Source Confirmed
Seller-confirmed
- VikingQuest base/control hardware, a four-channel amplifier, stimulator/probe hardware, Dell workstation, display, keyboard, printer, cart, cabling, and foot control are photo-confirmed.
Analysis snapshotSnapshot decision:REVIEW
VIASYS/Nicolet VikingQuest 4-Channel EMG System — Auction Analysis
This coherent VikingQuest cart includes photo-confirmed four-channel amplifier, base/control hardware, stimulator, workstation, display, printer, cart, and pedal, but no software or functional proof; a ~$700 blind ceiling supports REVIEW.
Analysis snapshot · Historical — observed September 2, 2026. The scheduled close date of September 8, 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
- $700
The auction bid ceiling supported by this analysis, if one is defensible; see costs below for buyer-premium treatment.
Why this decision
REVIEW: the ~$700 blind ceiling is based on a $4,000 post-verification resale model; four-channel configuration is photo-confirmed but software, diagnostics, function, and medical-power safety remain unresolved.
What to verify before bidding
- The original workstation may be value-bearing, but its software, drivers, licenses, and hardware communication are unknown.
- Correct isolation/power configuration and electrical safety are not established.
See costs and maximum bid for the displayed assumptions and buyer-premium treatment.
- Snapshot auction result
- Not captured
- Bidders
- Not captured
- Blind-model resale
- $4,000
Snapshot provenance and timing · observed September 2, 2026 · scheduled close September 8, 2026
GSA Auctions sale 4-1-QSC-I-26-477, lot 006 · Los Angeles, California
Snapshot observed September 2, 2026
Scheduled close September 8, 2026
Analysis prepared September 2, 2026
Published September 2, 2026 · page updated September 2, 2026
Prepared and published by Oleksii Udod for LotCaliper.
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Auction snapshot
This is the September 2, 2026 GSA preview observation for sale 4-1-QSC-I-26-477, lot 006. No high bid was displayed in the preserved snapshot.
Older medical measurement systems are working configurations: visible hardware does not prove software, communication, measurement, stimulation, or safe clinical resale state.
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
- The equipment is physically coherent but unpowered; no software screen, diagnostic, or waveform is visible.
Not Established
Not established
- Software installation and entitlement, workstation state, base communication, amplifier and stimulator function, patient accessories, isolation/power configuration, and electrical safety.
Manufacturer Context
Independent context
- Current records retain VikingQuest component context, while Natus markets newer EMG platforms; this is legacy-but-still-relevant specialist equipment.
Lotcaliper Assumption
LotCaliper assumptions
- $4,000 conservative resale after working software, diagnostics, representative acquisition, and safety verification.
- ~$700 blind maximum hammer after logistics, diagnostics, software/accessory recovery, selling, profit, and uncertainty reserves.
Equipment identity
Analyzer · quantity 1
VIASYS Healthcare / Nicolet VikingQuest 4-channel EMG/NCS/EP cart system
Identity confidence: High
Identity evidence
Supplied photographs establish VikingQuest branding, dedicated control/base hardware, and a four-channel amplifier.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed September 2, 2026
Configuration
Working VikingQuest software, licenses, drivers, database, base communication, and complete patient-accessory configuration
Not established · no source evidence establishes presence or absence
Configuration evidence
No software screen, diagnostic, hardware enumeration, or complete patient-accessory inventory is evidenced.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed September 2, 2026
Condition
Untested
No boot, software launch, base/amplifier communication, stimulation, waveform acquisition, or electrical-safety evidence is supplied.
Evidence confidence: High
Condition evidence
All photographed equipment is unpowered; physical completeness is not functional proof.
GSA Auctions · Image · observed September 2, 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.
Verified four-channel cart model
- Max hammer
- $700
- Gross resale model
- $3,500–$5,500
The ceiling reserves for logistics, diagnostics/electrical-safety work, software/accessory recovery, selling friction, and uncertainty.
Costs and maximum bid
| Transaction / operating cost | Amount | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Selling Fees | $600 | LotCaliper assumption: 15% of modeled gross resale. |
| Shipping | $350 | LotCaliper pickup, packing, rigging, and inbound-logistics reserve; not a carrier or GSA quote. |
| Testing Repair Reserve | $350 | LotCaliper functional-test and diagnostic reserve. |
| Risk Buffer | $500 | Workstation, base, amplifier, stimulator, software, isolation/power, and hidden-condition risk reserve. |
| Other | $700 | LotCaliper missing-component, configuration, or recovery reserve; not a seller or service quote. |
- Buyer premium
- Not modeled
- Return requirements
- $500 minimum profit · 30% minimum ROI
- Computed bid constraints
Profit floor: $1,000
ROI floor: $715
Binding: ROI floor
- Snapshot blind/as-is max hammer
- $700
- 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.
Four-channel configuration, software preservation, and safety
The four-channel amplifier is a material positive, but the original workstation is a value-bearing unknown rather than a generic peripheral. Wiping or casually replacing it can destroy the software and configuration needed to prove the system.
A credible resale path requires booting and preserving the workstation, launching software, recognizing the base and amplifier, passing diagnostics, testing stimulation and representative acquisition, and performing appropriate electrical-safety checks.
- Image and preserve the workstation before destructive changes, then separate software preservation from patient-data sanitization.
- Verify diagnostics, all four amplifier channels, stimulation, isolation/power configuration, and freight before applying prepared-system asking context.
Recommendation and rationale
Snapshot decision
REVIEWREVIEW: the ~$700 blind ceiling is based on a $4,000 post-verification resale model; four-channel configuration is photo-confirmed but software, diagnostics, function, and medical-power safety remain unresolved.
Confidence
- Identity
- High
- Configuration
- Medium High
- Condition
- Low
- 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 Workflow Unverified
The original workstation may be value-bearing, but its software, drivers, licenses, and hardware communication are unknown.
A generic replacement PC does not establish a usable VikingQuest workflow.
High · Medical Electrical Safety Unverified
Correct isolation/power configuration and electrical safety are not established.
No grounding, leakage-current, patient-isolation, or functional testing is provided.
Sources
View cited public sources
- GSA Auctions item 375771
Official auction provenance for the immutable preview observation.
- Natus EMG/NCS/EP systems
Official current-platform context; linked and paraphrased.