Well, I'd most certainly be willing to get ahold of a dedicated server with some beefy RAM if I could get the money.

If I can get some people started on this, I can get some money in and put it towards that. That's basically the only thing holding this up. As far as reliability, are you talking hardware or meatware? I think I could recruit some monks with me who are interested in making some money and we'd have a pretty formidable support team.

Hardware would all depend on who is chosen for the dedicated/VPS.