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Title: How can I tell if a copier toner cartridge is new or used? Post by: Nolo on January 31, 2013, 05:04:03 AM I don't have the copier, so I can't put it in the copier to test it. It appears to be very clean, and doesn't "look" as though it has been used, but I didn't know if there was any test I could do on it, to determine for sure whether it has been used or not.
http://www.onthespottoner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/L50.jpg This is the cartridge I have. Title: Re: How can I tell if a copier toner cartridge is new or used? Post by: adamstgBit on January 31, 2013, 05:17:29 AM look at the price
you ALWAYS get what you pay for. Title: Re: How can I tell if a copier toner cartridge is new or used? Post by: DeathAndTaxes on January 31, 2013, 05:21:07 AM If it is using the word Canon on it and doesn't come sealed in a Canon retail box with hologram it is at best a fake and at worst a used fake.
Note I got no problem with off brand toner but Canon is a trademark of Canon so there is an honest off brand manufacturer calling their product "Canon L50 compatible" and then there are the dishonest ones trying to pass theirs off as a genuine Canon (or HP or xyz) part. If you can't trust them enough to be honest with the labelling who knows what else they are faking. I mean it is very easy to design a toner cartridge which has 1/4th the toner (and more plastic makes it weight about right) so even new it could produce less pages then a used one would. Title: Re: How can I tell if a copier toner cartridge is new or used? Post by: Nolo on January 31, 2013, 05:21:41 AM look at the price you ALWAYS get what you pay for. I'm selling it. And need to know what to make people pay for :) I purchased it (along with a ton of other stuff) at a bankruptcy sale of an office. So I don't know if it was used or not. The packaging it was in was a silver wrapper you would expect it to come in, but it was open. Title: Re: How can I tell if a copier toner cartridge is new or used? Post by: Nolo on January 31, 2013, 05:22:11 AM If it is using the word Canon on it and doesn't come sealed in a Canon retail box with hologram it is at best a fake and at worst a used fake. Note I got no problem with off brand toner but Canon is a trademark of Canon so there is an honest off brand manufacturer calling their product "Canon L50 compatible" and then there are the dishonest ones trying to pass theirs off as a genuine Canon (or HP or xyz) part. If you can't trust them enough to be honest with the labelling who knows what else they are faking. I mean it is very easy to design a toner cartridge which has 1/4th the toner (and more plastic makes it weight about right) so even new it could produce less pages then a used one would. I should have been more clear in my original post on how I came into possession of it. Title: Re: How can I tell if a copier toner cartridge is new or used? Post by: DeathAndTaxes on January 31, 2013, 05:25:13 AM Yeah looking at the post 2 up that does make it tough. My guess is that the bankrupt company isn't trying to pull a scam. They likely wouldn't remove the toner until it was used completed and then probably wouldn't hang on to it. If it was a printer cart I would say check the printer to see if it has a MICR toner cart installed. That would indicate they probably started printing checks at one time and the "spare" toner is probably the original and partially used.
Being a copier that doesn't apply so my guess is it is new. No real way to tell, not without access to a compatible copier. The higher end toner carts have microchip so loading it into the correct copier should show the number of copies made (somewhere in the setup menus :) ). BTW: My first job in IT was tech support for Cannon. Title: Re: How can I tell if a copier toner cartridge is new or used? Post by: Nolo on January 31, 2013, 05:30:17 AM Yeah looking at the post 2 up that does make it tough. My guess is that the bankrupt company isn't trying to pull a scam. They likely wouldn't remove the toner until it was used completed and then probably wouldn't hang on to it. If it was a printer cart I would say check the printer to see if it has a MICR toner cart installed. That would indicate they probably started printing checks at one time and the "spare" toner is probably the original and partially used. Being a copier that doesn't apply so my guess is it is new. No real way to tell, not without access to a compatible copier. The higher end toner carts have microchip so loading it into the correct copier should show the number of copies made (somewhere in the setup menus :) ). BTW: My first job in IT was tech support for Cannon. That's what I was worried about. It weighs 2lbs 12.6oz. I'll try to find the weight online of a new cartridge, but I doubt I'll be able to find that. Title: Re: How can I tell if a copier toner cartridge is new or used? Post by: SpaceJelly on January 31, 2013, 10:08:19 AM If it is new and unused then it should have a tear out strip of plastic that unseals the toner compartment.
If that's not there, then it's highly likely to have been used. Title: Re: How can I tell if a copier toner cartridge is new or used? Post by: deepceleron on January 31, 2013, 01:18:55 PM I purchased it (along with a ton of other stuff) at a bankruptcy sale of an office. So I don't know if it was used or not. The packaging it was in was a silver wrapper you would expect it to come in, but it was open. It could even be an empty that was waiting to be refilled or recycled. A lot of times liquidation companies will bring crap in to sell at liquidation or estate sales that wasn't even from the company, even scummier ones will sell their knock-off chinese vases and such at estates sales since dummies think it might be an antique. Title: Re: How can I tell if a copier toner cartridge is new or used? Post by: HouseofToner on June 21, 2021, 10:38:18 AM Here are a few easy ways you can monitor the life of your toner cartridge so you can anticipate when it is time for a replacement:
1- All printers keep track of the approximate remaining toner levels either on the printer display or via the printer software that is installed on your computer. 2- Consult your printer manual to determine how to access toner level tracking for your specific machine. The printer should also automatically generate a message on the display or your computer when it is time to replace a cartridge. With most machines, you do not need to replace the toner cartridge immediately when this message first appears. 3- If print quality starts to get spotty, remove the cartridge and gently rock it back and forth a few times over a trashcan to redistribute the toner powder and then reinstall into your printer. This process should keep the cartridge running a bit longer, and hopefully get through a few more print jobs. However, if you are looking for Sharp copier toners (http://houseoftoner.com/collections/vendors?q=Sharp), you can visit our website i.e. House of Toner and you will not regret it. We offer Original, Compatible and Re-manufactured copier toners at a very reasonable prices. |
