Case file — Northwoods Truck Post (Wausau, WI). Profile: independent seller of pickup trucks and work trucks; ~12 years trading; ~63 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 5404 Industrial Blvd, Wausau, WI. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Wausau lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $199 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~82%; 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.