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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, there's a website that has two complete N64 games that I'd like to buy. They charge $7.99 to ship to the US and $29 to Canada. Would it be cheaper to use your service, or to just pay the ridiculous $29 from them?
 
[quote name='goomba478']Capsuledragon, I think it's definitely cheaper to go with me. Do they charge $7.99 to USA for both or each? Let me know. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

Both of them together for $7.99.

Edit: I have no problem of you folding these N64 boxes down if it'll save money.
 
[quote name='goomba478']Definitely cheaper to go with us then =) Put in a package forward order and we'll take care of it. Thanks again.[/QUOTE]

I sent you a PM.

Yes I know you hate pms, sorry.
 
nb85, not at the moment. They just did a sale on eBay not long ago and I suspect there will be many places with sales very soon with Black Friday around the corner. If you don't need it right this minute and can wait a couple of weeks, I'd recommend doing so =) Might be worth your while!
 
hey goomba, was curious was thinking of getting a winter jacket off amazon.com, what's the likelihood that I'll be hit with duties since it would be relatively big item. also any idea how much shipping would be? amazon states it'll weigh 1 pound.
 
** GFC SSL UPDATE **

Just wanted to let you know the good news. Our new SSL site will be launching either later today or early tomorrow. What this means is that our website will be secured now and that all of your private data will be safe and secure as well. We received requests from several members that were concerned about this and we wanted to let you know we're nearly there. Thanks for your patience and your support =).

Keep an eye on this forum for news later this week about some special Black Friday GFC Deals coming up. Thanks guys!
 
Pat_McCrotch, yeah you were $10 short for the total order, but luckily the Shipping Buffer took care of everything to the penny (that's why we have it after all). Thanks again =). Enjoy!
 
Hey Goomba. Got my package in today! Fits perfectly and was packaged well. Very happy with it.

The colour of the shirt was not quite the one I requested though. Or at least, the one I thought I requested. I don't know if that's because of the website not showing the correct colours or because of a miscommunication on my part or what. But the item has been taken down from the store, so nothing I can do about it now.

But whatever, it's all good. Luckily, I like the colour. It's not like it's hot pink or something, just a different shade. It was just a bit surprising.

Thanks a lot Goomba. Without you, I wouldn't be able to get this US only item. Thank you so much!
 
Alexisonfire, I thought it looked slightly different than the website showed but the receipt that was in the package showed the same name, so unfortunately I think it's just poor marketing on their end. I'm glad you like it though, it did look pretty cool (even my wife thought so). Thanks again and hope to do business with you again soon! Enjoy!
 
Hey Goomba, I sent a DR for that N64 paperwork auction the otherday. I saw yesterday it only went for $7.50. I didn't get a message from you saying it was won though.

I sent you an email a few days before that regarding that Star Soldier Vanishing Earth game but I haven't heard back yet.

I really do prefer PM...
 
Hey Capsuledragon, Sorry again about that missing box on that game. The company told me after they already shipped them though, so I'll have to contact them about returning it and getting a refund for it. They did send a coupon code towards a future purchase, but it doesn't make up for it. Again, that was out of my hands. But yeah, I wasn't able to win the eBay item. I'll let you know when the N64 game is in though and we can go from there. Thanks and talk to you soon!
 
** GFC BLACK FRIDAY / HOLIDAY UPDATE **

Just wanted to give you guys the heads up: Black Friday is this upcoming Friday (usually the last Friday in the month, but not this year). That being said, it's an exceptionally busy period of time for us, so as we did last year, we will be turning off Direct Requests by Wednesday. This means that only GFC Premium Members will be able to place orders with us via Package Forwarding. We work crazy hours as you probably know, and most BF deals are extremely limited. In the past we got some orders put through in the time period, but with my work schedule I will not be able to place any BF orders more than likely, which is why we will leave Package Forwarding (PF) available for those who can order on their own. We will also have BF memberships starting Wednesday at a discount for the week, so you can join GFC Premium for the lowest prices to date. Thanks again guys and we look forward to another successful round of BF deals!
 
[quote name='goomba478']Hey Capsuledragon, Sorry again about that missing box on that game. The company told me after they already shipped them though, so I'll have to contact them about returning it and getting a refund for it. They did send a coupon code towards a future purchase, but it doesn't make up for it. Again, that was out of my hands. But yeah, I wasn't able to win the eBay item. I'll let you know when the N64 game is in though and we can go from there. Thanks and talk to you soon![/QUOTE]

Hi Goomba,

I just got to say wow, that website is run by a bunch of idoits. They just shipped the game without the box and they thought that it was ok. Going through the process of returning the Star Soldier game is a pain in the ass, but I applaud you for going through with it. I still would love to have that Top Hear Hyper Bike game assuming it has the box and manual. I really hope they didn't charge you for the Star Solider box, and that they cover return shipping for the game cartridge. A coupon code for a future purchase is insulting in my opinion. I'll never do business with them again.

I see that you were going to close the DR request very soon. I was able to sneak in an amazon order right before though. :) Oh and that ebay auction, don't worry about it.
 
** BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL OFFER FROM GFC **

As promised, we are offering a special price on GFC Premium Yearly Membership today for Black Friday. You get 12 Months for only $80.00 (like getting four months free over the normal price). This is the lowest we've ever offered, so be sure to get in before it's gone =) Regular monthly memberships are still available on the site as well. Here are some direct links for you guys. Thanks again for all of your support!

GFC Premium 12 Months ($80.00 - Black Friday Discount)

GFC Premium 1 Month ($10.00)
 
unknown2099, yeah we're good like that (most of the time). If we had purchased the item it would have been a bit more complicated but you managed to catch us right before we placed the order. Thanks again and hope to do business with you soon!
 
Capsuledragon, still working on that as the holidays this week slowed down retail a lot. I ordered the Fighter Destiny 2 and am trying to get the nintendos' fiasco fixed. I'll update you once it's all settled :) Thanks.
 
Hey Goomba, any chance you can place a direct request order for me today? its a cyber monday sale so only good for today. I also emailed you .

Tx in advance for any info.
JamesX
 
** GFC Holiday Update 2012 **

Just wanted to thank all of you who put orders with us over e Black Friday / Cyber Monday weekend. We're up to our ears in packages again (as we are every year) but we've gone ahead and re-opened Direct Requests to everyone. Just letting you know though that we're slightly behind schedule so expect up to 7 days longer to process. Also Canada in particular is known to have customs delays around the holidays so if you want anything for Christmas you'll really want to order before the end of next week. Thanks again and best of luck finding great deals!
 
Hey guys, how's everyone? I'm going to be staying up late tonight and most of tomorrow processing all of the new packages in (about 70% of all orders have been delivered to us) and that'll catch us up mostly. Please note that you have only 3 weeks left until our Christmas sale on GFC Premium Membership ends (get $20 off the normal $100 yearly price at only $80...a savings of $40 over the month-to-month membership costs). Also, if you want something in time for Christmas put your order in NOW. We cannot guarantee it'll get there in time, but the sooner you place it with us the better your chances. We can also ship via UPS Standard or USPS Express Mail for faster shipping/processing. Best of luck, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all :). 2013 will bring a lot of exciting new things to the site ^_^.
 
What's the likelihood of being tax'd at door for something around $280?

Actually I should have wrote what the amount I should be expecting at door :lol:
 
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Myv, there's a good chance you'd have to pay at least some taxes on it, though I believe it depends also on what kind of item you order. Shipping with USPS is your best guarantee, but again there's no guarantee as customs seem somewhat random at times. Thanks!
 
Capsuledragon, here's the thing: They offered me a partial refund for the items that were not in stock which is good. The problem is that the item they claim is in stock they still haven't shipped to me. So I'm giving them another week and if it's not here by then I'm going to put in a Paypal claim or shoot them another customer service Email. We'll work it out for you, sorry they're being so unprofessional. At least the partial refund is a start though! We'll keep you posted.
 
[quote name='goomba478']Myv, there's a good chance you'd have to pay at least some taxes on it, though I believe it depends also on what kind of item you order. Shipping with USPS is your best guarantee, but again there's no guarantee as customs seem somewhat random at times. Thanks![/QUOTE]

Ah okay thanks! I just remember I still have $40 with you, and I haven't been gaming lately at all so not really sure what to buy haha.
 
[quote name='Jean Luc Picard']Hey man!
Sent you an Email regarding the Shipment buffer of a past order.
Can you please look into it as soon as possible?[/QUOTE]

Still waiting for a reply mate....
 
Jean Luc Picard, I just double checked and I'm not seeing your Email. What was your order number, do you know off hand? Please make sure you email jjparks AT improcomics.org as that's my main one I use for personal Emails. Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']Jean Luc Picard, I just double checked and I'm not seeing your Email. What was your order number, do you know off hand? Please make sure you email jjparks AT improcomics.org as that's my main one I use for personal Emails. Thanks![/QUOTE]

Thanks for your reply!
I've sent you another email to the said address, and PM'd you the order number.
 
Jean Luc Picard, I'm showing that I refunded the shipping buffer on 12/09/2012 back to your Paypal account on the original transaction. Can you double check on your side to make sure that went through? Maybe you just overlooked it? Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']Jean Luc Picard, I'm showing that I refunded the shipping buffer on 12/09/2012 back to your Paypal account on the original transaction. Can you double check on your side to make sure that went through? Maybe you just overlooked it? Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks![/QUOTE]

My bad man!
I Just checked my paypal again, and it turns out you refunded me on the 12/10/12
My mistake was checking the "received" tab, instead of the "all activity" tab.
I am terribly sorry, and I hope it wasn't a big imposition!
 
Jean Luc Picard, no problem =) I should have shot an Email telling you that it was sent. Sorry for the confusion ^_^ I thought Paypal would have notified you to your Email inbox, but I guess not. Have a good one and hope to do business with you again!
 
** HAPPY ALMOST NEW YEAR FROM GFC **

I just wanted to thank all of you for making 2012 a great year for us and hope you all had a great Christmas/Holiday Season. New Years is just around the corner and we'll be working extra hard to get all existing orders mailed out by then (working all day today and tomorrow). The post office has strange hours these two weeks due to the holidays, but we'll work around them as best as possible.

Next year we'll be implementing some new additions to the site, but we won't be announcing exactly what until it's closer as things may change in terms of coding and such. We'll definitely be working on lots of new updates though so keep an eye on the site! Thanks again to everyone and we'll do our best to keep GYROS as up to date as possible as well. Talk to you all soon and Happy Holidays!
 
** HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM GFC **

I just wanted to thank you all again for everything. We are planning a few new things in 2013, such as the following:

* Monthly Lowball Sales: In order to sell a lot of extra merchandise as quickly as possible, we want to have monthly lowball sales on CAG. Most items are video game related, but we also have some movies, toys, etc. We have a lowball service on the site, but the CAG sales have always been most popular so we'll probably stick with them.

* Dedicated Mailing Addresses: This MAY take a full year to implement (which means it'd be in 2014) but I'm looking into new Package Forwarding options that would allow you to ship to a custom box rather than just shipping to our existing one. More on this eventually.

* Cleaner and More Streamlined Site: We'll be doing away with a lot of the glitchy output of the GFC forms and will try to streamline pages so that it all flows better.

* In order to make a lot of changes to the site, we'll be boosting our support for GFC Premium Members. The flipside of this is that every other month we will close the site to free users. During this time we'll work on our lowballs, list items on eBay and work on site code. You can of course join GFC Premium for a monthly/yearly membership at any time to avoid blackout months, or you can simply wait until the next free period opens. This will go live in February, so you have plenty of time to plan for it :)

* Expanding GFC Rewards and Referral programs as well. More on this mid-year more than likely.

Thanks again guys and lots more updates to come. Keep you posted!
 
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