Has anyone ever purchased or used a "refurbished" ink cartridge? There are some on Amazon for 25.00 as opposed to 60.00 new.I have a Epson 3800 printer and don't want to screw it up with bad ink but if the cartridge was just refurbished then I should be ok. Any info out there??
Sounds too good to be true. It's probably an Epson cartridge that's been refilled with off-brand ink.
How bad would it screw up my printer if it's cheap ink? Remember I have a Epson 3800.
Show us a link.Originally Posted by ignatiusjk
You don't have to pay Epson's price for the real thing. http://www.atlex.com/ and some other sources are a little cheaper. I've bought many cartridges from them. Don't gamble on bargain ink to save a little money. If it's refilled with cheap ink, print life may be very short.
For what it's worth, my brother works in the inkjet printer division for HP and has lots of horror stories of people who damage their printers with bargain barrel re-fills on cartridges. His recommendation is to always use cartridges/ink from the manufacturer.
If you're going to use a lot of ink, get the cone refillables from inkjetmall.com
Find a local guy who does ink refills. Many of them can be high-quality. As with any business, there are good ones and there are bad. I have established a relationship with a local for all my ink needs and he does everything he can to make me a happy customer. He has all the proper refilling equipment and uses the best ink.
Frankly the ink market is a complete scam. HP and the like (especially Lexmark!) should be ashamed with their business practices! $60 for an ink cartridge? Give me a break!!
Unless you can really ascertain the manufacturer/quality of the ink, I fear this may be not unlike taking an empty bottle of Glenmorangie to the liquor store to be "refurbished" at a bargain price.
"I love my Verito lens, but I always have to sharpen everything in Photoshop..."
I use bargain basement ink on my $40 canon printer that does utilitarian stuff. OEM inks cost more than the printer did (yes, I know this is the business model, but I don't have to like it). Longevity of the prints and the printer doesn't matter much here, nor does color accuracy.
A serious photo printer is a different story entirely. I'd buy from the manufacturer, or from someone like Cone.
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