I ordered a pottery wheel, my first one, the Speedball Clay Boss. It just showed up about an hour and a half ago. No shipping hassles, no 'wow what happened to that box?'. It seems to have arrived damage free and ready for use. I set it up and turned it on, everything seems to be in working order. The splash pan is a bit tiny and comes off a bit hard, and the foot peddle will take a little getting used to. It doesn't seem to have quuuuuuuite the sensitivity I would like. However, considering I found it for about 250$ cheaper than anything else, I'm not going to complain!