The table arrived very well packaged. I was concerned when I spotted ripped cardboard and holes in the side of the package, but the inside of the cardbox box is lined with sheets and strips of pressed wood panels, which really helps protect the table surface. It's a thin box, probably just 5 or 6 inches thick, but it's about 200 lb.It assembled very quickly, as the only requirement is to screw on the four caster wheel assemblies to the bottoms of the already attached legs. So, 8 bolts is all that's involved. The table halves are not actually joined in any way, which is nice because it means moving the table or storing it is a one person effort. The net clamps grip onto both halves, to keep them aligned, but that's it.The 3 balls that arrived were already dented after removing them from the packaging. I emailed the address on the instruction paper and they had 3 new balls shipped out the next day via USPS.Update: After one week of use (roughly a few hours total) the paddles are beginning to fall apart and one corner of the table has a plastic piece that has cracked, but just appears to be cosmetic. I'll have to buy a better quality set of paddles in the near future.