Case file — Sound City Auto Seattle (Seattle, WA). Profile: independent seller of hybrids and EVs; ~18 years trading; ~41 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 355 Greenway Pkwy, Seattle, WA. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Seattle lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $199 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~87%; after-sale terms a 3-month/3,000-mile limited warranty.
Finding: one unresolved signal — title transfer timing exceeded the state's window in a reader file. Index status: watch, pending a second transaction record.