So I got this today and there was a thunking around in the outside box.
I opened the box to find the IBM box nicely padded. And then as I opened the IBM box, I understand why the keycap fell off--there's no top shipping foam! And there was no other padded placed in the box! So it bounced it's way all the way here--inside its box, inside another box. The only part of this that concerned me is that the inner box didn't have any padded on the ends, so it was basically a triple box wall between the keyboard and the ground when it was on either end.
But the keyboard itself looks brand new, even the cork feet look brand new. And it immediately brought back memories of the crisp feel I remembered in high school some 25+ years ago.
It's definitely a much crisper feel than the M I'm typing on now (it's only 20 feet away from the XT too--siblings reunited!).
Time to find my Lynx board with my orihalcon cable and see what this puppy will do!