It looks like he's relisted with a lower reserve. Probably wanted too much money for it. Have you emailed him and asked if he would send some more pictures? Being that far away, If I were truly interested, I'd probably find someone to do an inspection on it before I bought it.
Maybe even put up a post here on stovebolt asking for anyone in the Long Beach area that has a bit of time to stop by and look at it. Otherwise, you can hire someone that does inspections.
Thats a lot of money to spend sight unseen.
Good luck!!