Great quality. Had a real nice fresh cut wood smell. I bought white, so it had some power residue which wiped off nicely with warm water and a paper towel.  Appears to be pine so be careful not to use too much muscle with screws. As always with self-assembly; read all directions first, spread out the pieces and pay close attention to hardware. Two hands are better than one for faster assembly otherwise figure at least 1.5 hours for one person. I used sliders to push the assembled desk into the designated room.  The box was very well packaged with good quality packaging material. Very pleased. Worth the price.