Source Confirmed
Source-confirmed
- Two used LAP Mentor III systems, last known fully functional, stored indoors, and offered with inspection.
- Auction ended with no bids; export certification applies according to the supplied specification.
Analysis snapshotSnapshot decision:REVIEW
2× Simbionix LAP Mentor III — Auction Analysis
Two last-known-working simulator towers received no bids, but current software, licensing, haptic controls, and calibration remain unverified.
Analysis snapshot · Historical — observed August 24, 2026. The source records that the auction ended with no bids. The evidence, economics, and recommendation remain exactly as recorded and are not current.
Decision at a glance
RecommendationREVIEW
- Maximum hammer bid
- $0
The auction bid ceiling supported by this analysis, if one is defensible; see costs below for buyer-premium treatment.
Why this decision
Current evidence does not support a positive blind bid. If both systems pass an end-to-end software, haptic, and training-exercise test, the central conditional ceiling rises to about $1,300.
What to verify before bidding
- Booting is not enough to establish a usable simulator.
- Two mobile simulator towers require material pickup, crating, and freight.
See costs and maximum bid for the displayed assumptions and buyer-premium treatment.
- Auction outcome
- Ended with no bids
- Bidders
- 0
- Blind-model resale
- $4,500
Snapshot provenance and timing · observed August 24, 2026 · scheduled close August 24, 2026
GSA Auctions sale 3-1-QSC-I-26-537, lot 009 · Omaha, Nebraska
Snapshot observed August 24, 2026
Scheduled close August 24, 2026
Analysis prepared August 24, 2026
Published August 24, 2026 · page updated August 25, 2026
Prepared and published by Oleksii Udod for LotCaliper.
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Auction snapshot
This GSA Auctions lot contains two Simbionix LAP Mentor III laparoscopic surgery simulators. The sale ended with no bids. The seller states both were fully functional when last used and stored indoors, while warning that parts may be missing and software update or service may be required.
Last-known-working is not currently verified working.
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
- Two substantially complete towers with monitors, workstation assemblies, instrument controls, and multiple handles.
Not Established
Not established
- PC boot health, software launch, license/module usability, haptic calibration, camera/foot controls, or completed exercise workflow.
Lotcaliper Assumption
LotCaliper assumptions
- $4,000–4,500 current-state resale for the pair and $6,000 central tested-working resale.
- $0 current-evidence ceiling, ~$1,300 tested-working central ceiling, and ~$650–2,600 sensitivity.
Equipment identity
Medical Simulation · quantity 2
Simbionix LAP Mentor III
Identity confidence: High
Identity evidence
The seller identifies two Simbionix LAP Mentor III laparoscopic simulation systems.
GSA Auctions · Source Field · observed August 24, 2026
Official platform documentation supports the computer, simulation, force-feedback, and camera-control dependency.
Surgical Science · Text · observed August 24, 2026
View official reference
Configuration
Two complete-looking mobile towers with monitors, workstations, controls, handles, and cabling
Confirmed · High confidence
Configuration evidence
Photo-derived physical-completeness observation.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed August 24, 2026
Usable software, procedure modules, licenses, and calibrated haptics
Possible · Low Medium confidence
Configuration evidence
The seller reports the units worked when last used; no fresh end-to-end test is documented.
GSA Auctions · Source Field · observed August 24, 2026
Condition
Last Known Working
Seller-reported fully functional when last used and stored indoors; current functionality is not verified.
Evidence confidence: Medium High
Condition evidence
GSA seller condition statement, accurately qualified.
GSA Auctions · Source Field · observed August 24, 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.
Last-known-working, currently unverified
- Max hammer
- $0
- Gross resale model
- $4,000–$4,500
The ROI constraint fails before acquisition after freight and proprietary-system risk.
Both systems pass full functional/software test
- Max hammer
- $1,300
- Gross resale model
- $5,000–$8,000
Central ceiling ~$1,300; tested-working sensitivity is ~$650–2,600.
Costs and maximum bid
| Transaction / operating cost | Amount | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Selling Fees | $675 | 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 | $500 | LotCaliper cleaning, diagnostics, and functional-verification reserve. |
| Risk Buffer | $1,000 | LotCaliper reserve for proprietary software, modules, haptic controls, calibration, and service uncertainty. |
- Buyer premium
- Not modeled
- Return requirements
- $500 minimum profit · 30% minimum ROI
- Computed bid constraints
Profit floor: $0
ROI floor: $0
Binding: Profit and ROI floors
- Snapshot blind/as-is max hammer
- $0
- 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.
Historical functionality vs current functionality
LotCaliper preserves the seller's positive last-known-working statement but does not convert it into a current test. Storage duration, software state, hard-drive health, licensing, haptic calibration, and controls remain unverified.
Power-on is weak evidence: a machine that reaches Windows but cannot complete a training exercise stays in the risk-adjusted state.
Conditional tested-working economics
The current-evidence model uses $4,500 gross resale, $675 selling cost, and $3,000 of freight, diagnostics, and software/haptic risk. The ROI constraint is negative before acquisition, producing a $0 blind ceiling.
After both systems pass end-to-end testing, the central $6,000 resale model and lower residual risk support a ~$1,300 ceiling.
| Pair gross resale | Conditional safe max hammer |
|---|---|
| $5,000 | ~$650 |
| $6,000 | ~$1,300 |
| $7,000 | ~$1,950 |
| $8,000 | ~$2,600 |
What qualifies as tested working?
- Both PCs boot; LAP Mentor launches without license or dongle errors; installed modules are visible.
- Instrument handles track, haptic feedback and camera/foot controls work, and calibration completes.
- At least one training exercise completes end-to-end and produces a normal result screen.
Logistics and export terms
LotCaliper reserves $1,500 for pickup, crating, and freight for the two large mobile towers; this is not a GSA quote.
The sale requires an electronic export-control certification. Buyers should independently verify eligibility and compliance for their intended destination; this does not imply a categorical export ban or citizenship rule beyond the official terms.
Recommendation and rationale
Snapshot decision
REVIEWCurrent evidence does not support a positive blind bid. If both systems pass an end-to-end software, haptic, and training-exercise test, the central conditional ceiling rises to about $1,300.
Confidence
- Identity
- High
- Configuration
- High
- Condition
- Low 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 · Software Haptics Unverified
Booting is not enough to establish a usable simulator.
Software, module access, instrument tracking, haptics, calibration, and an end-to-end exercise must work together.
High · Two Tower Logistics
Two mobile simulator towers require material pickup, crating, and freight.
The model reserves $1,500 for combined logistics.
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.
- Surgical Science LAP Mentor III platform
Official technical context, linked and paraphrased without reproducing manufacturer media.