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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PuppetYuber, I can try for you. The good news is that even if the sale is over they are doing Buy one get one 50% off until 12/12/2008...so the difference won't be very much. Also keep in mind they charge $5.00-$6.00 for shipping per order. Thanks!
 
PuppetYuber here is what it'd cost for KH1 & KH2 from eStarland:

+ $11.95 (KH1)
+ $14.50 (KH2)
+ $5.00 (Shipping from eStarland)
- $8.37 (Coupon/Discount)
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= $23.08 + $5.00 Shipping to Canada + $3.00 Service Charge (2 Games)
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== GRAND TOTAL = $31.08 USD for both games shipped to Canada. Let me know if you're still interested and I'll order for you ^_^
 
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Heyyy, those Persona 3's aren't FES's, silly Amazon :roll: Oh well, I expected as much. It didn't make sense that they were listing it with extras :lol:

Anyways I haven't thought of anything else I must order (it's bad to buy myself stuff before Christmas), so seeing as you have the Persona's already you may as well invoice me and figure out how much credit I have left over ;)
 
Actually Ragnar14, I hate to burst your bubble but they are in fact FES'. They are a special (and really awesome) combination of the original Persona 3 box, with FES inside with the art book and the back has an ad for Persona 4. A little bit of everything all rolled into one (I'll get pictures up for you).
 
magiic, I ordered your eStarland items :) I just didn't send you the invoice (I spent almost two hours just now reworking my invoice system to prepare for the new website that is coming in the next couple of weeks). Let me send you the invoice ^_^
 
I'm going to go to bed in about 45 minutes guys. Before I go tonight I am going to post a list of all the pending orders going out so you can see where your order stands. If for some reason you don't see your item listed, don't worry. There's a few that I have entered into Quick Books yet. I spent too long working on my inventory program and my new invoice system and I simply ran out of time. I will be working from 12PM Noon till 5PM on shipping all the orders out. Whatever doesn't go out tomorrow will go out Thursday or Friday (depending if all your items are in or not). Thanks again guys :) You made this a fun and crazy week ^_^
 
Here you go as promised. I have left off personal information (Real Names, addresses, dollar amounts of orders or anything like that. Here is a nearly complete list of orders that are being processed or that have shipped. Expect this list to change to SHIPPED for many of these orders today (Wednesday 12/03/2008).

This will be all automated once the new GFC site launches but for now I'll do it manually. The 3 or 4 hours I put into redoing this today will save me TONS OF TIME in the future ^_^ *whew it's over*

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** Refer to your Invoice PDFs that I send to you via Email if you are wondering which order is which. The number at the far left corresponds to your order's invoice number. If you have any questions be sure to ask. Now I need so much-needed rest ^_^ Thanks guys!
 
DQIV, Spectral force 3, RE4, Dokapon Kingdom, Luminous Arc 2, Hotel Dusk, Rune Factory 2 and Hori 16 cart holder.

:drool:

I think I'm set for the next year.
 
Too Human, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions. I should be set for a while too:D
 
[quote name='Firestorm']Were the majority of those packages in the pictures from us? O_O
If so.
O_O

CheapAss my ass. Must've spent over a thousand bucks.[/QUOTE]
Well, it would've been like $1500 at regular price... :p

Animal Crossing Wii, Boom Blox, Saints Row, Dead Space PS3 and Spore for me.
 
Hahaha yeah collectively we aren't so cheap but remember you gotta spend money to save money...errr...something like that ^_^

I just got up now so I'm going to be packing just about all day. I will update again tonight with your order status for each of you. THANKS!
 
They would have been even better if I was able to get them when they were $19.99. Unfortunately I had ordered them all when they were $29.99 (which is still a great deal) and they wouldn't let me order any more. I should have made a fourth Amazon account lol but that'd be pushing it I think.
 
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New deal today from Gamefly - Condemned 2 used for Xbox 360 or PS3 only $15.75 shipped to Canada. Let me know if you're interested. Not sure how long it'll be available for! Gamefly discs are generally in good shape (PS3 in particular) and they include the case and manual nearly brand new almost every time as they keep those in a vault and only send users the discs for rental.

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Good news and bad news folks:

Bad news first: I am returning to the working world now and will not be home and working on packages until around 5PM tomorrow night (BOO) but ...

Good news: Almost all the packages have come in for your orders and all packages should be mailed out by Friday/Saturday (some of the items were delayed on Amazon's end: something I haven't control over). Thanks again guys ^_^ It's been fun and crazy for the past week or so. It'll all be over soon :)
 
Maybe kind of O-T, but I was unboxing our shipments at TRU today and saw that Special Edition Mario DS Bundle seen in your "Black Friday" shipments. Man, I'm so urged to get one of those as my first DS :lol:
SO NICE! How much were they going for when you got them?
 
When we had them on the Amazon Black Friday sale they were going for $135 USD but the retail price of them is $150 (most places sell for $150 and most places are sold out...sort of a collector's item). Definitely a great first DS though. You don't own a DS by now? Really? It's my favorite system of this generation...no lie! You gotta get one, one way or another!
 
Yeah...Persona 4 is by far the most pre-ordered product I've ever had on GamesForCanada.com...So far I have almost 15 of them pre-ordered. I even have members from Australia, Russia and Africa ordering it. I'll send you an invoice my friend.

Hopefully Amazon doesn't cut me off lol. That's a LOT of copies for one member to order ^_^ Not to mention all those Social Link kits people are getting. My wife is totally going to kill me this week.
 
[quote name='goomba478']Yeah...Persona 4 is by far the most pre-ordered product I've ever had on GamesForCanada.com...So far I have almost 15 of them pre-ordered. I even have members from Australia, Russia and Africa ordering it. I'll send you an invoice my friend.

Hopefully Amazon doesn't cut me off lol. That's a LOT of copies for one member to order ^_^ Not to mention all those Social Link kits people are getting. My wife is totally going to kill me this week.[/quote]

I just received the invoice but was wondering if the shipping price included can be reworked as I'll be getting social link pack and many others. ;-)
 
Yeah, I more than likely can re-work the shipping for you. I just have to keep it that way in case I can't. It's a lot easier to refund you the difference if there is one than send you a seperate invoice, if that's cool with you. I just want to make sure I can get you a copy before they cut off the pre-orders like they did last time :) I promise if I'm able to combine your shipping and save you on the money I will do so.
 
Just so you guys know I'm still eagerly shipping and awaiting new package shipments. Getting there! Besides the couple of orders that have not yet been paid for (please if you got an invoice send payment before Friday night...) I'm making great progress ^_^ Thanks again!
 
IMPORTANT UPDATE:

I have switched over to a new type of business shipping called Endicia. It allows me to better integrate my shipping with my current system of Quickbooks and also enables to me to create custom postage labels that have the customs form on a single label in addition to my company logos and such.

Perhaps most important: I can now add insurance to first class packages (something that USPS doesn't do by themselves). It is done through Endicia and their insurance company and will cost you $2 USD to insure up to $100 (and slightly more after that). I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS for people who are ordering 4-5 games in a single package or more expensive items. I say this not because we've lost a lot of packages, but because there always is at least some risk with international shipping and around the holidays it seems to be where the post offices have the most trouble. Just keep it in the back of your head in the future :) The option now exists for you. Thanks!

 
hey goomba, I'm just waiting for a big chunk of cash to get transferred to my PayPal account so I can send one lump sum, it should be done processing today. Is it possible to add the shipping insurance as of today? I definitely don't want to have another mailing mishap! And I can't recall, but do you write the value of the package on the outside?
 
Yes you can add insurance at any time now (before I ship obviously). $2.00 for almost all orders :) I think it's well worth the piece of mind. The only thing, like you say, is that I can only insure what is on the customs form for the value of the item. So if you are ordering $100 worth of things but only have $45 on the customs, you can only insure up to $45...keep that in mind :)
 
Sure thing Game_Fanatic :) I have to go pick up my wife from work but I'll be back in 30 minutes. I'll send your invoice then ^_^ Thanks!
 
[quote name='danthemightyone']Goomba, please preorder me a Persona 4 from amazon.com. It doesn't seem like Canada is getting the artbook thingy.[/quote]

Hmm, I was gonna say that I ordered from Amazon.ca over a week ago for P4 and it used to show the pre-order artbook on the page, but it seems they've removed it... Hope they only removed it since it's about to come out and won't offer it to new orders, rather than removing it because they don't have them! Otherwise that'd be false advertising!!
 
Well if you ordered it on time and it showed an artbook they should give it to you (in theory) but the fact that the US one shows it still and the CAN one does not is reason enough to worry about it. Nothing wrong with being sure :) If it doesn't include the art book when they ship you can always complain and have it returned (at least in the US) and typically they cover return shipping if they were the ones at fault.

That being said, those of you who put your orders in with me are guaranteed to get your art books unless Amazon royally screws up (which isn't like them). Thanks guys!
 
you are quite welcome. i am really digging the Endicia mail system. the only problem is that I am nearly out of mailing labels and that I cant get more until Tuesday. I love how it notifies buyers when I ship though. I should have all orders shipped by Monday or Tuesday now ;) Thanks again everyone!
 
It's nice for me too because it gives me a paper trail. I'd all but forgotten about Makai Kingdom until it showed up in the mail.
 
[quote name='goomba478']you are quite welcome. i am really digging the Endicia mail system. the only problem is that I am nearly out of mailing labels and that I cant get more until Tuesday. I love how it notifies buyers when I ship though. I should have all orders shipped by Monday or Tuesday now ;) Thanks again everyone![/QUOTE]
For $2 I might as well get insurance for mine, if it hasn't shipped yet. Is that per package or per order?
 
winnopeg it is per package but most orders are only one package. For larger items with multiple items it would be $2 per package or you could simply group them with expensive items inaured and others not. It's totally up to you. Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']winnopeg it is per package but most orders are only one package. For larger items with multiple items it would be $2 per package or you could simply group them with expensive items inaured and others not. It's totally up to you. Thanks![/QUOTE]
Yeah, maybe I'll opt for insurance for both packages. A few of the eBay users I've sold to recently have messaged me saying they haven't received their stuff yet... Stupid Canada Post.
 
[quote name='PuppetYuber']hey goomba, how much will kingdom heart chain of memory cost shipped?
i cant seem to find this game anywhere in canada.[/quote]

Saw it at a BBV in Brampton for $39.99
 
Goomba,

If it's still at $12 when you see this, could you get me a copy of Makai Kingdom on amazon.com please? If it's still available I would like to combine it with a preorder of Persona 4. That's after paying the amount due, of course. :)

Thanks!
 
hey goomba, I know it's not a videogame, but theres a pair of headphones I want to get, that I can only seem to find on amazon.com

Would you be able to ship it?
 
PuppetYuber, Do you want quotes for Chain of Memories: New, Complete or Cartridge only? I can get all three so let me know specifically which you would like the price for :)

maigoyume, yes your package shipped right before I had the new Endicia system so you didn't get an Email (like you will in the future when I ship out). Here's your info: SHIPPED 12/5/2008 - LJ203117318US

CatBoy, I will go and order you one as it seems they are still $12 :) WOW that's a good price. Anyone else want one while they are available?

PuppetYuber (again), Amazon.com has cut me off for Persona 4 for now. I can get you a copy with the art book from Gamestop still but they charge me tax and $5 more than Amazon. Not sure if you're interested still.

whitehawk, I can ship virtually anything as I've said before :) No restriction to games only or anything. I've shipped tons of headphones, speakers, clothing items, food items, you name it. Just let me know the pair's model and I'll send you an invoice :) Thanks! Feel free to PM me with your personal information (Name, Address, Email and Phone number). THANKS!
 
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