Not that sure I ever mention it is unquestionable, but Mike or Jos can post the photo here of the one I got on ebay for more opinions. Concerning what I think: A) I would really be pleased to see one or more pics showing short cables (not only for the mesh ones). B) As highlighted by Jos in the first post, maths make the difference and if for 2/3 pictures showing a short cable we have 10000 pics showing a long one, if most of the "typical fighter" offered on the market have short cable ........... each collector can make his own opinion and that is what is fine with this: we can disagree without calling each other with bird names. At the end, as I don't have one short cable in my collection, I don't need to prove anything, meaning that if I had one I would probably try to be more persuasive.