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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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I'm home after another long day in the NAPT. Tournament is going well but we still have another 8 days left. Going to be a long week! I'm packing up items, invoicing and updating GYROS as we speak. Here are some individual answers:

wizic, yeah I don't really like it either but there's not much I can do. I will just have to wait and see if they ship or not. Cancelling the order would probably be too late at this point since they charged my card and may actually slow the process down. If I don't have them shipped to me within a week I'll contact customer service again and see what's up.

SilentK!ller7, thanks for the PMs. I should have your money for you on Thursday :) Thanks!

spike32, Darksiders hasn't yet come in though there is a package waiting for me at the post office tomorrow morning so I'll let you know if that's it. Sorry that it took absurdly long to get. I have no idea what is up with this game and delays. I swear it's cursed or something =P
 
Ha ha, no kidding it's cursed. Here's to hoping that is the package tomorrow (damn, was hoping to find an emoticon for crossed fingers) Thanks for the always prompt reply.
 
Hi Goomba,

Amazon is currently offering $10/$20 gift cards for purchases on select games. I was wondering how those would factor in to your prices.

Keep up the good work!
 
Hi Goomba,

I'm looking to order something from you but I'd like to clarify a few things first since its my first time using your service. Amazon is currently offering a $10/$20 gift card on select purchases and I was wondering how that would factor into your prices. Also, I'm looking to buy SSF4 which comes with an emailed pre-order bonus code, do you simply forward the email to us? Finally, the weight for SSF4 seems a bit odd: all PS3 games weigh 4.8 ounces while SSF4 weighs 1 pound, do you do refunds if the shipping costs turn out to be different?

Anyways, sorry for the questions. Keep up the good work. Love your service!
 
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[quote name='slugbug']Can we use this service for other things besides games?[/QUOTE]

His service can be used for just about anything. Visit gamesforcanada.com (goomba's site)
 
I had a really odd day guys. Worked a full 8 hours today (tomorrow will be even longer with ESPN-2 video-taping us and the main events starting), had my neighbor steal my barbecue (no lie) ... the police even got involved, and then had a bunch of other home-related things to tend to. I'm back home now and can only stay up two hours to process, but I will do my best to get as much done as possible. Only one more week of insanity ^_^ Can't wait for things to get back to normal. Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']I had a really odd day guys. Worked a full 8 hours today (tomorrow will be even longer with ESPN-2 video-taping us and the main events starting), had my neighbor steal my barbecue (no lie) ... the police even got involved, and then had a bunch of other home-related things to tend to. I'm back home now and can only stay up two hours to process, but I will do my best to get as much done as possible. Only one more week of insanity ^_^ Can't wait for things to get back to normal. Thanks![/QUOTE]

Wtf, who steals a bbq... that's gonna be a funny story to tell at least. You sound busy as hell, moreso than always.

But on the other hand I got your email and am very happy about that :D :D Now watch me hate the game or something, haha. Thanks for mailing it out so fast as well.
 
hi goomba,
i did some reading on the thread and found that you apply the amazon game credits to the price. i just wanted to confirm this and check if the SSF4(PS3) one has been redeemed by another customer yet.
thanks!
 
Well the Barbecue thing isn't so funny in reality (though I realize it sure sounds like it). It wasn't so much permanently stolen as it was taken from my back porch, brought to my neighbors place and used to barbecue, and then left on their steps. When we approached them about it we were yelled at and sworn at feeling threatened by the situation the neighbors and the cops got involved. Somewhat messy of a situation, but I'm sure it'll be fine. I've just got to keep it locked indoors now I guess (it's a small little portable Weber Grill).

capitol, yes that's how we do it (direct deduction from the price). I will process the new orders in the order I have received them. The first person to request and pay for it in full will get the rights to the sale price :) If you pay and someone else has already redeemed it then I can refund you. Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']Well the Barbecue thing isn't so funny in reality (though I realize it sure sounds like it). It wasn't so much permanently stolen as it was taken from my back porch, brought to my neighbors place and used to barbecue, and then left on their steps. When we approached them about it we were yelled at and sworn at feeling threatened by the situation the neighbors and the cops got involved. Somewhat messy of a situation, but I'm sure it'll be fine. I've just got to keep it locked indoors now I guess (it's a small little portable Weber Grill).[/QUOTE]

Jesus, sounds like you have crazy neighbors, make sure to always keep your doors locked.
 
Does anyone know if the Amazon credits are usually just redemption codes or is it something that's locked to the specific account?
 
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hi goomba, based on ups tracking, the monster turbine copper earphones are supposed to arrive tomorrow 4/8/2010. Anyway i have sent the additional payment to [email protected] so you should see it in that account :)

thank you
 
*DEAD TIRED*

Would you believe I just worked a 12.5 hour day at the NAPT event today? Geez, I was hoping to get all my 8 hours but man I got more than I bargained for. The hardest thing was not getting a break for the first 6 hours of the day. Overkill. I'm extremely tired but still going to try and pack a few of your items.

GYROS and new DR's will not be updated much in the next few days guys, warning you now. I will be off on Sunday though and will pick up the new UPS packages and hope to catch up on a lot of things.

Man what an insane week ^_^;;
 
GFC eBay Items (Ending Sunday 04/11/2010):

I may not be doing a lot of GYROS updates but I am selling some great items to save up money while my wife is in China. Here are some of my eBay items I have listed. Some more items coming up next week. Lots of great deals here guys. Be sure to check them out:

1) Limited Edition Red Mario Nintendo DS Lite - BRAND NEW!
2) Black Nintendo DS Lite System - Brand New! NR! SEALED!
3) Valkyria Chronicles (Sony PS3) Brand NEW! No Reserve!
4) Disgaea 3 Absence Of Justice (Sony PS3) Brand NEW! NR!
5) Uncharted 2 Among Thieves (PS3) COMPLETE! NEAR MINT! NR
6) Crimson/Black Nintendo DS Lite System - Brand New! NR!
7) Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne (Sony PS2) BRAND NEW! *NR!*

Feel free to bid ^_^ Hint, Hint. I will more than likely be adding more DS Lites next week as well as the Limited Edition MGS Gunmetal Grey console (Brand New) with LE MGS4 as well. Thanks guys!
 
dudeba, I hate to be that guy, but I think my order #984 has been yellow (shipping soon) for the past 2 weeks.

I am moving at the end of the month... hope it's not gonna get lost in the shuffle :(

also I have another amazon.com order for ya (3 items) but I'm waiting until I get confirmation of my new address.
 
Hi Goomba,

Could I get an update on whether #150142605 went through? I believe this is the correct number because this is the last number I received after all the edits. Thanks!
 
shadowjeff, I'm sad to say I purchased them in 2008 or so. I nearly forgot about them (I have about 15 brand new DS Lites including the Mario one, the Brain Age blue one, the Pokemon LE ones and more). So yeah, going to sell them all while I can because the DS XL and 3DS will further degrade the value of the DS Lite, even though I love the system (and it's great little GBA slot).

jeffx, I received all your games except Folklore. For some reason it was on backorder. I can mail out the other games for you now and mail out Folklore when it eventually gets here to your new address. Or I can just refund you if they end up cancelling Folklore. Sorry for any confusion.

capitol, yes I got your order. All should be set. I will add it to the GYROS list as soon as possible. This week I'm working almost 80 hours so it's just been a nightmare for me. I even pulled an all-nighter last week to catch up on orders and didn't make it fully. Next week things will be back to normal. Thanks!
 
Goomba, did you find anyone to buy the Monster Coppers from me? If not, then instead of a refund, you can send the earphones to me because I can sell it to another guy locally :)
 
Alright, thanks for the update. I just wanted to make sure I didn't mess anything up since I was jumping around and editing stuff. Hope you get a nice rest!
 
Yeah shadowjeff, I do collect them but the ones I'm selling were meant to be resold and I just never got to them and put them away and forgot about them. I was cleaning my storage area and was like "ooooohhhh yeah I forgot about these" :) So I need the money so I'm selling them.

SilentK!ller7, yes I found someone to buy them. I will refund you tomorrow night. Thanks!

capitol, not a problem. This week is really an exception to the rule. It's very rare I'm home less than two hours a day and working 12 hours a day at work =P
 
Hey goomba were you able to buy a copy of Disgaea 3 for me from...whenever that sale was? I've been busy and totally haven't checked this thread at all to be honest lol. :)
 
Yes all copies of Disgaea 3 were purchased successfully. I will be shipping 99% of them out tomorrow ^_^ Maybe 100% if I don't have to work overtime again at the NAPT event. I'm off to bed guys. Today was TIRING to say the least =P Hope it pays off in the end!
 
Got my package in the morning today! Left you a feedback, thanks a bunch Goomba :)

Edit: Oh my, A++++, apparently the VIP code you put in there is still unused! Glad I don't have to pay the $15 for it :D
 
Hi Goomba,
I was just wondering if the credit card option is the only method of payment right now. This option adds a few dollars to our service charges, right?
 
Hi Goomba,

I received a message saying my items from BB, Walmart, and Target has shipped to me. However it did not mention anything about my two other Amazon package forwarding requests being included. I was just wondering if those items were shipped as well. Thanks. :)
 
Was just wondering about amazon in terms of package forwarding as when I enter your address as such: 1601 W Main St. #90-341, it recommends 1601 Main St. #90-341, no W in there, should I be choosing the suggested one or keep with the original address? Also what should I put for phone number as it is required?

Thanks goomba.
 
Hi Goomba, I got the a message (kind of the same as Leshita's) that said my headset has shipped, but no mention of my fighting stick. Just wondering if they were both shipped as well :)
 
Have you sent the invoice for my Asics shoes yet? My email has been acting up and I haven't been getting some important emails.
 
[quote name='capitol']Hi Goomba,
I was just wondering if the credit card option is the only method of payment right now. This option adds a few dollars to our service charges, right?[/QUOTE]
You can fund transfer the money from paypal if you have a balance. Or, you can pay through Amazon gift cards. I think you'd go through DR Classic for those at the moment.
 
[quote name='goomba478']Yes all copies of Disgaea 3 were purchased successfully. I will be shipping 99% of them out tomorrow ^_^ Maybe 100% if I don't have to work overtime again at the NAPT event. I'm off to bed guys. Today was TIRING to say the least =P Hope it pays off in the end![/QUOTE]

That sounds good, I'm not in a hurry as it's going to be an auto-backlog game for me. Thanks for the update though. :D
 
Hey guys, getting closer and closer to a normal schedule again (Tuesday is the last day of our big poker tournaments). I got 10 hours again today (OT!) and even somehow managed to be the dealer they chose to photograph (candidly) for the website event. You can check it out here:

http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/north...hegan-sun-day-1-levels-1-2-update-066382.html

I'll post my photo below here in case you don't want to read and skip through the article. Big tournament though. 3.2 Million USD at stake. First place will take $750,000.00 USD. Geez ^_^ Oh and I'll be processing more orders tonight so no worries. I'll be up till roughly 2:00 AM again.

Here's a candid photo of me setting up for the big tournament. It seems like I will also be appearing on ESPN2 and their Canadian counterpart (forgot the name) in May sometime. =P

napt_mohegan_sun_dealer_preparation.jpg
 
shadowjeff, yes I will be collecting all the packages in one go (UPS has me picking them up on Sunday so I should have them very soon). Oh and I wasn't bored in the photo...it was before the event actually started so we had to sit there for a good hour or so. I noticed a camera guy taking my photo directly and didn't want to look directly into the camera so I just turned my head. So yeah.... I didn't expect it'd show up on the main PokerStars.net website =P Besides dealing is a lot more fun than sitting at a dead spread table ^_^;;
 
Can you please answer me question Goomba, has my order shipped? if so when? my order number is 226225803.

You keep ignoring my question
 
Yes Lucas your item shipped. I just sent you the Email. I wasn't ignoring you though :) I just have more than 200 Emails and PMs and I want to process as many orders as I can. Thanks again! Next week I assure you I'll be much more caught up with things especially after my wife leaves for China ( :( ). Cya soon!
 
Looking dashing and suave as always Goomba... With that face, I'm amazed the guy didn't ask for your autograph being the prestigious dealer afterall :p
 
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