Case file — Gateway Auto Trading (Rapid City, SD). Profile: independent seller of 4x4 and off-road rigs; ~22 years trading; ~126 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 7217 Trailhead Rd, Rapid City, SD. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Rapid City lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $299 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~73%; 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.