Packaging was very good and nothing was damaged.  This piece has oak veneer wrapped in one piece from the bottom of one side, over the top and down the other side.  The face frame also is oak veneer.  The edges of the door frames and the interior of the piece is painted.  The finish was rough both on the veneer and painted areas.  I sanded the veneer areas with fine sand paper and applied a total of three coats of oil based polyurethane.  It now has a very nice finish which one would expect of a higher quality piece.  The interior I also sanded lightly but did not repaint as it was not needed.