ink jet cartridges past expiration date, still good?

[sammyg2]

I see folks on evil-bay selling replacement HP ink jet cartridges that have an expiration date of 2005, 2007, etc.
And they're cheeeep!

So anyone BTDT, are they still good or a waste of money?

TIA.

[porsche4life]

They can dry up....

[Joe Bob]

HP used to put in a kill date untill they got sued.

[dad911]

I tried to use some old HP cartridges last year, and the ink didn't dry, it would smear when touched.

[stomachmonkey]

Yup, in the past HP cartridges would not function properly past the expiration date.

Don't know about now.

[sammyg2]

Tanks, it seemed to good to be true.

There should be an old saying about that ...........

[Aurel]

My company formulates the ink for HP cartridges. I could ask some guys about the stability...

[Heel n Toe]

Sammy, check out the prices of refilled cartridges at Cartridge World. A great company in my experience.

[jackjroadster]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

I see folks on evil-bay selling replacement HP ink jet cartridges that have an expiration date of 2005, 2007, etc.
And they're cheeeep!

So anyone BTDT, are they still good or a waste of money?

TIA.

Hi sammy, my friend is giving a great deal on their inkjet cartridges but these are expired ones. have you tried buying them from ebay? how was it? i was thinking if i would use and consume it all soon since i'd be doing a lot of printing then I can pull it off even if its expired. it just expired actually..

[Erakad]

I've got this whole continuous ink feed system going for me on the Epson, for 100cc of each color (and there's 6) I paid around $30. I used to pay around $70 for 30cc of each color...insane. I thought I saw you could get the same for HP (although I haven't for mine...too old, I'm shopping newer ones).

As far as outdates, try it, if it works then great, if it doesn't work then buy a cartridge.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by jackjroadster

Hi sammy, my friend is giving a great deal on their inkjet cartridges but these are expired ones. have you tried buying them from ebay? how was it? i was thinking if i would use and consume it all soon since i'd be doing a lot of printing then I can pull it off even if its expired. it just expired actually..

I couldn't resist. I bought a black one that exp. in 2007 and a color that exp in 2008. total cost to me was under $12. Same thing from fry's would be around $45.
Guess what?
They work great. As good as any new cartridge.

Did I get lucky? Maybe. But from now on I'll be buying expired cartridges from e-bay until I have one go bad.
At that price I'll still be way ahead.