You answered the three basic questions already, #! You have the space, #2 You have the cash, and #3 You want to operate one. IMHO you asked the wrong question. It should read "Where can I buy a Shaper?"
I want one also but intend to build one, the Acto Super 8 Shaper.]
Ha ha, I have been looking at several shapers over the last several months. Finding one is not too hard, finding one in good to great shape at a decent price is not hard either.
My main concern was misusing the space and money for "want". Many of the post have detailed the many uses and practicality of having a shaper. SOOOOOO......
I do own a small repair shop, not into production so this would be a great addition. Interestingly, many of my customers really seem to appreciate the older manual machinery. I always see their eyes light up when they see all the equipment. I often hear the phrase of "man, wish they still built stuff like this". I had a few youngsters ask if I needed help and listened to them talk of how they were taught cnc and wished they had more training in manual machinery.
Thanks again for all the responses.
Cheers