I have 5 wooden bases and two bentwood tops for my 3/4 machines .. ALL are broken, only one base was advertised as being broken before shipping so I am 100% on getting the wood bases destroyed in shipping, as far as the machine I had one get significant paint scarring, and two have had motors and lights smashed into shards in shipping. if it is going Parcel post, once you pack it if you would not drop it down a flight of stairs when you get it packed, it is not likely packed well enough to escape Damage.