Selling Expired Skincare Zero Respect for Law | Questions and answers among users

atomic0pop · 2026-01-18T16:11:28.513000Z

Selling 7-year-old expired skincare & zero accountabilityI am extremely disappointed with eBay’s lack of oversight regarding consumer safety. I recently purchased 4 bottles of Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion for €75.11, only to receive products that were completely unusable.Upon checking the batch code (A19), I discovered these bottles were manufactured in January 2019. They are over 7 years old! The lotion has a foul, rancid smell, indicating the ingredients have degraded and spoiled.Selling expired, spoiled cosmetics is not only a violation of eBay’s own "Health and Beauty" policies, but it also borders on illegal under California and US consumer protection laws regarding the sale of adulterated goods. Despite reporting this, eBay has done nothing to penalize the seller or prevent them from offloading hazardous, decade-old stock onto unsuspecting customers.If you value your skin or your money, stay away. eBay is clearly choosing seller fees over buyer safety.

Discussions

Selling Expired Skincare Zero Respect for Law | Questions and answers among users | eBay Italy