Affordable big endian machine to run debian

[Mathieu Malaterre <mathieu.malaterre@gmail.com>]

Hi there,

  For a toy project I am looking for a big endian machine where I
could run debian on it (of course!). I tried using qemu + a powerpc
image but running a C++ compiler / linker was extraodinarly slow.
  G5 is just way to expensive for me. If possible I would like to
avoid having to buy a used machine on ebay. Can I find something in
the range [1000$ - 1500$] ?

Thanks a bunch !
-- 
Mathieu