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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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Oh yeah totally man, not a problem. I know you didn't mean it like that. I just wanted to state for the new customers that policy in case they didn't know it already. We really do try to be very transparent about how we run things. We do get behind on orders and such sometimes with the major traffic we've been getting lately (and the two "real" jobs that I work) but that's what this thread is for and the GYROS page of course. Now that we're photographing and keeping the GYROS more organized it should be even easier.

I am off to bed now. See you guys soon :)
 
been following this thread for a while now makes for amusing reading if nothing else sadly missed out on the first valkyria chronicles deal, or wahtever you want to call it, is still there on the site, cosindered the amazon ffxiii pre-order but eh had too much ebgames canada credit still sitting around from presents, 110 cad$ ish, anyways huzzah at finding out about another deal on valkyria from this tread no less, and the disgaea 3 one. Worth a try anyways though maybe a little late for it, nice 52 something in paypal account pre order .40 cents left now , was unsure on weight of two games so might owe you a bit more.
 
Hey Goomba! I sent payment for a DR (Valkyria Chronicles from Amazon) a few minutes ago. I didn't write my CAG username, but I hope you received it and know who this is. Thanks.
 
Yo Goomba, the reason that you're getting a lot of earphone orders is because a lot of people are recommending your service on Head-Fi.org. Dell had those Coppers for 175$ which drops from 400$ MSRP, so everyone jumped on it. You'll be getting a lot of orders from people on that site from now on...I guess that's good for you. I am recommending GFC myself to everyone even though I haven't actually receive the headphones yet - that's how much of a good impression you gave me.

By the way, mine are still shipping on the 29th of March right? Order 1022 here.
 
Just got home from another long day at the casino (will be working there 16 out of the next 18 days...ouch lol). Back to invoicing, packing and all that fun stuff. I'll respond to your comments here in just a second. Thanks guys!
 
evantrees, thanks my friend. I am going to try to get you Disgaea 3 but I did get your payment. I'll keep you posted if I can get both because there would be a small amount due ($3.50 USD). Thanks.

Porumy, got the payment. Should be all set =)

wizic, got your payment :) I'll go credit your account and update the GYROS. Thanks!

SilentK!ller7, thanks a million for the promoting! Yes, as far as I know they are still shipping to me on the 29th according to Dell. I really appreciate it. I never even heard of Head-Fi.org but I'll definitely have to go there and check it out some time ^_^ Thanks again. I'll keep you posted :)
 
yea promoting ur service over at head-fi.org too :D Guess you can get a lot of customers there since most of the headphones/earphones deals are normally only in the USA. Really hope dell would be shipping the earphones on 29th as promised :p

anyway you should write something on the site's main page to let people know you do international service too :)
 
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[quote name='goomba478']
SilentK!ller7, thanks a million for the promoting! Yes, as far as I know they are still shipping to me on the 29th according to Dell. I really appreciate it. I never even heard of Head-Fi.org but I'll definitely have to go there and check it out some time ^_^ Thanks again. I'll keep you posted :)[/QUOTE]

Yeah...about Head-Fi...let me warn you. This is probably the most popular audiophile message board on the internet. The thing is, once you go there, you won't be able to stop doing some research. You will want new headphones, get a bunch of recommendations, compare, do more research, and you'll be essentially spending several hours a day on it. That's not the worst though, you will want to buy good quality headphones. Your budget will ALWAYS increase...that's the Head-Fi syndrome. Your wallet will not be happy at all with you.

Take a lot at me. I discovered this website three months ago as I wanted good quality earphones. My initial budget was 50$, which increased to 80$, which increased to 150$...then 200$, and now 350$. Yeah, you get the point. There's a fair warning for you :D.
 
[quote name='shadowjeff']yea promoting ur service over at head-fi.org too :D Guess you can get a lot of customers there since most of the headphones/earphones deals are normally only in the USA. Really hope dell would be shipping the earphones on 29th as promised :p

anyway you should write something on the site's main page to let people know you do international service too :)[/QUOTE]

Didn't he say that yours didn't go through?
 
hmm there was a little confusion between emails cuz i accidentally placed an extra order on another email. the other email's order got through which is order 1020 i think.
 
** GFC ORDER UPDATE **

Just got home and wanted to say that despite working 9 hours (10.5 if you count the commute) in the tiring NAPT Poker Tournament today, we were able to get all of your Disgaea & Valkyria Chronicles copies ^_^ How did we manage this? Well my friends: Mrs. Goomba trekked to 6 different Gamestops on her day off and got as many copies as she could =) A big thanks to Mrs. Goomba and her hard work!

I will update you guys on your orders later. I can only stay up till about 12 as I have to get up early again tomorrow but many updates coming tonight and tomorrow.

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yeah I initially said shadowjeff's order didn't go through not realizing he used a different Email so it was a bit confusing :) It's all set now. Just waiting on Dell for the package delivery =P

By the way guys, with the "What People Ordered' (WPO) Gallery I will be doing this: Uploading a generic/stock photo for items I haven't received and once I receive your item I will take a real photo to show that it's in :) This way it makes it easier to keep track of what things I'm looking for when I open them (as I can access the gallery anywhere, including on my iPhone) and then I can show you I've received them once the items come in. Further enhancements to the GYROS are always coming and this is the latest :) Thanks again for all your support.

Keep in mind I am dealing in the first ever NAPT tournament here in the Northeast/Connecticut so I'll be EXTREMELY busy at work from today on through 4/13/2010 but I will be spending almost all my free time at night processing orders. I just won't be as quick to Email/PM/respond to DR's and such. I will be processing them though. THANK YOU!
 
About the Monster Copper orders, several people are reporting delays and cancellations in their orders with Dell on the official Head-Fi.org. I'm fairly sure that ours will get delayed too. They don't update the estimated shipping date, you have to call them apparently.

Well this deal is amazing...400$ IEM dropped to 175$, what do you expect. Hopefully you'll receive the order Goomba by the 29th. I'm pretty sure that Dell set a priority on YOUR order since you've ordered so many (was it 11?), so that's good.
 
SilentK!ller7, I do hope you're right :) Sometimes companies take the exact opposite approach honestly. That is to say, if you order a bunch they figure that you're a reseller and will ship out to the individually purchased customers first. I'm still crossing my fingers though. We did get around 11 orders but only were approved for 4 of them from Dell. So we'll see. I'm still optimistic!
 
curse you cag getting me to spend more money, 20$ off 40$ or more games from the ea store, http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=256656
a promo code from paxeast apparently. No clue how long it will last though.
Ordered dragon age awakenings, and ME2 + pinacle station(sadly needed to make it enough) total 44.91 US +free shipping to goomba + whatever I end up owing to goomba for shipping here. definitely a bit better than 7$ though, right?

Goomba can you accept packages addressed to park park by accident? Rest of the shipping asdress is ok I think, #90-341 (this one is suppose to be in the apt/ whatnot box?) and used a family number for the phone number.
bugging them about it so should be ok one way or another.

Also nice pictures
 
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Okay guys here's the deal with the SF4 Dojo Edition:

$92.00 - Cost of Items + Shipping/Tax from Capcom Store (yes they charge tax).
$07.00 - Service Charge for Intermediate GFC Charge.
$27.00 - Estimated Shipping charge (5 Pounds/Priority Mail).
$02.00 - Optional Insurance Fee
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$128.00 USD (estimated) TOTAL

Not sure if it's worth it to you or not, but if it is let me know and I'd be happy to order one for you. Thanks guys! Obviously if the item weighs less I'll update the shipping charge, but I do expect that many items to weight at least 4 pounds or so.
 
evantrees, Park Park? LOL I'm really not sure about that. I have a feeling I'm going to get yelled at by the UPS store for that one =P Not looking forward to it actually. Guess I'll find out soon =P
 
Hey Goomba, a couple of questions:

Can you use coupons on Amazon orders? I just noticed that Splinter Cell is 46 bucks but with some kind of special coupon on checkout.

Also, do you know if Xbox Live game codes work in Canada?

Cheers!
 
[quote name='firehawk12']

Also, do you know if Xbox Live game codes work in Canada?

Cheers![/QUOTE]

I believe the Live cards do work on Canada accounts, but not the point cards. I was looking this up before and thats what I concluded. Actually I am currently waiting on a live code that I ordered through Goomba.

Bah, firestorm :p
got to it as I was writing my message
 
Goomba, have you gotten my order yet? Haven't seen it in the Gyros and haven't had an invoice sent to my email yet either.
 
[quote name='Firestorm']Xbox Live Gold from the US works in Canada. Microsoft Points from the US do not work in Canada.[/QUOTE]

I actually meant the XBLA game codes that they sell on the website - I noticed that The Dishwasher is on sale for 6 bucks. I know Amazon sends a code via email, but I remember on GAF Canadians trying to buy a game like Pac Man when the service first launched and it not working.... but I'm not completely sure.
 
[quote name='goomba478']yeah I initially said shadowjeff's order didn't go through not realizing he used a different Email so it was a bit confusing :) It's all set now. Just waiting on Dell for the package delivery =P

By the way guys, with the "What People Ordered' (WPO) Gallery I will be doing this: Uploading a generic/stock photo for items I haven't received and once I receive your item I will take a real photo to show that it's in :) This way it makes it easier to keep track of what things I'm looking for when I open them (as I can access the gallery anywhere, including on my iPhone) and then I can show you I've received them once the items come in. Further enhancements to the GYROS are always coming and this is the latest :) Thanks again for all your support.

Keep in mind I am dealing in the first ever NAPT tournament here in the Northeast/Connecticut so I'll be EXTREMELY busy at work from today on through 4/13/2010 but I will be spending almost all my free time at night processing orders. I just won't be as quick to Email/PM/respond to DR's and such. I will be processing them though. THANK YOU![/QUOTE]Does this mean we can see you on TV? :p Anyways I'd like to know if my stuff has arrived or has been shipped yet. Keep up the good work Goomba!
 
concerning the EA deal
Quote:
Originally Posted by chssnaredrum04
any idea when this code will expire? i'm waiting on my paycheck before i buy something
[quote name='cdancause']It expires April 9th. I got one of the coupons at PAX East.[/QUOTE]

slowly maybe getting somewhere with their customer service so might be able to do something about Park Park we shall see

also why do I find this so funny, from part of a response e-mail.

We will assume your issue has been resolved if we do not hear from you within 144 hours.
 
Guys, I'm sure that MOST of you know this, but if you are trying to order an item and it's very time-sensitive for the sale price, please use the Package Forwarding option. If for some reason you can't order it yourself or you have problems doing so, then you can submit a DR but realize there's a good chance we'll miss the sale. Just stating that as many new customers don't realize we offer the Package Forwarding system for this reason. Thanks! I just got home from work and ate dinner so I have a lot of GFC stuff to do. Thanks guys!
 
Yes, Xbox Live subscriptions do work but I'm not sure about the game redemption codes to be fully honest with you. I know that most DLC codes DO work but not sure about full game redemption.

As for seeing me on TV, it's not impossible. ESPN is filming for almost a week straight starting on Tuesday (though I'm sure the footage will be delayed a while). Today I dealt until the very last table down to the final three players, so we'll see. Honestly I'm not really wanting to be on TV, but if it happens it happens. I have a feeling they will have "professional" dealers do the TV final tables (as if I haven't been doing this for 3 years now) but that's fine. As long as I make my money at the end of it, I'll be happy :) God knows I'd never hear the end of it if I made a mistake on national/international television.
 
Hey goomba, I haven't gotten a response from the emails I sent, so I figured I'd try here. I was just wondering if you could tell me what was happening with a package forwarding order of mine, it was for a Giro 2 DX mount, which was apparently shipped to you about 3 weeks ago, but it's still showing up as waiting for item in your system. Any ideas? It's a pretty obscure item, so I'm not sure if it's very recognizable (pic).
 
doorbellring, I had Emailed you back asking what exactly a Giro 2 DX Mount was. I did receive a few metal things (oddly enough shipped in Folgers Coffee Cans) so there's a good chance that was it. Would a photo help? I have a feeling they are yours and I just didn't realize it :) Thanks! I'll go photograph them.
 
This is not really an official request. But do you know what is the lowest price you can possibly get for a copy of pokemon platinum (used or new) complete and in good condition? Just surveying here =)
 
Aha doorbellring, it is indeed the same item as shown here! I was wondering what the heck all of these metal pieces were :) So sorry. I'm not always sure what some items are and this one arrived with no information so I was lost. I will be the first to admit that there are a lot of things I don't know :)

Here's the photo of your actual item:

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I will go and Email you the shipping invoice. Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']
dojo_pse-1.jpg


Okay guys here's the deal with the SF4 Dojo Edition:

$92.00 - Cost of Items + Shipping/Tax from Capcom Store (yes they charge tax).
$07.00 - Service Charge for Intermediate GFC Charge.
$27.00 - Estimated Shipping charge (5 Pounds/Priority Mail).
$02.00 - Optional Insurance Fee
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$128.00 USD (estimated) TOTAL

Not sure if it's worth it to you or not, but if it is let me know and I'd be happy to order one for you. Thanks guys! Obviously if the item weighs less I'll update the shipping charge, but I do expect that many items to weight at least 4 pounds or so.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the update... Just was curious I thought $92 was already steep since the game alone is $45... Would be nice to have but not necessary.
 
ayinaim, it works better if you can give me an estimate of what you're willing to pay for it and I can give you a YES/NO answer whether it's doable. Please list what you'd like to pay for it SHIPPED to Canada :) Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']Aha doorbellring, it is indeed the same item as shown here! I was wondering what the heck all of these metal pieces were :) So sorry. I'm not always sure what some items are and this one arrived with no information so I was lost. I will be the first to admit that there are a lot of things I don't know :)

Here's the photo of your actual item:

IMG_3112.JPG


I will go and Email you the shipping invoice. Thanks![/QUOTE]


That's awesome, thank you.

I bought it used and it was the first time dealing with the guy I bought it from, so I was worried that he had shafted me, and never shipped it in the first place. It's good to know that it's okay.
 
oops sorry Hockridge, it showed up on a separate page for me. Yes your Asics are in :) I was just photographing them as a matter of fact. Thanks!
 
I will be back in about 30 minutes guys. Going to open the new packages, photograph some of the newly receive items and do some invoices. I work the poker tournament again the next 14 days or so but I will be starting at 11:30 AM so that lets me stay up a little later :) If you're up in half an hour expect some new photos, invoices and such. Thanks!
 
Oh and about Pokemon Platinum...Best Buy is running a Buy One Get One Half Off sale for all Nintendo DS games. Might be a good time to say get Platinum and Heart Gold in one fell swoop :)
 
[quote name='goomba478']I will be back in about 30 minutes guys. Going to open the new packages, photograph some of the newly receive items and do some invoices. I work the poker tournament again the next 14 days or so but I will be starting at 11:30 AM so that lets me stay up a little later :) If you're up in half an hour expect some new photos, invoices and such. Thanks![/QUOTE]

That's cool. Hey, the earphones are supposed to ship tomorrow so could you send me a PM indicating whether it shipped or got delayed? Thanks man.
 
sigh yup no luck with customer service
Hi there,

Thank you for contacting back to Electronic Arts.

Please be informed that, we are very sorry to say as your order request is already submitted so we cannot change your shipping address. So for your more information please visit the given link:

http://help.commandandconquer.com/c...td_adp.php?p_faqid=44956&p_created=1264447058

If you have any further questions or concerns please reply to this email or visit our extensive knowledge base online at http://support.ea.com.

Sincerely,

Pansy
Customer Support
Electronic Arts
link directs me to

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This answer is no longer available.

Edit:
We apologize for providing you the broken link, but please know this your order request is already submitted so we cannot change your shipping address.

We are really very sorry for this.
well at least they apologized for something?
 
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