When people find a stash of sealed test strips, the first question is usually “what is this actually worth?” It's a great question, and the answer isn't a mystery. The value of unused diabetic test strips comes down to three factors, all of which you can check yourself in about a minute: the brand, the quantity, and — most important by far — how far out the expiration date is.
Factor 1: The brand
Some brands are simply in higher demand than others, because more people use those meters. The names that move fastest tend to be the big ones:
- OneTouch (Verio and Ultra) — among the most requested.
- Contour Next — consistently high demand.
- Accu-Chek (Guide and Aviva).
- FreeStyle (Lite strips and Libre sensors).
- Dexcom G6 and G7 CGM sensors.
Less common brands still have value — we buy most sealed, unexpired retail boxes — but the mainstream names are the ones with the deepest demand behind them.
Factor 2: The quantity
This one is intuitive: more strips are worth more than fewer. Value scales with count, so a 100-count box is worth more than a 50-count, and several sealed boxes together add up. If you've got a mail-order stockpile, the total can be more than you'd expect — retail prices for name-brand strips often run north of $1 per strip, which is why a full drawer represents real money.
Factor 3: The expiration date (this is the big one)
If you remember one thing, make it this: the further out the expiration date, the more your strips are worth. It's the factor that moves the number the most.
The reason is practical. A buyer needs enough time to get the strips to someone who will actually use them before they expire. A box dated two years out has a long, useful life ahead of it. A box with three months left is racing the clock, so it's worth less — though often still worth selling rather than letting it expire entirely.
The rule of thumb
Boxes with the longest dating are your most valuable ones — which is exactly why the unopened shipment that just arrived is usually worth the most. Sell sooner rather than later; every month that passes is value quietly ticking away.
Why we quote each offer individually
You'll notice we don't publish a fixed price-per-box chart, and that's on purpose. Because value hinges on the combination of brand, count, and dating — and because those change constantly — a real offer means looking at your actual boxes, not a generic number. It's the difference between a vague estimate and a firm figure you can count on. When we make you an offer, it's a real cash number based on what you actually have.
And the offer is the price. We don't spring a lower number on you at the meetup. The only time an offer changes is if the supplies differ from what you described — a different brand, shorter dating, or a damaged box — and we always talk that through with you first. If you're curious how the whole process runs, our how-it-works page lays it out step by step.
How to get your estimate
- Gather your sealed boxes and read three things off each: brand, strip count, and the printed expiration date.
- Tell us what you have — it takes about 60 seconds, no account required.
- Get a real cash offer back, usually the same business day. Accept it and we meet up locally to pay you cash.
Got sealed boxes to turn into cash?
Tell us the brand, quantity, and expiration dates. We'll send a no-obligation cash offer and set up a local meetup across the Salt Lake Valley.