I have one and thought that I would eventually have some of the material rub off. I got it tailor made for a board and it lies flat, I also sometimes use it on dining room tables and it hangs over the edge, too much of that might cause a problem due to the creasing, but not so far. When unrolled it is not always 100% flat, but with some clips or weights there is no problem with the plane bases or cards.

I got a piece five foot by three and a half (half a wargame table) and paid around £54, compared to most things these days I thought it was pretty reasonable. At that size I can have some large games involving a lot of planes on it.