Ask for large pics to be e-mailed to you and a video link of it running where the guy mentions your name in the video... that way you know it is specifically the machine in question. The cab fade does look pretty bad. You have no idea what the playfield condition is either. If a mint one came up for sale for 3.5k I don't know that I could make myself drive that far for one and I do actually like the game and have played a real one. However that being said... supply/demand in the US is completely different... so... 2+k and 6 hours might be more acceptable there for one that looks potentially worn.