The box for the actual bookends was damaged which was a little unusual coming from TOM however the product wasn't harmed. I was a little surprised to find out that the sword handle and sword attach the the pieces of metal with a magnet, not a screwed in or glued but i suppose that better because its harder to break that way. The bookends themselves are a little bit lower quality than the sample pictures portray but nothing to noticeable. Overall they look nice but could be Improved.