Epson has increased their small format printer (8.5" and 13" model) ink from a few months ago. I'm not sure if this was extended to large format printer ink out of the US (Canada, Australia, etc), but our 220ml ink price haven't changed for the 9800/9880 for a few years now. This may be something that Epson is doing with different int'l locations from what I'm reading. If that's the case, can't say it won't happen in the US sometime soon or in the future.
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