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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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[quote name='goomba478']penetratingpincer, I have added your order to my GYROS list and it should be processed today or tomorrow. "Backlog" is just a convenient term. It's not really the most accurate word to use as many orders I'm waiting for payments, for the items, etc. I'd say I have about 30 orders or so that are truly backlogged...these should be really taken care of within a week or less as I'm working full time on getting them out. Most order backlogs have to do with a ton of items coming in at once and often require special attention for larger orders. The car parts I shipped out this week took almost 10 hours in total for ONE package which means that time was taken away from other orders. So it's something I'm working on right now :).[/QUOTE]

Ah, thanks!

Ok. So 30 orders doesn't sound as bad as the 91 from before ;)
 
Hey goomba got my lowball items yesterday, thanks a bunch, still waiting on The dark knight from amazon, but not that big a deal, i think it was #1138 on gyros, anyways, thanks again, :) keep it up buddy
 
yeah nb85, I haven't received the Batman movie yet which is weird since I ordered it from Amazon. Second item this month that hasn't shown up in several weeks. I have to call their customer service I guess. I'll get it for you ASAP :) Thanks.
 
Goomba, just wondering, did my Red Dead Redemption (#1152b / 629731815) come with anything extra? I know one of the pre-order bonuses was a soundtrack, but I can't remember if that was with Gamestop. Thanks.
 
[quote name='goomba478']Not a problem Donie :) I always update when I ship items out, so I will pack your item up and get that shipped out today. Appreciate it![/QUOTE]

:O

thanks goomba.
 
Don't mind me doing a little rant:

I had to pay $200CAD for my PS3 Fightstick from Expansys.ca. The customer rep told me I wouldn't be charged any duties/customs since I pay 13% taxes on checkout. FedEx came to my door and said they need $25.79 for the customs fee.

Wish I ordered it through you, Goomba.
 
You shouldn't of had to pay for customs if they shipped from Canada. If you look under their terms and aggreement under sales tax it says, "
3.1 Sales tax includes GST, PST, brokerage fees, duties and other import fees. We pay these charges to the Canadian government to allow our customers to receive a clean delivery." When I try checking out it shows 5% tax. If I knew about that site I probably would have ordered from them instead since they quote 2 day delivery. Was quoted $164.94CND after tax from the site you got yours from. Paid $182 USD for stick from from Goomba and have yet to receive it, status just updated to shipping so most likely end up taking a total of over a month to arrive. Anyone who is looking for a stick is probably better off ordering it from Expansya.ca or Ebay if your're looking to get the stick within like 7 business days.
 
adrianchan56, well that's okay. You learned your lesson now =) Don't make the mistake again hehe.

hkboi, very sorry it took longer to get than expected. For some reason Amazon this month was taking longer than normal with the Amazon Prime. I attempted to process it as soon as possible. Last month just was unusually crazy for us and we're nearly out of our slow period. Again, very sorry for the delay though to get it to you. I hope it reaches you quickly!
 
adrianchan56: I'm not too sure but from what I heard they ship from US and charge you GST directly from the site. So you were probably charged brokerage fees + PST depending on where your're located.

Goomba: It's ok hopefully next time things can be a bit smoother since I know a lot of stuff came up for you this month. I'll probably get it within 5 business days from ship date.
 
Thanks hkboi, I want you to know that I'd never intentionally delay or slow down my services. You're right that this month has literally been Hell on earth for me, but June is nearly here and I can put this awful month of May behind me. Can't come soon enough :) I appreciate your support and you'll see, I'll turn around things to be speedy and efficient once again. Thanks!
 
[quote name='hkboi']You shouldn't of had to pay for customs if they shipped from Canada. If you look under their terms and aggreement under sales tax it says, "
3.1 Sales tax includes GST, PST, brokerage fees, duties and other import fees. We pay these charges to the Canadian government to allow our customers to receive a clean delivery." When I try checking out it shows 5% tax. If I knew about that site I probably would have ordered from them instead since they quote 2 day delivery. Was quoted $164.94CND after tax from the site you got yours from. Paid $182 USD for stick from from Goomba and have yet to receive it, status just updated to shipping so most likely end up taking a total of over a month to arrive. Anyone who is looking for a stick is probably better off ordering it from Expansya.ca or Ebay if your're looking to get the stick within like 7 business days.[/QUOTE]

Yea it was brokerage. I'm so mad arggg.
 
Hey Goomba, please try to take a quick look at my "audit" email response as I don't want to have my items delayed even more than they need to be.

Also, I'm a bit concerned about the way you had my Gamestop order worked into the system (that is, not really at all) because you instead included the gift card which you were never actually able to purchase, and have my massive game order listed on the Gyros page as a massive "Amazon" order despite being from Gamestop. Since the gift card thing hadn't panned out you did me the favor of paying for all the games on my OWN gamestop account and they are all being delivered straight to your home, not the UPS box. Since they are the only orders on the account, I SHOULD be receiving any bonuses as well, which is why I'm a bit concerned about being lost in the mixup.
 
RoganSarine, nobody has pre-ordered the Green Day Rock Band yet. Feel free to be the first :)

emjaymj, I will go and check the Email :) I'm glad you were able to figure it out because I was really confused with the Gamestop order as well. Let me go check that out and I'll Email you back. Thanks!
 
Hey goomba my dad found the same part here in ontario so i'm going to have to cancel the direct request thingy about the garage part thanks.
 
** GFC UPDATE **

Okay guys, so we're making some serious progress now. I have packed another 20 or so items and will send out all the items marked as "Shipping Soon" today. After 3:00 PM today I'm driving up to Hartford (our state's capitol) to meet with the lawyer about my bankruptcy options and then I'll be packing more tonight.

So here's what it looks like today:

12:00 - 3:00 PM: Packing as many items as possible, shipping out as many as I can.
3:00 - 7:00 PM: Drive to Hartford and meet with the lawyer.
7:00 PM - 2:00 AM: Packing as many items as possible, shipping out as many as I can.

AFTER we catch up to all current orders, this is what we're going to do:

TOTAL shut down of GFC for 1-2 weeks. During this time we will take no Direct Requests. We will be performing full audits of all accounts to work out any inconsistencies between our records, the online database and the website and we'll start working out the new Pre-Payment system which will be a new requirement for the updated Direct Request service. The "DR Classic" service will be turned into the updated Package Forwarding system which will consolidate the request form with the shipping/service charge payments.

More on this soon. We're just trying to get all the current orders out so we can finally, finally, finally update the site the way it should be! ;)
 
On a side note, have any of you guys on the west coast ever gone down to Portland Oregon? Just curious because in 2-3 years I'm looking to relocate and I've always thought about living over there.

jeffx, yes ALL current orders will be shipped out and completed before we go into total shut down mode ^_^ No worries!
 
TripleQ, I haven't totally decided whether or not I'll shut down Package Forwarding during the total shut down or not. I very well may not leave the site up during the TSD but I won't stop you guys from sending things there if you already know the address.

The thing is, I'm planning to be out of town for about a week to visit friends down in Maryland while I figure out my financial future and also while I restructure the website. We'll see though :) I just don't want to scare away new customers while the site is ripped to pieces during the reprogramming. Feedback is always appreciated.
 
[quote name='goomba478']TripleQ, I haven't totally decided whether or not I'll shut down Package Forwarding during the total shut down or not. I very well may not leave the site up during the TSD but I won't stop you guys from sending things there if you already know the address.

The thing is, I'm planning to be out of town for about a week to visit friends down in Maryland while I figure out my financial future and also while I restructure the website. We'll see though :) I just don't want to scare away new customers while the site is ripped to pieces during the reprogramming. Feedback is always appreciated.[/QUOTE]

Good luck at the lawyers today Goomba. =)

If you do end up going down to Maryland for a week, it would be appreciated if you could have my EB/Gamestop order, plus SSFIV out before you left. (If you can get to it before then of course)
 
Goomba, good luck with the lawyers. I hope whatever happens on whichever path you choose that it will work out greatly in your favour. (I don't think I completely caught up on the last few pages of posts ... just selective reading)
 
gsrce, I'm leaving for Maryland 06/08/2010 and coming back 06/13/2010 so I'll do my best to have all packages shipped out by then. Thanks!

penetratingpincer, I really appreciate it. I'm going to have another Lowball mid June where I'm going to try to get some money back (after my expected bankruptcy) and will further clean the offices of GFC :) And thanks. I'll be just casually meeting with the lawyer today to give me an overview of the process and such, but it should be very helpful to our new life. I'll give you guys updates as we go along ^_^.
 
;O Good luck today! Sounds like you got your next 5+ years planned out to get back on your feet with bankruptcy, all the best with your business, us Canadians will help you out with orders!
 
Thanks Myv. It's actually 7 years for Bankruptcy to come off your personal credit (sometimes longer) so it's not something I take lightly, but I do think realistically it's the best option to put my past financial issues behind me and move on. If I ever want my family and business to grow, I have to do what's right for us. Thanks again!

Again, I'm sorry May that GFC has been a jumble of messiness. It was just a really difficult month, but things are turning around :)
 
** PRICED TO SELL FAST **

Guys, I have 2 Xbox Live 12 Months Cards. I'm going to sell them for $30.00 USD (selling at a loss) because I need to sell them fast. I have the cards here and they're brand new in package and I'll send you the codes tonight. First Come, First Served. If you want one or even if you want both let me know. They're going to be gone tonight. Thanks!
 
I'll take one goomba. I'm the one who bought the valkyria chronicles and bayonetta and nier for 360.

These ones:
#1199 / 1848982250
#1207 / 647704420

Just let me know if you still have em and how much to send you on paypal and where to send it. :)
 
Okay one will go to you then IronFist. Please send the payment as a gift payment to [email protected] for $30.00 USD. I will send you the code tonight when I get back home. Appreciate it!

STILL HAVE ONE LEFT GUYS :) $30 USD Xbox Live 12 Month Card...can't beat it!
 
I just pre-ordered Metroid Other M and sent the PF details to you Goomba.

I would love that Xbox Live Gold Membership but I am already covered until April 2012. While I could get it since you can renew up to 36mths I think I will pass.

It is a great deal though.
 
[quote name='jeffx']Everytime I step on a Goomba in SMG2... I feel sad :cry:[/QUOTE]

Every time I think of a Goomba I think of Super Mario Bros. from when I was a kid. I always think of eating the Goomba's in the game because they looked like mushrooms to me.
 
Yeah, the XBL 12month live is an amazing deal for $30 USD (or even $35 USD or even $40 USD). Unfortunately, I'm completely stocked on 12months -- I have 48 months worth unused so it's kinda senseless to get more =(

(Bestbuy recently had them on sale for like $40 CDN and that's the first time I'VE seen them at a local retailer so I went nuts and bought 3 of them)
 
[quote name='penetratingpincer']Yeah, the XBL 12month live is an amazing deal for $30 USD (or even $35 USD or even $40 USD). Unfortunately, I'm completely stocked on 12months -- I have 48 months worth unused so it's kinda senseless to get more =(

(Bestbuy recently had them on sale for like $40 CDN and that's the first time I'VE seen them at a local retailer so I went nuts and bought 3 of them)[/QUOTE]

Wow you got lucky. I actually got lucky because my Gold Membership expired a week before that sale. Thanks to Goomba though I renewed it in March for $40USD. Then I went to Best Buy but of course the Gold Memberships were sold out. I went to Wal Mart to do a price match and they only had one more Gold Membership left.

I would have been mad though if I had renewed my Gold Membership for $67 (with tax) then a week later they went on sale for $40CDN.
 
[quote name='PuppetDoctor']Every time I think of a Goomba I think of Super Mario Bros. from when I was a kid. I always think of eating the Goomba's in the game because they looked like mushrooms to me.[/QUOTE]
Fun fact: "goomba" comes from the Hungarian word for mushroom, "gomba". I have some relatives of Hungarian descent and my last name is Gombay. \\:D/
 
[quote name='Gombay']Fun fact: "goomba" comes from the Hungarian word for mushroom, "gomba". I have some relatives of Hungarian descent and my last name is Gombay. \\:D/[/QUOTE]

Wow that's funny I didn't even know that. Thank you for sharing that little fun fact :).

Goomba I just checked my Paypal account and I got the refund you sent me (it went through) on May 19th for the Gamestop Street Fighter IV payment.
 
Hey goomba, I'm a first time customer here and I made a direct request for a Xbox Street Fighter Round 2 Fight Stick yesterday. I was wondering if I made the cut before you went into full shutdown mode? and I was wondering if I could get a quote on it.

If anyone else wants a deal, Mad Catz is having a sale on Street Fighter stuff. Just go to: shoryuken. com/showthread.php?t=238109 for details. Using coupon code ROUND2 can get you a Round 2 TE Stick for $99 + shipping.
 
[quote name='trancestate']Hey goomba, I'm a first time customer here and I made a direct request for a Xbox Street Fighter Round 2 Fight Stick yesterday. I was wondering if I made the cut before you went into full shutdown mode? and I was wondering if I could get a quote on it.

If anyone else wants a deal, Mad Catz is having a sale on Street Fighter stuff. Just go to: shoryuken. com/showthread.php?t=238109 for details. Using coupon code ROUND2 can get you a Round 2 TE Stick for $99 + shipping.[/QUOTE]

What advantages does the Round 2 TE have over the original ones?
 
[quote name='penetratingpincer']What advantages does the Round 2 TE have over the original ones?[/QUOTE]

No difference, except for artwork and colors. (and cheaper price.)
 
retro.elite, deal :) The second card is yours. Payment instructions are above but if you need me to let you know them again I can PM you. Thanks! I will send you the code as soon as I receive your payment.

Gombay, that's really awesome :) I didn't know that either. Thanks for sharing!

trancestate, I haven't cut off the orders quite yet (that date will likely be around 06/04/2010). For the moment though I am not reading Direct Requests that I receive unless they are marked as Package Forwarding orders. Is the one you wanted to order something that you wanted us to order on your behalf? Let me know. Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']trancestate, I haven't cut off the orders quite yet (that date will likely be around 06/04/2010). For the moment though I am not reading Direct Requests that I receive unless they are marked as Package Forwarding orders. Is the one you wanted to order something that you wanted us to order on your behalf? Let me know. Thanks![/QUOTE]

Yes I want it ordered by you guys on my behalf. (Order Number: 2106117804) I just want to get in on the deal before it expired on 5/31.
 
Goomba got the network adapter today. The network adapter was the last missing component for my new computer. So far it is working. I sent the payment for the XBox 360 12 month card.
Thanks Goomba.
 
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