Well,
I guess my luck finally ran out with fleebay. I recently picked up a used Epson 3800 and Nikon 9000 from two separate sellers. The Epson 3800 came with the door busted off. Incredibly, the guy used only one layer of bubble wrap with some foam peanuts surrounding that one layer (and not nearly enough) in the original box. I wanted this printer for a dedicated BW printer while using my other 3800 (purchased new) for continuing to print color. I noticed that when I try to put the door back in its place I have to slightly warp it to fit in the door well. Which, is totally not the case with my original 3800. So, I'm wondering is the chassis bent? I haven't powered it up because I'm disgusted with the crappy job with the packing and not sure if I'm going to pursue damage reimbursement with Fedex or ask the seller to refund my money.
On to the 9000: This seller packed this thing like it was going to be shot to Mars and then bounced around on the surface a few times till things settled down. Unfortunately, it still got damaged! The front face was busted off of the scanner liked it was dropped on that end or the seller misrepresented the item. My question is has anybody gotten repairs done on their 9000 (assuming Nikon will repair it)? I figure if it can be looked at and repaired for a reasonable rate I may as well get Nikon to clean the CCD and optics as well. On a side note I have owned both the Coolscan V and a 9000ED in the past. This damaged unit seems to power up normally and I stuck a film tray in the mouth and it does the initial grab OK (I took the cover off and put the face back on as best I could before testing that aspect). Any hints as to what to do or past repair expenses shared concerning this scanner will be appreciated!
Thanks,
Greg
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