We had a major issue with the freight of this bed, but it was finally worked out. Once we received the bed I could not believe how well packed it was. If this bed were to get damaged, it would have to be dropped off a two story building directly onto spikes. Outside of that I would not worry about receiving your bed damaged.
The bed was real easy to put together and is very well made. I was actually not expecting it to be so nice. It is tall, so make sure you either have a short box spring or no box spring at all. We may remove our box spring all together to shorten up the height. As for the quality of the wood and craftsmanship it is much better than anything we found at our local retailers. The bed is pretty heavy and did require two people to lift and assemble it. You won't be disappointed with this bed.