I knew the shelves would arrive scratched, no surprise. It's in my office used to display products. Structure is good, eye appeal is okay. If you want perfect unflawed surfaces, not going to happen. For the price, be realistic, it will be less than perfect. Get a marker and fix the looks if you have to. I live with it and no one noticed. They look at the things on the shelf.I'm a good DIY person and this took me 30 minutes to assemble. It would go faster with 2 people as the second person can hold things still.I almost bought 2, but one was enough.Pros: set up was simple, they even included a screenshot driver and and allen wrench to aid you in the process. The shelf looks nice when finished. Happy to have this nice addition to my living room.Cons: the picture is very misleading; it makes the shelf look huge. I don't know what kind of wide angle lens they're using, but the shelf pictured on the listing cannot be the same dimensions thHey have listed.I bought these shelves in two sizes, the 5 and the 4 shelf, and used them to build a sort of entertainment center around my TV. They look good and are very sturdy for construct yourself sort of hardware. They work as you would expect a shelf to work. They were easy enough to put together for someone of the Ikea generation so no problems there. They are huge of course so come in large boxes so make sure someone is home or you will have to lug really heavy boxes in after a long day of work when you just want to sit on the couch and grab a beer but then your wife tells you you need to build them on top of moving them in.The bookcase was not packaged well and the bookcase arrived damaged. The laminate shelves were chipped and the screws were all floating around loose in the box. The metal outside frames were scratched, paint chipping, and bent.The metal support frames for the shelves and instructions weren't even included. I reached out to their support team, they offered a refund. I wound up throwing it out. Without the support frames, the bookcase is useless.If Mashion is able to increase the quality of their packaging, it would probably be fine for college students or your first apartment.Finished product is ok but it arrived with no instructions and 4 missing screws. I have it all together except for the bottom shelf because I don't have enough screws. Not happy with this purchase but i'm not breaking it down and attempting to send it back so I guess i'm stuck with it.Arrived dented. Works fine regardless, but not what I paid for...Looks okay but, many of the components were rusty.When mounted to the wall, shelves carry decent toy/basket load. Durable. Cute for baskets, photos, books.