I read the reviews before purchase so I knew that there might be problems with assembly. Mine arrived in a very worn box that had several rips to it. It did not damage the integrity of the parts, but several nuts/bolts were missing. The problem was that those parts are measured in mm rather than inches, so it was more challenging to find replacements at Home Depot, but we were able to.Putting it together was a bit of a challenge. As others have noted, the holes do not always line up correctly. So, it took my husband and I working together to get it assembled. As long as you have patience, you should be ok. It does work very well for the job and makes finding all our sports equipment easy... we keep it by the front door, so it also encourages the kids to want to play outside more.