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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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telepathy, altogether they sent me 3 of them. Not sure why. One order had three items and one disc. Another had 2 items and 2 discs. Who knows :)
 
I was planning to offer them for free on the site with Canuck Bucks as one of the first reward prizes. You will have more than enough Reward Bucks for them. Be sure to follow GFC on twitter if you don't already ^_^ hint hint.
 
** GFC Contest End **

Okay guys, the answer is here. In case you forgot, the questin was "How much in USD $ has been ordered through the Direct Request service as of 07/29/2009?"

The answer: $25,686.88

I will have to go and check out who won :) Keep in mind you will need to make an account on the GFC site if you haven't done so already to claim your Canuck Buck!
 
And the winner is..........

Actual USD : $25,686.88
maigoyume! - $25,374 [So close it's scary!]

The winner will receive a free "Canuck Buck" in their GFC account. Feel free to log in on GamesForCanada.com to confirm that it worked correctly ^_^ Thanks for playing!

Runners Up:

Ragnar14 - $23,112
spzero - $24,129
game_fanatic - $26,969 [OVER]
maigoyume - $25,374
ansomatica - 32,109 [OVER]
pmp1986 - $33,000 [OVER]
shijui - $27,379 [OVER]
dtp11 - $33,001 [OVER]
 
Yeah as far as I know. I got it shipped to me and just didn't receive it yet. Hopefully it's the right item, otherwise I'll have to file a claim against the seller (Amazon will refund me if that's the case). I will let you know of course :) Thanks.

** Back to Packing **
 
JeffX, the one near my house does not but the one in my mall about 15 minutes away does. Chances are they are gutted though. Do you care about that? The game is still brand new and comes with the CD (more than likely) but it may not be sealed in plastic. Let me know. Thanks!
 
** GFC General Survey **

Hey guys, I'm just wondering something. As you know I spend the majority of my GFC processing time putting together invoices. It's a very important part of the process but it also takes a LOT of time (as long as half an hour for some or more believe it or not, depending on the complexity of the order). As you may also know, I'm putting together an automated system to process the generation of invoices. It's a long way off, but mostly because I spend all the time doing invoices and not programming.

My question to you is: If I were to spend a period of time to program (and not take Direct Requests) for say a week or two, do you think it'd be a good idea? Would you be willing to sacrifice a week or two with no orders in order to have a super-duper Direct Request page that generated invoices and allowed you to pay right away? Let me know! Thanks ^_^
 
it depends, if it would make your life a hell of a lot better to have a superior program, then by all means. but this is a personal opinion & doesnt speak for everyone else who might be more inclined to not want to miss deals for a week or so.
 
Goomba, don't mean to be a pain... but could I get an email or a PM telling me if and when you order the amazon games so I stop being a raging paranoid with an OCD problem? I am a huge silent hill fan, so for whatever reason I really just want to know my copies are secure and in a good temporary home :p
 
[quote name='goomba478']** GFC General Survey **

Hey guys, I'm just wondering something. As you know I spend the majority of my GFC processing time putting together invoices. It's a very important part of the process but it also takes a LOT of time (as long as half an hour for some or more believe it or not, depending on the complexity of the order). As you may also know, I'm putting together an automated system to process the generation of invoices. It's a long way off, but mostly because I spend all the time doing invoices and not programming.

My question to you is: If I were to spend a period of time to program (and not take Direct Requests) for say a week or two, do you think it'd be a good idea? Would you be willing to sacrifice a week or two with no orders in order to have a super-duper Direct Request page that generated invoices and allowed you to pay right away? Let me know! Thanks ^_^[/QUOTE]

Goomba, you should do both at the same time, what's wrong with you ;) just j/k of course, I encourage this decision as I hate always asking you how much how much then saying no. As long as it's not gonna be too much of a pain for you (I know I hate programming of any kind, I'm looking at you Perl) then I encourage everyone to allow Goomba to try. I mean if worse comes to worse we can always pay and order for ourselves to your address right? I don't see a problem here, it's win win.
 
telepathy, I'd still be able to do Direct Requests ... I just may be a little slower to get back to you for a few days or so while I program the new site. Who knows, this is hypothetical. I'm not really doing it at the moment, it's just I was wondering if it'd be worth it. I have a TON of ideas for the site, and not much time to program ^_^ You guys have been keeping me steadily busy (which is great).

Ultimately though, if I want to grow the business further I will need to further automate things. This will allow you guys to get your orders faster too since I won't have to waste as much time manually editing each invoice one by one :)

Rogan, you really are OCD. I don't send out messages as you know every time I order a game (it'd take forever and it'd be a lot to keep track of in addition to what I already have). I got your money though and all your games will be on their way to me as of Monday (I don't think most stores ship on weekends). So when I get them, I'll mail them to you and will send you an Email. Same as always =P

Programming in PHP is ridiculously easy. I mean there is a little bit of the traditional time-consuming nature of programming, but the coding itself isn't hard for the most part (at least what I use it for). I would still have to have a slight estimate to item weights and things (as people would be entering it themselves) but it would allow them to at least get a pretty good estimate of the order total. In addition, they could pay right away and get status updates on their product orders as I'd tie it into the GFC store section (which allows for customer order histories, status updates, etc).

We'll see ;)
 
[quote name='goomba478']JeffX, the one near my house does not but the one in my mall about 15 minutes away does. Chances are they are gutted though. Do you care about that? The game is still brand new and comes with the CD (more than likely) but it may not be sealed in plastic. Let me know. Thanks![/QUOTE]

Holy crap, I'd take a copy of The Dark Spire for $10 (plus normal costs). Sending you a direct request right now.
 
Ragnar14, I sent you an invoice. Not sure if my Gamestop will have it or not but can't hurt to try ^_^ Also, feel free to take off the insurance if you want since it's such a low-cost item anyway. It's your option.

Firestorm, I can check it out for sure. I am planning on going to Best Buy tomorrow possibly. I'll let you know if I find them.

I'm off to bed now :)
 
I see the 12 month live subscription but I know that US points cards dont work here. Is that not the case for the subscription cards?

My LIVE runs out on sept 5 and this might be too good to pass up.
 
Rabid, I recently had about 30 in stock. I sold 31 though so there is one person ahead of you on the waiting list. I'm not 100% sure, but I should have more codes sometime in the middle of August. I get them when they are on sale which is somewhat sporadic here in the US :)

The 12 Month Live cards DO work in the US and Canada though. Only the Xbox / Microsoft Points cards are separate from country to country. Thanks!
 
Goomba, I just redeemed my Xbox Live Card, and it totally worked! Even better, the card was 12+1 months, even though I thought it was only 12 months, nice surprise! Thanks a lot, the wait was totally worth it!
 
[quote name='goomba478']maigoyume, your artbook just came today in the mail from Aksys. I will be shipping out to you either tomorrow or Monday. Packing as fast as I can (I always pack items in the order of the invoices). Thanks ^_^[/QUOTE]Perfect goomba, looking forward to seeing it. I'm also surprised that my guess was so close to the total, I really only did it for kicks too :lol:
 
matsam, yeah I threw in a 12+1 code for you for your patience. I always try to under-promise and over-deliver when possible :) I'm really happy that it worked. I don't normally do pre-orders but every now and then I try new things. Thanks again.

maigoyume, You're very welcome. Did you verify that your "Canuck Buck" worked properly? Let me know :) Thanks!
 
Yeah, sorry. I know you don't send emails out, but the reason I was like ZOMG was because for whatever reason when I last checked the items were still listed on the marketplace despite the fact they were clearly only a 1 item stock thing on certain ones.
 
[quote name='goomba478']

maigoyume, You're very welcome. Did you verify that your "Canuck Buck" worked properly? Let me know :) Thanks![/QUOTE] It hasn't appeared in my account yet if thats what you mean, also the other canuck bucks from WAY back when haven't shown up either (not sure if you recall, but there were 12 of us beta testers I believe? tried a thread search but no luck finding it)
 
Hi Goomba, looked again, got the confirmation emails but never got the invoice... I sent you my email address in a PM.

Please send it again, thanks!

Damn never mind, It went straight in my junk email....weird, previous invoices didnt.
I'll process right now.
 
Maigoyume, I turned it on now. The feature had been disabled and now I have turned on the flag to show your Canuck Bucks in the system. Let me know if they show up now :) You should have two from my promotions. When the system goes live I will retroactively calculate your points based on past DR orders. Thanks!

ichit4k4_set0, Yeah, please everyone add: [email protected] and [email protected] to your safe Email list. While you're at it add [email protected] and [email protected] too just to be safe ^_^
 
My grandfather passed away today around 4 PM :( Thanks everyone for your well wishes and prayers. He lived a good long life though (he was 86 this past March) and was a huge inspiration to me in many ways. He gave me my love of art and reading and taught me more than I could ever hope for from a grandfather. More than anything he loved his family, especially my grandmother "Ma". Just keep my family in prayer please.

I will of course be packing your items and such, just know that I may not be as readily available online as my family is going through a lot right now. Thanks guys for all your support! It means a lot to me.
 
damn, that really sucks Goomba :cry: I lost my grandfather also this year in January, and all you can really do is just think that they had a good full life. I also lost my father unexpectedly the next month in February on Family Day (Go figure) and he wasn't sick in any way so I know how you're feeling right now. Everybody has their own way of grieving so do whatever feels right for you I say. You need anyone to talk to and I'm sure myself and anyone who posts on this thread/forum would be willing to listen :D Will say a prayer for you and your family tonight.
 
Thanks guys. Honestly, I don't feel too bad for my grandfather...he's in a better place and he hasn't been in good health the last couple of years. They didn't expect he would have lived this long, but it's going to take a major toll on my grandmother and the rest of my family. We used to be really, really close and our family did everything together (monthly restaurant brunches, celebrated every holiday together with lots of at-home-cooking and little parties and everyone was together), but now that my grandfather is gone I have a feeling everything is going to change big time.

Spike32, I'm sorry to hear about your father. That's really awful :( I hope you got to know him well while he was away. At least he wasn't sick and suffering...that's the worst way to go out. I'll be okay. I feel really sad of course, but I know life goes on. I did get to know him really well when I was younger and we spent a lot of time at his house. I'm just really glad that I visited him the other day after he had his heart attack. If I hadn't gone, I would have felt really regretful about not getting to see him one last time. Thanks again guys :) Things will be all good, just give me a couple days ^_^;;
 
My condolences goomba, hopefully your family can find strength and stay as close or even closer as they were before.

Take the time you need and GamesforCanada will be waiting when you get back. I'm sure many others like myself have a HUGE backlog to finish and don't need our ordered games asap.
Myself I am working on the shards in Infamous so i can finally put a Platinum under my belt ;)
 
I posted here last week some time or the week before, and you said that the xbox live cards would be in soon. I haven't recieved any code yet, so I'm just wondering if you havent gotten them yet, or if something has gone wrong. Maybe it's because I registered on your site with a different e-mail than my paypal e-mail? Please let me know, thanks.

Also, my condolences about your grandpa.
 
Dipper5, you are the only buyer who has not received your code yet. I'm sorry. If I don't have the code by this weekend I will refund you in full. The guy I am buying them from has had problems lately with some of his codes and is trying to get a new batch. Like I said, if I can't get you the code by this weekend I"ll refund you in full. Sorry!

Thanks for the kind words about my grandfather :)
 
Okay guys, I survived my 13 days straight of working at the Poker Tournament! I was only going to work 11, day off, then one more day but they asked me to come in on Sunday which made it 13 straight. I'm still working my University job today but I'll have a lot more time since I have computer access there.

That being said, this will be a busy week for my family as they are going to have a small funeral for my grandfather and some informal get-togethers as well. I am still working hard behind the scenes though packing and repacking all your games. Almost all the Street Fighter copies are in now though so I will start shipping those out tomorrow. Thanks for your patience and support! :)
 
Sounds good Goomba.
Before I thought you were in the Tournament, not working it.
I was wondering if you were winning the big bucks through this crazy tournament. But since you weren't playing, hopefully the high rollers threw some chips your way ;)
Good to hear you can hold everything together though. After the rush you will have to take a much deserved vacation to Aruba or Jamaica. Of course..after you ship out the Street Fighter orders :)
 
Strife18, yeah a lot of people thought I meant I was playing in it lol. No, I'm a Poker Dealer by day and a video game reseller by night ^_^ We don't keep our own tips for the big tournaments (they're pooled between several hundred of us) but hopefully we'll make some decent money. We'll find out in a week or two when all the tips are counted up *crosses fingers*

I am starting to pack the Street Fighter orders now (along with the regular DR's) so a vacation sounds good right about now. Though personally I'd choose Japan over Aruba or Jamaica any day ^_^ (if I could actually afford it). Thanks :)
 
Hehe,
I wouldn't mind a trip to Japan. One of the places high up on my list of "places to visit".
I was in Jamaica in January (got married there) and it was great. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants a warm vacation with great food, nice people, and sh*t load of pot. lol
 
Yeah seriously, I want to go to Japan more than anything in terms of places to visit. I went in 2001 but only to the airport (doh!) on my way to China. I love China actually and plan to go back hopefully again next year, but Japan is the place I want to go most that I haven't been to. Jamaica sounds cool, I'm just not really into beaches/drinking/all that stuff that seems associated with tropical islands and things like that :) Oh yeah and no pot either lol... I'm as straight edge as they come =P
 
[quote name='goomba478']Yeah seriously, I want to go to Japan more than anything in terms of places to visit. I went in 2001 but only to the airport (doh!) on my way to China. I love China actually and plan to go back hopefully again next year, but Japan is the place I want to go most that I haven't been to. Jamaica sounds cool, I'm just not really into beaches/drinking/all that stuff that seems associated with tropical islands and things like that :) Oh yeah and no pot either lol... I'm as straight edge as they come =P[/QUOTE]

Good man, no pot is the smart way to go ;)
 
JeffX, that's awesome :) Way to go! I just have always been this way. No real temptation really to change it. Glad to know I'm not alone ^_^

Unfortunately randeep_25, the guy I was buying the cards from (SmurfALMIGHTY) on CAG seems to be under investigation and is not responding to any of my messages. He still owes me 4 Xbox Live card codes and one points code (I already paid him more than $120) but a lot of people are saying he may be a scam artist now. He always provided me with codes in the recent past, but lately he's been distant and not responding unfortunately.

So now it seems I will have to wait for them to go on sale at Best Buy or something before I can get them. Sorry :(
 
Heh i thought you were playing in the Poker tourney as well. In the end were you actually able to get like 50+ street fighter IV titles in total?

That's quite an achievement if you did!
 
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