Source Confirmed
Seller-confirmed
- Two Dragos-branded appliances.
- Hard drives removed.
Analysis snapshotSnapshot decision:REVIEW
2× Dragos Ruggedized Sensors / SEL-3355-2 — Auction Analysis
Two $25 Dragos-branded appliances are photo-confirmed SEL-3355-2 industrial computers, but removed drives and unverified POST leave the blind max at $0 despite a positive percentage ROI.
Analysis snapshot · Historical — observed August 25, 2026. The scheduled close date of August 27, 2026 has passed. The price, evidence, economics, and recommendation remain exactly as recorded and are not current.
Decision at a glance
RecommendationREVIEW
- Maximum hammer bid
- $0
The auction bid ceiling supported by this analysis, if one is defensible; see costs below for buyer-premium treatment.
Why this decision
REVIEW: positive ROI at $25 does not satisfy the $500 absolute-profit floor. A tested pair could justify a conditional $100–175 ceiling.
What to verify before bidding
- Removed drives eliminate storage value and do not establish a transferable software environment.
- Blind absolute profit does not meet the $500 standard even at a $0 hammer.
See costs and maximum bid for the displayed assumptions and buyer-premium treatment.
- Snapshot observed bid
- $25
- Bidders
- 1
- Blind-model resale
- $750
Snapshot provenance and timing · observed August 25, 2026 · scheduled close August 27, 2026
GSA Auctions sale 3-1-QSC-I-26-541, lot 022 · Lakewood, Colorado
Snapshot observed August 25, 2026
Scheduled close August 27, 2026
Analysis prepared August 25, 2026
Published August 26, 2026 · page updated August 26, 2026
Prepared and published by Oleksii Udod for LotCaliper.
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Auction snapshot
At the August 25, 2026 observation, the high bid was $25 with one bidder. Seller states the hard drives were removed; the underlying SEL-3355-2 hardware is photo-confirmed, while an exact Dragos SKU is not.
Enterprise cybersecurity deployment cost and subscription spend are not transferable used-hardware value, and a high ROI percentage cannot overcome an inadequate absolute-profit result.
Review and correction history
Independent review not recorded for this legacy analysis. No corrections recorded.
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Independent review not recorded
Published before the current independent-review gate; no completed independent review is recorded.
How independent review worksHow evidence is classified
Seller facts, photo-derived observations, manufacturer context, unknowns, and LotCaliper assumptions remain explicitly separated.
Photo Derived
Photo-derived
- Underlying SEL-3355-2 hardware.
- No confirmed valuable optional expansion cards.
Manufacturer Context
Independent context
- SEL support supports generic industrial-computer utility.
- Dragos hardware and recurring subscription spending are separate context, not resale value.
Lotcaliper Assumption
LotCaliper assumptions
- $750 blind gross resale for the pair.
- $0 blind maximum; $100–175 only after both machines pass basic testing.
Equipment identity
Industrial Computing · quantity 2
Dragos / SEL SEL-3355-2 industrial computer
Identity confidence: High
Identity evidence
Underlying SEL-3355-2 hardware is photo-confirmed; exact Dragos NS-100-SEL SKU is not auction-confirmed.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed August 25, 2026
Configuration
Dragos software, subscription/support entitlement, storage, and optional expansion-card value (assigned $0)
Not established · no source evidence establishes presence or absence
Configuration evidence
Hard drives are removed and auction evidence does not establish transferable software, support, or optional-card configuration.
GSA Auctions · Source Field · observed August 25, 2026
Condition
Storage Media Removed
Seller states hard drives were removed; POST and basic hardware operation are not established.
Evidence confidence: High
Condition evidence
Seller condition statement, paraphrased.
GSA Auctions · Source Field · observed August 25, 2026
Market evidence
Market evidence strength
Medium High
Public auditability
Limited Legacy
Evidence recency
Not Recorded
No structured comparable-evidence metadata was preserved for this dated snapshot. Public auditability is limited; the numeric resale snapshot cannot be independently audited from comparable records on this page.
Legacy evidence counts were not preserved. Unknown is not reported as zero.
Sensitivity and robustness
Requires Verification
The scenarios show potentially workable economics, but the stated verification gate must be resolved before bidding responsibly.
Blind/as-is case
- Max hammer
- $0
- Gross resale model
- $750
At $25, the blind model produces about $162.50 profit and 34.2% ROI, below the absolute-profit floor.
Tested pair conditional case
- Max hammer
- $175
- Gross resale model
- $1,100–$1,200
If both machines POST and pass basic hardware testing, the conditional maximum is about $100–175.
Costs and maximum bid
| Transaction / operating cost | Amount | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Selling Fees | $112.50 | LotCaliper assumption: 15% of modeled conservative resale proceeds. |
| Shipping | $150 | LotCaliper pickup, packing, and inbound-logistics reserve; not a GSA or carrier quote. |
| Testing Repair Reserve | $200 | LotCaliper cleaning, diagnostics, and functional-verification reserve. |
| Risk Buffer | $100 | LotCaliper reserve for pickup, SSD replacement, bench test/OS preparation, condition, and liquidity. |
- Buyer premium
- Not modeled
- Return requirements
- $500 minimum profit · 30% minimum ROI
- Computed bid constraints
Profit floor: $0
ROI floor: $40
Binding: Profit floor
- Snapshot blind/as-is max hammer
- $0
- Modeled result at recorded bid
- $162.50 profit · 34.20% modeled ROI
This is a reseller ceiling, not a prediction of the auction's closing price. Any buyer premium or other unquoted acquisition charge must be deducted before bidding.
Blind and tested economics
The blind model reserves $450 beyond acquisition. At $25, ROI is about 34%, but profit is only about $162.50 and fails the $500 absolute-profit rule.
- No storage, software, subscription, or optional-card value is assumed.
- A tested $1,100–1,200 pair supports a conditional $100–175 maximum.
Recommendation and rationale
Snapshot decision
REVIEWREVIEW: positive ROI at $25 does not satisfy the $500 absolute-profit floor. A tested pair could justify a conditional $100–175 ceiling.
Confidence
- Identity
- High
- Configuration
- High
- Condition
- Medium Low
- Market Support
- Medium High
- Costs
- High
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 · Storage Removed
Removed drives eliminate storage value and do not establish a transferable software environment.
Seller-confirmed drive removal.
High · Profit Floor Failure
Blind absolute profit does not meet the $500 standard even at a $0 hammer.
LotCaliper economics model.
Sources
View cited public sources
- GSA Auctions API / Data.gov
Official provenance for the auction facts. The supplied research record did not contain a verified direct item URL, so none is invented here.
- SEL-3355 documentation
Official hardware context; linked and paraphrased.
- Dragos appliance documentation
Product-family context; no license or entitlement is inferred.