Source Confirmed
Seller-confirmed
- One 2019 Topcon 3D OCT-1 (Type: Maestro2); the main imaging package and electric table are present.
- Seller confirms removed internal storage and absent PC, monitor, and IMAGEnet6 environment.
Analysis snapshotSnapshot decision:REVIEW
Topcon 3D OCT-1 Maestro2 — Auction Analysis
A 2019 Topcon Maestro2 imaging system is explicitly non-functional after data sanitization removed its internal drive and the PC, monitor, and IMAGEnet6 environment are absent. The $5,033 detailed closing-high observation exceeds the roughly $2,000 blind restoration ceiling.
Analysis snapshot · Historical — observed August 31, 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
RecommendationREVIEW
- Maximum hammer bid
- $2,000
The auction bid ceiling supported by this analysis, if one is defensible; see costs below for buyer-premium treatment.
Why this decision
REVIEW: the $5,033 closing-high observation is market context, not a completed sale, and materially exceeds the $2,000 blind ceiling for a non-functional system missing its digital workflow.
What to verify before bidding
- The internal drive, PC, monitor, and IMAGEnet6 environment are seller-confirmed absent.
- OCTA is not assigned to the auction asset.
- No OCT, fundus, robotic-alignment, autofocus, calibration, or image-quality test is evidenced.
See costs and maximum bid for the displayed assumptions and buyer-premium treatment.
- Closing high bid
- $5,033
- Bidders
- 2
- Blind-model resale
- $18,000
Snapshot provenance and timing · observed August 31, 2026 · scheduled close August 31, 2026
GSA Auctions sale 3-1-QSC-I-26-549, lot 015 · Omaha, Nebraska
Snapshot observed August 31, 2026
Scheduled close August 31, 2026
Analysis prepared August 31, 2026
Published August 31, 2026 · page updated August 31, 2026
Prepared and published by Oleksii Udod for LotCaliper.
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Auction snapshot
Detailed bid history records a $5,033 closing high / WINNING observation with two bidders. It is not described as an awarded, paid, or removed sale.
A complete-looking imaging head can be economically incomplete when storage, workstation, licensed software, and core function are absent.
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
- Imaging head, patient supports, electric table, cabling, and cover are visible.
- No exterior observation establishes OCT, fundus, alignment, autofocus, or calibration performance.
Not Established
Not established
- OCTA, anterior-segment options, software transfer/reissue, restoration cost, serviceability, and all core imaging function.
- Award, payment, or removal after the closing-high observation.
Manufacturer Context
Independent context
- Topcon documents Maestro2 with IMAGEnet6 workflow and optional OCTA; current complete/refurbished figures are asking-price context, not completed-sale evidence.
Lotcaliper Assumption
LotCaliper assumptions
- $18,000 conservative post-restoration standard-Maestro2 resale; no OCTA premium.
- ~$2,000 blind maximum hammer after software/workstation and hidden-hardware reserves.
Equipment identity
Laboratory · quantity 1
Topcon 3D OCT-1 (Type: Maestro2), October 2019
Identity confidence: High
Identity evidence
Physical label and seller description identify a 3D OCT-1 (Type: Maestro2), serial AB9070416, October 2019; serial is retained only because the approved specification explicitly requires it.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed August 31, 2026
Configuration
Imaging head, patient supports, electric table, cover, cabling, and exterior imaging hardware
Confirmed · High confidence
Configuration evidence
The actual asset is photographed with the main imaging package and electric table.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed August 31, 2026
Internal hard drive, PC, monitor, and IMAGEnet6 environment
Seller excluded · High confidence
Configuration evidence
Seller explicitly states that internal storage was removed and PC, monitor, and IMAGEnet6 environment are absent.
GSA Auctions · Text · observed August 31, 2026
OCTA entitlement, anterior-segment attachment, transferable software entitlement, and service/recovery media
Not established · no source evidence establishes presence or absence
Configuration evidence
Current family marketing and superior OCTA listings do not establish options on this serial.
GSA Auctions · Text · observed August 31, 2026
Condition
Untested
Seller states the system is non-functional in its current state because the required digital workflow is absent; no boot, OCT, fundus, alignment, autofocus, calibration, or image-quality evidence exists.
Evidence confidence: High
Condition evidence
Seller condition statement and lack of operating evidence.
GSA Auctions · Text · observed August 31, 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
Requires Verification
The scenarios show potentially workable economics, but the stated verification gate must be resolved before bidding responsibly.
Blind restoration model
- Max hammer
- $2,000
- Gross resale model
- $18,000–$28,000
The $2,000 ceiling assumes a standard non-OCTA Maestro2 after restoration and verification; the detailed $5,033 closing-high observation was not used as the valuation basis.
Costs and maximum bid
| Transaction / operating cost | Amount | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Selling Fees | $2,700 | LotCaliper assumption: 15% of conservative gross resale. |
| Shipping | $750 | LotCaliper pickup, protective packing, and inbound freight reserve; not a carrier quote. |
| Testing Repair Reserve | $7,000 | LotCaliper workstation, licensed-software, storage restoration, optical/camera, robotic-function, and diagnostic reserve; not a Topcon quote. |
- Buyer premium
- Not modeled
- Return requirements
- $2,000 minimum profit · 30% minimum ROI
- Computed bid constraints
Profit floor: $5,550
ROI floor: $4,019
Binding: ROI floor
- Snapshot blind/as-is max hammer
- $2,000
- Modeled result at recorded bid
- $5,550 profit · 56.00% 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.
Missing digital workflow and blind restoration economics
The seller calls the system non-functional because data sanitization removed the internal drive and the PC, monitor, and IMAGEnet6 environment are absent. It must not be described as merely untested or operational.
Topcon instrument-software terms do not establish separate IMAGEnet6 transfer/reissue terms; both questions require serial-specific diligence.
- Obtain a serial-specific Topcon or authorized-dealer restoration path, including storage, software, workstation, and OCTA entitlement.
- Do not substitute the stale $5,001 / one-bidder summary for the detailed $5,033 / two-bidder closing-high observation.
Recommendation and rationale
Snapshot decision
REVIEWREVIEW: the $5,033 closing-high observation is market context, not a completed sale, and materially exceeds the $2,000 blind ceiling for a non-functional system missing its digital workflow.
Confidence
- Identity
- High
- Configuration
- Medium High
- Condition
- Low
- Market Support
- Medium
- Costs
- Low 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 · Digital Workflow Missing
The internal drive, PC, monitor, and IMAGEnet6 environment are seller-confirmed absent.
The platform cannot be treated as a complete imaging system without a serial-specific restoration path.
High · Octa Entitlement Unresolved
OCTA is not assigned to the auction asset.
Current Maestro2 marketing and higher-priced OCTA examples do not establish the option on this serial.
High · Functionality Unverified
No OCT, fundus, robotic-alignment, autofocus, calibration, or image-quality test is evidenced.
The seller explicitly says the unit cannot presently boot or acquire images.
Sources
View cited public sources
- GSA Auctions item 374811
Official auction provenance for the immutable closing-high observation.
- Topcon Maestro2
Official Maestro2 family, imaging, and optional-OCTA context; linked and paraphrased.
- FDA Maestro2 and IMAGEnet6 clearance
Official device-system and OCTA context; linked and paraphrased.