Digital BW, The Print

Thank you Steve and Richard for the input so far.  

One item I just learned about this printer is that before the printer was loaded w/Epson 
inks, it had been used with a dye sub ink set.  
The owner said he had used "a cleaner" to clean the heads and flush the system.  I have no 
idea if this is a "bad" thing or not or an indicator of possible misuse.  

Basically once I purchase this there is no warranty or return and I'd like to not have $250 
+ink printer that is useless.  
Is there a chance the ink heads could be damaged given the dye sub history?

Is there an obvious clue, given it's untestable state, to look for that by visual inspection 
should cause me to reject this purchase?

Or would buying the 110ml sized ink set and plugging them in be the only way to know 
for sure I'm not buying a lemon?

Thanks!

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "s.traudt" <steve@...> wrote:
>
> Hi. I have had the 4000 since they first came out. $250 is a great
> price, but keep in mind the following. Depending on how bad the
> nozzles are clogged, you may need to do several cleanings. You may
> even need to do a "power flush" which uses up about $60 worth of ink.
> In order to do cleanings and/or a flush, you need a certain minumum
> amount of ink still in the cartridge. So you will need to spend some
> hundreds of dollars in order to see if you can get it going. It is a
> great printer when it is running. It really does like to be used very
> often, daily if possible. It is not a good printer if it only sees
> occasional use. Hope this helps.
> 
> steve
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "emanmb"
> <emanmb@> wrote:
> >
> > This is my first post to the list as I've not acquired a digital
> printer of professional standards, 
> > but have an opportunity to get an Epson 4000 for $250.  The seller,
> who is local, says he 
> > hasn't used it in a month, some inks are very low and one is empty
> so there's no chance to 
> > test it really.
> > Given the price it's quite tempting really, but I am wondering what
> those experienced users 
> > here think would be a nightmare scenario I could get myself into.
> > Thanks and below is the seller's description.
> > Eric
> > "This printer was last used about 1 month ago and it worked fine. 
> > There are 2 empty ink cartridges and the other are very very low. 
> > So it will need new ink. Additionally you will probably need to run
> the nozzle cleanings 
> > because it has been sitting so long. 
> > 
> > There are no cover doors for the ink slots. 
> > There is no paper roll feed in the back either. 
> > Although you can use roll paper if you make your own paper stand. 
> > 
> > This printer does have the network card installed."
> >
>