On another list there was a 3000 for sale that sounded pretty unused. Then I checked eBay and the price on the auction for one sounded pretty reasonable. It may be time to consider a new machine or one that is for sale in good shape. Donna Ursula Freer wrote: > As I am considering having an overhaul on my out of warranty Epson 3000 > printer. The Epson help desk gave me the only authorized service center in > New Mexico, located in Albuquerque, some distance away. I prefer not to have > the printer shipped back and forth, > > They would not give me a price unless I came in and had them check it out > for $42. first. After several calls they finally came up with a figure of > $643 for the overhaul. I was shocked as I had heard a price through Epson of > $350. Even though I prefer not to ship the printer because of the problems > that can occur internally with the 3000 (C.D. Tobie) I find $643 > unreasonable, > > So I called another Epson authorized repair center in Denver and was happy > to hear the price for the overhaul is still $350. Epson does not get > involved in the repair of this printer anymore, they just recommend that you > contact a service center directly. > > I hope this information may be helpful to someone. > > Ursula Freer > http://ursulafreer.com > > - > Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate > subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions. - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.