Case file — Lakeside Truck Center (Bismarck, ND). Profile: independent seller of hybrids and EVs; ~21 years trading; ~67 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 4427 Greenway Pkwy, Bismarck, ND. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Bismarck lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $199 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~95%; 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.