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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: Mike Sellers on October 24, 2013, 10:37:48 am

Title: Ink Cart Exp. Date
Post by: Mike Sellers on October 24, 2013, 10:37:48 am: I just got an ink cart from Amazon for my Canon 8100 that was advertised as "new" but it turns out to have an expiration date of 12/2008. Is it still ok to use it in my printer?
Mike
Title: Re: Ink Cart Exp. Date
Post by: Floyd Davidson on October 24, 2013, 10:42:32 am: Quote from: Mike Sellers on October 24, 2013, 10:37:48 am
I just got an ink cart from Amazon for my Canon 8100 that was advertised as "new" but it turns out to have an expiration date of 12/2008. Is it still ok to use it in my printer?
Mike

Take expire dates on printer inks with a grain of salt... but, a "new" cart that was manufactured at least 7 years ago???

I'd send that back with a not very polite note attached.
Title: Re: Ink Cart Exp. Date
Post by: Sal Baker on October 24, 2013, 11:38:18 am: Quote from: Mike Sellers on October 24, 2013, 10:37:48 am
I just got an ink cart from Amazon for my Canon 8100 that was advertised as "new" but it turns out to have an expiration date of 12/2008. Is it still ok to use it in my printer?
Mike
OEM ink lasts a long time, but this is a stretch. Amazon sold you a cart that the manufacturer says shouldn't be used. They owe you a reasonably fresh ink cart.

Sal
Title: Re: Ink Cart Exp. Date
Post by: l_d_allan on October 24, 2013, 09:01:29 pm: Some time back, I asked Canon tech support about whether there was something on their retail package that could be decoded as an expiration date. I was considering purchase of what seemed to be a "too good to be true" eBay item.

IIRC, the response from Canon was "unopened tanks don't expire". That surprised me, but I have no reason to think they were being other than honest with my direct question.

However, that was about CLI-8 dye ink for my Canon 9000-2. I can't generalize to other ink they sell for other printers. YMMV, especially with non-oem ink as far as expiration dates.
Title: Re: Ink Cart Exp. Date
Post by: Mike Sellers on October 24, 2013, 09:11:22 pm: They sent an RMA # so I just returned it.
Title: Re: Ink Cart Exp. Date
Post by: darlingm on October 26, 2013, 12:22:44 am: Quote from: Mike Sellers on October 24, 2013, 10:37:48 am
I just got an ink cart from Amazon for my Canon 8100 that was advertised as "new" but it turns out to have an expiration date of 12/2008. Is it still ok to use it in my printer?
Mike

From Amazon itself, or an Amazon marketplace vendor, or "Fulfilled by Amazon"?
Title: Re: Ink Cart Exp. Date
Post by: Mike Sellers on October 26, 2013, 10:40:32 am: From the vendor. Same day that I complained about it.
Title: Re: Ink Cart Exp. Date
Post by: darlingm on October 26, 2013, 03:56:23 pm: Quote from: Mike Sellers on October 26, 2013, 10:40:32 am
From the vendor. Same day that I complained about it.

What I was figuring. Marketplace vendors on Amazon are are lot like eBay sellers. Was hoping Amazon itself wouldn't have pulled that!