Case file — Metro Truck Center (Oakland, CA). Profile: independent seller of diesel pickups; ~18 years trading; ~46 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 6200 Haul Rd, Oakland, CA. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Oakland lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $599 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~91%; after-sale terms a 30-day/1,000-mile powertrain warranty.
Finding: one unresolved signal — title transfer timing exceeded the state's window in a reader file. Index status: watch, pending a second transaction record.