Case file — Prime Auto Barn (Spokane, WA). Profile: independent seller of family SUVs and sedans; ~5 years trading; ~138 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 3654 Family Plaza, Spokane, WA. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Spokane lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $399 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~96%; after-sale terms a 30-day/1,000-mile powertrain warranty.
Finding: no divergence between claims and observable signals. Indexed as trustworthy on current evidence; most independents that clear all four signals stay clear.