Digital BW, The Print

I would agree with you there!
I assume the ink set is long gone since the seller says he removed them 7 years ago.

You're right, these printers come along somewhat frequently.  After paying people to move it alone with the purchase price, and necessary inks etc, I could be feeling EXTREMELY unlucky afterwards.

Thanks Mark.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mark Savoia <mark@...> wrote:
>
> I would be hesitant on taking 7 year old inks and running them  
> through, might cause more damage then good.... only if the owner knows  
> it has a good chance of ruining a head or something and lets you try  
> before you buy. If you get anything that resembles a good nozzle  
> check, you might be OK. If you buy it, get new inks, perhaps some  
> flushing carts, change the dampers, and hope. I would look around for  
> a working printer, I just got rid of my two 9600 for around that same  
> price, and they were in good working condition.
> 
> Mark
> http://www.stillrivereditions.com
> 
> On Aug 17, 2009, at 2:57 PM, Eric Nelson wrote:
> 
> > 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
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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