THE OUTER PACKAGING WAS DAMAGED,BUT THE INSIDE ITEMS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE.DIRECTIONS WERE OK,JUST TAKE YOUT TIME PUTTING IT TOGETHER.AT ONE POINT IN ASSEMBLY IT APPEARED KIND OF FLIMSY,BUT AFTER FINAL ASSEMBLY IT WAS STURDY AND NICE LOOKING.HAD A FEW MINOR SCRATCHES,USE A BLACK MARKING PEN,IT WORKS.GOOD VALUE FOR THE MONEY. I ASSEMBLED IT MYSELF WITH NO HELP.DELIVERED ON SCHEDULE.VERY HEAVY 104 LBS.