Case file — Orange Grove Auto Sales (Lakeland, FL). Profile: independent seller of family SUVs and sedans; ~6 years trading; ~73 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 464 Family Plaza, Lakeland, FL. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Lakeland lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $499 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~88%; 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.