Digital BW, The Print

Does anyone have experience shipping used inkjet printers? I have an Epson 900n and a 740 that I want to ship - probably by UPS. I've had a problem before where ink was spilled inside the printer during shipment. Do all Epson inkjets have some kind of waste ink resevoir - how would you empty that before shippng? 

	Also, the Epson manual says to leave cartridges in the printer during transport. But, it also warns you to keep the printer level. I can't expect a shipping company to keep the box level throughout the trip. Is it better to remove ink when shipping?

thanks, - Den.

for what it is worth; i had to send a printer back to epson and they told me to remove the ink.
   
  regards,
  ann

Dennis Dowling <den@...> wrote:
          
Does anyone have experience shipping used inkjet printers? I have an Epson 900n and a 740 that I want to ship - probably by UPS. I've had a problem before where ink was spilled inside the printer during shipment. Do all Epson inkjets have some kind of waste ink resevoir - how would you empty that before shippng? 

Also, the Epson manual says to leave cartridges in the printer during transport. But, it also warns you to keep the printer level. I can't expect a shipping company to keep the box level throughout the trip. Is it better to remove ink when shipping?

thanks, - Den.



         

       
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my first refurbished from epson didn't work so i had to send it back.   they said remove the ink.

ann clancy <jaclancy1937@...> wrote:          for what it is worth; i had to send a printer back to epson and they told me to remove the ink.

regards,
ann

Dennis Dowling <den@...> wrote:

Does anyone have experience shipping used inkjet printers? I have an Epson 900n and a 740 that I want to ship - probably by UPS. I've had a problem before where ink was spilled inside the printer during shipment. Do all Epson inkjets have some kind of waste ink resevoir - how would you empty that before shippng? 

Also, the Epson manual says to leave cartridges in the printer during transport. But, it also warns you to keep the printer level. I can't expect a shipping company to keep the box level throughout the trip. Is it better to remove ink when shipping?

thanks, - Den.

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Same here...
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: ann clancy 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 7:05 PM
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Shipping used printers?


  for what it is worth; i had to send a printer back to epson and they told me to remove the ink.

  regards,
  ann

  Dennis Dowling <den@...> wrote:

  Does anyone have experience shipping used inkjet printers? I have an Epson 900n and a 740 that I want to ship - probably by UPS. I've had a problem before where ink was spilled inside the printer during shipment. Do all Epson inkjets have some kind of waste ink resevoir - how would you empty that before shippng? 

  Also, the Epson manual says to leave cartridges in the printer during transport. But, it also warns you to keep the printer level. I can't expect a shipping company to keep the box level throughout the trip. Is it better to remove ink when shipping?

  thanks, - Den.

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I have shipped several used Epson's, and I have always removed the ink
carts and put them in ZipLoc plastic bags.  I put a wad of paper
towels into the cavity where the carts where.

I have never had an 'accident' with any shipped printers.  I never had
a problem with the ink reservoir, but I put the wad of towels in the
cavity anyway. On the outside, I always place stickers that say "This
End Up" all around the box.  I used to work for UPS, so I know how
tough they can be moving boxes.  Almost all of us, however, respected
the "This End Up" labels.

Uncle Dannie