Talk about a thread that has seen a few years off...
So I agree that these machines are quite expensive. I went through Super Chexx last summer and did one for myself after several years of wanting to get one. I learned a couple of things in the process. One was if you're a Wild fan and you don't like that red jerseys - it will cost you a fair bit to get them custom painted to green or white. Two was that they wouldn't put any licensed decals on it as far as beer logos and such were concerned. I went with the logos of the all NHL teams on each side and it looks decent enough.
In the end I went with two teams I wish were still playing in the cities where I watched them play as a youngster.