Good replies guys! Since this seller is about 15 minutes away from me, I think if it's still for sale by this weekend I will email him with my junk email account and see if I can view it (and the seller as well) in person just to see if you are all right or not.
I'll tell you all what...If I can buy this somehow, who would give me 4k for the tractor? My wife won't let me have it just for the sake of having it, so if I could resell it for a profit she might let me do it. I know that I'm legit, and I have no islands to sell, either.
I'm going to see what's up with this deal and report back on it.
There are scams out there, but since I'm local the shipping scam wouldn't work, and I'd only deal cash so I'm not sure how I'd get ripped off on it unless it's all hot. I could check serials and rule that out, plus see what the seller is like in person.