Case file — Cook Inlet Auto (Anchorage, AK). Profile: independent seller of diesel pickups; ~26 years trading; ~111 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 924 Haul Rd, Anchorage, AK. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Anchorage lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $349 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~93%; 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.