The EOS 1V is a bit more (but not a lot!) weather-sealed than my veteran EOS 1N with power drive booster E1 (The E2 version differs with having matched FEL and AEL buttons on the drive). I can assure you I have used my camera in appallingly wet and very cold conditions in Australia and New Zealand where I have stopped functioning, but not the camera. Moisture anywhere around the drive terminals is not going to cause a seizure. That is the nature of these cameras' design: they don't give up. I don't think it there is anything to worry about at all unless you are taking the EOS 1V and the booster into the bath with you.
Is there any particular reason you want the NP-E2?
It's the only way to get the full 10fps, for sure, but do you really want to burn through a roll in under 3 seconds?
Or is it just for the convenience of not having to fiddle with AAs in the field?
I've been using Eneloops in the grip on my EOS 3 (can't remember what grip, think it's the PB-E2) with no problems, they last forever.
I couldn't see any of the battery packs at B+H, only the charger back ordered for $300. I'd steer clear of second-hand battery packs because you never know how long they'll last or how much they've been (ab)used, especially with NiMH tech, although 2nd-hand chargers should be fine.
Or would a new NP-E3 also fit?
All power drive boosters will reach 10fps irrespective of battery source. What is overlooked is the specific set up that allows this to be achieved. There are a few very, very, very few specific set ups where that will actually be achieved e.g. high ISO film, high response EF lenses (L-series) and fast aperture (e.g. f1.2) conditions that would suit occasions of wildlife behaviour, motor racing (e.g. trace-shooting an accident) etc. For anybody else including legions of hobbyists, it can be a penalising investment in additional weight, even if it provides more reliable secondary power source than the patently lousy 2CR5 batteries even then only proven with persistent, heavy shooting. This is the guiding philosophy of why I had a power drive booster E1 fitted to my EOS 1N choice and enhanced reliability of battery power, not the fact that in an ideal set up it will easily chew through 36 exposures in about 3.4 seconds (the average is 3.8sec), except I don't have (and don't want) any of the ultra-fast (in terms of aperture and response speed) L-series lenses to achieve that.
I concur with the comment on avoiding used batteries; this can be a bad strategy unless you know the history of the battery's use, recharging and storage. B&H will probably ship the battery back by surface (sea mail); read their Shipping Restrictions about batteries. They specifically state lithium batteries will not be shipped by air, but I don't know about rechargeables of any sort.
I have at least 4 of the NP-E2 batteries, and would sell you one. They are hard to abuse, since they will only fit the NC-E2 charger. Generally they are long-lived and very handy vs. fiddling around with AAs, plus they don't leak if left in the camera a long time, like AAs will do sometimes.
NP-E3 batteries are the same, but have a different end cap. If you have an NP-E2 battery you can swap it's end cap onto an NP-E3. Both charge off the NC-E2 just fine. You can also rebuild these packs if you are so inclined and handy with a soldering iron. I've not had to do so but it is doable (instructions online).
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