Centaur is the MM of 1981. You may not like it, but it's a fact. Move on if you don't want this one.

As a heads up, I missed a HUO Centaur with a nice non faded PF last week for $2000, so your price may be a bit off >> guessing you know that from your original post...

A HUO Centaur for $2K? That's like finding a MM for $6K. I'll bet it went in a second and that people were fighting over it for that one. Doesn't mean that all HUO Centaurs are now worth $2K, it just means that the seller didn't know the current market value.

Here's one that recently sold for over $4K, not HUO, but nice.. but not super nice.

I think you are crazy if you think you're going to find a Centaur 1 in any kind of decent shape for $1K. Good luck though.

ebay.com link: 1981 Bally Centaur Pinball Machine Nice Well Sought After Low Reserve

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I am not trying to inflate anything, and I have nothing for sale. I have given a real world example of a real sale that occured on ebay.

I have owned several Centaurs over the years and while I agree $2K is high for this pin (as clearly stated by the seller), I disagree with your assessment or "attempt to lower the value" of Centaur by stating that you believe HUO's ones routinely sell for $2K. The one on ebay sold for $4K and was by no means HUO.

The only other thing I can think of is the market must be slow for this pin in your immediate area? I could sell HUO Centaurs in Philly for $4K all day long.