Plan to sell 5 pints of plasma weekly to blood bank, over 10K per year income. What is the $ paid per pint?

Question

I can certainly use a few extra bucks extra income. I’ve heard blood banks pay for people's plasma.

Does anyone have a round figure as to how much they pay?

I’m figuring on $50 a pint.

I’d also like to get on a routine schedule of selling pints.

I figure 4 pints a week would be very handy in the form of extra cash. I’ve already starting drinking lots of OJ and sugary snacks to get those levels up.

Lastly, does anybody know if I’d have to claim this on my taxes as income? If this all works out, I’d be looking at over $10,000 a year gross selling my blood. I’m hoping this is non-taxable income.

Answer 1

Well, if you are in the US, there are rules saying how much you can give in a set time. You have to replenish your blood before you should give again. You will not have the strength to get up & go give blood after the first few pints, as you will not have the volume!
Once every 56 days is the rule for whole blood. The rules for pheresis are different, you may be able to do that more often.

Answer 2

Blood is restricted to every 110 days, but PLASMA can be given more frequently because the red blood cells are returned to the donor. As for the morality of it, I can't believe that comes up! So a person should find a better job for money, rather than give plasma that could save someone's life? It's not unreasonable to expect some kind of compensation for the plasma, especially if it is going to research! Whole blood is typically not paid for because most of it goes to help other humans and not necessarily into research. People are correct that your body could not handle giving that much plasma OJ and sugary snacks would have NO effect on the level of plasma in your body. It takes time and that's it (you also need to make sure you eat well).

Answer 3

That would be quite a way to earn a living. Sadly, it's not possible. According to ZLB Plasma (my local plasma bank), in their FAQ section: "Current FDA Regulations state that the maximum frequency of donation is once in two days, and no more than two times in a seven day period." So, basically, you can only give twice a week.

Also, despite most people's thoughts, selling plasma is not detrimental to your health. According to GoAskAlice, "Extensive, long-term studies have shown that frequent donation of plasma is safe. The majority of people who stopped donating plasma did so because of non-health-related reasons, such as moving away from a blood donation center or not having enough time to donate." And I've heard of a study that showed donating blood regularly actually improved your health.

As for price, ZLB gives $40 for your first donation and $60 for your second donation, and after that, it's based on body weight. And I'm not really sure about the tax stuff. I'd ask someone at H&R Block. They'd be able to help you out.

Answer 4

Zlb Plasma Pay

Answer 5

YOU'RE ON THE WRONG TRACK !
You can only give 2 or 3 pints a month, and you only get 15$ a pint. You can't make a living selling your plasma.

Answer 6

Here they have restrictions off course to protect your life. I believe the max is one pint a week for a maximum of 6 weeks or something like that.

Answer 7

They will not allow you to give that much plasma usually they only allow one time per week.

All income is taxable unless you work for a non-profit etc.

Answer 8

sounds like an excellent 3 week plan. The then you can sell the balance of your corpse to other medical institutions. probably ought to do that sooner than later though.

Answer 9

If you start this plan now, and faithfully give every week, you will not have to file any taxes at all.

You'll be dead before September.

Answer 10

Sorry bud.
They will not let you donate that often.
Unless of course you have many different aliases and blood banks that you donate to.