Quoted from teekee:

Sure, I bet you can. $6k is not out or range for a true beater that needs the works. The OP was asking about one as he was describing in average condition not a true beater. I feel REALISTICALLY he should expect to pay $6500 for what he was asking about. A true blue beater needing the works could be had for $6000. Anything under that is just not REALISTIC. Possible? Sure, REALISTIC? No.
Can anyone guess the word of the day?

Quoted from teekee:

Like I said it is possible but sorry its not REALISTIC... sorry... NOT REALISTIC... sorry again.

Quoted from thedefog:

Some things haven't changed. People still trying to artificially inflate the market daily.
If you are strictly buying on eBay or through Pinside ads, you will pay more than you will elsewhere. The truth of the matter is that the exposure dictates price. You have mass exposure in both of these outlets, with somewhat of a character/background check attached to it, you can ask about people here. So you pay a little more for that security, and if you don't have a network of pin buddies, then this is a good way to get a new pin safely. I'd recommend Pinside over eBay any day of the week of course.
The other 1/2 of the story is what pins actually sell for vs asking price. I Highly doubt the majority of pins sell for what people ask for them. I've sold 6 games in the last year alone as a smalltime hobbyist, not one sold for what I asked. Same goes for purchases I've made.
Once you have gotten into the hobby though and you make friends, you realize there are really good deals all over the place. You just cannot be so one game-specific and have to be available at any point to pick one up. It is not uncommon to stumble upon great deals all over from other pinhead friends. A 5k decent players AFM is not an impossibility at all, even a few years ago it wasn't.