It's hit or miss with the thick cardboard  piece on top. The ones without it definitely have more damage/cracks. I've sent back 39 mechanical errors just this year. Mostly for cracks and shattering. I live in Oregon so I assume the long travel time has something to do with it. A piece of cardboard should be placed between each comic in the box IMO since a lot of it appears to be cracks just from moving back and forth in the box. This is why there is more damage when the thick cardboard piece i