The finish could be better and you can feel excess glue along some of the joints were the shelves meet the cabinet.  But they are not very visible and don't bother me that much.  What did is there was dust along the edges of the shelves and in the corners.  It looked like it had been sitting out a while and someone did a bad job of dusting it off before it was sent.  Also the feet the bookshelf rested on were cheap 3/4" nail on variety which are tough on wood and laminate flooring.  They are too small an the bookcase wobbled.  I removed them and put on 1 and 1/2" felt pads which are much more stable.  Cleaned the dust out of the cracks and crevices and oiled the wood.  After a few hours work it actually looked like a new piece of furniture, but for the purchase price it should look like that right out of the box.  Still all in all not a bad purchase.