Run these six
- Is the factory seal intact? If it is broken, stop — an opened box has no resale value regardless of brand.
- Has the date passed? If it has not, we will buy it. Send a photo of the date and we will confirm before you commit to anything.
- Is it a retail carton? A pharmacy dispensing label over the barcode is handled differently. Call us and we will work out what your box is worth.
- Has it been anywhere hot? A car, a garage in August, an attic. Heat changes what a strip reads, so tell us where the box was kept and we will factor it in.
- Is it US packaging? International-market boxes price differently. Show us what you have and we will tell you straight.
- Not sure who paid for it? Give us a call and we will work it out with you in a couple of minutes.
If all six pass
Take a picture of the front of the box and the expiration date, and send it over. Several boxes in one photo is fine. You will have a firm number back within the hour during business hours.
If one fails
Depends which. Dating and store brands usually mean donate instead. A broken seal means dispose. A government funding source means donate, always. We will tell you which applies rather than making you guess.
What the record shows
Everything below is quoted or drawn from a primary source, linked so you can check it yourself rather than take our word for it. Full list on our sources and regulations page.
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“You could be greatly overusing or underusing insulin because of an incorrect result. That’s where it would be a really critical health issue.”
— American Diabetes Association — Matt Petersen, Vice President of Medical Information, Reselling diabetes test strips an unregulated ‘gray market’ in US, reported.
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