[oldschooljohn]

As a matter of fact I am a seller and I always pack everything in a sturdy box with padding even when shipping within the US. Part of the shipping fee you pay when you buy something is for the labor & materials to provide good packing. So if the product is not adequately packed you are, in effect, being cheated by the seller, because you have paid for something that you did not get. Frankly, I think it's RIDICULOUS to suggest that it's "OK" to ship a fragile electronic device halfway around the world in a plain manila envelope. It is not "OK" for any responsible business to do this.