Can You Sell Dumpster Dived Makeup

Women are using Facebook and online trade venues to sell well-known cosmetic brands at discount prices, but buyers may not exist getting what's printed on the label.

East Valley mom Brittanie Masters is auctioning designer cosmetics out of her living room on a Facebook group, and she's making a pretty penny.

"Girls are crazy about the stuff," Masters said. She said she'south made up to $450 in one day. Some of what she'due south selling is 100 percentage turn a profit because she pulled it from a dumpster. On her posts, Masters said she uses the abbreviation DD to indicate the makeup came from dumpster diving, but she said buyers can't be sure who is selling what online.

"People desire to try information technology before they actually buy at full price," Masters said. "Information technology could've come from 100 people and and so came back to me, simply they don't really ask."

Several websites including Glambot, Mercari, MUABS, and Facebook groups allow the auction of used cosmetics.

"It'south not as crazy to me anymore because people will sell the stuff and make a lot of money, and if something is discontinued, they could jack up the price twice the amount of retail," Masters said

Masters and other sellers are likewise inspired past YouTube stars, who make videos about dumpster diving for cosmetics.

YouTuber Jessica Casler said she made videos to raise sensation about waste material in the beauty product manufacture. She said some retailers throw abroad customer returns and makeup testers, as well as products that are damaged, expired, or discontinued.

Casler thinks some of these products could exist donated instead. Casler besides said store employees will attempt to destroy products to preclude them from ending up on the black marketplace.

"I've been told not to do information technology just by a matter chosen souping, which is when employees of these places will put bleach, or shampoo, or foundation, or any information technology is, to mess up the product to deter dumpster divers from taking the products," Casler said. Casler said she merely cleaned and sanitized the "souped" products herself before using or selling them.

"There was a point when I was doing those online sites, like Poshmark and Depop, where I was selling them," Casler said.

Ulta Dazzler is one of the dumpster defined' favorite spots. A company spokeswoman told ABC15, "We strongly discourage the retrieval of discarded items no longer fit for auction." She stressed "health and prophylactic is a top priority."

Police in Scottsdale, Mesa, and Chandler tell the ABC15 investigators that dumpster diving is as well illegal in their cities.

"Information technology is unsanitary and unsafe," Scottsdale Sgt. Ben Hoster said. "We don't desire people getting in at that place and getting cut, being injured, or getting infected by some disease."

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Police officers in several other cities warn dumpster defined could be stopped for trespassing.

Masters said she had been briefly stopped by the police in one case, but she only got a warning. She said the thrill the chase keeps her going.

"It's fun to come domicile and see what you lot got," Masters said.