When the original poster posted his message I queried it and suggested that as Shufflemaster Inc usually lease them out (as opposed to selling them) if he did indeed have them in his possession that they were either castoffs (scrap - and beyond repair) or had been obtained through dubious channels. I challenged him that if they were legitimately obtained and owned outright to provide some details of how they had been obtained. Nothing came of it, and he took umbridge and disappeared into the ether after, allegedly, selling them all.
There was some interest shown by some of the long standing, regular, contributors to this board, although I don't know how it ended. Perhaps some people who did respond could advise.
By the way Zengrifter, how many have you got?