I don't know if you realise how many players were just sold, but the number of them showing up on eBay is statistically insignificant. Right now I'm having trouble finding a single one (I can see 5 completed sales in the last week or so).

The vast majority of players were sold to customers with registration numbers (either existing owners, or people who have been interested for years). I strongly suspect that the majority of the rest were sold to friends of existing owners.

Rob