That's just some kind of aftermarket alternate translite I assume. If you like it, cool!

Yep, and aftermarket topper.

Going rate for t2's seems to be in the mid 2k area, plus or minus depending on condition and location.

Pinball prices are dumb these days. 3k sounds high, but every asking price sounds ridiculous to me....

I'd say it wouldn't be impossible. They come up from time to time....

Get better pictures with the glass off. The holes near coin door are from a security lock bar.
Ask for pictures of all boards in back box. Ask for close up pics of battery area on mpu.
Ask them to find out why there's a credit dot.
Ask for pics of cabinet.

The credit dot could be just a switch that hasn't been used in a while. With the glass on we can't see playfield or plastics.
If she can't open it up she didn't change the batteries.

Yes, the credit dot is the game's way of saying "I have a problem". It could be anything. From minor, like a switch that hasn't been hit in a long time, so the game thinks that switch might not be working. Could also be something serious. No way to tell without opening the game up and checking the audits.
That "Bookkeeping Totals Cleared" message looks to mean that the batteries are probably dead, unless she went into the menu and cleared the totals manually. Dead batteries is not a big deal. Dead batteries leaking onto the circuit boards could be a big deal.

Can't quite tell from the pics, it almost looks like that skull is wrong as well...

I'd recommend you go over there (assuming it's not horribly far away and they have the keys) and take a look in person. $3k is not the type of price you buy a T2 off pictures alone for (or at all, but)

My guess is the batteries are dead and the credit dot is due to the date and time not being set. Definitely see it person, remove the glass start a game and check as many switches as you can with your fingers. See if you can start multiball and check that the canon moves. Look for battery alkaline damage on the board. $3K is too high regardless.

I agree. Can you get the seller to take a picture of the CPU board so you can post it? It is the bottom left board.

Personally, I wouldn't go $3k. They pop up often enough where you could get one for a lower price.

considering the owner doesn't know anything about it, it will probably need a couple hundred bucks worth of work--more, if the batteries leaked.

$1900 sounds fair. Id like to see more of the play field to determine though. It looks pretty decent from the pics you have, which makes me think this game may be worth $2000+ if the boards are all ok.

I paid $1500 for mine in 2012, but it was super dirty, GI was out, board had a hack on it and it had melted pins on connectors, etc. Took me 40+ hours to shop and clean it.

T2 is a fun game, and a great game to learn how to shop and restore a game. Good luck with your purchase.

Even if it needs a CPU board repaired/replaced at $1900, sounds like a no-brainer for me. But where did you get that she may even go down to $1900 from $3k?

From what I can see, the cabinet decals look pretty decent. Much better than mine for sure. Likely the playfield is likely to be in average or + condition.

If you get the game and still not liking the translite, I'll trade you for an original one out of my game, though it has some scratches.

It's in the bottom left of the backbox. If you take out the translite you can't miss it. Just check the lower left board for any corrosion

Where are you located? If you are close to me i would be glad to help you out. I have pretty good knowledge on basic pinball stuff. Plus, i willl work for beer ...LOL

That's an alternate backglass, there was no official topper for T2.

T2 is an awesome pin, if the price is right; buy it without hesitation.

This looks like a $1500-2K as is game to me.

The tacky translite and topper are not stock and add nothing to the value. The bookkeeping totals cleared could be anything from dead batteries to a bad battery holder to leaky batteries which have ruined the CPU and will need to be replaced. Game appears to be in generally good shape but that's not hard to find, they made a million T2s.

Looks like a nice game, probably needs some work and surely a good shop at this point.

Actually only 15202 units, confirmed via ipdb!

In pinball terms that's a million!!!