I think it odd that, percentage wise, I have had far more problems with domestic shipping than international shipping. I've only had one instance of damaged shipping and that was when surface was selected on a package from the U.K.. Even then, the damage was only to the packaging. The contents were still fine. OTOH, I've had UPS leave a box of props on my front porch that had been torn open and several of the props were actually missing! There wasn't even an attempt made to tape the box shut. I just went through a fiasco, again with UPS, where a second day air package was lost within the originating warehouse for two days. Once it was relocated, UPS tried to weasel their way out of repaying me the freight charges.

John