$3M EBITDA e-commerce deal, 40% margins. Seller refused to share data electronically and insisted on on-site diligence only. In 2025, everyone has data rooms and internet security. ►EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  1) "JUST COME TO THE OFFICE" IS NEVER ABOUT CONVENIENCE — IT'S ABOUT CONTROL: $3M EBITDA e-commerce deal, 40% margins. Seller refused to share data electronically and insisted on on-site diligence only. In 2025, everyone has data rooms and internet security. When a seller wants you physically under their roof, they want to control what you see, when you see it, and who hears the questions you ask. 2) HE TRIED PWC, THEN TAXES, THEN WHATEVER HE COULD MAKE UP: First excuse — "I worked at PwC, we always did on-site." That's billion-dollar deal protocol, not a $3M e-commerce store. Second excuse — tax liability concerns about off-site data. Pure fiction. He wanted four weeks to spoon-feed you exactly the story he'd rehearsed. 3) I SAVED MY CLIENT MONEY BY TELLING HIM NOT TO HIRE ME: Spent an hour walking the first-time buyer through why this was a red flag factory. No QoE started, no invoice sent. When the baloney is this obvious before diligence even begins, the best value an advisor provides is the deal you never do.