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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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Hey Goomba. I received your package yesterday morning. I already left you a feedback. You mind leaving me one when you get a chance. Thank you.
 
Hey Goomba, just wondering if you got my PMs about the large amazon.com HD-DVD order I was asking about? Wasn't sure if your PM box was full maybe. Is it better for me to use your gamesforcanada website, or email you?

I'm also wondering if you can snag me a copy of Big Bang Mini with the funky cover for the DS, and some more figures from the Square Enix store. It's my birthday tomorrow so I'm treating myself to some things! :)
 
Hey there Marcus :) Yes, I did thanks! I'm putting together something for you later on (my job kept me overtime last night - 10 hours total and I didn't even wake up until 3PM today). I'm going to look into all of those for you ^_^ Not to worry. I'm about 99% caught up (first time since November if you would believe it) on all my orders, eBay and things. Happy early Birthday!
 
Thanks so much, and I completely understand about working overtime as I've been working extra hours lately too! It helps pay for things but really steals away all your time!
 
Yeah it does steal away ALL my time. I'm working almost 80 hours a week (no lie). It's good to have income for sure, but it's also nice to see daylight and have some free time..something that is sorely lacking in Goomba's life the past two or three months :(

That being said, I've come up with a brand new auction system on CAG. I call it a "Rewinding Auction" ©. Basically I start all the items at the prices I want to sell them for, and every day they don't sell, I lower them by a set amount (5 cents, 10 cents, etc.). Eventually the prices will go down low enough that people will buy them. Check it out here:

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170651

I just started this idea so there aren't too many items listed but I'm thinking this is a great way to get rid of a lot of my backlogged games without having to worry about another lowball sale, eBay or anything like that. Just plain and simple. Buy it when the price is right for you (but don't wait too long because someone may grab it first ^_^). Thanks guys!
 
Well yeah it'll take 20 days to drop a buck, but I start them all pretty fairly I think (market value or so) ... but I'm going to offer games for less too. Just trying it out. I will be adding 10 cents and 25 cents a day listings too :)
 
haha Dan, I know. This year that's one of three games I'm looking forward to the most (Street Fighter IV, Resident Evil 5 and Prinny ;) ). Off to work I go now guys. Man I'm so overworked this week =P
 
it's all good :) It's my fault for not having javascript or php checks for that sort of thing ^_^ God knows I have been too busy for words :( I also like to take on a lot of projects at once if you haven't noticed by now lol. Doesn't help that I've been working 7 days a week either at my jobs...
 
Firestorm...I didn't get your item request. Did you send it from my website or directly to me? Please let me know. I am pretty sure I got all the bugs out of my Email system now, but I may have forgotton to update a line of code or something. Let me know. THANKS!
 
hey goomba, did you get my DirectRequest as well? I sent you an e-mail as well, just wondering if you got a chance to read them! I'll be putting in an order for sure for the PS3 RealTriggers, so it might be cheaper to get you to get my those FPS Freek add-ons as well! Let me know!
 
I didn't get yours either game_fanatic. Let me go see what's going on. The problem is that my old server allowed me to use an email CATCH ALL (meaning you could send something to : [email protected] and I would still get it). My new one, for spam and security reasons makes me create an account for each Email address, and I used like 30 different ones for different things. I'll go fix that. Sorry!
 
Firestorm & Game Fanatic, I believe I fixed the Direct Request form. Sure enough, it was pointing to "[email protected]" which was an address I hadn't re-registered. I've fixed it and did a test submission and it worked now. To make matters more complicated, my site structure in Dreamweaver was messed up due to the server change, so the changes I had made didn't go into effect before. Now they have. Thanks for helping me slosh my way through this messy transition. I hope I don't have to change servers again for a very, very, very loooooooong time.

Oh and Happy Valentines Day guys ^_^
 
goomba do you take direct e-mail payments? is this the same as credit card? (as in terms of upcharge) sorry i haven't done it before... but i just set up my online banking.
 
Firestorm I will send you the invoice Sunday afternoon :)

Amazon digital music is mp3 format I believe so it would be easy to transfer.


Doctor, it has to do with where the money comes from. If it is money from a bank checking or savings account then there is no fee but if it is a bank credit care, there is. Simple as that :)
 
gamer602, that's an awesome hat. I saw one of those not too long ago but didn't know the price was so good! Probably costs around $4 to ship to Canada. So altogether you'd be looking at around $12 USD shipped including everything. I'll try to get one if I see one in one of my local stores (doesn't look like it's available online right now).
 
@Gamer602

hehehe saw this hat in the NeoGaf thread for what people bought in febuary? I see several people over there mentionning they want to get it hehehe ;-) it does look cool!
 
Hey goomba, figured I'd make my order request here! I'm looking to get the PS3 RealTriggers (http://www.amazon.com/RealTriggers-..._1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1234706534&sr=8-1) and the KontrolFreek FPS Freek 4-pack (http://www.kontrolfreek.com/shop/pr..._id=9&osCsid=a521ac4cb59fe810d890bd5b5a646bbb). There should be a coupon code for 20% off the FPS Freek item, and it's "kontrolyourgame." Could I get an estimate on how much it would cost you to send me the FPS Freek's? It would cost you about $6 to receive them direct from KontrolFreek, and me about $11, so I'm not sure if it's cheaper to get them from you or from them directly. Let me know, thanks!
 
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Amazon digital music is mp3 format I believe so it would be easy to transfer.
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I'm very interested in that Lilly Allen CD then. I'm guessing its just cost+convenience fee? Sounds good to me!
 
Hey Goomba, I just put in a Direct Request order. Let me know how it goes, and if you can, can you let me know how much shipping will be?

Also, do me a favor, send me an email before you order it so I can make sure I want it.

Thanks!
 
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Hey goomba - it seems I have found a good PS2 source here so I won't have to import. Yeah! Still hoping you hang onto that Ar Tonelico 2 for me. Maybe you can use it to pay for the shipping when I get your package to you in the future! ;)
 
My package came today, I didn't know mail was delivered on Family Day. I'm so happy! Thanks a lot, Goomba, I already left you feedback. Everything was in good condition (until I tore it all open haha). Oh, thanks for the nice note as well. :applause:
 
Thanks TronB! I'm glad you got them :) I returned the favor and left you some great feedback too (your first ever it look slike, congrats!). I really appreciate your business and hope you'll order from me again in the future =) You're one of my only female customers so I need you to stay on board ^_^ haha. Thanks!
 
Azumangaman, yes just cost plus convenience fee for the Amazon music :)

dv8mad, so glad you found one. Good work ^_^ I'll hold an AT2 for you, no problem.
 
There we go! Finally got an avatar. Just posting to make sure you didn't miss mine earlier... kinda blended right in with the background before.

No more ninja! :applause:
 
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Are any of you guys interested in one of these? They are the Little Sister Figures directly from Take-Two (Thanks Rabid619). The reason I ask is that shipping is $7.00 for the first one, but only like $1.50 for each additional one, so if there were more of you interested, we could save you a bunch of money on the shipping side of things. Let me know!
 
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Are any of you guys interested in one of these? They are the Little Sister Figures directly from Take-Two (Thanks Rabid619). The reason I ask is that shipping is $7.00 for the first one, but only like $1.50 for each additional one, so if there were more of you interested, we could save you a bunch of money on the shipping side of things. Let me know![/quote]

I believe this is $10 on Take2 store? I may be interested in this if spitted shipping cost is ~$3 or less.
 
rwoooooo (that's six o's for the record folks), it doesn't cost an arm and a leg...unless an arm and a leg costs around $33 USD. But I have shipped 3 of them so far, and that's the cost of shipping $33 USD. So if it's worth it to you then let me know. If not, I understand.

danthemightyone, yes they are $10 on the Take 2 store, but shipping is $7 for the first one. I decided I'm going to buy one for myself too...so anyone else wanting one the TOTAL for everything will be around $17-$18 or so including all shipping/fees/etc.
 
hey goomba, don't want to pressure you, but any update on the RealTriggers/FPS Freek order? I'm just worried about the 20% discount expiring. I just need to know how much it would cost for you to ship the FPS Freek's to me. If it's more than $6 I can place the order for them on my own. Thanks again!
 
game_fanatic, yeah I think it's going to cost you more to get the FPS Freeks from me in this case since you'll pay double shipping but I'll order the RealTriggers as those are a great deal through my services :) I will be updating you all on your orders today. It's my first day off in almost two weeks so I will be staying up as late as it takes to get all your orders up to date. The Server crash last week really put me behind a few days but I'm slowly recovering and catching up. Today I hope to be 100% caught up on all orders, direct requests and shipping. Thanks!
 
thanks for the update goomba...KontrolFreek charges me $11 to ship the FPS Freek, and since I am ordering the RealTriggers from you I figured the shipping would be cheaper if I ordered from you, but if not, no worries! What total would I be looking at for the RealTriggers? Thanks!
 
Hey there gsrce, welcome to the GFC family! Just so you know I am nearly caught up on all the orders. I sacrificed my one day off this week to try and make it work. You'd be surprised how much work can go into just a single order (especially if there are items from multiple places). So if you sent in a Direct Request and haven't heard from me yet, just hang in there a little longer. I'm processing them in the order they are received. THANKS!
 
A couple requests sent today via PM goomba! :) I forgot to ask in regards to american sites, what is the best way to pay you for them? eg. amazon.com where the items I'm looking for come from. Send you payment first or will you invoice me? sorry for the noob questions
 
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