I've been pretty lucky and haven't had too many negative expriences. About 5 or 6 years ago I got ripped off on ebay for about $40 for The Bouncing Souls Ugly Bill 7" on green. Ebay didn't help at all and the guy never responded to emails. I still haven't found a decent copy of Ugly Bill on green with the insert.
Also, back in 8th grade when I was pretty new into the vinyl world I had found a copy of Rancid Lets Go double 10" gatefold on white. When I had gotten home from school I had found it poorly packaged(no bubblewrap, no cardboard support, nothing), sitting in a puddle in my driveway, not even on the stoop! The vinyl was fine but the jacket was soaked. I dried it off and let it sit for awhile and magically it turned out alright. Nobody would ever notice.
Recently I have caught my mailman throwing records to my door so I had to have a talk with him about that. I did it very politely so it wouldn't make the situation worse.
And finally, first post. Hello to all.