Should I Buy This Used Pixma Pro10 ?

[JMFlores]

Hi. My beloved Pro10 but the dust a few weeks ago, and after a failed attempt at purchasing another on eBay (nozzles came all clogged up), I'm looking at another. 

The seller sent the attached nozzle test page. Is this performance acceptable, or too "banded?" Think a simple nozzle cleaning would help?  He's asking $185 plus $100 shipping. I don't want to lose $300, but I can't afford a new replacement model. 

 

[jrhoffman75]

I would ask him to run two deep cleanings and then another nozzle check. 

[JMFlores]

Thanks! He said he's already done two deep cleanings and has seen improvements with each one. Do you think that's a sign that it can be completely "refreshed?" Also, would you notice degraded printing at this point with this much banding? I don't think I ever saw any banding with my old one, and I never had to clean it. 

[jrhoffman75]

I guess I would wonder why he didn’t go further and get it working correctly or realize that it can’t be. Sometimes when deep cleaning efforts don’t work people have had success using techniques that are available on YouTube. Do you want to risk $300 on that or look into a Pro-200 or Pro-300 for more dollars. Tough call. 

[JMFlores]

Yes, very tough. His third cleaning almost entirely cleared up the misfires, so I'm going ahead with it. Thanks so much for your advice