My pods are expired. Are they really still worth something?

Yes, at a reduced rate rather than the full one. It holds for Omnipod 5, DASH and Classic. It is one of only two exceptions to the expired-is-worthless rule, the other being Dexcom G7 sensors.

Does it matter which generation they are?

For pods, all three are bought. It matters a great deal on the CGM side, where expired G7 sensors are bought and expired G6 sensors are not, so check the box rather than assuming.

The outer box is opened but the pods inside are still sealed.

Worth asking about rather than assuming either way — describe exactly what is sealed and what is not. What cannot be sold is an individually opened item.

Can I sell the controller?

Worth asking, particularly if it was never opened. Omnipod 5 runs from a phone for many users, so controllers turn up boxed more often than you would expect.

I have several months of pods. Is that a bulk sale?

Probably. A hundred pieces or more counts as bulk, mixed generations and dates are expected, and nothing needs sorting before you get a number.

Leftover Omnipod Pods: What They Are Worth, Expired or Not

Pods are bought and delivered in quantity, on a schedule, and they stop being needed all at once — a switch to a tubed pump, a change of therapy, a plan moving to a different system, or a cupboard cleared after a bereavement. What is left is rarely one or two boxes.

The rule almost nobody knows

The advice everywhere is that expired diabetic supplies are worthless. For test strips that is correct, and it should be followed — a degraded strip returns an inaccurate reading, which is a safety problem rather than a bargain.

It is wrong about pods. Expired Omnipod pods still have value, at a reduced rate rather than nothing at all, and that applies across Omnipod 5, DASH and Classic.

The other product in the same position is the Dexcom G7 sensor. Expired G7 sensors are bought; expired Dexcom G6 sensors are not. Those two exceptions are the entire list, and between them they account for an enormous amount of stock thrown away every week by people following advice written about something else.

So if there are pods in the house and the dates have passed, do not bin them on that basis alone.

What still needs to be true

Sealed and unopened, in the original packaging. This is not negotiable and it is not about the pods being expired — an opened box cannot be sold at any price, because nobody downstream can verify how it was stored.
Not funded through a government program. Supplies obtained that way cannot be resold. It is about the funding route, not about you.
Described accurately. Which system, how many boxes, and the dates as printed. A figure quoted against a rough description is a figure that moves when someone sees the boxes.

The rest of the kit

A pod user's cupboard usually holds more than pods. Controllers, and on Omnipod 5 the phone-based setup means a controller may never have been opened. If a CGM was running alongside, there will be sensors too, and the same expiry distinction applies there — G7 yes, G6 no.

Photograph sealed boxes with the dates and lot numbers visible before anything moves, and keep the photographs until payment lands. Do not open a box to photograph the contents.

Where to take it

The state pages show who is nearest to you and whether an in-person handover is realistic. Because pods come in volume, a switch often leaves a hundred pieces or more behind — that is a bulk inquiry rather than an individual sale, and mixed generations and mixed dates are expected.