I think I know the retailer you're speaking of, though the one I have in mind's prices are not high. I've made a lot of purchases recently from him of 2013-2015 boxes, as have others that I know, and I am extremely happy with every purchase I've made to date. In most cases, the price has been lower for a better box code/date, and in the times it's not, I'll happily pay the slightly extra cost for an older box of which I know the code.