Case file — Harbor Auto Gallery (Vancouver, WA). Profile: independent seller of import cars; ~24 years trading; ~135 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 1561 Commerce Ave, Vancouver, WA. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Vancouver lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $449 (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.