Well, given its a complete guess without more information I look for other clues.
That second tractor you posted in quite nice. You say its 'way out of your price range'. This leads me to believe the seller has a pretty good idea of what things are worth and pricing accordingly. So if one is top price, likely the other isnt a fire sale.
Then in the pic I see the rims are painted poorly, seat torn, and just looks like it needs some TLC overall.
The owner says he doesnt know what type of briggs. Big flags. How does he have a second cub that is so nice and high priced that he doesnt know anything? My gut tells me to be suspicious that he knows exactly what it is/isnt.
$700 is a lot. And it sounds like you want to do a bunch of work to it. I happened to find a pristine 782 series I for $450 once, and a basket case 782 (that ran great) for $40.
I wouldnt pay $700 for this one. Wouldnt make the drive. Wouldnt spend any more time on it.
$.02 based on almost no information. But its the best advice I can come up with.
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