dam I was desperate for one of those, almost forked out some notes on ebay for some.
Funky vertical buckles can be easily dealt with through the use of a vice, mallet & a truing jig.
go for it, but be warned. i trued up the lateral deviation and thought it wasn't too bad outta round, but when we laced it the other day 2 different spokes broke in the middle trying to true it up :O
he may have a spare new one?!