To follow up, I continued the unwrapping today, and I am pleasantly shocked by how nicely packed and assembled the bike appears to be. Good cable tension, ferules in all the right places, true wheels, not a scratch to be found, and even a handlebar wrapping job that is far superior to that of my last new bicycle purchase, which came in at about 10x the cost. I was fully prepared to stick this in the stand and start upgrading before even completing basic assembly, but I'm going to try it out in its most humble state first. The stem is, at best, an inelegant assembly, but it will hold me up while I do some fitting and adjustment rides. This weekend should see initial assembly and adjustment.
Unpacked in the hallway
Getting scoped out by the bear...