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MeanGene
06-16-2003, 08:55 PM
My friend referred me to http://www.tylermartin.com He got some ink for his Epson pretty cheap, and I could not tell the difference on the photos from the ones that were printed with the Epson ink.

I have a Canon i470D and it uses BCI-24 ink. The color costs about $18.00 retail, and the Black about $6.00 retail.

I ordered 5 of each and it cost $26.00 including shipping for all 10.

I printed out some pictures the other day, and they were a little washed out. They were not as bright or as sharp as the ones I printed using original Canon ink. They look fine if I run them through twice, but that is a hassle, and I have to make sure not to move the paper holder, or my picture wil lbe ruined.

I sent an e-mail to them and they said that they would send me a refund, if I sent the ink back.

The pictures would look fine, if I were not selling some of them, but I can not sell them looking like that.

Anyway, does anyone buy compatible ink, that works like the original ink? If so, who do you buy it from. The lady at Tyler Martin told me that she was very suprised, and that there are only 3 inkjet ink factories in the world, and all ink comes from those.

Edited for all of the spelling errors. :)

Stormbringer
06-16-2003, 09:03 PM
Yup...I don't think my dad gets the ink from the site you mentioned MeanGene, but I definitely use what could be called "bootleg" inkjet ink. It comes in very generic packaging and has very generic labels, but works just as well as the Hewlett-Packard stuff. I obviously use a HP printer (3820)... :)

Guyute
06-17-2003, 12:29 PM
I haven't used ink from either of the following places yet, so can't personally vouch for them... just some places my dad sent to me. He normally buys stuff from computer shows... but if he runs out and there's no show in sight, he buys from one of these places.

www.psinkmaster.com
www.theinkexpress.com

MeanGene
09-02-2003, 12:36 AM
I think I have found the best deal so far.

http://www.monsterinkjets.com

My friend got some from here and it works great! Ground shipping is free, but it takes two weeks.

Stormbringer, HP and has the highest ink prices on the market. You could probably save a whole lot of money if you got a new printer. Even off brand ink for those printers is high. You may want to look into it. Just a suggestion.

Goldwolf
09-04-2003, 08:19 AM
Meangene, thanks for the link

this saves my theater a ton of money. We go through about 2 ink cartridges per month at $30 a pop

I had no idea that you could buy bootlegged ink like this