GamesForCanada.com (GFC) - Friendly Package Forwarding Service for Canada & The World

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GFC is Back in Business! Worldwide Package Forwarding & Item Ordering Services ^_^.

1) Direct Request (DR) Services - The service that started it all, our Direct Request (DR) Service allows you to buy just about anything you want from the USA and have us order it and ship it directly to you. This is perfect for those of you who are unable to buy from USA merchants that will not ship to Canada directly or who do not accept Canadian/International credit cards. We charge $2.00 per item ordered plus shipping. Additional fees apply for items weighing more than 5 pounds shipped or more than $150 USD in value. Our online form will calculate everything for you automatically and there's no obligation to buy anything until you check out with Paypal. Feel free to ask any questions you may have about our services.

2) Package Forwarding (PF) Services, Address & Rates - [PREMIUM SERVICE] If you want to order the items yourself, you can! You can order from any website that ships to the USA. Ship the items to our secure UPS mail box and we will repackage them and ship them to you in Canada (or any other country for that matter). Typical fees apply for this service as usual and you pay only $1.00 per package received at our mail location. Quick, easy and GREAT for limited-time sales when the Direct Request option may not be quick enough. Please note we cannot ship: meat, cigarettes or other nicotine items (including electronic cigarettes and their accessories), alcohol, weapons or gun accessories (including paintball/airsoft), pornographic materials, toxic chemicals (including several cleaning liquids), fertilizer or any items that are illegal to ship internationally. Also, any items containing NI-CD or LI-Ion Batteries can no longer be shipped via USPS (Laptops, cell phones, handheld game systems, etc.) and must be shipped via UPS instead. If you have questions about a particular item, please contact us first before ordering.  You will receive an Email invoice with PDF attachment explaining line-by-line details of all charges and full payment options. GFC PF Service Requires Premium Membership which costs $10.00 a month or $100.00 a year (discount of two free months) and is available in our GFC Store. Full details on website.

3) GYROS Updates - After you have ordered your items, filled out the forms and notified us of your order we will add your items to our GYROS page (generally within a week or less). Once your items have been received, we will invoice you for the shipping costs + our service charge. After receiving your payment, your items will be shipped out to you in a timely manner and you will receive an Email with all relevant shipping information ^_^. If you have any questions feel free to Email us at [email protected] .

Service Charges (Free Members):

GFC Charges $2.00 per item forwarded for standard or "Free" Members. Please note that an item in this case refers to each item within the packages you ship to us. So if you were to order say 2 DVD Movies, an Umbrella and a Towel, this would count as 4 items total. Items that are sold in "Lots" such as multiple baseball cards will be counted as one item, subject to our discretion. Also, UPS Charges me to pick up the packages, so there will be an additional charge of $1.00 per package received. I will add into the invoice for you when I get your iitems in.

For larger orders, an extra $5.00 USD surcharge is added for each 5 pounds your package weighs OR per $150 in value of their total contents (example: a 5 pound package would cost an additional $5.00 USD, a 10 pound package would cost an additional $10.00 USD OR a $150 item (or group of items totaling $150 or more) would have an additional $5.00 USD charged, a $300 group of items would have an additional $10.00 USD charged). Please note that this will be either a weight or cost surcharge and not both, but the greater of the two will be what is charged. An item weighing 14 pounds will still only be $10 added as it didn't yet reach the 15 pound mark. This will be shown on your invoice and will be clearly explained. In the near future, this service charge will be automatically calculated for package forwarding items the way it is currently automatically calculated on our Direct Request 2.0 system.

So Again the things to remember:

1) Ship to the address above
2) Ship all packages in my name (James Parks) and if you want to include your information as a “Gift Message” on the order, you certainly can do that. This is required though to be in my name as the UPS store will only sign for packages in my name and will refuse all others.
3) You MUST fill out the Direct Request (DR) form on the link above to let me know what’s coming
4) Once I receive your DR submission and all your items, I will invoice you for the shipping cost plus service fees.


Service Charges (GFC Premium):

GFC Charges $1.00 per item forwarded. Please note that an item in this case refers to each item within the packages you ship to us. So if you were to order say 2 DVD Movies, an Umbrella and a Towel, this would count as 4 items total. Items that are sold in "Lots" such as multiple baseball cards will be counted as one item, subject to our discretion. Also, UPS Charges me to pick up the packages, so there will be an additional charge of $1.00 per package received. I will add into the invoice for you when I get your iitems in.

For larger orders, an extra $5.00 USD surcharge is added for each 5 pounds your package weighs OR per $150 in value of their total contents (example: a 5 pound package would cost an additional $5.00 USD, a 10 pound package would cost an additional $10.00 USD OR a $150 item (or group of items totaling $150 or more) would have an additional $5.00 USD charged, a $300 group of items would have an additional $10.00 USD charged). Please note that this will be either a weight or cost surcharge and not both, but the greater of the two will be what is charged. An item weighing 14 pounds will still only be $10 added as it didn't yet reach the 15 pound mark. This will be shown on your invoice and will be clearly explained. In the near future, this service charge will be automatically calculated for package forwarding items the way it is currently automatically calculated on our Direct Request system.

So Again the things to remember:

1) Ship to the address above
2) Ship all packages in my name (James Parks) and if you want to include your information as a “Gift Message” on the order, you certainly can do that. This is required though to be in my name as the UPS store will only sign for packages in my name and will refuse all others.
3) You MUST fill out the Direct Request (DR) form on the link above to let me know what’s coming
4) Once I receive your DR submission and all your items, I will invoice you for the shipping cost plus service fees.

Estimated Shipping Costs:

The following are shipping estimates for standards weights. This will give you a pretty good idea of how much it will cost to ship your item to Canada. If you live in another country, feel free to inquire by contacting us directly.

For all items from 0 - 4 pounds we typically use USPS First Class Mail:

$00.00 = 0 Pounds / Digital Items
$09.00 = 6 ounces
$09.00 = 7 ounces
$09.50 = 12 ounces
$11.00 = 1 Pound
$16.50 = 2 Pounds
$22.00 = 3 Pounds
$27.50 = 4 Pounds

For all items from 5 pounds and up we typically use USPS Priority Mail:

$38.00 = 5 Pounds
$40.00 = 6 Pounds
$42.50 = 7 Pounds
$45.00 = 8 Pounds
$47.50 = 9 Pounds
$49.50 = 10 Pounds
$52.00 = 11 Pounds
$54.50 = 12 Pounds
$57.50 = 13 Pounds
$55.00 = 14 Pounds
$62.50 = 15 Pounds
$60.00 = 16 Pounds
$63.00 = 17 Pounds
$70.00 = 18 Pounds
$72.50 = 19 Pounds
$75.00 = 20 Pounds
$77.50 = 21 Pounds
$80.00 = 22 Pounds
$83.00 = 23 Pounds
$85.50 = 24 Pounds
$88.00 = 25 Pounds

For any items over 25 pounds, we'll have to manually invoice you.

On Hold & Unclaimed Merchandise:

GFC allows you to send items to our secure UPS Package Forwarding address (listed above). After you order your items it is your responsibility to properly fill out our Package Forwarding (PF) Form on our website located here: http://www.gamesforcanada.com/package-forwarding.php . Once you do this, we will be notified of the items you have ordered and you will pre-pay the shipping/service charges up front for us to process and re-ship them to you.

The first 30 days are free to hold all Package Forwarding items.This is plenty of time for you to successfully order from the various stores that you want and submit our PF form to notify us. This also allows for adequate time for you to request us to combine items into a single package.

After 30 days, there will be a $5.00 USD charge per ITEM per week (flat rate fee) until the payment has been paid in full. Since you are pre-paying for the item costs, you will be responsible for both shipping to your country, our GFC Service Charges and any processing fees associated with the transaction.

After 90 days, GFC will not be responsible for unclaimed or missing merchandise sent to us at our Package Forwarding address. We suggest that you fully insure all orders sent to our address in case of loss or damage as we will not be responsible for missing or damaged goods.

 
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Hey goomba. I know your busy and don't have much time.
However, I just want some clarification on my order of Valkyria Chronicles from Amazon.
I would assume it's:
Item price - $19.99
Shipping (Item Weight: 7 ounces) - $3.00
Service Fee - $2.00
Total - $24.99

However, it came up to 35$. Does it have something to do with shipping to PO boxes?
Sorry if I'm pestering you. I'm just worried that's all.
 
Hey Goomba, glad to see that GFC is still going strong :)

I just had a question for you. Turns out I got a bunch of points for the Bioware Bizarre, if I manage to win anything could I ship it to you just as I would if I was buying something? No love for Canada from a Canadian company :(

Thanks!
 
telepathy, thanks for reminding me. I have a $60 TRU gift card I wanted to use and with that sale that's a pretty good deal :) Appreciate it.

Porumy, yes busy doesn't even begin to describe me this week but I'm doing pretty good at playing catch up ^_^ Yes you're correct there was a mistake. The Valkyria Chronicles was in our system as $30.00 (the old price on Amazon) and didn't reflect the new sale prices so yes you have a $10 credit now in our system =) You can use it for a future order or if you want we can refund you via Paypal. So no, you didn't do anything wrong ^_^ The thing is, in the old days I made separate entries in Quickbooks for individual items, but now we use a new system. So it was just an overlapping of the old and new. Sorry about that!

dancrane212, yes GFC is stronger than ever and nearly quadrupling our number of customers just since last year. So yes if you had points for the Bioware Bizarre then you could ship any of your won items to my UPS address listed on my website. That's what we're here for :) Thanks buddy!
 
Oh I see now! Thanks for answering!
I'll keep it as credit. I think I'll be ordering from you guys again pretty soon anyway.
 
Porumy, yeah thanks for understanding. Eventually you can check your remaining credit with us in real time on the website. I just won't have any time to really make any major changes to the site while I'm working so much at the poker tournament or while I have so many orders to process, but it is coming ^_^
 
Hi Goomba,
Crazy days for you man, amazing, juggling poker and GFC!

Was wondering if you have any idea if the iPad will be delivered today, or will they deliver on monday?
Hear different stories about the saturday delivery thing, some say they will, some say the won't :D
Just curious, did you get Apple to ship to your home address, or to the UPS-box?
 
Matt you will be happy to know your iPad was safely delivered to me first thing this morning, though the case is being shipped separately from Apple. Once it comes in I will ship it straight out (I am so jealous haha).

Captain, updated half way. Will be 100% after tomorrow :)
 
Woohooo :D

I think the case is delivered with Fed-ex.

Just let me know what would be most convenient for you to make shipping easy, as I'm not sure if you can calculate shipping beforehand when using the UPS express 2-3 day thing.
I could transfer an extra amount right now so you can calculate shipping afterwards, if thats more convenient, just let me know.
 
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Hi Goomba!

Since you seem to receive this thread's updates faster than your email, please consider this regarding my order:

Order 168457251 has to be cancelled because I had a problem on my side, and didn't complete the payment. Order 531839660 has to be processed ASAP and is paid since Tuesday. You'll see that they're both for the same thing.

Thanks!
 
Hey JJ, its been awhile. Wondering if you have a copy of Sacred 2 Fallen Angel for PS3? If not do you think you could pick up a new copy online from Gamestop. Should be $18 with coupon GD10. I'm not sure what GS charges for shipping, it might be better if you just pick it up from the store (new or used), whatever is cheaper. Care to let me know via PM? I'll fill out the form on GFC if you need me to. Thanks buddy.
 
hey goomba i just checked gyros.

#1066 / 724684622 - Disgaea 3 + 2 GoGamer Games. Invoice Sent. Waiting for Payment
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You sent a payment of $49.50 USD to James Parks


i sent the payment right after the direct request. i didnt know the weight of 3 games so i just put 1-6ounces. i hope that you got it. btw for the 2 gogamer games it was a 48 hour sale around march 29/30th. hope you ordered them before it went back to regular prices.

anyways you just sent me an invoice for 54.50 US
i already sent you 49.50 US, if you didnt order the gogamer games, they probably went up by now. if so i don't want them.. just wondering if i can cancel the whole order until another sale comes. thanks

- sinath
 
matthijst, yes I will wait for your case to get here (should be any day I'd assume) and then we can figure out how much it'll cost with that shipping option :)

publicsd, I got your payment but was having problems with the processing of the Bioshock 1 + 2 on Amazon. I will likely have to refund you for this. Sorry man, I did try to order it but it was showing the wrong totals in the checkout process. I will refund you tomorrow if I'm unable to get the order through properly. Again, very sorry.

Jest, I don't have any extra copies but I'm sure I can get you one on the cheap :) Gamestop doesn't charge shipping for items over $25.00 USD but they do charge 6% sales tax. I recommend filling out a Direct Request and we can go from there. Thanks!

Leshita, I didn't yet. I'm going to do all the DR's and PMs tomorrow on Easter (my one day off this entire week). So I'll get back to you very soon.

sinath, I got your payment and your items but the total you sent didn't cover all the shipping and everything from GoGamer.com (I believe they charged around $8.00 shipping or so). I put together your invoice today but the prices had jumped up. Again, very sorry but I had posted on the site that this week I'm working in the NAPT event and am home less than an hour or two per day so it's been very tight. For all future time-limited sales/events I really recommend using the Package Forwarding service. I will try to refund you tomorrow for the GoGamer games, or if you want we can leave the credit on your account for another future order (when things aren't so crazy). I did get your Disgaea 3 ordered though. So sorry my friend.
 
hey goomba This is my first order with you. i have few questions:

can you please tell me did you order my item or not as i did not get any invoice from you. i am wondering did you actually order my item or not. i just wondering about the order. As indicated by gyros update for additional shipping, latter i make a $19 payment to you through paypal as i dont know how much is shipping. Thanks
from gyros update:

#1060 / 1510091710 - Yellow Dimpled Pitching Machine Baseballs - Paid. Waiting for Items. Need Additional Shipping $.
 
Hi there alibaba011, yes I did order your items and actually they just came in (heavy box...20 pounds!). I should have an updated invoice for you tomorrow (Easter Sunday...technically today now) and can get them shipped out Monday. Thanks my friend =)
 
[quote name='goomba478']publicsd, I got your payment but was having problems with the processing of the Bioshock 1 + 2 on Amazon. I will likely have to refund you for this. Sorry man, I did try to order it but it was showing the wrong totals in the checkout process. I will refund you tomorrow if I'm unable to get the order through properly. Again, very sorry.
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Hi Goomba,

Indeed, I verified on Amazon and the deal is gone. I guess it's Fate telling me to finish those FFXIII and GTA4 games before buying any new game. :D

I'll take the refund but don't worry, we'll do business again. I know what it's like to be pushed from all sides and rushed by demand. Next time I'll save you the hassle of ordering it yourself and use the forwarding service. This whole experience has shown me that you can be outstandingly efficient when the demand is less crazy.

Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']
sinath, I got your payment and your items but the total you sent didn't cover all the shipping and everything from GoGamer.com (I believe they charged around $8.00 shipping or so). I put together your invoice today but the prices had jumped up. Again, very sorry but I had posted on the site that this week I'm working in the NAPT event and am home less than an hour or two per day so it's been very tight. For all future time-limited sales/events I really recommend using the Package Forwarding service. I will try to refund you tomorrow for the GoGamer games, or if you want we can leave the credit on your account for another future order (when things aren't so crazy). I did get your Disgaea 3 ordered though. So sorry my friend.[/QUOTE]

thanks for the update goomba. much appreciated and no problem we can leave it as credit as i will order again later on in the future. thanks goomba :)
 
** HAPPY EASTER FROM GFC! **

Today is my only day off in the entire 15 day span of my tournament run, but I wanted to say a special thank you to all of you :) We will be working today from 12:00 - 5:00 PM on shipping out items and doing invoices and again from tonight from 9:00 PM - 12:00 Midnight. So we should be mostly caught up after today. It's been a hectic week with a few small glitches, but we really are trying our hardest to keep up with you guys. Thanks for all of your support and enjoy your chocolate Easter bunnies, candies and all that good stuff =) Cya guys soon! GYROS will be updated throughout the day as items statuses change.
 
FeiJai, do me a favor PLEASE and edit out my address in your last post ^_^ Please....

But yes you are correct. Address 1, Address 2, Zip Code (only the first 5 numbers are required, but some websites allow you to input the extra digits as well). So yes. Thanks.
 
Just made my payment for the EB order... also, sent another request for a mail forward request. I think I am getting addicted to your service, Goomba. ;p
 
Hey Goomba, are there any american clothing stores that are good for like graphic T's? (I don't want that branded advertisement crap). I've pretty much lost considerable weight (slowly turning into muscle) over the last year, so all my large shirts are too wide on my body now.

Figured you may have a couple places I could look online :p
 
RoganSarine, that's hard to say. I am really partial to Express T-Shirts (they are ridiculously comfortable) though their styles seem to change month to month and sometimes week to week. I'm also really fond of Uni-Qlo (a Japanese company) that has a flagship store in NYC. I only go there once every few months though. There are definitely some great designs out there though. I also recommend you checkout Threadless T's and shirt.woot.com T-Shirts though their quality isn't as high (though they have some great designs). We can definitely recommend some other brands to you :) After all, this year we will be debuting a fashion-centric service =)
 
Hey Goomba, just checked GYROS again and saw that it was updated. Just wondering what's the story with my headset o_O You still haven't received it yet, or is there something I need to know/do? Thanks for the good work!
 
Your headset came in Captain. I didn't actually finish the GYROS updates, just started to. I'm at my grandparents now for Easter Sunday but will be back home around 9:00 PM. I will photograph and update all the rest of the GYROS then ^_^ Thanks my friend!
 
After browsing through the GYROS I wonder if another useful feature would be a link to the item on the website it was ordered from (for generic stuff like games and electronics.. and not a one-time sale?) If it was a good enough deal for someone to order, someone else might be interested in it at that price as well?
 
TripleQ, while I'd agree with you that it'd be useful in a sense it'd also complicate issues in certain cases. Many types of sales we get are one-off sales and if I list a website or a price that someone got something, there's a VERY good chance it won't be available for long at that price. For more general pricing though I think I'd agree with you. I'm not sure GYROS would be the best place for it, but I'm open to suggestions and debates. Maybe I can make a little icon that is clickable pointing to the website it was purchased from? Not a bad idea actually....
 
** GFC GYROS UPDATE **

I have taken the suggestion of TripleQ and will now be adding a link at the end of each new item ordered from a website. This way you can get a general idea of what the item sells for and where it can be purchased. Just look for a small Link icon at the end of an applicable item listing on the GYROS page. It will look like this:

#100 / 3999930303 - Random Item Purchased from GFC - SHIPPED 04/04/2010!
 
Yes still staying up 1.0 - 1.5 hours to update more GYROS things. No worries :)

wizic, they have not yet. I'm starting to worry that they will drag their feet on this one =p
 
Oh and by the way, if you're wondering why the heck some of the older orders have new order numbers, this is simple: The old system didn't generate them, the new one does. If your order didn't previously have an order number we have issued one for you now :) Simple as that ^_^.
 
All major GYROS updates are complete. More will come tomorrow night and many new packages should be in tomorrow so expect a lot of shipping and shipping soon items :) Thanks guys. I'm off to bed now. Have to resume the NAPT tournaments tomorrow at the casino. Thanks for your support and happy Easter.

PS: The Red Sox won their first game against the Yankees today in Boston. Baseball is back! Woo Hoo ^_^
 
haha if you love that one you should see the others with my closet and office literally overflowing with cardboard. GFC is not a pretty thing at all times behind the scenes :) We do work our tails off though to make it all come together ^_^
 
Hey Goomba, please don't forget I package forwarded Dante's Inferno + The Saboteur along with direct requesting Dragon Age: Origins all from the EA Store. I only see the direct request on GYROS so just don't want you to forget since I know how busy you are.
 
Not to worry Usuyami :) I believe all the items are in. I will verify when I get home tonight at 9:00 PM. Thanks! I'm quickly catching up to the backlog of orders, so I will have them all caught up very soon ^_^
 
i dont like that at all lol..... is there a way to contact them~?
because if the money's not doing anything its no good and i cant believe they charged your credit card for product that has not been shipped out, it doesnt make sense.
 
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Any chance Darksiders came in today? Just noticing on the gyros it says should be there today but if it's not, then i will continue to wait. Thanks :)
 
Goomba, just a heads up. I signed up for the free copy of Halo Wars a few weeks ago, so if you get one with my name and your name on it just let me know. Not in any rush for it, as it may not even show up.

If it does show up, I'll just have you sit on it anyways until you have more to ship to me to make it easier.

(Hopefully you enjoyed your Easter weekend...I know I did with our amazing weather =D)
 
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