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Hi All,

We purchased a Murray Select ride on lawnmower in the USA in approx 2000/2001 before importing it back to the UK which us where we live now. It has been sitting under dust sheets for the last 15 years or so and is currently not turning over, we believe it needs a new spark plug.
Interestingly I listed it on Facebook Marketplace over the weekend expecting to get some offers of about £300 considering it needs a repair, however I was surprised to see I had about 5 people bidding a lot of money for it, some £5,000, £10,000 and even 3 people in the £20,000 region which I was astounded to see. I didn't want to get carried away as I wasn't sure if it was a scam, but 5 different people offering money into the thousands made me question whether I had a diamond in the rough?

Does anybody know if my model is valuable to collectors? or whether or not it's not worth anything at all? One bidder told me I shouldnt let it go for cheap and the last time he had seen one of these sold was at a German Market for £6,000.

Murray Select
Briggs & Stratton Engine 14.5hp
Model No. 425003X8A
MFG Date: 00321

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Looking forward to hearing from you if you have any knowledge! Contact me if you'd like any more details!

Around here, it'd be worth $50-200 USD. My gut says you are being scammed, BUT maybe there is cult following of 20yo USA made Murrays in the UK.

If you can get that kind of money for it jump at the best offer. Trade in value at our shop would be $100 if it ran. I have no idea why you would be getting those type of offers. Just don’t take a check which might bounce.

Scam. Sure be interesting to see how this one works though.

Wow, that a lot of money! Congrats!

I call scams.
A mower like that here i would ask less than 400 USD, depending on what was wrong with it... some of those offers you were given translate into anywhere from 6,000 to 25,000 USD....

This one was a free to me so not very much in demand here oh and they were assembled about 60 miles north of me at Lawrenceburg Tennessee. Many of them around here still cutting

Be very careful if you take one of those offers, don't go alone and take a couple guys with you.

It is a scam
They will come around to look at the mower in order to case your garage for a raid
Then they will negoiate a time that you will be home to come & pick it up COD
In doing this you will inadvertently reveal when you are not home and so they know when top come & clean you out

bertsmobile1 said:

It is a scam
They will come around to look at the mower in order to case your garage for a raid
Then they will negoiate a time that you will be home to come & pick it up COD
In doing this you will inadvertently reveal when you are not home and so they know when top come & clean you out

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Uh oh

The days of crooks creeping around at midnight looking for stuff to nick are long gone.
Face book is the perfect place for them as it is easy to get a fake id on there so be untracable.
Even worse if you give them your mobile number & you have location services turned on they can track your every move 24/7, just like on the TV cop shows .
Greed then takes over as you are spending the fortune you are going to get fo the mower in your mind and let your guard down, perhaps even invite them into your home for a cuppa .
The obvious thing to do is check the regular used goods sale sites & see what the mower is currently selling for .
If you are suspicious contact the cyber crime division of the local constabulary .
Down here Fair Trading & Consumer Affairs both have dedicated sites to report suspicious activities like this.
Whatever you do never ever give them your phone number right off.
At best they are just Phishing to connect mobile numbers to people that they can sell to spammers at worst they are major thieves.

bertsmobile1 said:

It is a scam
They will come around to look at the mower in order to case your garage for a raid
Then they will negoiate a time that you will be home to come & pick it up COD
In doing this you will inadvertently reveal when you are not home and so they know when top come & clean you out

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Very good point, hadn't thought about it that way! Thanks for the advice!

Wife says you have to allow someone to track you on your phone, can select who can do this. I dunno, I can barely text on my phone.