Source Confirmed
Seller-confirmed
- Six Intoximeters hard-shell cases are visible; one opened case directly shows an Alco-Sensor FST, yellow sleeve, operation card, and small accessories.
Analysis snapshotSnapshot decision:REVIEW
Intoximeters Alco-Sensor FST Breathalyzer Kits — Six-Case Lot
Six Intoximeters cases are visible and one opened case confirms an Alco-Sensor FST, but the other five contents, accessory completeness, current accuracy, and sensor condition are not established. The $900 six-unit resale model supports only a conditional $50 blind ceiling and REVIEW.
Analysis snapshot · Historical — observed September 15, 2026. The scheduled close date of September 17, 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
- $50
The auction bid ceiling supported by this analysis, if one is defensible; see costs below for buyer-premium treatment.
Why this decision
REVIEW: the immutable $25 bid is below the conditional $50 six-instrument ceiling, but all six FST instruments, kit completeness, and current accuracy/function must be verified before the six-unit model can support a bid.
What to verify before bidding
- Five closed cases are not proof of five additional FST instruments.
- No current accuracy check, calibration record, or recertification is established.
See costs and maximum bid for the displayed assumptions and buyer-premium treatment.
- Snapshot observed bid
- $25
- Bidders
- 1
- Blind-model resale
- $900
Snapshot provenance and timing · observed September 15, 2026 · scheduled close September 17, 2026
GSA Auctions sale 2-1-QSC-I-26-388, lot 011 · Coatesville, Pennsylvania 19320
Snapshot observed September 15, 2026
Scheduled close September 17, 2026
Analysis prepared September 15, 2026
Published September 15, 2026 · page updated September 15, 2026
Prepared and published by Oleksii Udod for LotCaliper.
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Auction snapshot
This page preserves the September 15, 2026 GSA observation for sale 2-1-QSC-I-26-388, lot 011: $25 with one bidder. A later bid, extension, close, cancellation, relisting, or award does not replace that observation.
Matching cases and a recognizable instrument family are not evidence that every closed case contains a complete, accurate, saleable kit.
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 worksHow evidence is classified
Seller facts, photo-derived observations, manufacturer context, unknowns, and LotCaliper assumptions remain explicitly separated.
Photo Derived
Photo-derived
- The visible opened instrument and cases appear used but substantially intact; no active display or measurement result is shown.
Not Established
Not established
- The contents of five closed cases, per-unit accessories, serial-matched records, current fuel-cell response, accuracy, calibration, and final auction outcome.
Manufacturer Context
Independent context
- Intoximeters continues FST support and distinguishes an accuracy check using an approved standard from calibration adjustment.
Lotcaliper Assumption
LotCaliper assumptions
- $900 conservative whole-lot resale only if all six cases contain broadly similar untested FST instruments.
- $50 conditional blind maximum hammer after selling, compact logistics, testing, uncertainty, and required profit reserves.
Equipment identity
Calibration · quantity 6
Intoximeters Alco-Sensor FST breathalyzer kits; one exact FST confirmed and five closed branded cases
Identity confidence: Medium High
Identity evidence
The auction title names Alco-Sensor FST breathalyzers; six Intoximeters cases are visible and one opened case directly shows an FST.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed September 15, 2026
Configuration
One opened Alco-Sensor FST kit with yellow sleeve, operation card, and visible small accessories
Confirmed · High confidence
Configuration evidence
The opened case directly shows an FST, yellow protective sleeve, model-specific operation card, and small accessories.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed September 15, 2026
Alco-Sensor FST instruments and accessory completeness in the other five closed cases
Not established · no source evidence establishes presence or absence
Configuration evidence
Matching branded closed cases do not establish their contents, model identity, or complete accessory sets.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed September 15, 2026
Serial-matched accuracy-check, calibration, recertification, and service records
Not established · no source evidence establishes presence or absence
Configuration evidence
No current serial-matched accuracy, calibration, recertification, or service records are preserved.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed September 15, 2026
Condition
Untested
No unit is shown powered on or passing a subject, passive, headspace, or known-standard accuracy check; current fuel-cell response and measurement accuracy are not established.
Evidence confidence: High
Condition evidence
The supplied images establish physical presence only, with no active display, functional test, or current calibration evidence.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed September 15, 2026
Market evidence
Market evidence strength
Medium High
Public auditability
Full
Evidence recency
Current
Recent exact-model completed sales and current used/refurbished offers support a liquid market, while the untested GSA lot receives no tested, calibrated, complete-kit, or warranty premium.
| Model match | Evidence type | Treatment | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exact Model | Realized | Used In Valuation | 2 |
| Exact Model | Realized Auction Acquisition | Used In Valuation | 1 |
| Exact Model | Asking | Context Only | 2 |
| Source | Evidence | Observed | Price | Relevance and treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eBay item 188524127149 Marketplace | Realized Exact Model | July 26, 2026 | $170 | Used exact-model FST with case. Used In Valuation |
| GovDeals asset 31696-66 Auction | Realized Auction Acquisition Exact Model | August 13, 2026 | $234.97 | Tested-working and calibrated exact FST with case/accessories; materially stronger condition than the GSA lot. Used In Valuation |
| eBay item 117090868011 Marketplace | Realized Exact Model | May 11, 2026 | $289.99 | Calibrated exact FST with case/extras; upper stronger-condition context. Used In Valuation |
| eBay item 305841275043 Marketplace | Asking Exact Model | September 15, 2026 | $199.99 | Used exact FST with case/accessories; reported sold count is liquidity context, not 47 sales at this ask. Context Only |
| AlcoPro used Alco-Sensor FST Dealer | Asking Exact Model | September 15, 2026 | $395 | Refurbished, inspected/cleaned dealer unit with replaced worn parts and six-month warranty. Context Only |
Sensitivity and robustness
Requires Verification
The scenarios show potentially workable economics, but the stated verification gate must be resolved before bidding responsibly.
Six untested FST instruments
- Max hammer
- $50
- Gross resale model
- $750–$1,050
The $50 ceiling assumes all six cases contain saleable FST instruments; losing one unit or reducing achievable resale to $125 each leaves no positive hammer under the standard profit floor.
Costs and maximum bid
| Transaction / operating cost | Amount | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Selling Fees | $135 | LotCaliper assumption: 15% of modeled gross resale. |
| Shipping | $75 | LotCaliper pickup, packing, rigging, and inbound-logistics reserve; not a carrier or GSA quote. |
| Testing Repair Reserve | $60 | LotCaliper functional-test and diagnostic reserve. |
| Risk Buffer | $75 | Five unverified case contents, untested fuel-cell/accuracy state, unknown calibration or recertification cost, and multi-unit resale risk. |
- Buyer premium
- Not modeled
- Return requirements
- $500 minimum profit · 30% minimum ROI
- Computed bid constraints
Profit floor: $55
ROI floor: $378
Binding: Profit floor
- Snapshot blind/as-is max hammer
- $50
- Modeled result at recorded bid
- $530 profit · 225.53% 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.
Quantity, accuracy evidence, and conditional whole-lot economics
One opened case confirms the FST family, but the other five closed cases remain a material quantity and configuration uncertainty. The model does not convert matching cases into confirmed populated kits.
Recent exact-model sold evidence supports residual demand, but no current calibration, accuracy-check, complete-kit, or warranty premium is assigned to the auction lot.
- Open and inventory every case before increasing the bid: confirm FST identity, serial, accessories, and service records per unit.
- Run a known-standard accuracy check and document the result before representing any unit as calibrated or measurement-verified.
Recommendation and rationale
Snapshot decision
REVIEWREVIEW: the immutable $25 bid is below the conditional $50 six-instrument ceiling, but all six FST instruments, kit completeness, and current accuracy/function must be verified before the six-unit model can support a bid.
Confidence
- Identity
- Medium High
- Configuration
- Medium Low
- Condition
- Low
- Market Support
- Medium High
- Costs
- Medium Low
Why these confidence levels were assigned
- Identity rationale
- One opened case and the auction title support the FST family, but five closed cases remain unconfirmed.
- Configuration rationale
- Five case contents and per-unit kit completeness are not established.
- Material unknowns: Unbounded
- Condition rationale
- No current functional or known-standard accuracy evidence is supplied.
- Material unknowns: Unbounded
- Market Support rationale
- Exact-model completed sales and current used/refurbished market evidence support residual demand.
- Costs rationale
- Compact logistics are bounded, while external calibration or recertification remains 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 · Case Contents Unverified
Five closed cases are not proof of five additional FST instruments.
The six-unit valuation fails if fewer than six saleable FST instruments are present.
High · Calibration Unverified
No current accuracy check, calibration record, or recertification is established.
Fuel-cell response and measurement credibility are primary resale drivers.
Sources
View cited public sources
- GSA Auctions item 377326
Official auction provenance for the immutable preview observation.
- Intoximeters Alco-Sensor FST
Official current product, measurement-mode, and support context; linked and paraphrased.
- Intoximeters FST accuracy-check procedure
Official accuracy-check workflow context; linked and paraphrased.