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Can you sell prescription contacts on eBay?

blue_monkey_2
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Does anyone know where I can find this information?
I have 10 packs of new and unopened contacts because on the last order I bought the wrong size, and now my prescription has changed so I have some new and unopened packs as I need a different strength.
Don't know what else to do with them.
I have 10 packs of new and unopened contacts because on the last order I bought the wrong size, and now my prescription has changed so I have some new and unopened packs as I need a different strength.
Don't know what else to do with them.
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I wonder if it comes under the 'no prescription items allowed' rule?I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0
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I would say you can'tAny substance or item that requires a prescription from, or the supervision of, a licensed practitioner (such as a doctor, dentist, optometrist, optician, pharmacist or veterinarian) to dispense isn’t allowed on eBay.Prescription eyewear is not permitted but vintage eyeglasses sold for collectible purposes can be listed.0
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blue_monkey wrote: »Does anyone know where I can find this information?
I have 10 packs of new and unopened contacts because on the last order I bought the wrong size, and now my prescription has changed so I have some new and unopened packs as I need a different strength.
Don't know what else to do with them.
Me too. You can't sell them on ebay, I checked.
If you have any brainwaves as to what to do with them, please shout! They are sitting in my drawer staring at me reprovingly atm. How I hate wasting money like that. :mad:0 -
It is illegal to sell contact lenses anywhere, let alone online, unless there is "a registered optometrist, dispensing optician or medical practitioner" involved in dispensing them. This goes for the cosmetic ones too - still illegal.0
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Thanks for the replies, I did not realise.
Anyone know what I (and Bronnie) can do with them then? I just cannot find it in myself to chuck them in the bin.0
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