There is little or no protection on these cases. I have bought a few just see the quality and for gifts. Almost anything else that is on the market offers better protection. I dropped mine on the pavement and managed to get my foot under it before it hit the black top. It still put a huge gouge in the case.
My guess is that if it had hit the pavement directly, there could have been some phone damage. The is no "shock" or impact protection to speak of at all.
The value in these covers is in the custom art work, not the case it self, imho. And they are pricey to boot.
I manage to sell one or two a moth, but nothing that is going to make me rich. However, it does not take a big percentage of the 100,000 members to sell one or two a month to make a lot of money for FAA. More power to them.
I would like to see a better quality case, one with drop protection in it. I have offered to sell them to a few of my friends with their own picture on them, at my cost. The lack of drop protection was the deal breaker every time.
I gave a couple away as gifts. They are not being used and when I ask why, that lack of protection is what they say.
No big deal. It is what it is.
Too many sellers make a big deal about this image doesn't fit that one don't look good. I just let the buyer decide. I have sold a few where they moved the image to where they wanted it and I thought it was the worst placement they could have chosen. But they bought it. It's their money. Never had one returned.