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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 got my headphones in the mail today! I liked the card you included in it too =)
Thanks for everything, I'll be back for your services again!
 
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Just a reminder, to email me those address' tomorrow Goomba. I have the Lowball items sitting here waiting to be mailed out.

=)
 
quick question guys does anyone know any us stores that sell Fallout Game of the year for xbox 360 cheap?

thanks in advance
 
Myv, I had successfully ordered your GOW III item when I received your first invoice but didn't get to apply the 15%, you did have enough credit though to cover the game, the shipping and all that so I should have it out to you by this weekend :) Thanks!
 
Hey Goomba, got an email a couple of days ago from kmart saying my order was shipped (and apparently already delivered o_O). just would like to confirm you got it ;D
 
[quote name='goomba478']Myv, I had successfully ordered your GOW III item when I received your first invoice but didn't get to apply the 15%, you did have enough credit though to cover the game, the shipping and all that so I should have it out to you by this weekend :) Thanks![/QUOTE]

!!!! NP Goomba, thanks soooooo much, it was too cheap to pass up haha I've been waiting for GOW3 to drop, the 15% was just a plus no biggie :bouncy: when you get through your DR's/PF/PMs today get back to me on my PM if possible, got another friend interested to use GFC service as well! I know you're gonna be crazily busy catching up for the past 2 days, good luck :D
 
CaptainKishimoto, my weekly UPS pick up is today at 5PM so if your package is there I will have it tonight and will process in the next day or two :) Thanks!

Myv, yeah it was a good deal even without the discount. It would have been better with it of course, but I didn't want you to miss out on the deal (especially for a new copy!). I really appreciate it. I will be catching up a lot this week now that my wife is back and my house is clean and everything is slowly returning to normal =) Thanks again!
 
Hi goomba,

I sent your a DR (and a separate PM) asking you if it was possible to have you bid on an Ebay item for me (the seller only sends through UPS). The problem is that the auction ends sometime tomorrow so there is not much time let to get an answer as to whether you could do that for me...
 
penetratingpincer, I responded to you but maybe you didn't get it. Yes I can always bid on eBay items for you. You just need to pay me in full for your max bid plus shipping to USA from the eBay seller beforehand. If you need additional info let me know :) Thanks!
 
Hey Goomba,
I've been sitting at "Invoice Coming Soon" for a while now - just wondering where we stand. I already Paypal'd some money in anticipation of the shipping cost, hoping that might speed things up a bit.
 
[quote name='goomba478']penetratingpincer, I responded to you but maybe you didn't get it. Yes I can always bid on eBay items for you. You just need to pay me in full for your max bid plus shipping to USA from the eBay seller beforehand. If you need additional info let me know :) Thanks![/QUOTE]

Ok. Will do. I don't think I got an e-mail for it but I'll pay up and let you refund whatever is left (if there is any)
 
Talula123, I apologize for the delay. I ended up getting stuck out of town a few days due to my wife's delay in her flight. I'm back now and working full speed. I will try to have your items packed and ready to go out. I will contact you ASAP. Again, very sorry. I'm getting things back to normal bit by bit. I didn't want to shut down GFC for the past week but I may have to do so in the near future temporarily in order to catch up. Talk to you soon I promise!
 
Hi Goomba,

I'm new here, was referred by Myv. I was wondering if you have already pre-ordered a copy of Red Dead Redemption from Amazon.com for someone or yourself? If not, can you put me up for the taking I will pay upfront.

Thanks!
 
The collection is nearly complete ^_^ Congrats tkszeto! Can't wait to see how it all comes together in the end. Must be really cool :)

Kumomo, I had a few people say that they wanted the Red Dead Redemption deal but I don't believe anyone has actually gone all the way and paid for it, so the deal is still open. Did you want the PS3 or Xbox 360 version? Please let me know. Thanks!
 
I would like the PS3 version of RDR!

I'll put in my order on your website now then :)

Thanks much appreciated!
 
Alright great. I just double checked and nobody has claimed the PS3 version. One GFC member does want the Xbox 360 version so you're all set. If you pay now then I shall order it for you immediately. Feel free to knock the Gift Card value off the item price immediately as we'll just keep that for ourselves and give you the equivalent value towards your item. Thanks! I appreciate Myv spreading the good word about us ^_^
 
Hello Goomba has anyone order Call of Duty Black Ops for the xbox 360 on amazon.com. There offering a gift card.

thanks in advance
 
Thanks Kumomo, I got your payment and put the order in for you. Should have it a couple days after it releases and then I'll ship it your way. Appreciate it. I'm glad you could take advantage of that great deal :)

Lucas252, no they haven't yet. You're welcome to do so ^_^ Thanks!
 
I hate to bring this up again goomba, but has KMart replied to you about the orders yet ?

Just wondering what's happening with it.
 
[quote name='goomba478']CaptainKishimoto, my weekly UPS pick up is today at 5PM so if your package is there I will have it tonight and will process in the next day or two :) Thanks!

Myv, yeah it was a good deal even without the discount. It would have been better with it of course, but I didn't want you to miss out on the deal (especially for a new copy!). I really appreciate it. I will be catching up a lot this week now that my wife is back and my house is clean and everything is slowly returning to normal =) Thanks again![/QUOTE]Very cool. :)
 
Hi Goomba,

I'd like to know if you got any update on #1109 / 1302999251 - Syba SD-CM-UAUD USB Stereo Audio Adapter. Item Ordered.

Amazon is usually faster than that. Is it back-ordered?

Thanks!

Pub
 
[quote name='MicroB']I hate to bring this up again goomba, but has KMart replied to you about the orders yet ?

Just wondering what's happening with it.[/QUOTE]

I ordered FF13 from Kmart through a friend and he just got the item yesterday. I ordered it around the same time Goomba did so it's pretty safe to say that his orders would have gone through as well, and that he should be receiving the items within these few days.
 
Goombro, I hate to be that guy but have you received my latest email? Something went wrong with the address fields, I tried to update my address on the first one but I believe it sent the email with the old one anyway (which is part of the reason why I haven't sent cash).

Just wanna make sure I don't miss out on the SMG2 deal...
 
Guys I just got back from work (and have somewhat of a head cold). I'm going to go through all your Emails now and PMs and such. I have almost 200 messages so it may take a while. Going to try and respond to all of them :) Thanks. I'll get back to you as soon as possible ^_^. Appreciate it!
 
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** GFC CLOSED FOR 1 WEEK.... **


Hey there guys, I don't really like to do this but I have no choice. The response to GFC has been overwhelmingly positive, and as such it means there has become a surplus of orders over the last 2-3 weeks. In order to process all the current DR's/PF's and Lowball items I'm going to close the Direct Request service for one week. I will still leave Package Forwarding (PF) open so you can still order things on your own, but I will not be taking any new DR orders until approximately 05/21/2010 (a week from today).

I understand this may inconvenience you guys to some degree, but having my wife away for a month and having to work extra hours the last few weeks, and the overwhelming number of orders means we have temporarily fallen behind. In order to catch up, I have to do this for now. In the meantime I will be processing orders furiously. I will keep you posted on our progress via GYROS and of course this thread. Thanks guys!

If there is some sale that you can't PF and you NEED me to order, then feel free to contact me. Just keep in mind I will be disabling the DR page on the website so you'll have to process it manually with me and the current orders will take precedence and priority over new orders. Thanks again for understanding.
 
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[quote name='goomba478']
GFC CLOSED FOR 1 WEEK....
[/QUOTE]

Take the time to get some rest Goomba =)

You also may want to put this info in the main post, as this will be bumped quickly where no one will be able to see it, lol
 
Thanks gsrce, I'm going to put it on the main page of the website and this post :) Editing it as we speak. I won't be doing any resting though...rather the opposite. If I catch up on everything in a week then I can start working on the new site revisions to further automate the payment process. Time to get serious!
 
Main page of the website, the DR website page and the main post of this thread have been updated. I am going to go process all the DR's now, update all the PF's in the GYROS and start shipping out these things.

To give you guys an idea of where I stand: I received almost 75 packages this week alone for PF's. It's ridiculously popular all of a sudden :) I will go play catch up ........now..... :)
 
I am sick CaptainKishimoto (more like weak and a bit slower running than usual) but I'll move on. I'll go to bed a little earlier, wake up a little later and drink lots of fluids. Zicam usually helps me get over these things faster anyhow and I very rarely get sick. I think walking around NYC on Monday in only a thin sweatshirt didn't help ... the weather was quite cool and so that's probably the culprit. Thanks though ^_^ I'll get well soon.
 
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** GFC WHIRLWIND MODE **

While our Direct Request (DR) mode is currently shut down for a week or so, we will be blazing through as many orders as possible. To give you an idea of where we stand, I'll be running frequent "Whirlwind" updates. Here goes nothing:

* Total Orders = 84 + 14 + 51 + 42 = 191 Orders (WOW!)
 
[quote name='goomba478']Main page of the website, the DR website page and the main post of this thread have been updated. I am going to go process all the DR's now, update all the PF's in the GYROS and start shipping out these things.

To give you guys an idea of where I stand: I received almost 75 packages this week alone for PF's. It's ridiculously popular all of a sudden :) I will go play catch up ........now..... :)[/QUOTE]

Maybe all of these new orders are to help speed catching up for the earlier tragedy. Get well soon, Goomba!
 
[quote name='goomba478']

** GFC WHIRLWIND MODE **

While our Direct Request (DR) mode is currently shut down for a week or so, we will be blazing through as many orders as possible. To give you an idea of where we stand, I'll be running frequent "Whirlwind" updates. Here goes nothing:

* Total Orders = 84 + 14 + 51 + 42 = 191 Orders (WOW!)[/QUOTE]

Hey Goomba,

What does the 84, 14, 51, and 42 numbers represent again?

Also, I think DR Classic mode still has the form entry fields available (aka not closed)?
 
The numbers are: existing orders, paid orders (new), Package Forwarding & Manual invoices. More internal for me :) I will keep a running tally for you guys. I do believe that this newfound business will help alleviate my money issues, but only once I can truly catch up, which is why I'm shutting things down to concentrate on the current orders. I will get it all caught up ASAP. Thanks guys!

DR Classic mode isn't closed because it's what I use for Package Forwarding (I may rename it on the site) but if you send a DR Classic order that's not a PF order it won't be processed at least for a week. Thanks! I'm off to bed guys. Talk to you soon! I work tomorrow 10AM-6PM but I'll be doing a lot of processing. Thanks!
 
Hey guys, just wanted to say hi. I'm home from work now, feeling slightly less sick and am back to processing pre-paid orders. I'll do another "Whirlwind" Update tonight and will update GYROS as I go along. Thanks again.
 
** GFC WHIRLWIND MODE **

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As you may well know from our website or our first post in this thread, GFC is on a one week-hiatus for new orders. We're devoting all our time, energy and money into getting all current orders processed so that we can begin working on the new site updates and move forward. :) So here goes our daily stats:

Direct Requests: 50
Package Forwarding Items: 15
Paypal Items to Process (Includes Lowball Items): 36


 
Thanks CaptainKishimoto. I'm going all out to try and get this done. I didn't want to shut down the new orders (it was really a LAST resort) but if it means that it makes GFC a better service where we have near-next-day-processing like we did before the service exploded in popularity, then I'm all for it :) I will keep you updated as we continue to ship out items and process others. THANKS!
 
** GFC WHIRLWIND MODE **

whirlwind.png


As you may well know from our website or our first post in this thread, GFC is on a one week-hiatus for new orders. We're devoting all our time, energy and money into getting all current orders processed so that we can begin working on the new site updates and move forward. :) So here goes our daily stats:

Direct Requests: 46
Package Forwarding Items: 15
Paypal Items to Process (Includes Lowball Items): 31
 
Goomba,

I sent you an email that is extremely urgent regarding my large gamestop order. 3 games have been shipped so far, but for one reason or another there is an issue with your CC not allowing the remaining 5 games to go through and if it's not resolved promptly, they will be cancelled.

The 3 games already shipped are unimportant to me compared to the 5 that are remaining, so I REALLY need you to take care of this ASAP. I've forwarded a copy of the email I received to you as well as further details. Let me know if you need anything else from me, and please drop me an email as soon as this has been dealt with.

Thanks.
 
emjaymj, I have no reason why the charge wouldn't go through. My account has money in it to cover the charges...please send me your Gamestop information again and I will try to login and resolve it with them. Thanks.
 
[quote name='goomba478']emjaymj, I have no reason why the charge wouldn't go through. My account has money in it to cover the charges...please send me your Gamestop information again and I will try to login and resolve it with them. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

I already sent it in the email I forwarded to you, it should cover all the details. I'm not sure why your bank or whatever has declined it, but I've run into similar issues just because the bank thinks certain charges are strange and are trying to protect against fraud. A simple phone call to the issuer usually clears it up.

Either way, I already forwarded the exact notice I received, and also included my login details in the email for your convenience. All I'm sure of is that it has to be handled quickly. If for some reason you haven't received the email from me (I sent it to 2 of your accounts), let me know and I'll try forwarding it again.
 
Also, just to make sure everything else is fine, apparently USPS left notices for you regarding the first 3 packages yesterday. Is it safe to assume you received a bunch of notices on Friday that you haven't picked up yet? Sorry if it feels like I'm hovering, the current events already have me a bit anxious lol
 
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