Yet another fail for the eBay, or the eRipOff.
So many of the auctions on there go for insanely high prices, and the shipping costs are notably inflated compared to other comparable websites, yet quite often the "sellers" don't take a single moment of care to package the item(s) anywhere remotely near correctly.
Experiences like this seem to be easily a 50-50 chance if not more, just another reason why I avoid the site whenever possible.