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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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Payment sent. Paypal charged another fee they didn't state before =( Paypal said it was free in their fee's page for personal transfers between paypal accounts/banks.
 
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[quote name='goomba478']Oh man Apollo! Use spoiler tags next time ;) Not all of have seen the entire Rocky series movies. I'd hate to think we just ruined someone's experience there. Yeah, but still can't beat the US Flag shorts lol.[/QUOTE]

Crap. Never actually occurred to me that anyone out there has never seen the Rocky movies. To this day I will not acknowledge the existence of Rocky V. Never happened. :D

Still waiting on that pm with ups addy, Goomba.
 
Apollo I sent the PM as soon as you requested. Not sure why it didn't get to you. I'll go and resend :) Oh and I was just kidding about the Rocky movies anyhow ^_^ I'm pretty sure almost everyone's seen the ones that count. V excluded of course =)
 
JoJoBlue, thanks! I got your payment and am going to pack up your controller and ship it out tomorrow morning first thing. It was a good learning experience. Just remember in the future: 1) use the classic service if you want a very accurate total cost 2) you can use direct funds if you have them to send fee-free 3) If you can't get the fee-free option, you can always pay with Amazon Gift Cards (which you should be able to buy no problem from Amazon.com. We accept them 1:1 for almost all payments.

Thanks again! I'll get that out to you ASAP.
 
[quote name='goomba478']I know, and I'm glad you understand, but I do feel bad about it. I hope to have an answer for you very soon. You may want to look for something else for now. Hope to get a response from UPS/TRU soon![/QUOTE]

If they don't find the toys, do you think:

1. They will send replacements?
2. They will honour the sale price?
3. They will honour the sale and allow me (you) to buy 2 other products?

I figure TRU should have pretty good customer service, being a pretty big company.
 
My guess is tkszeto that worse comes to worst they will give me a store credit in the amount equivalent to the original purchase. I should hear something in the next week or so. Just waiting on their response from UPS. I have a $60 store credit for Toys 'R Us right now from yesterday's promotion, so if there's something else you want from them let me know and I'll order it now in advance. Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']My guess is tkszeto that worse comes to worst they will give me a store credit in the amount equivalent to the original purchase. I should hear something in the next week or so. Just waiting on their response from UPS. I have a $60 store credit for Toys 'R Us right now from yesterday's promotion, so if there's something else you want from them let me know and I'll order it now in advance. Thanks![/QUOTE]

I guess I'll wait to hear what they say first.

The whole reason I went to TRU is because of the buy 1 get 2nd at half price promotion. Buying there at regular price just isn't worth it for me, especailly with the cost of shipping from them to you and then to me. I'd rather wait until I find another deal (toys, video games, etc) I'm interested in.

They should refund your credit card and not give you store credit...

Sorry to keep bugging you about this. Please let me know ocne you hear anything. :cry:
 
Goomba sorry to bother you but did the first two games from my order shipped yet? The only reason I ask is that the Gyros staus of my order has remained static.
 
[quote name='Apollo Creed']Crap. Never actually occurred to me that anyone out there has never seen the Rocky movies. To this day I will not acknowledge the existence of Rocky V. Never happened. :D

Still waiting on that pm with ups addy, Goomba.[/QUOTE]

To be honest I've never seen the series. All I know about it is there is a boxer trying to live a dream or make it to the top or something or another....

Also, don't ruin the Star Wars or Indiana Jones series either... I might watch them some day. (I don't really have time to keep up with movies, new or old)
 
Hey Goomba, kind of an odd question, but remember this necklace:

http://shanalogic.com/item.php?item_id=1950

Well, apparently shipping it pu to me is only like $7-8 while sending it to you is $4.50... So it's cheaper to just send it to me directly, but I was wondering if this website allowed you to use my credit (IE: Your billing address) and ship it to me?

If not, I can always order it... No big deal, I just don't have anything in my paypal balance right now :p
 
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[quote name='penetratingpincer']To be honest I've never seen the series. All I know about it is there is a boxer trying to live a dream or make it to the top or something or another....

Also, don't ruin the Star Wars or Indiana Jones series either... I might watch them some day. (I don't really have time to keep up with movies, new or old)[/QUOTE]

Watch 'em... for Creed!

Follow this link and look for the movies, fantastic list:

http://snarkerati.com/movie-news/the-top-50-dystopian-movies-of-all-time/
 
tkszeto, don't worry I will definitely keep you posted and yes you're right. In theory they should put the money back on my credit card. One way or another we'll work it out for you :)

Gold_guardian, your items did ship out. You should have got the Email with customs numbers some time last night. If not, let me know and I can resend them to you ^_^

penetratingpincer, as a child of the 80's I have seen all the Star Wars but for some reason have not seen the Indiana Jones movies (in their entirety). I'm going to be doing so very soon though as I've heard good things. I'm also a little late to the movie party.

RoganSarine, what is the link for a necklace you're talking about? I just saw a video about the Joker running around and rapping. Let me know. Thanks!
 
ZOMG I love u Goomba.fuckin amazing item arrived perfectly but anyways the most important thing to me was actually the note that simple smiley face and happy new year greeting truly made my crappy day great.Item was in perfect condition not a single scratch or scrape.Thank You goomba next time I need something from the good ole' US I wont have to contact my aunt simply u :D feedback will be left :)
 
Hello,

I been reading about this service and want to order something which i cant find it cheap anywhere else T____T~

PS3 Valkyria chronicles amazon.ca for $45
PS3 Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm amazon.ca for $50

I would only buy it from brand new (i know i'm a bitch hahaa)

Thank you.

PS - First time posting in this section of the forum please go ez on me :3
 
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Working on new site enhancements and packing more packages. You guys notice that a lot more of the GYROS are turning green? Lots more to come. Got some new packages in today so I'll be updating that later.

Welcome to the site wizic, I sent you a PM. adrianchan56, they do sell it at Gamestop but they won't send me any more copies nor do they typically have sealed copies so ... yeah. Worth a mention, but in this case it's not really the best option. I have something for wizic if he (or she?) is interested. Thanks!
 
Minor Update: I have gone ahead and organized the GYROS page even further. Now I have them organized roughly by date/month. The month date corresponds to when the item was shipped out, not when the original order was placed. Most orders ship out as soon as they come in, but some are pre-orders or have longer-than-normal cycles, so just keep that in mind. Thanks again for all your support and feedback!

If you come across anything else funky on the site, please let me know. I'm still trying to go through my code with a fine comb. Updating so many pages so quickly means I more than likely missed some small things. Each and every day I'm getting closer to making it all run like a well-oiled machine again ^_^
 
sry for the late reply i've submitted the form.
and i screwed up my first post hahaha.......
its PS3 Valkyria chronicles amazon.ca for $45
PS3 Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm amazon.ca for $50
i dunno what other sites has it cheaper in us and the tax rate is in us...
but it looks like gamestop us has it for 19.99 for VC and naruto storm for 39.99

Please direct me TIA
 
No problem. I sent you a detailed invoice wizic. Take a look over and if you like what you see, payment instructions are included in the Email. Be sure to open up the PDF in there =) Thanks!
 
Guys nothing is wrong. I just worked today all day at the casino job and instead of coming home I went to visit my grandmother (she's quite sick) and my mom who just flew up from Florida to visit. I will update your statuses tonight later :) No worries! Thanks again guys.

Starting in April, I will be no longer working at my University job so I'll be devoting 8-10 hours a day to GFC. The GYROs pages are generally updated around midnight each night (maybe I should say that on the site). I'd like to do them all day around the clock but I'm very rarely home :) I will update later! Most of your items are in now and are shipping Saturday/Monday. Thanks!
 
sinath, according to the Gamestop website yes it is in stock. Would you want one if I can get you one? It'll weigh about a pound and a half shipped I believe. Let me know!
 
Hi Goomba,

Do you know anywhere to get a new Prima Guide for Animal Crossing City Folk on the Wii? I can't seem to find anything locally or online for a decent price. Amazon.ca has it for a good price, but 2 -4 months to ship?!!

Cheers
 
Hey goomba I just ordered and paid for nba2k10 xbox 360 new from gamestop.com
hope everything works out

also im curious, say if someone got the price wrong and instead paid you more or less, what would happen then? also, if the item is out of stock or no longer sold, will you give the full refund?

thanks
 
tkszeto, not sure if it's related (it must be?) but TRU just credited my bank account with a $7.03 credit. Not sure why they'd just send a partial payment but perhaps they're refunding the shipping and the item price separately? I'll keep you posted! They have weird hours for customer service during the weekend but on Monday I'll try to contact them again.

Sinath, okay I'll do my best to get you one :) Keep you posted.
 
Two things guys. First of all: Great sale on Gamestop.com right now: $7.00 off any items that total $39.99 or over plus free shipping to USA. This is only good until 01/25/2010 so if you want something let me know. I already got one game for a CAG (NBA 2k10 and it worked like a charm).

Secondly: a lot of RFD members are a bit confused how GFC works and a few of them didn't know about the package forwarding thing I'm doing now with the UPS mailbox I have. So I'm going to throw together a UPS service page on the website over this weekend and I'll try to make better FAQs explaining how it all works in time. Thanks for your support, and for those of you on RFD, feel free to let others know how your experience has been with me. I need all the good word of mouth I can get :) Thanks!
 
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[quote name='goomba478']tkszeto, not sure if it's related (it must be?) but TRU just credited my bank account with a $7.03 credit. Not sure why they'd just send a partial payment but perhaps they're refunding the shipping and the item price separately? I'll keep you posted! They have weird hours for customer service during the weekend but on Monday I'll try to contact them again.

Sinath, okay I'll do my best to get you one :) Keep you posted.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the update goomba. Wierd, so I guess we'll just wait an see.
 
[quote name='jeffx']You'll have to go to ebay! I spot many at 50$ + shipping.[/QUOTE]
oh no for real ebay is my only option T_____T~!?
i hate ebay...
1.5 pounds = 24 ounces shipping's about 7USD
 
helluvagood, I work on a very strong honor system. If you over pay me for an item, then I will refund you of course and by all means if I can't get the item I will refund you 100% of your money. I'm not here to scam anyone :) I ordered your game and will have it out to you as soon as it comes in. Thanks!

tkszeto, I don't know if it's related or not, but yesterday when I was at work a mysterious package attempted delivery at my house from FedEX. I didn't think I had any FedEX packages coming so my theory right now is that perhaps they resent the items to me using FedEX and refunded only the shipping to me as a courtesy. I won't know since the package has "Signature required" (another thing that makes me think that they are resending it, to verify that I did get this one). But I won't know for another few days since the next day FedEX delivers is Tuesday. I will of course keep you posted.

wizic, I'll be looking around for the Devil Summoner 2's this week. I saw a few last week before they dropped in price, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to find any. We'll see. As always I will let you guys know.
 
[quote name='goomba478']helluvagood, I work on a very strong honor system. If you over pay me for an item, then I will refund you of course and by all means if I can't get the item I will refund you 100% of your money. I'm not here to scam anyone :) I ordered your game and will have it out to you as soon as it comes in. Thanks!

tkszeto, I don't know if it's related or not, but yesterday when I was at work a mysterious package attempted delivery at my house from FedEX. I didn't think I had any FedEX packages coming so my theory right now is that perhaps they resent the items to me using FedEX and refunded only the shipping to me as a courtesy. I won't know since the package has "Signature required" (another thing that makes me think that they are resending it, to verify that I did get this one). But I won't know for another few days since the next day FedEX delivers is Tuesday. I will of course keep you posted.

wizic, I'll be looking around for the Devil Summoner 2's this week. I saw a few last week before they dropped in price, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to find any. We'll see. As always I will let you guys know.[/QUOTE]


Thats good to know :lol::lol:
 
Absolutely. I wouldn't be in business if I didn't truly honor my word and put you guys first. Win-Win business is the only kind I believe in, and I'll do my best to continue this GFC service as long as I possibly can :) The more successful I am, the better the service will get. Win-Win!
 
[quote name='goomba478']
tkszeto, I don't know if it's related or not, but yesterday when I was at work a mysterious package attempted delivery at my house from FedEX. I didn't think I had any FedEX packages coming so my theory right now is that perhaps they resent the items to me using FedEX and refunded only the shipping to me as a courtesy. I won't know since the package has "Signature required" (another thing that makes me think that they are resending it, to verify that I did get this one). But I won't know for another few days since the next day FedEX delivers is Tuesday. I will of course keep you posted.
[/QUOTE]

The mystery continues...

Though free shipping from them is/would be nice :cool:
 
kathos, I will order it for you now. I'm going to my great aunt's though I won't be home so don't expect an invoice until tomorrow or late tonight. Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']Oh Kathos...you didn't tell me what size you wanted and I didn't get the PM. Maybe you're sending it now? Let me know. Thanks![/QUOTE]

Oh size L, thanks!
 
Hey guys, just got back from another trip from several stores and I'm happy to say that almost all of the orders for Xbox Live Cards are in (the ones that just ordered one card, that is). For those of you who ordered cards to my UPS account, I'm going there tomorrow morning and assuming they should be in as well. I will do a GYROS update tonight as I go along, and around midnight to update you all as well :) Thanks!
 
Rogan, I tried looking into it but I'm a bit confused. Did you want to order it yourself and have it shipped to me? Or the opposite? Please let me know :) Thanks!
 
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