Get a Quote for Diabetic Test Strips: What to Know First

To get a quote for diabetic test strips, you send two photos. That's the whole setup. Text one photo of the front of the box (brand and count visible) and one of the back panel, with the expiration date and lot number showing. You get a real number back in under 30 minutes during business hours. Not a "we'll let you know once we've had a look at them in person." A real number, before you drive anywhere.

What to send to get a quote

Two photos cover it in almost every case. The first shows the front of the box: brand name and strip count (50ct, 100ct, etc.). The second shows the back panel: expiration date and lot number. Those four pieces of information — brand, count, expiration, lot — are everything a buyer needs to give you a firm number.

If you have multiple brands, send one photo per brand front and one photo of all the back panels together. If you're not sure what brand something is, a clear photo of the front solves it. You don't need to know the product details — that's what the photos are for.

CGM supplies work the same way. For Dexcom sensors or FreeStyle Libre boxes, a photo of the front of the retail box and one of the back (with the lot number and expiration date) is all we need. If you're selling a mix of test strips and CGM sensors, one text message covers everything. See the full price guide for what each brand pays.

What actually moves the number

Three things drive the quote: brand, expiration date, and whether the factory seal is intact. Brand is the biggest lever. Accu-Chek Aviva Plus 100ct boxes pay up to $40 each. FreeStyle Lite 100ct up to $25. Contour Next 100ct up to $20. OneTouch Verio 100ct up to $10. Accu-Chek Guide 100ct up to $7. Generic store brands like ReliOn or Walmart Equate rarely qualify — the downstream market for them is too thin.

Expiration date matters because shelf life matters to whoever buys the strips next. Boxes with 12 months or more to expiration get the top quoted price. Inside six months, the quote drops. Inside three months, most reputable buyers, including us, won't make an offer. The math is honest: a box expiring next month has no resale runway, so it has no resale value. The guide to test strip expiration explains the cutoffs and what the codes on the box actually mean.

The factory seal is non-negotiable. If the seal is broken — even if the strips inside look untouched — the box doesn't qualify. That's not a buyer-specific rule. Whoever receives it next won't accept an opened box either, so we can't.

CGM supplies and insulin pumps generally quote higher per unit than test strips. Dexcom G6 sensor 3-packs pay up to $150. Dexcom G7 (15-day) sensors up to $60 each. FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors up to $30 each. Omnipod 5 pods up to $150 each. Medtronic insulin pumps up to $500. If you've switched from one CGM platform to another and have leftover sensors, the payout on those is usually the biggest number in the pile. Read more about which supplies pay the most.

How fast you hear back

The average text response during business hours is under 30 minutes. Most people hear back in 10–15 minutes. The quote isn't generated by an algorithm — it's a person looking at your photos and sending back a real offer. That's partly why response times are consistent and partly why the number holds at the meetup.

You don't need to schedule anything to get a quote. Text the photos, get a number, decide if it works for you. If it does, we'll arrange a meetup. If it doesn't, no problem and no follow-up. More on timing in the post about how fast you get paid after reaching out.

Why the quote is almost always the price you get paid

Every buyback site claims to pay the highest prices in Utah or the highest prices anywhere. That line doesn't tell you anything useful. What matters is a different question: does the price you got quoted match the price you actually get paid?

Mail-in buyers work on a different model. You get a quote at home, ship the boxes, and then there's a second inspection at a warehouse. Sometimes the final offer is lower. Sometimes you wait three weeks and nothing comes. The worst outcome isn't a lowball — it's silence. That happens more than mail-in companies like to advertise. Our full comparison of mail-in vs local buyers covers why the model breaks down for most Utah sellers.

With a local meetup, the inspection happens before any money moves. We look at the boxes in front of you, confirm the seals, and pay on the spot. If the boxes match the photos, the quote is the price. We've done over 1,500 transactions, and on-site deductions after a quote are rare. Most sellers tell us the same thing after their first meetup: "Wait, that's it?" Five minutes, boxes change hands, cash in hand.

We've been buying locally across the Wasatch Front for five years and paid out over $100,000 to sellers. Repeat business runs at about 95% — meaning if someone sells to us once, they almost always come back. That track record is the only "highest prices" claim worth reading.

When we can't give you a quote worth your time

Pharmacy-relabeled boxes are the most common situation where we have to say no. When a pharmacy label covers the original retail packaging and UPC, the box is unsellable to any reputable buyer downstream. This isn't a policy we set — it's a market reality. If this is what you have, there are nonprofits in Salt Lake County that accept relabeled supplies for redistribution to people managing diabetes without insurance. Text us and we'll send the names.

Expired strips and opened boxes are the same answer: no, and we'd rather tell you before you drive to meet us. If you're not sure whether your strips have expired or what the lot number code means, the expiration guide explains it in detail. Brands and strip types we don't accept are covered in the brands guide. When in doubt, send the photos anyway — the text takes two minutes and we'll tell you straight.

If you have strips that don't qualify for a cash offer, the CDC's diabetes resources page and national diabetes nonprofits maintain lists of community programs that accept supplies for redistribution. Strips going to waste benefit nobody, and donation is always a better outcome than the trash.

What happens once you have a quote

The quote has no commitment attached. If the number works, we pick a meetup spot. We usually meet at Starbucks locations or Smith's parking lots across the Wasatch Front — wherever is convenient for you, as long as it's public and well-lit. The meetup takes about five minutes. You hand over the boxes, we look at them, you get paid in cash, Venmo, Cash App, or Zelle, whichever is easiest.

If you have a large amount or can't easily get out to meet, we'll come to you. The largest single payout we've done was $2,700 for a seller who couldn't drive — we went to them, sorted through everything on the spot, and paid cash that day. If you're looking at a closet full of supplies and want us to come take a look, fill out the form and we'll work something out. The step-by-step guide walks through the full process from first text to cash in hand.