Digital BW, The Print

Ask yourself, would you buy a car that sat for 7 years. I wouldn't.  
Things dry out, gunk up, electronics might not work, ....unless you  
feel lucky?

Mark
http://www.stillrivereditions.com

On Aug 17, 2009, at 1:38 PM, Eric Nelson wrote:

> 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
>