Ok so i seen the retail price of 499.00 i thought to myself no way is this a $500 table which i got for much less. upon putting it together and i must say it wasnt hard. i found this table to be well worth 499. it is very heavy and very sturdy. i love the versatility of this piece. very spacious storage areas and i am totally in love with this. you wouldn't regret this table. personally i would have regretted not buying and seeing it go to full price. call it FOMO. oh and very fast delivery and easy financing with extremely low payments. sorry to go on so much but i just don't think there is enough good things i can say here to express how much i love it.