How Much Can I Sell Diabetic Test Strips For in 2026
How much can I sell diabetic test strips for? Short answer: between $7 and $40 per box for test strips, depending on brand and expiration date. Sealed CGM sensors and pump supplies pay more. The number comes down to three things: brand, condition, and expiration date. Once you know them, you can estimate what you're sitting on. Text us a few photos and we'll send back a real number in under 30 minutes.
What sets the price on test strips
Brand is the biggest variable. Accu-Chek Aviva Plus boxes top out at $40 per 100ct box because demand for them is high and the meter is expensive at retail. OneTouch Verio tops out around $10. The meter is cheap to buy new, which lowers how much anyone will pay for discounted strips. The spread from lowest to highest brand is real, so it is worth knowing where your boxes fall before you contact anyone.
Expiration is the second factor. Boxes with 12 or more months left get the full offer. Inside six months the number drops. By the time you are within three months, the drop is steep. The day after expiration the value is zero. That is the only clock running in this whole transaction. Everything else about a box is workable except the date printed on it.
Condition is third. The factory seal has to be intact. Not mostly intact. Intact. Downstream buyers will not accept an opened box, which means local buyers like us cannot either. The brands that move best are FDA-cleared glucose monitoring systems with established retail distribution: Accu-Chek, FreeStyle, OneTouch, Contour. Generic and store-brand strips have far less downstream demand.
What sealed boxes actually pay, by brand
These are top-of-market offers for sealed, retail-packaged boxes with 12-plus months to expiration. Your actual offer will land somewhere in this range based on your specific date and how the box looks. For a full breakdown of how the numbers compare across every brand we buy, the price guide by brand goes into more detail.
- Accu-Chek Aviva Plus 100ct: up to $40 per box
- FreeStyle Lite 100ct: up to $25 per box
- Contour Next 100ct: up to $20 per box
- OneTouch Verio 100ct: up to $10 per box
- Accu-Chek Guide 100ct: up to $7 per box
CGM sensors and pump supplies often pay more
The American Diabetes Association tracks which CGM systems are currently recommended and covered by insurance. The most-used systems tend to hold resale value because more people are looking for affordable replacements. Dexcom G6 sensor three-packs pay up to $150. G7 sensors go up to $60 each (15-day) or $40 each (10-day). FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors are up to $30 each. If you have both strips and sensors, the sensors are often the bigger part of the total.
Pump supplies pay the most of anything we buy. A Medtronic insulin pump is up to $500. Omnipod 5 Starter Kit is up to $300, and individual Omnipod 5 pods are up to $150 each. If you have a mix of supplies and want to know which items are worth the most, the highest payouts we offer page breaks it down.
The most common reason people have unused CGM sensors is a prescription change. A doctor switches the system, insurance covers the new one, and the old boxes pile up. If that is your situation, text us the brand and expiration on those boxes. We can usually confirm a number the same day.
What the quoted price actually means
Every buyback site says they pay the highest in Utah. Alright, friend. That line does not tell you much on its own. What actually matters is whether the price they quoted matches the price you got paid. Those can be two different numbers when a mail-in buyer re-inspects your boxes after they have arrived. By then your supplies are already in someone else's hands.
With a local meetup the inspection happens in front of you, before any money moves. We look at the same boxes you sent photos of. Our on-site deduction rate is rare across more than 1,500 transactions. The quote we text is what we hand you in cash. If you want the full side-by-side, the comparison between mail-in and local buyers walks through the differences.
How much a stockpile can add up to
Most people underestimate what they have sitting around. We went to visit a client in Salt Lake who couldn't drive to a meetup. She has diabetes, eats carefully, and rarely burns through her monthly allotment, so sealed boxes had been accumulating for a couple of years. When we sorted through everything on-site, it came out to $2,700 in usable supplies. That is the largest single payout we have made. It started with the same text-photos process as a one-box sale.
If you have got more than a handful of boxes and you are not sure what qualifies, you do not need to sort it before texting us. Send photos of whatever you have. We will go through it with you and let you know what we can take and what we cannot.
How to get your actual number
Text us a few photos of your boxes: the front of the packaging, the lot number, and the expiration date. We will send back a real number. Not a placeholder. Not a "we will finalize after we receive them." The number in the text is the number you get paid.
Response time during business hours (Mon–Sat 10am–7pm, Sun 12–3pm) is under 30 minutes. If the price works, you pick a spot near you — a Starbucks, a Smith's parking lot, anywhere public that works for you. We meet you there. Most meetups wrap up in about five minutes. Payment in cash, Venmo, Cash App, or Zelle.
The full price guide has current numbers if you want to look up your brand before texting. Or reach out directly and skip the research. Either way gets you to the same place.
Frequently asked questions
How much do Accu-Chek Aviva Plus strips sell for?
Up to $40 per 100ct box for sealed boxes with 12 or more months to expiration. The offer drops as the date gets closer. Text us a photo of the box with the expiration visible and we will confirm the exact number.
How much do FreeStyle Lite strips go for?
FreeStyle Lite 100ct boxes pay up to $25 each, again with 12-plus months remaining on the expiration. FreeStyle Libre sensors are a separate product and pay separately. Libre 3 sensors go up to $30 each.
Does the expiration date affect how much I get paid?
Yes, significantly. Boxes with a year or more left on the date get the full offer. Inside six months the price drops. Boxes within three months of expiration get a reduced offer or none at all. Expired boxes have no resale value. The date on the box is the biggest factor after brand.
Can I sell just one box, or do I need more?
One box is fine. A lot of people start with one to see how it goes, and if the process is smooth (which it usually is), they come back with more. We have clients who sell two or three times a month. There is no minimum.
How do I get a quote without mailing my strips first?
Text us photos of the front of the box, the lot number, and the expiration date. We will send back a real number, usually within 30 minutes during business hours. You do not send anything until after you have agreed to a price and scheduled a meetup. Nothing ships anywhere.
What is the most someone has made selling test strips?
The largest single payout we have made was $2,700 for one stockpile at one meetup. That was a larger-than-average collection. Most sellers walk away with somewhere between $50 and a few hundred dollars, but large stockpiles do happen more often than people expect.
Are CGM sensors worth more than test strips?
Usually yes. A Dexcom G6 sensor three-pack pays up to $150. A single Omnipod 5 pod is up to $150 each. A Medtronic insulin pump can pay up to $500. Test strips are the lower end of the payout range. If you have a mix of supplies, the sensors and pumps are often the bigger ticket items.
What makes a box unsellable?
Opened or broken seal, expired date, pharmacy label glued over the brand name, generic store brands like ReliOn or Walmart Equate, or loose strips out of the original box. Any one of those disqualifies a box. The <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CDC diabetes resource page</a> has guidance on safe disposal of medical supplies you cannot sell or donate.