Centaur has been unobtanium around NY Metro (and i think much of the Northeast) since CPR released the final pf run a few years ago.

Rough estimate/what I've seen since:

Restored (new pf): $3500+
Unrestored/clean routed: $2500-2800
Beat resto candidate: $1600-1800+ (if you can find one)

Again, just what I've seen. Maybe you luck out.

Usually 2K and up for any worth having. They do not come up often.

I just sold one a couple of weeks ago that was just about as nice as you'll find -- the only flaws were some nicks and such on the cabinet. Other than that it had a new playfield, new plastics and most of the parts on the top of the playfield were new. Flipper rebuilds, etc (of course), boards serviced, head disassembled and repainted inside and a lot of other money and time put into it. Too much to list, but the guy who did the restoration (not me) kept meticulous notes and receipts, and it was extensive. I put it up for $3500 on my local Craigslist and got no bites after a week, and in fact a couple people actually bothered to e-mail me saying "dream on," but it turned out a nearby friend was interested. Since I knew him and wanted to make for a quick/easy sale I ended up offering it to him for $2500 and he snatched it up. I do think I could've gotten the $3500 for it if I had bothered to put it on eBay, here, RGP etc and if I'd been willing to deal with shipping and spent some time to find a buyer, but I was happier seeing it go to someone I know for a little less.

That said, I think the other estimates here are a little high. I'd agree that a restored Centaur can get $3k-3500 but it'll take some work finding a buyer. For a trashed one I'd say somewhere in the $1k-1300 range and for a pretty nice original like the OP describes, maybe just under or around $2k.

In the northeast - between Philly, NYC, and Boston crowds you'd have a line at your door for a $1,300 project Centaur. Unobtanium here.

My HUO Centaur the day it arrived in August:

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