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Saddle was still on seatpost. Thought I'd at least use it on my other bike until I kept hearing clicking noises and after inspecting saw the front bit (underneath the nose of the saddle) was broken and moving, then later on when going to change over the saddle I noticed all the cracks. The clamp on the carbon rails was done up suuuper tight, so again presumed this was a feature that the seller didn't tell me about, but we'll never know if it was transit that did it.
In my eyes no, but the seller might not have realised how much padding/securing a bike really needs, to withstand the brute forces couriers apply to parcels, and the anger that courier workers release onto the packages they handle.
An update: seller has contacted courier to see if anything can be done, hoping something comes of it, but we shall see. As stated previously, I was wrong in saying that the seller knowingly sent the items in the condition I received them (the saddle being the cherry on top of all the other problems)
Seems like transit did a number on the bike.
I feel it's likely nothing will come from the courier, and the seller has established that he doesn't feel that it's right to reimburse anything, so all that can be done is to move past it. At this point dwelling on it is just draining
So lessons to be taught from my mistakes are:
Insure you bike postage, try keep to PayPal wherever possible, and make sure you check the seller packages the items you order how you see fit.
No matter how many good experiences of LFGSS one has, it should not be expected, and you should be diligent in making sure certain things are done.