Wasted $60 on a bulk lot of expired film from eBay,

I bought a 20-pack of Kodak Gold 200 from a seller who said it was stored in a cool basement. The price was too good to pass up at $3 a roll. Developed the first three rolls and got nothing but faint, muddy blobs. Checked the expiration date and it was from 2004, not 2012 like the listing claimed. The seller ghosted me after I asked for a refund. Has anyone else had luck with expired film from that era or is it always a gamble?

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oscarhart16d ago

Damn that's rough, I feel for you. I've been burned on expired film too and it's such a bummer when you get all excited for cheap deals and end up with nothing.

hart.sage16d ago

Is it bad that I still buy expired film even though I've been burned like five times? I guess I keep thinking I'll be the lucky one who finds that gold mine of perfectly preserved 20 year old Kodak. But no, I just get 36 frames of weird green nothing and a roll that jams my camera. My wallet and my camera both hate me at this point.

faithcampbell16d ago

Is there a support group for people who keep falling for the same expired film deals?