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Be careful of who you buy from. My coworker was telling me of "boosters" in places like NYC. Organized crime, of sorts, where people go into a grocery or bodega and steal a food into a cart and then take off. Hours later, it's available for sale in a hotel room or on ebay. Those items you buy, unless it's a reputable buyer, could also sit in a hot (as in temperature) car trunk for days before you buy it.

Think about what you're willing to pay for. Your health?

the same caution should be used with any food purchase.
ever watch the food -dairy, temperature controlled items- being delivered to your local store?
do you always look at the date of items you buy?
do you pickup first on shelf or do you dig in back for fresher items?
do you know what the number code on a carton of eggs represents?

it is not just the internets you have to be careful of.

I really wouldn't buy food off of eBay. As was mentioned, the seller might be fencing stolen goods...

But also I worked in a grocery store for ten years. I can see how expired, recalled, or improperly stored foods could be repackaged by a seller and sold on eBay.

BTW, if you find an otherwise expensive drugstore item on eBay, like razor blades, Olay Regenerist, and essential oils, the odds are very good they were stolen.