Did not respond earlier because I could not assemble the desk until recently due to a bad back problem.  Was told that no assembly was necessary when ordering on the phone. My findings:
- reasonably good quality
- instruction illustrations were not clear and not very legible (poor print quality)
- Shipping box was pretty "beaten up" and severely taped to hold it together.
- The front door panel had a very noticeable surface crack.  I was not particularly anxious to disassemble the unit and repackage it to be returned.