Source Confirmed
Seller-confirmed
- Fluke 754; repairable seller condition.
- Detailed bid history reached a $1,890 closing high bid with eight visible bidder identities.
Analysis snapshotSnapshot decision:SKIP
Fluke 754 Documenting Process Calibrator — Auction Analysis
The Fluke 754 is a current high-value HART process calibrator, but this repairable unit was not shown powered on, its BP7240 battery is confirmed missing, and the normal charger, cables, leads, clips, and calibration paperwork are not evidenced. Exact-model resale support does not leave enough spread at the $1,890 closing high bid; the blind/as-is ceiling is about $900.
Analysis snapshot · Historical — observed August 27, 2026. The source records a closing high bid, but award or settlement is not independently established. The original observed price, evidence, economics, and recommendation remain exactly as recorded and are not current.
Decision at a glance
RecommendationSKIP
- Maximum hammer bid
- $900
The auction bid ceiling supported by this analysis, if one is defensible; see costs below for buyer-premium treatment.
Why this decision
SKIP: the $1,890 closing high bid exceeds the roughly $900 blind hammer ceiling after battery, accessory, repair, verification, selling-cost, and return-risk reserves.
See costs and maximum bid for the displayed assumptions and buyer-premium treatment.
- Closing high bid
- $1,890
- Bidders
- 8
- Blind-model resale
- $4,000
Snapshot provenance and timing · observed August 27, 2026 · scheduled close August 7, 2026
GSA Auctions sale 2-1-QSC-I-26-323, lot 004 · Frankfort, Kentucky
Snapshot observed August 27, 2026
Scheduled close August 7, 2026
Analysis prepared August 27, 2026
Published August 27, 2026 · page updated August 27, 2026
Prepared and published by Oleksii Udod for LotCaliper.
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Auction snapshot
Detailed bid history reached a $1,890 closing high bid with eight visible bidders. That detailed value takes precedence over the stale summary and is not presented as an awarded or settled transaction.
A current professional calibrator is not automatically a reseller bargain below $2,000 when portable power, normal kit accessories, repair status, and calibration remain unresolved.
Review and correction history
Independent review not recorded for this legacy analysis. No corrections recorded.
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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
- BP7240 battery bay is empty; battery confirmed missing.
- Exterior appears intact and a heavily worn OEM field case is present.
Not Established
Not established
- Power-on, self-test, calibration, charger, HART/USB cables, probes, clips, and calibration paperwork.
- Any compatible external pressure module.
Manufacturer Context
Independent context
- Fluke documents integrated HART communication and a normal kit that includes the battery, charger, cables, probes, clips, and field case.
Lotcaliper Assumption
LotCaliper assumptions
- $4,000 conservative gross resale.
- $1,700 non-acquisition burden excluding selling fees and hammer; ~$900 maximum hammer.
Equipment identity
Calibration · quantity 1
Fluke 754 Documenting Process Calibrator with HART
Identity confidence: High
Identity evidence
Seller and photographs establish one Fluke 754; GSA preview item 372659.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed August 27, 2026
Configuration
BP7240 battery
Confirmed missing · High confidence
Configuration evidence
The battery bay is visibly empty; the BP7240 battery is confirmed missing.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed August 27, 2026
OEM soft field case
Confirmed · High confidence
Configuration evidence
A heavily worn and stained OEM soft case is visible.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed August 27, 2026
Charger, HART and USB cables, probes, clips, and calibration paperwork
Not established · no source evidence establishes presence or absence
Configuration evidence
The supplied evidence does not establish the normal kit accessories or calibration paperwork.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed August 27, 2026
External pressure module
Not established · no source evidence establishes presence or absence
Configuration evidence
Pressure measurement requires a compatible external module; none is established in the lot.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed August 27, 2026
Condition
As-is / repair risk
Seller condition is repairable; parts may be missing and repairs may be required.
Evidence confidence: High
Condition evidence
Seller condition statement, paraphrased.
GSA Auctions · Text · observed August 27, 2026
Untested
The display is dark because no battery is installed; power-on, self-test, calibration, and source/measure functions remain unverified.
Evidence confidence: High
Condition evidence
Photo-derived absence of portable power and no operating evidence.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed August 27, 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
Fails
The modeled economics fail the standard reseller requirements under the stated assumptions.
Blind/as-is model
- Max hammer
- $900
- Gross resale model
- $4,000
At the $900 ceiling, modeled profit is about $800 and ROI about 30.8%. At the preserved $1,890 closing high bid, modeled profit is about negative $190 and ROI about negative 5%.
Costs and maximum bid
| Transaction / operating cost | Amount | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Selling Fees | $600 | LotCaliper assumption: 15% of modeled gross resale. |
| Shipping | $100 | LotCaliper pickup, packing, rigging, and inbound-logistics reserve; not a carrier or GSA quote. |
| Testing Repair Reserve | $650 | LotCaliper functional-test and diagnostic reserve. |
| Risk Buffer | $950 | Missing battery, charger, leads and communications accessories plus repair and return risk. |
- Buyer premium
- Not modeled
- Return requirements
- $500 minimum profit · 30% minimum ROI
- Computed bid constraints
Profit floor: $1,200
ROI floor: $915
Binding: ROI floor
- Snapshot blind/as-is max hammer
- $900
- Modeled result at recorded bid
- -$190 profit · -5.30% 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.
Incomplete-kit normalization and economics
The dark display is neither failure evidence nor positive operating evidence because the battery is absent. Meaningful diligence requires a known-good power source, completed self-tests, source/measure checks, loop-power and HART verification, and calibration against traceable standards.
- Exact-model completed-market evidence supports meaningful resale value, but calibrated and accessorized units are not direct substitutes for this repairable incomplete unit.
- The detailed $1,890 closing high bid replaces the stale summary without implying award or settlement.
Recommendation and rationale
Snapshot decision
SKIPSKIP: the $1,890 closing high bid exceeds the roughly $900 blind hammer ceiling after battery, accessory, repair, verification, selling-cost, and return-risk reserves.
Confidence
- Identity
- High
- Configuration
- High
- Condition
- Low
- Market Support
- Medium High
- Costs
- Medium
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 · Functionality Unverified
No power-on, self-test, or measurement/source performance is established.
Battery absent and no operating evidence.
High · Battery Missing
The required BP7240 battery is confirmed missing.
Direct photo evidence.
High · Accessories Incomplete
The normal charger, cables, probes, clips, and paperwork are not established.
Auction evidence is closer to a bare calibrator plus worn case than a complete kit.
High · Calibration Unverified
No current calibration evidence is present.
No certificate or functional verification is established.
High · Repairable Condition
The seller classifies the unit as repairable.
Seller condition statement.
Sources
View cited public sources
- GSA Auctions API / Data.gov
Official public provenance for auction facts; no unverified direct item URL is invented.
- Fluke 754 product page
Official model, HART, function, and normal-kit context; linked and paraphrased.
- Fluke BP7240 battery
Official battery context; linked and paraphrased.