I used C&F once and they did a great job.
It was sent Air Freight properly double boxed and on a Pallet, shipped upright all the way.
Expensive? yes
I once had a seller take a set to the local UPS Store and had them pack and ship it.
It was about $100 total as I recall and it arrived OK but I wouldn't say they did a really good job of packing it and it looked like it had been rolled over a few times (Shipped UPS).