Received sun lotion way past its expiry date - refund?

[HalfSpamHalfBrisket]

I bought some "new" la roche posay sun lotions from a seller. They have arrived and the dates on the bottles show they expired in April 2013 & Dec 2013 (I've checked the batch numbers too - they were manufactured in 2010/11).

I know sun lotion does become less effective over time and I don't want to risk it. Do I have any right to a refund from the seller - or because the expiry dates weren't explicity mentioned do I have to write this off?

I am a fairly infrequent ebayer (I now remember why!) so any help gratefully received.

[LilyBlossom14]

yes you can expect a refund - have you messaged the seller yet?

[HalfSpamHalfBrisket]

No - I just wanted to see if I had a leg to stand on. I'll message them tomorrow.
I think I'm a bit reticent as I had a bad experience recently with a seller when they cancelled an item I'd won because it went for less than they wanted, and it degenerated into them sending me some pretty nasty emails. I suppose I'm anticipating more grief.

[LilyBlossom14]

just email them and say they are out of date - they are in the wrong here, not you.