Source Confirmed
Seller-confirmed
- PANalytical X'Pert Pro system, year 2007.
- Open auction with no bids observed.
Analysis snapshotSnapshot decision:BUY
PANalytical X'Pert Pro XRD System — Auction Analysis
No bids were observed for this 2007 X'Pert Pro system. Its unresolved sub-variant, detector, optics, tube, workstation, software, and chiller support a conservative $900 ceiling rather than a $0 acquisition assumption.
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
- $900
The auction bid ceiling supported by this analysis, if one is defensible; see costs below for buyer-premium treatment.
Why this decision
A no-bid snapshot is not a $0 acquisition: bid only up to $900 after accepting substantial configuration and service uncertainty.
See costs and maximum bid for the displayed assumptions and buyer-premium treatment.
- Snapshot auction state
- No bid displayed at observation
- Bidders
- 0
- Blind-model resale
- $6,000
Snapshot provenance and timing · observed August 25, 2026 · scheduled close August 27, 2026
GSA Auctions sale 3-1-QSC-I-26-516, lot 012 · Houston, Texas
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, this NASA Johnson Space Center XRD lot was open with no bids observed. That is a snapshot state, not a $0 acquisition.
An identifiable XRD frame is not a verified, complete XRD workflow; hidden detector, optics, tube, workstation, software, and chiller details control the bid.
Review and correction history
Independent review not recorded for this legacy analysis. No corrections recorded.
View review and correction details
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
- Visible hardware does not resolve the exact sub-variant or operating configuration.
Manufacturer Context
Manufacturer context
- Manufacturer material informs product-family context, not auction completeness.
Lotcaliper Assumption
LotCaliper assumptions
- $6,000 conservative gross resale.
- $900 maximum hammer.
Equipment identity
Laboratory · quantity 1
PANalytical X'Pert Pro XRD system · 2007
Identity confidence: High
Identity evidence
Seller identifies a 2007 PANalytical X'Pert Pro XRD system.
GSA Auctions · Source Field · observed August 25, 2026
Configuration
Exact X'Pert Pro sub-variant, detector, optics, tube, workstation, software, and chiller (not established)
Not established · no source evidence establishes presence or absence
Configuration evidence
Auction facts and photos do not establish the complete functional configuration.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed August 25, 2026
Condition
Untested
Visible completeness does not establish operating condition, radiation-system status, or a complete workflow.
Evidence confidence: High
Condition evidence
No functional verification is provided by the auction observation.
GSA Auctions · Source Field · observed August 25, 2026
Market evidence
Market evidence strength
Medium Low
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.
Economics at $900 hammer
- Max hammer
- $900
- Gross resale model
- $6,000
Models about $1,200 profit and 30.8% ROI at the approved $900 ceiling.
$5,000 resale stress
- Max hammer
- $250
- Gross resale model
- $5,000
The stress-case ceiling rounds down to about $250.
Costs and maximum bid
| Transaction / operating cost | Amount | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Selling Fees | $900 | LotCaliper assumption: 15% of modeled conservative resale proceeds. |
| Shipping | $1,500 | LotCaliper pickup, packing, and inbound-logistics reserve; not a GSA or carrier quote. |
| Testing Repair Reserve | $900 | LotCaliper cleaning, diagnostics, and functional-verification reserve. |
| Risk Buffer | $600 | LotCaliper reserve for configuration uncertainty, missing workflow components, service, and specialist logistics. |
- Buyer premium
- Not modeled
- Return requirements
- $500 minimum profit · 30% minimum ROI
- Computed bid constraints
Profit floor: $1,600
ROI floor: $923
Binding: ROI floor
- Snapshot blind/as-is max hammer
- $900
- Modeled result at recorded bid
- No bid recorded
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.
Economics at the maximum bid
At the $900 ceiling, the model reserves $3,000 beyond acquisition and produces about $1,200 profit and 30.8% ROI.
- No at-observation profit or ROI is stated because no acquisition price was observed.
- $5,000 stress-case ceiling: about $250.
Recommendation and rationale
Snapshot decision
BUYA no-bid snapshot is not a $0 acquisition: bid only up to $900 after accepting substantial configuration and service uncertainty.
Confidence
- Identity
- High
- Configuration
- Medium High
- Condition
- Medium Low
- Market Support
- Medium Low
- Costs
- Medium 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 · Configuration Unresolved
Exact XRD configuration and workflow components are unresolved.
Photo visibility is not operational proof.
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.
- Malvern Panalytical XRD software context
Official product-family context; linked and paraphrased.