Just do it,
I spoke to Steve about this last time eBay was used to offload some and he said "Why didn't they just call me, I would have bought them back at the issue price?"
Anyway, give Steve a call if you're happy with $2.50 or whatever the issue price was on the last offer. Can't remember as I didn't take it up personally. PM me if you need his mobile number.
Cheers,
Michael.