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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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Either Soul Calibur IV used from Gamefly.com - $30 USD shipped to Canada. This game is really, really, really good actually and my wife and I spent a lot of time just playing with the custom character maker (nearly endless possibilities). Online play can also be a ton of fun. If you're remotely a Soul Calibur or 3D fighting game fan you owe it to yourself to own this game. The Stars Wars characters are rather fun too I must say...

Sale ends tonight so let me know!
 
As promised for Setite and others, I am posting some photos of the Persona 4 with Artbook that just came in today. I had a HUGE shipment of games today again (almost 20 boxes lol) so you can bet I'm still working around the clock on getting all orders present and future ready for you guys:

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Back of Game:
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Tiny Peek into the AWESOME artbook:
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Enjoy my friend! Once your watch comes in they will be on their merry way to Russia (or Canada for those of you who live in Canada, or Australia, or New Zealand...wow this game is POPULAR)!
 
I did indeed ... in fact I got a huge 6 foot box full of boxes full of boxes lol. They shipped like 8 of the Social Link Pack in multiple boxes within a single large box (kind of insane). I'd post photos but I have to go to work now. You can be sure I'll post them tomorrow or whenever. Man this Black Friday week is insane ^_^;;;

Wish I didn't have to work my Casino and University jobs. It's more fun doing this order/shipping thing. I'd love to do this full time some day *hint hint*
 
goomba, I'm very glad to know Persona 4 is already shipped to you. The pictures look awesome indeed. I will have a whole lot of MegaTen to play this winter :D And just like I said, the very moment I get the package at my local post office I will start an "advertising campaign" and spread the word about you and gamesforcanada.com.
 
Haha thanks Setite. I wish I had some business cards to give you :) Maybe I can make some quick ones in Photoshop for you to hand out. Maybe GamesForRussia.com is right around the corner ^_^ Appreciate it. The game looks fantastic by the way. I'm tempted to keep one for myself =P Going to my casino job now. Peace out folks. I will be checking the forum via my iPhone as always. Cya soon!
 
I just wanted to say a big thanks to Goomba for putting up with all my requests! I started out just ordering some video games awhile back through him for my husband... but since then it's all over the place, furreal pony accessories (for my daughter), coffee carousels (for my Mom), and shoes for myself of course!

I really appreciate your service Goomba and I would like the business cards if you ever get a chance to have some made up. I will definitely spread the word around.

-Monica (smrnov's wife, his gamertag is much more impressive than mine)
 
Man, can't wait for P4, glad they all came with artbooks as promised. Hit me up with an invoice for Makai Kingdom too so I can pay you for that!
If anyone bails on their social link pack through some fluke of luck, could you let me know so I can grab it instead? Thanks for all your hard work!
 
Much as I predicted, Target will not be sending me the copies of Skate for $20. Here is the Email I just received from them:

Greetings from Target.com.

Due to an unexpected error, the following item(s) you have ordered were incorrectly priced at the time of your order.

Skate 2 (PlayStation 3)

We're sorry, but we are unable to offer this item for the incorrect price. The correct price is $59.99. We have canceled your order for this item. If you would like to order this item at the correct price, please visit Target.com and reorder.

Despite our best efforts, a small number of items on our site are occasionally mis-priced. We do, however, verify prices as part of our shipping procedures. If we discover that an item's correct price is higher than our stated price, we will either contact you for instructions before shipping or cancel your order and notify you of the cancellation. This pricing policy is posted in the Help section on Target.com.

Again, we're sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Thank you for being our valued guest.


Sincerely,

Guest Service Department
Target.com
www.target.com

Please note: This e-mail was sent from a notification-only address that cannot accept incoming e-mail. Please do not reply to this message. If you have further questions, please visit our online Help department.

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I figured that but it still sucks =P BOOOO. They should honor it for those who bought it at that price, or at least give me some kind of discount/coupon as an apology.
 
hey goomba,

I was wondering if I buy dvds from amazon and get the free shipping, how much are you asking for me to have the dvds shipped to canada?

and if I want to make an order, do I make it by PM you through CAG or do I sign up on your website?
 
Hi rayee6, I'm glad you ask. This is one of the most frequently asked questions I get so here it goes. I'll be elaborating more on this once the new site launches but thanks to all the orders I have had the last two weeks I'm really behind on all that.

For Amazon and sites that offer free shipping, I calculate shipping to Canada solely based on weight and materials. So for the average DVD/Game weighing 5-7 ounces in weight it will cost $3 USD to mail to Canada. The actual shipping cost is about $2.50 USD and I usually have to include a small amount ($0.50 or so) for packing materials/bubble mailers/gas to post office, whatever...

for games that are slightly heavier 8oz-10 ounces I charge $4.00 USD and so on. Obviously the heavier the item the more it costs to ship.

I can add insurance to any item up to $100 for $2.00 USD as well.

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As for the best way to order from me, the BEST way is to use my automated page:
http://gamesforcanada.com/direct-request.php

That's because the page will add your order into an automated queue system I have, notify me by Email and iPhone message and give me all your info (Name, Address, etc.). Doing it this way will add you into my Quickbooks software as well, which I use to send out invoices/bills/shipping confirmation, so it really encompasses EVERYTHING.

PM's are frowned upon because CAG limits me to 150 messages received/sent at any time and my box fills up fast. The message board is alright for quick orders, but still the webpage is the best as it gives me a permanent copy of your order and isn't lost in the shuffle of things. Thanks again! I hope to help you order soon rayee6!
 
Hey Goomba,

Infinite Undiscovery came in today. Thanks again.

I wish I had ordered Persona 4 from you. The pictures make me want to get one for myself.
 
heimdal, glad you got it relatively quick. I was getting worried that everyone's orders were going to start taking forever due to the holiday season. Glad to see that's the exception rather than the rule. Oh, and yes Persona 4's artbook is so cool =P Sorry. I may get in more in the near future.
 
Hey thanks goomba, payment just sent. Again I was too late to get in on it, but those social link packs were in stock again for standard value, not 180 haha. Probably not gonna happen...
 
I just got a call that EBGames got the Persona 4 preorder artbook too. I guess I'll keep one sealed copy of Persona 4 game and artbook in collection >.
 
mberkes, thanks for your payment. Your items will go out tomorrow first thing. danthemightyone, that's good to know. Your first Rosenqueen package came ... still waiting for the other one. Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']mberkes, thanks for your payment. Your items will go out tomorrow first thing. danthemightyone, that's good to know. Your first Rosenqueen package came ... still waiting for the other one. Thanks![/quote]

which one arrived?
 
Woo Hoo! I'm glad to hear it kgroat. Isn't that plush squirrel the greatest? My wife even hates squirrels (real ones) but she wanted to keep one of those plushies lol. That's by far one of the best Amazon deals this year I think :) Enjoy it! The game looks rather cool too. Especially at that price ^_^
 
I just got my package and I'm thoroughly enjoying Dead Space.:bouncy: I didn't get to play much though cause I'm busy with work and school. I'll play later tonight, a better atmosphere to play this type of game in.:cool:
 
hey Goomba, do you live near a radioshak?
if so, could you help me check out your local radioshack for ratchet or any other cheap games please? (I think soul calibur 4 is 20 dollars too)
thanks ;D

seems like GT5 is for 10 dollars / six axis controller is like 20 / great deals which you can puchase and resell on ebay :D
 
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I do indeed live next to quite a few radio Shacks. They didn't have anything that great when I went there a few days ago but I will try to check out a few others. Radio Shack deals are VERY YMMV and generally very limited sorry to say. They just advertise them to get you in the door =P
 
Pat_McCrotch, I'm so glad that you are enjoying Dead Space. Like I said, if I didn't have so much to do (work/packing/family/etc.) and a HUGE backlog of games to play that'd be one of the first I'd check out. I'm also a real wuss when it comes to scary games though so I'm not sure how long I'd last with that one ;) Enjoy my friend! Hope to do business with you again soon.
 
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I probably shouldn't be advertising this seeing as I've still got about 10 or so orders to pack in the next two days, but the Persona 3 FES Artbook/CD special edition bundle) is on sale again on Amazon.com. I can do $33 USD SHIPPED to Canada including all fees. Quite a bargain. Basically you are picking up the artbook and CD for free pretty much. Not sure how long these will stay in stock on Amazon. Let me know if you want one!
 
[quote name='PuppetYuber']amazon.ca has it for 29.99 xD[/quote]

REALLY!??

DAMN! I was about to order too!

OH! that coupon makes it 19.99!!!!

WOOT!! THANKS!
 
No problem PuppetYuber :) Good to know ^_^ If I didn't point it out, then you wouldn't have responded to it and gamer602 wouldn't have found a deal :) so there's no harm in posting. My service is all about Win/Win anyway. Thanks guys! Get this game, it's FANTASTIC :)
 
ya but i was stupid to buy the game itself for 28.99..
amazon.ca is dumb (I was aware they were offering bundle until recently.

28.99 for the game
29.99 for the bundle (1 dollar for artbook and soundtrack lol)


goooooooomba goooooo to radioshakkkkkk :D
 
Can't you return it to Amazon.ca PuppetYuber? Here in the US I believe you have 30 days to return it ... if there is nothing wrong with it, then you are responsible for return shipping and such but I believe they will take it back and refund you. Not sure if the .ca one is the same or not, but I imagine it's similar.

Can't go to Radio Shack today unfortunately (packing for the next two hours then back to Casino). I'll check for you tomorrow though. Thanks!
 
I guess I could but that is too much work xD, not really a collector for artbook / soundtrack anyways. beside I combined this game with a usb just to use the 10 dollars off coupon! It is all good.

of course if I had another chance, I would pre-order Personas 4 off you (exact same price with extra book!), and get the Personas 3 bundle instead of just the game itself off .ca xD

but oh well xD

thanks goomba
 
Haha it's all good my friend. I actually have more Persona 4's in stock now if you're still interested. I had my cousin get me 3 and he was able to get the artbooks. Let me know!
 
[quote name='goomba478']Haha it's all good my friend. I actually have more Persona 4's in stock now if you're still interested. I had my cousin get me 3 and he was able to get the artbooks. Let me know![/quote]

How much for Persona 4? On the .ca one it is 36-10 coupon so 26 CAD!
 
In that case you're better off just going with the Amazon.ca website. Mine is going to come to about $46 USD shipped (game and book weigh over a pound or so). Not bad if you want the art book but if the .ca site still gives the artbook by all means that's a better deal. (btw is the coupon Canada only?)
 
[quote name='goomba478']In that case you're better off just going with the Amazon.ca website. Mine is going to come to about $46 USD shipped (game and book weigh over a pound or so). Not bad if you want the art book but if the .ca site still gives the artbook by all means that's a better deal. (btw is the coupon Canada only?)[/quote]

You mean the $10 off every $40 purchase?
It think its a promotion between VISA AND AMAZON-it states that you have to use a VISA Card...but us CAGS have found ways to use it multiple times and with s different credit card!

Visit visaperks.ca...I also want to know if you can use it GOOMBA!
 
[quote name='PuppetYuber'].ca doesnt give out artbook

and to use the coupon u must purchase over 40 dollars.[/quote]

Pretty much free stuff then...

For the book you can always get it at EB, and return your amazon copy when you get it!
 
You mean the $10 off every $40 purchase?
It think its a promotion between VISA AND AMAZON-it states that you have to use a VISA Card...but us CAGS have found ways to use it multiple times and with s different credit card!

Visit visaperks.ca...I also want to know if you can use it GOOMBA!

It says it's only for first time amazon users; are you guys just creating multiple accounts? What's the best way to exploit this?
 
I've been using my ISP email account, Telus lets me bind an unlimited number of aliases to the same mailbox. Works quite well, and seems a bit less detectable to me ;)

[quote name='PuppetYuber'].ca doesnt give out artbook
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That's not confirmed yet, I don't think anybodies got theirs yet? Or at least that I've heard of.
While it's confirmed they screwed everyone with Eternal Poison they apparently did send out Luminous Arc artbooks (I don't know, my months early pre-order still hasn't shipped). So we might get lucky with P4 :bouncy:
 
You are very welcome guys :) Glad you got it maigoyume. You should all start getting your packages soon I hope since I've been sending them out every day for the last two weeks now lol. SO MANY PACKAGES ^_^ Time for me to sleep. Cya guys tomorrow.
 
Anyone interested in any of the sale items at RightStuf.com ? A lot of great anime deals and toys/plushies/etc. If we spend $50 as a group then we can get free shipping ^_^ If not, then well shipping isn't so bad. Thanks guys!
 
Haha wish I could claim credit for the Sunday delivery. I wouldn't mind my own express GFC Sunday Delivery service to Canada ^_^ haha. Glad you got it Winnopeg!
 
Winnopeg, I'm curious which one did you get? Let me know when you get a chance ^_^ I want to see roughly how long the new package system is taking to get to different parts of Canada. Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']Anyone interested in any of the sale items at RightStuf.com ? A lot of great anime deals and toys/plushies/etc. If we spend $50 as a group then we can get free shipping ^_^ If not, then well shipping isn't so bad. Thanks guys![/quote]
I might consider using you for Rightstuf. I'll probably make an order of insane proportions, and I'm considering your service because I usually pay $40+ is customs with each order (I make very large orders).
 
Haha yeah Rightstuf is a great store. I'd be happy to put an order for you Azumangaman :) Let me know! Right now I am remodeling my home office (thanks to a new found addition to my house: a full attic!). Woo hoo! Cardboard boxes and mailing supplies will finally find a home!
 
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