Case file — Badger State Auto Barn (Madison, WI). Profile: independent seller of family SUVs and sedans; ~10 years trading; ~46 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 4575 Family Plaza, Madison, WI. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Madison lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $249 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~86%; after-sale terms a 3-month/3,000-mile limited warranty.
Finding: no divergence between claims and observable signals. Indexed as trustworthy on current evidence; most independents that clear all four signals stay clear.