The only aftermarket crank I ever bought was the BPE 4.125 - it was in a double coardboard box, inside was 2 bags of foam - one top and one bottom. It was not OOR when I checked it. I dont know what other manufacturers ship the cranks in but Rod's stuff was packaged right and it helped.
I don't know Rob but sounds like he runs his business not have somebody else do it. So if a crank get banged up during shipping it is his dollar. Make sense to package well to avoid unneeded expenses.
