Got mine on the 27th and just gave it the once, twice and thrice look over. My tree wrap came off rather easily but then I am always careful with wrapes. Everything seemed fine with mine. no chips, scrapes, or cracks I could see even with the flashlight. Its a nice looking piece and looks very much like my picture of it. Iam not however, thrilled with the flag. Compared to the rest of the piece it looks a little yuck to me. Have a happy new year ya all.