From someone who's been buying a lot of cels 
lately, I can somewhat sympathise, but at the same 
time I think you're being a tad anal.
You should *always* carefully open your packages- 
I've gotten some real serious "Fort Knox jobs" 
lately, but patience and a small box knife will 
get anything open safely. Frankly, I appreciate 
the sellers that use a good deal of tape to keep 
the packages airtight, watertight, and safe. I 
know who you're referring to with the open box 
with the cel taped in on one side, and frankly, I 
think that form of packing is GREAT. I cannot tell 
you how many times my box from that seller has 
arrived utterly smushed, yet due to the good 
"wiggle room" inside the box, the cels were fine. 
I think if the box had been full of packing, the 
"give" wouldn't have been there that allowed the 
cels inside to avoid damage- they would have been 
forced to take the blow, too.
I like Taro's way of packing quite a lot also, but 
really, *where* do you *get* a goodly supply 
of that cardboard, and is buying it 
cost-effective? You have to remember quite a lot 
of these sellers are not in it as a business per 
se- it's more like an offshoot of their own 
personal collecting hobby that helps support 
itself- it's not like ordering from "buy.com". The 
cost-effective way to go is to get the "Priority 
Mail" supplies from the post office, which are 
free, and the PO will deliver CASES of it to your 
door for free, which is why most of your cels 
come packed in variations of PM boxes. Just as one 
of the sellers says in their FAQ, if you want 
completely perfect, blemish-less cels, you really 
don't have any business ordering from an online 
seller- anything sent through the mail is a risk 
taken. Make sure to have your purchase insured, 
and hope for the best, that's the most you can do. 
As a person that sells things now and then online 
myself, I can tell you that you can't satisfy the 
personal quirks of every individual customer, you 
have to have a set, standardized way of doing 
things which is reasonable (which I think most 
seller's packing is)and is cost-effective- it's 
going to please some, and disappoint others.
Blair