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I would not invest in it unless it was ridiculously inexpensive. Although seals may eventually begin to weep I have never heard of any owners having problems with differentials at any mileage.
As Drew said, if cheap enough, why not? But diffs are a rare failure, so I wouldn't invest a lot if it will sit on the shelf.
Now if you want a spare to build into LSD with Quaife or Wavetrac, that's a different story. Build one, keep the other stock to swap back in later if desired.
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