These are not bad. There was some damage to one shelf where the corner had broken away and you can see the raw wood, but that added to look the look for me so I wasn't too concerned. What does bother me is the mounting process and hardware. They have not notched out the back of the shelf to allow the hardware to be inset into the shelf and therefore allowing the shelf to be flush against the wall. There is a noticeable gap between the wall and the shelf because of the hardware which gives the shelf a slight tilt forward. Also, the shelf just slides onto 2 thin metal pegs, there is no additional method to secure the shelf to the mounting hardware. I can easily pull the shelf on and off the pegs and doesn't feel very secure for the long term.