[gurpswoo1]

As collectors edition become bigger and more fragile, the current packaging used for items are no longer going to be sufficient.

Postage is also getting more and more expensive so retailers are going to used the smallest and lightest form of packaging to save costs.

However retailers are getting better, Zavvi and Amazon for example are getting e better. still not perfect but a considerable improvements from a year ago.

shipping abroad also brings it's own problems, I have seen first hand on how couriers deal with packages, lets just say it's not pretty. Certain courier handle items with much better care than others.

I have sent many items via DHL and every single one has arrived in much better condition than TNT. In the UK, Yodel or Hermes and TNT are so bad it's not worth sending with them. It's funny how a box sent via Hermes will have dents and edge damage sent to someone in the UK but the same box sent all the way around the world next day via DHL will be close to the same condition it was sent in.

Still I take your point that the way retailers store and handle stock is getting worst, an item just released should arrive mint, there is no excuse and the only culprit is the handlers and packers.

In today world of ultra low margins every penny counts, the only avenue has traditionally been the packaging but it has now spread to the item itself where boxes are being made from thinner cardboard, cheaper and lighter steel books and DLC cards instead of physical discs.

It's a worrying trend which I see getting worst.