Digital BW, The Print

I've come across a used Epson 9600 for a little under $500 and was looking for advice as to whether this item would be a good gamble.

The owner says he took the inks out 7 years ago and hasn't used it since.  Obviously there will be no way to test the thing before buying short of buying a complete ink set and starting from there.  He didn't do any kind of flushing of the lines before putting it in storage.  

Am I just asking for trouble here or are there other questions to ask before one can comment?

Thanks for any advice.

Eric