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Analysis snapshotSnapshot decision:INSUFFICIENT DATA

BioTools ChiralIR VCD Spectrometer — Auction Analysis

A photo-confirmed original-generation BioTools ChiralIR has no retained used-market evidence and unresolved VCD/IR configuration, detector, software, function, serviceability, and removal inputs, so no numeric blind ceiling is defensible.

Analysis snapshot · Historical — observed September 18, 2026. The scheduled close date of October 1, 2026 has passed. The price, evidence, economics, and recommendation remain exactly as recorded and are not current.

Decision at a glance

RecommendationINSUFFICIENT DATA
Maximum hammer bid
Not defensible

The auction bid ceiling supported by this analysis, if one is defensible; see costs below for buyer-premium treatment.

Why this decision

INSUFFICIENT_DATA: no numeric used-resale valuation or blind hammer is approved until configuration, function, serviceability, logistics, and used-market evidence are materially bounded.

See costs and maximum bid for the displayed assumptions and buyer-premium treatment.

Snapshot auction result
Not captured
Bidders
Not captured
Blind-model resale
Not estimated
Snapshot provenance and timing · observed Sep 18, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC · scheduled close October 1, 2026

GSA Auctions sale 3-1-QSC-I-26-591, lot 030 · Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
Snapshot observed Sep 18, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC
Scheduled close October 1, 2026
Analysis prepared Sep 18, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC
Published September 18, 2026 · page updated September 18, 2026

Prepared and published by Oleksii Udod for LotCaliper.

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Auction snapshot

This page preserves the September 18, 2026 GSA pre-start preview observation for item 377636, sale 3-1-QSC-I-26-591, lot 030. No bid or bidder count was captured; blank fields are not a $0 result.

High new-equipment context does not establish used value for an unserviced specialist VCD system whose complete measurement chain is unresolved.

Review and correction history

Independent review not required. No corrections recorded.

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Independent review not required

No mandatory independent review was required under the current gate. This is not an approval.

How independent review works
How evidence is classified

Seller facts, photo-derived observations, manufacturer context, unknowns, and LotCaliper assumptions remain explicitly separated.

Source Confirmed

Seller-confirmed

  • One BioTools ChiralIR FT-VCD spectrometer, serial 1190825-001.
  • The seller describes used, unserviced, adjustment/repair-risk property.

Photo Derived

Photo-derived

  • A supplied photo establishes the BioTools ChiralIR cabinet and manufacturer/model labeling, not the internal configuration or function.

Not Established

Not established

  • Exact VCD/IR configuration, detector, optics, computer/software, licenses, accessories, and serviceability (not established)
  • Power-on, functional performance, software transferability, specialist support, packing, and used resale value.

Manufacturer Context

Independent context

  • Public new-equipment and institutional references are retained as product-family context only, never as used-resale comparables.

Lotcaliper Assumption

LotCaliper assumptions

  • No numeric resale, costs, or maximum hammer is modeled while the required inputs remain unbounded.
  • A later bid or final outcome must not overwrite this pre-start snapshot.

Equipment identity

Laboratory · quantity 1

BioTools ChiralIR FT-VCD spectrometer

Identity confidence: High

Identity evidence

  • Seller source identifies ChiralIR FT-VCD spectrometer, serial 1190825-001; photo evidence confirms the BioTools model badge.

    GSA Auctions · Text · observed Sep 18, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC

Configuration

Exact VCD/IR configuration, detector, optics, computer/software, licenses, accessories, and serviceability (not established)

Not established · no source evidence establishes presence or absence

Configuration evidence

  • The supplied auction evidence does not establish a complete, supported analytical workflow.

    GSA Auctions · Image · observed Sep 18, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC

Condition

As-is / repair risk

Seller states the unit is used, unserviced, may need adjustment, may have missing parts, and may require repair; no function is demonstrated.

Evidence confidence: High

Condition evidence

  • Seller condition wording, paraphrased.

    GSA Auctions · Text · observed Sep 18, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC

Market evidence

Market evidence strength

Low

Public auditability

Limited

Evidence recency

Mixed

Retained public new-equipment and institutional references provide configuration and replacement-cost context only; no acceptable used-resale comparable is retained.

No qualified used-market comparable set was retained for a numeric valuation.

Sensitivity and robustness

No numeric decision scenario is shown because the available evidence does not support a defensible whole-lot valuation or maximum bid.

Costs and maximum bid

No cost model is shown because the lot composition and removal scope must be verified before its costs can be modeled.

Buyer premium
Not modeled
Snapshot blind/as-is max hammer
Not defensible
Modeled result at recorded bid
No bid recorded

This is a reseller ceiling, not a prediction of the auction's closing price.

Configuration, functional proof, and used-market evidence

A photo-confirmed original-generation BioTools ChiralIR has no retained used-market evidence and unresolved VCD/IR configuration, detector, software, function, serviceability, and removal inputs, so no numeric blind ceiling is defensible.

The visible main instrument and active product-family context do not establish a complete, working, transferable analytical workflow. A numeric bid ceiling would manufacture precision from replacement-cost context and unresolved condition.

  • Verify serial-specific factory configuration and supportability.
  • Inventory every value-bearing subsystem, accessory, controller, computer, and software entitlement.
  • Require representative performance evidence before setting a resale range or acquisition ceiling.

Recommendation and rationale

Snapshot decision

INSUFFICIENT DATA

INSUFFICIENT_DATA: no numeric used-resale valuation or blind hammer is approved until configuration, function, serviceability, logistics, and used-market evidence are materially bounded.

Confidence

Identity
High
Configuration
Low
Condition
Low
Market Support
Low
Costs
Low
Why these confidence levels were assigned
Identity rationale
Photo-confirmed manufacturer/model identification.
Material unknowns: None
Configuration rationale
Value-bearing optics, detector, controls, accessories, and software are not established.
Material unknowns: Unbounded
Condition rationale
No performance demonstration or service record bounds condition risk.
Material unknowns: Unbounded
Market Support rationale
New-equipment context is not used resale evidence.
Material unknowns: Unbounded
Costs rationale
Specialist verification and removal costs are unquoted.
Material unknowns: Unbounded

Market support assesses how well the available evidence supports the resale assumption. Exact third-party marketplace records may be omitted when source-use rights are unclear. Each dimension uses the published methodology rubric; a confidence label measures the strength and boundedness of its evidence, not the likelihood of a profitable outcome.

Risks and unknowns

High · Configuration Unresolved

A complete, usable analytical workflow is not established.

Photo evidence and seller wording do not prove included value-bearing subsystems.

High · Market Evidence Insufficient

No exact or near-exact used-market evidence supports a numeric resale model.

Replacement-cost evidence is explicitly excluded from used valuation.

Sources

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