A couple years ago I bought via ebay an Aussie bakelite radio. You guessed it, it arrived broken in 3 large pieces. I was able to glue it back together, but one piece escaped out a hole in the box. Ended up filling the 2 square inches with hot melt glue and dark shoe polish (it was mostly on the bottom). It presents fairly well, but a close inspection will show the damage.
I got another of the same model radio in complete shape later. Better packing job.