I am very disappointed in this futon. It’s not that it’s so bad, it’s just extremely overpriced. For 731 (not to mention that it was a sale price, the original price was around 1600) I expected something way better. Fair price would be 250, no more. I checked the reviews before purchasing and the reviews were good. At first glance it looks ok and the base is made of decent material, however, it’s very uncomfortable. I had futons before and this one is no good. The mattress is thin. The color of fabric looks kind of dusty. If you didn’t plan to sleep on it wouldn’t be so bad. Every time a person moves the futon makes clicking sound. 
It was not hard to put together, there was no problem with instructions. I would gladly return it but I don’t want to go though hustle of taking it apart, packing, and taking to the post office. If somebody would come pick it up I would return in in a heartbeat. It was not my first online furniture purchase but it was certainly my first  disappointing