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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']gsrce, you had two iPhone cases didn't you? Do you want me only to ship the eBay one? Let me know.

Myv, OK will do =)[/QUOTE]

Just ship me the Disney Store one, and sit on the ebay one please, unless you can fit both into a single bubble mailer.

Thanks =D
 
Hi JJ, hopefully everything is well. I just received the iPhone cases. Thanks again!

I'll be in California again in October, so I'll just email you this weekend with an address to send the remaining items to.

If you have time in the next month or so and could also pick me up a T-Mobile Sim/Prepaid Sim from a T-Mobile store, or call them and order one with free shipping to your house or the UPS store it would be appreciated. I need a new Micro Sim for my T-Mobile account for my iphone, and they won't ship me one as they can't bill my Canadian credit card. (The cost should be .99 cents)

I'll make sure to send you some extra funds by PayPal to make up for the cost to you for the Micro Sim and your time =)

Thanks again for everything!
 
hey Goomba,

when is your next shipment, I have a amazon order at your place but nothing on GYROS indicating a ship date

JamesX

PS. my Order Number: 532461603
 
Hi Goomba,

I used your Package Forwarding service quite a few times so far and I must say it is exceptional.
Thank you for the great experience :D

Sasha
 
gsrce, sure thing. Just send me an Email with the details of what you want me to send and where to send it and I'll get that together whenever you're ready. Did you want me to ship the SIM card now or wait until your trip? Let me know that too. Thanks!

JamesX, I'll check that out for you. We just did our newest UPS Pickup yesterday.

SashaV, thanks so much for the feedback. We're constantly looking for ways to make our package forwarding service even better (lots of new updates on the way once I'm done coding them in!). Appreciate it.
 
elty, we are taking pre-orders but you have to get your order in ASAP. I believe some of the pre-order items are only until the end of today. Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']gsrce, sure thing. Just send me an Email with the details of what you want me to send and where to send it and I'll get that together whenever you're ready. Did you want me to ship the SIM card now or wait until your trip? Let me know that too. Thanks![/QUOTE]

You can ship the SIM card along with everything else you have for me to my hotel. I'm emailing you the details now.

Thanks =)
 
gsrce, do I need your account number to order the T-Mobile micro sim card? I tried looking on the site and I couldn't find where to buy just the card without having to subscribe to something. Let me know. Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']gsrce, do I need your account number to order the T-Mobile micro sim card? I tried looking on the site and I couldn't find where to buy just the card without having to subscribe to something. Let me know. Thanks![/QUOTE]

Have to call and place an order over the phone or walk into a store. (Hence why I offered to throw some extra cash your way for the trouble)

Thanks =)
 
Oh okay gsrce, sounds good =) I'll do my best to get that for you ASAP. I don't know much about T-Mobile so I'll have to track down a local store (or do the phone thing like you said). Talk to you soon!
 
[quote name='goomba478']Oh okay gsrce, sounds good =) I'll do my best to get that for you ASAP. I don't know much about T-Mobile so I'll have to track down a local store (or do the phone thing like you said). Talk to you soon![/QUOTE]

Don't worry about hurrying. If you got the email I sent you'll see that I'm not arriving until the end of October, so you have plenty of time.
 
** UPCOMING LOWBALL SALE **

Hey guys, just wanted to give you a heads up: I'll be running my first lowball sale in over two years here on CAG. It'll be an old-fashioned dv8mad style Lowball sale here on CAG. I'm starting to gather the items now and will group them together for about a week. There will be mostly video games here, but also some books, DVDs, Blu-Rays and other goodies. More details on this very soon. Hope to see you guys there!
 
[quote name='goomba478']Lone_Prodigy, my local TRU doesn't carry PC games so I think we're out of luck there. Sorry![/QUOTE]

No problem, thanks for the heads up!
 
I will be packing for many new orders that came in tonight and will also be starting to list items for our upcoming Lowball sale as well. The lowball will be running 10/12/2012 - 10/19/2012 so be sure to check it out. The money will be going to help my mother-in-law who is going into surgery and will need the money, so it'll be going towards a good cause. Thanks for all of your support everyone. I'll be out of town Wednesday and Thursday (tomorrow and the next day) but I'll do my best to keep up with Emails and such. Talk to you all soon!
 
Man, I haven't been on these forums forever, but I remembered your service and I'm in need of it now!

There is an item that has to be ordered by the 16th. Do you think you can process it through your GFC DR by then?

EDIT: I just made the DR anyway. If you can't get to it in time, I understand. You said you're heading out. But if you could please get back to me on whether you can get it before the 16th, that would be fantastic.
 
Alexisonfire, thanks so much for your order. You'll be happy to know we successfully ordered your DR for you (we typically do within 12 hours or less just so you know). I really appreciate you coming back to us after all this time. Keep an eye out later in the week for our first Lowball auction sale in 2 years (there will be Prinny items!)
 
Sent the new password your way Average Box. Oh and awesome avatar by the way :) I'll be readying many items for our upcoming lowball sale the next couple of days. We'll be adding items as the sale goes on, so please be sure to check it out everyone ^_^ It'll be here on CAG and I'll be sure to have plenty of links to it.
 
Goomba, there's an item available on the US Amazon website only. Is it possible for you to purchase it and I pay you with Paypal? I have $12.50 left from my last transaction with you.
 
Gold_guardian, unfortunately I already have a set ordered for my own collection but you can feel free to submit them to my Package Forwarding address if you want. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Capsuledragon, go ahead and let me know what the item is and I'll manually invoice you for the difference after applying your credit with us. Thanks again for your support =)
 
Hey Goomba,

I just placed a DR for Cards Against Humanity + First and Second Expansion. Just want to know when you bought it cause I know this item sells fast and I would hate to see it sell out again! Thanks!
 
[quote name='goomba478']Pat_McCrotch, you're good to go :) Ordered all three items as soon as I received your payment. Thanks again and I'll keep you posted![/QUOTE]Awesome! I just checked out the page again and it is indeed sold out. That was fast!
 
Hey Goomba, just wondering, was the website's accounts changed a while ago?

I tried to use my old account to login to place a direct order, but it wouldn't login for some reason. So I just placed the order with a guest account instead (for the 2 world of tanks bundles).
 
Hi Kalis,

We haven't changed our system but our password requirements are case sensitive, so maybe that't it. We'll be adding the option to update or be reminded of your password very soon. In the meantime thanks for your support and you'll be happy to know we were able to order your items. We can always merge your duplicate accounts later for you. Thanks again!
 
** GFC Security Update **

I've noticed a lot of people asking about our site's lack of SSL security on the site and wanted to let you all know that we're working on it. We've applied with GoDaddy for an ongoing SSL certificate and are just working on implementing it on the site. It should be up very soon. In the meantime, if you'd prefer to order with us via Email we will work with you as best we can until the SSL is up. Thanks for your ongoing support and any other suggestions on how to improve the website are always welcome. We appreciate it!
 
** HURRICANE SANDY UPDATE **

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For those of you who don't know, I live in Connecticut which looks like it is in the direct impact zone of Hurricane Sandy. There's a very good chance that I'll be evacuating my hometown for at least a few days to get out of the red zone and somewhere closer to safety (and hopefully with power). If this is the case, I'll have to delay shipment of all current items by 4-5 days more than likely. Just giving you a heads up. I'll keep you posted! Wish us luck, this one looks BAD.
 
Thanks Myv, looks like I'll be coming up to stay in Montreal, QC for two nights =) Last Hurricane (Irene) last year we went to Ottawa. Looks like we're supporting Canada as well in our travels.
 
DAMN you're coming to montreal?
Had we known you could've just brought my manual over and met me directly XD.
Speaking of my order, any update to give me on that at ALL?
Order #1743630786 it's just that it's been long-ish already, and i tried to contact you about it by e-mail a couple of times already with no success on the website, so...?

And seriously, best of luck, hope nothing major happens to your homes!
Let me know!
 
Yeah sorry WareWare, I'm here in Montreal now but I didn't have much time to bring any items up with me. We did receive the manual just before we left though (it came in a bulky package so I didn't realize it was your manual initially). We'll mail it back as soon as we get back to the States.

AznChaos, I'll check when I get home as well but yes I think the eBay seller was a bit slow on shipping it out. It very well could be delivered while I'm away. I'll be back by Wednesday and I'll update GYROS accordingly. Thanks for your patience!
 
Hi Goomba, do you know if my N64 Duck Dodgers game made it there?

Also, I plan on bidding on another cart. The auction ends on November 2nd for that one. Assuming I win it, could you ship the two games together so I can cut down on shipping?

Also, have you seen the First Class International shipping price increases for 2013? They new prices will be a lot higher...
 
capsuledragon, I just received it but I'll hold onto it until I receive the other one. I just put in the max bid for you on the second N64 game, so I'll keep you posted how it goes and if we win the auction I'll combine the two for you =) Thanks again.
 
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[quote name='goomba478']yeah Capsuledragon, we lost by $0.77 ... too bad :( If you find another auction you want let me know.[/QUOTE]
I'm good for now. Can you get Duck Dodgers mailed out and then give me a refund for the lost auction, and any leftover shipping on the Gex Guide and Duck Dodgers?
 
OK will do :) I can't ship anything out though until Monday due to USPS hours, but I'll get it ready anyhow. Thanks again for your support and talk to you soon.
 
[quote name='goomba478']OK will do :) I can't ship anything out though until Monday due to USPS hours, but I'll get it ready anyhow. Thanks again for your support and talk to you soon.[/QUOTE]

Thanks very much
 
Goomba, with the DR service, if I specify a discount code, do you put this through?
I was thinking of ordering about 5 pairs of shoes, do you repackage this at all so that I can get a cheaper shipping price? Also from experience, do you know how much 5 pairs of ballet flats would weigh?
 
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