I bought a few Avon Hummingbird crystal glasses and most of those also came with a single layer of bubblewrap and fairly loose in the boxes.  Even the ones I bought in Australia were handled just as much in the postal system as the ones I bought from the UK, and I really took my hat off to AP for the fact they arrived intact.  The worst part is that all these sellers boasted about their wonderful packing!  Actually, the worst part is that other buyers praised them for their packing in feedback.

I found the UK sellers were often worse than the US ones for packing china.  I bought a teaset of a hard to get pattern and she packed the plates and saucers in one box and the cups in another box - all with their handles facing outwards so they took the brunt of any bumps.  I think one of the six arrived with the handle still attached.  Saucers on their own are practically worthless and small plates not much better so I pretty much did my money.  I soon figured out why so many Aussie china resellers listed odd plates & saucers, and why so many teapots for sale here had chips or repaired spouts!

The best seller I bought from was in Canada.  Nearly everything came by surface mail and some of the boxes were really beaten up but nothing was ever damaged.  He fitted much the same amount in his boxes as everyone else did but he used scrunched up newspaper as padding.  I've sold most of the china now and didn't even keep my favourites because they reminded me too much of all the broken ones I received.