Analysis snapshotSnapshot decision:BUY

Mixed Radiological Testing Equipment — Auction Analysis

A $152 observed bid for eleven identifiable Canberra, Pylon, and Ludlum instruments remains well below a conservative $2,000 blind/as-is ceiling despite calibration and specialist-liquidity risk.

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

RecommendationBUY

Maximum hammer bid: $2,000

Why this decision

BUY only below the $2,000 blind/as-is ceiling, with calibration, component completeness, release documentation, and WLx liquidity checked before resale.

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

Snapshot observed bid: $152
Bidders: 3
Blind-model resale: $8,500

Snapshot provenance and timing · observed August 25, 2026 · scheduled close August 27, 2026

GSA Auctions sale 3-1-QSC-I-26-541, lot 010 · Thompson Springs, Utah
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

This Department of Energy lot contains eleven professional radiological instruments. At the August 25, 2026 observation, the high bid was $152 with three bidders; the seller says calibration is due and parts may be missing or require repair.

Historical government asset value is context, not resale value; calibration and specialist-liquidity reserves remain central to the bid limit.

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 works

How evidence is classified

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

Source Confirmed

Seller-confirmed

One iSolo, four WLx systems, four Model 9DP instruments, and two AB-5 monitors.
Calibration is due.

Photo Derived

Photo-derived

An additional Pylon accessory is visible but not identified or valued.
Photos do not establish function or calibration.

Manufacturer Context

Independent context

DOE historical asset records are context only, not a resale proxy.
Manufacturer documentation supports equipment-family identification.

Lotcaliper Assumption

LotCaliper assumptions

$8,500 conservative gross resale.
$2,000 blind/as-is maximum hammer.

Equipment identity

Radiological · quantity 1

Canberra/Mirion iSolo SOLO300G

Identity confidence: High

Identity evidence

Seller inventory identifies one Canberra/Mirion iSolo SOLO300G.
GSA Auctions · Source Field · observed August 25, 2026

Radiological · quantity 4

Pylon WLx working-level system

Identity confidence: High

Identity evidence

Seller inventory identifies four Pylon WLx systems.
GSA Auctions · Source Field · observed August 25, 2026

Radiological · quantity 4

Ludlum Model 9DP pressurized ion chamber

Identity confidence: High

Identity evidence

Seller inventory identifies four Ludlum Model 9DP instruments.
GSA Auctions · Source Field · observed August 25, 2026

Radiological · quantity 2

Pylon AB-5 portable radiation monitor

Identity confidence: High

Identity evidence

Seller inventory identifies two Pylon AB-5 monitors.
GSA Auctions · Source Field · observed August 25, 2026

Configuration

Unidentified Pylon cylindrical accessory (assigned $0 resale contribution)

Possible · Low confidence

Configuration evidence

A Pylon accessory is visible in supplied photos but is not itemized or identifiable.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed August 25, 2026

Condition

Untested

Seller states calibration is due; functionality, completeness, and current calibration 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

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

Survives

The published decision survives the selected downside check under the stated bounded assumptions.

$6,500 resale stress

Max hammer: $750
Gross resale model: $6,500

At the observed $152 bid, the stress case models about $1,873 profit and 51% ROI.

Costs and maximum bid

Transaction / operating cost	Amount	Basis
Selling Fees	$1,275	LotCaliper assumption: 15% of modeled conservative resale proceeds.
Shipping	$600	LotCaliper pickup, packing, and inbound-logistics reserve; not a GSA or carrier quote.
Testing Repair Reserve	$1,500	LotCaliper cleaning, diagnostics, and functional-verification reserve.
Risk Buffer	$1,400	LotCaliper reserve for selective calibration, condition, specialist liquidity, release documentation, and shipping risk.

Buyer premium

Not modeled

Return requirements

$500 minimum profit · 30% minimum ROI

Computed bid constraints

Profit floor: $3,225

ROI floor: $2,058

Binding: ROI floor

Snapshot blind/as-is max hammer

$2,000

Modeled result at recorded bid

$3,573 profit · 97.80% 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.

Resale model

LotCaliper uses an $8,500 conservative gross-resale assumption, heavily discounted for calibration status, unknown function, and thin Pylon WLx resale evidence.

The unidentified Pylon accessory contributes $0.
The approximately $105,000 historical DOE asset value is not used as resale value.

Cost model

The $3,500 non-acquisition burden reserves for logistics, testing, selective calibration, condition/liquidity risk, and regulatory or release contingencies.

15% selling cost: $1,275.
Minimum required profit: $500; minimum ROI: 30%.

Recommendation and rationale

Snapshot decision

BUY

BUY only below the $2,000 blind/as-is ceiling, with calibration, component completeness, release documentation, and WLx liquidity checked before resale.

Confidence

Identity: High
Configuration: High
Condition: Medium
Market Support: Medium
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 · Calibration Due

Calibration is due.

Seller-confirmed condition statement; not a calibration certificate.

Medium · Unidentified Accessory

An unlisted Pylon accessory is assigned no value.

Photo observation does not identify its type.

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.
Mirion iSolo documentation
Official equipment-family context; linked and paraphrased.
Ludlum Model 9DP
Official equipment-family context; linked and paraphrased.