All PPC Mac Minis are G4. So if the newist version of MacOSX does not run on peoples aging little Macs they're more likey to upgrade. Which in terns means second hand Mac Minis will become more available/cheaper.
Now I'm sure you're a resonably intelligent person, who's worked out why I mentioned Snow Leopard possibly dropping PPC support, but I just thought I'd spell it out in case you weren't.
And you're an moderator too! No wonder this place is so busy!