Go back and read the first message.

I was asking people what they would do in such a 
situation, not asking for packing advice or 
trying to blame anyone.  I've never had a cel 
arrive to anyone in a damaged condition before 
and don't know what the "protocol" is.

You didn't ask for any compensation in your 
emails to me, either.  What am I supposed to do, 
refund your money and let you keep the cel?  I 
think not.  Split the difference?  Maybe, I 
dunno, I was asking for advice.

I honestly think the blame -- if there is blame 
to be placed in this situation, and I'm not 
convinced there is -- rests with the post 
office.  Not with my packaging, which obviously 
could have been better but _should_ have been 
fine, or with you, who could have requested 
insurance but didn't.  

Please don't project motives onto me that aren't 
there.  My point in the just-above or two 
comments was that I really wasn't interested in a 
packing lesson, I was looking on people's 
experiences with a loss and how they've dealt 
with it.

Personally, I've had someone sell me a cel based 
on a crappy scan ("But it's a great cel! You'll 
love it!") -- for twice what you paid for this 
one -- that arrived with almost total black line 
loss.  The Yukito cel was pristine until the post 
office bent it.  Did I rake the person over the 
coals for it? No i didn't.  I gave her the 
benefit of the doubt, assumed that she really 
didn't understand about black line loss, and 
said "oh well, them's the breaks.  It didn't come 
with a guarantee, after all."

So, shall we be reasonable about this or are you 
still out to make me the big bad ogre in public? 
Hmm?