[US] Is this too good to be true? found this deal on craigslist while searching for a mini excavator

Im looking for a used excavator on Craigslist. This was the first offer that popped up and it looks like a insane deal, the seller claims its a late 70s model but as someone whos worked with heavy equipment before this is definitely in the 2000s. Either way maybe they arent a expert on heavy equipment and genuinely dont know about the machine models. To a extent the story kind of makes sense but at the same time WHY would anyone give away a good looking excavator which is high demand by the way for free? Like I understand they want to get rid of it but making it free just seems way to good to be true. What do you think? An excavator just doesnt seem like a common item to scam on Craigslist which is why im asking here.