Digital BW, The Print

No I don't feel lucky at all lately!  =) 

Is it possible to power it up and get some idea of the condition of the electronics, other questions I could ask, or any way of finding out it's true condition?

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mark Savoia <mark@...> wrote:
>
> 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
> >
>