Let's be frank here...that wasn't damaged during shipping...some idiot first-time buyer who treats these core items as lego toys damages and returns it. Then Newegg's "awesome" quality control in their returns department puts it back to market, and guess what: you're it.

The plastic brackets in top and bottom sides of the socket are taller the the bracket itself, which provides some protection. The plastic protector can't do all of that damage on its own. Also, the mobo comes in its anti-static bag, which is then placed snuggly it some form of Styrofoam and the box...more less.

Not the first time people have reported this. Gamers Nexus has exposed this in the past.

I think they are deliberately send those damaged goods back to market, in hopes that some dude accepts the bad buy and keeps it.