Case file — Blue Ridge Auto Exchange (Asheville, NC). Profile: independent seller of 4x4 and off-road rigs; ~26 years trading; ~90 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 2323 Trailhead Rd, Asheville, NC. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Asheville lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $199 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~97%; after-sale terms no warranty — as-is, but any inspection welcome.
Finding: no divergence between claims and observable signals. Indexed as trustworthy on current evidence; most independents that clear all four signals stay clear.