quote-evidence-collectorlisted

# Quote Evidence Collector > **Caveat**: this skill is one author's playbook + 5-scenario stress test. Verify state fees / CPO terms / EV credits / dealer practices against current sources before quoting numbers to a dealer or making financial decisions. Not tax, legal, or financial advice. last_verified: 2026-05-18 Narrow-trigger skill: surface REAL dealer quote screenshots from public sources (XHS / Reddit / Facebook / aggregators) for use as cross-bid negotiation anchors. Defers heavy method content to `../orchestrator/references/deal_data_sources.md` and hands off finished image sets to `../dealer-reply-drafter/SKILL.md`. ## When to invoke User says any of: "find quote screenshots", "find dealer evidence", "scrape XHS for quotes", "Reddit OTD reports", "find what other people paid", or the CN triggers in the frontmatter. Skip this skill if the buyer is still at Phase 1 (criteria not locked) -- the broader orchestrator should run instead. ## State-aware search decision tree Per orchestrator gotcha S5: the buyer's state dictates which source has the densest same-model quote evidence. Run the FIRST matching branch; do not blast every source. | Buyer state | Primary source | Secondary | Why | |---|---|---|---| | NJ / NY / CA | XHS (search_result + state keyword) | Reddit r/{Make}{Model} | Chinese-American buyer community concentrated in tri-state + CA; they routinely post dealer worksheets. | | TX / FL / IL / GA / WA | Reddit r/{Make}{Model} + r/{State}Cars | XHS (gen