boofie65, first of all, I must say that that's a horrible thing to happen to your purchase! I sympathise; I've received water-damaged items (not through an eBay seller), and it was particularly distressing as that particular order had taken months to arrive.
It's something for sellers to consider, I think - that it's just possible that the parcel will encounter some bad weather in transit. (That's especially true for items sent internationally.) It would surely make sense to use something waterproof to protect the item. Packaging the item - preparing it for delivery - is part of the seller's responsibility, and just as it's good to package items so as to protect them from being broken or torn, one would also like to see the items packaged so as to be protected from water damage.
When you say "carrier", do you mean that the item was delivered by courier rather than AP?
It is certainly sometimes the case that a carrier will be careless with the item being delivered. And then to attempt to negotiate compensation...!
Is the item very badly affected? Or can it be rescued?
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