on the request page. I didn't mean for it to be vague. Thanks!
 
Just throwing this out there. Paypal ToS forbids charging buyers the fees. As such I would avoid that wording on your site. Just work the fees into the shipping or something.
 
Thanks for the heads up. I guess I will have to reword the options then. The last thing I need is to be shut down for a technicality. I appreciate you looking out for me magiic.
 
There is a discussion about in the trading forum I believe. Some users were upset that people on CAG were charging for paypal fees when it clearly said no in the ToS
 
Okay well I'm sorry I'll change that option. I guess I can just say that I only accept Personal payments and Money Orders then right? Surely that's allowed. Didn't mean to make any trouble for anyone, sorry!
 
What were you interested in buying Helluvagood? Paypal is a free service after all so if you really want an account it shouldn't be hard to get one =) Basically all you need is a bank account of some sort (and really you can even get one without that these days). If you get one let me know ^_^

Magiic, Yeah I'll have to re-work it into the system. The website itself already does it for orders but not for direct-request orders. I'll figure out something. Thanks!
 
It is showing that there is one available in my mall. I will be going there tomorrow to pick up a few games for fellow CAGs/Canadians. If I see one of those Hori PS3 sticks, you want me to get you one Jest? I shipped an Xbox one in the past and it got there safe and sound. They're a bit heavy to ship but I'll definitely get it for you if they still have it when I go there ^_^

Thanks guys! I appreciate all of you who have been reading my blog posts/RSS feeds as well. If you haven't signed up yet, please do (link on the main gamesforcanada.com page). I will be doing even more articles soon but I didn't want to overdo it as I'm remodeling my computer room right now and making room for more inventory and such. Thanks again guys!
 
I have seen it in stores but it's usually disc only (with scratches). If you don't mind that then I can probably find a copy for you. If you're like me and want games near perfect it's very rare to find in store (especially Gamestop). Still, I'll keep an eye out for you!
 
I'm convinced that for Skies of Arcadia I should probably just get the Dreamcast version as it was the original and seems slightly easier to find. Still probably expensive though ^_^
 
Leshita, yes it absolutely is the NTSC version. Just so you know though,the batch I got from Amazon had a small pink line on the front cover art (I can show you a picture if you like...). Other than that it's in mint condition and factory sealed :) I only sell US/NTSC games (unless listed as Import). Thanks!

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You can see there is a pink vertical line on the cover art. Capcom has said they will be releasing special cover arts for people who don't like the current one, so you could always request one from them if they're still doing that. If it bothers you then let me know as I can try to contact Amazon and get a replacement item. Thanks!
 
Yes sorry Leshita, it didn't dawn on me that you were asking about the PS2 one :) That one is fine ^_^ I see you put an order in as well. I'm going to go ship that right away for you. Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']It is showing that there is one available in my mall. I will be going there tomorrow to pick up a few games for fellow CAGs/Canadians. If I see one of those Hori PS3 sticks, you want me to get you one Jest? I shipped an Xbox one in the past and it got there safe and sound. They're a bit heavy to ship but I'll definitely get it for you if they still have it when I go there ^_^
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If you get this before you leave I would love it. LMK the total cost, I will have to pay with an e-cheque again sorry.
 
Great news Jest! I got the last of the PS3 Hori Sticks ^_^ There were two, so I picked up both. If any of you other CAGs are interested just let me know! I'll send you an invoice Jest :) If you pay before midnight tonight I can ship it out to you first thing in the morning tomorrow.

I also was able to find a copy of Skies of Arcadia Legends (Gamecube) Complete. I know a few of you were looking for that. I'm going to add it to my website so it'll be first come first serve :) Thanks guys!
 
Goomba do you know of any good deals in the states that you could hook me up with on 4 blutooth headsets and a 4GB microsd card?
 
Lockescythe, normally I would accept trade ins but honestly I'm a bit strapped for cash at the moment. I have someone that's trying to get me a few of the $10 games as well :) I'm only interested in one or two of them but thanks for the offer!

Magiic, I'll try to find you a good deal on them. Are you looking for a specific type of bluetooth headset? Let me know thanks!
 
Goomba, any word on Chaos Wars yet? :)

Also, what $10 games are you interested in? The very least we could do for you is pick up the ones you're interested in.
 
[quote name='goomba478']Lockescythe, normally I would accept trade ins but honestly I'm a bit strapped for cash at the moment. I have someone that's trying to get me a few of the $10 games as well :) I'm only interested in one or two of them but thanks for the offer!

Magiic, I'll try to find you a good deal on them. Are you looking for a specific type of bluetooth headset? Let me know thanks![/quote]

Just really any half decent one that will work with a cellphone with blutooth. Nothing bank breaking.
 
Magiic, I found a 4GB MicroSD card that is $22 or so shipped. It's a "Sandisk 4GB MicroSDHC Memory Card with SD Adapter (BULK Packaging)". Does that sound about what you want to pay for one? They're also giving away a free 6-in-1-USB Card Reader with it.

Also, I found the

Motorola HS850 Bluetooth Headset [Bulk Packaged]. They go for about $28 or so shipped from Amazon directly which means I'd get them in two days. Buying them with bulk packaging means they are still new but not in full retail boxes to make them cheaper.

Let me know if you're interested in either of these :) Thanks!

=JJ=
 
Hey JJ, how much do memory sticks for the PSP cost in the states? Looking to buy a 8GB. If you find any below $80, please let me know.
 
I think I will take the SD card. I am still on the fence with the headsets. I've read some reviews and it sounds like they are very quiet on max volume which may be a problem.
 
[quote name='Amankhan']Goomba, any word on Chaos Wars yet? :)

Also, what $10 games are you interested in? The very least we could do for you is pick up the ones you're interested in.[/quote]

Umm Goomba, if you find any copies of Chaos Wars I'd like one too ;) I'm reasonably sure it wasn't distributed up here at all :cry:
 
Hey goomba would you mind ordering Marvel Ultimate Alliance and Condemned 2 off Amazon? Ill be able to buy them off you in a week or so but they are pretty cheap right now on amazon.
 
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