I ordered the stand January 10, and it was left leaning against my garage door about 8 days later. The outer packaging was damaged, but it was double-layered, so no damage inside.

This stand does hold a lot of stuff, but with a mixture of CDs and DVDs, it is a bit less efficient since the middle shelf on each side is fixed for stability. One unusually good feature about this rack is that the back slides in grooves in the wood and screws into already drilled holes instead of being nailed into the wood (which usually splits the wood).

Assembly was not too difficult, about the same as most DIY furniture. One tricky part is you have to tilt the shelf down (unless you have *very* high ceilings) to slide the back part in.

Is it real wood? Probably not. But it seems to be strong enough to hold the stuff (for a month, anyway), it looks nice, and it can hold a lot of stuff in a small space.