Printer cartridge compatibility probem - Ebay

[tgferg67]

Hi,
I bought some generic PG-40 and PG-41 printer catridges for my Canon printer of Ebay.
My printer does not recognize them, and looking at the Ebay listing again there is a compatability list with about 30 printers and mine is not listed. He should have listed few models that didn't work rather than creating a list that look like redundant specifications.

Did I eat the catridges or should have the seller stated clearly his PG-40 and PG-41 catridges are not compatible with printers, listing the models?
It seems kind of unfair because when I saw PG-40 and PG-41 I assume it will work and not require me doing research on the specifications. Also it would seem technically they are not even PG-40 and PG-41 if they do not work in all the same printers as the genuine.

What do you think?

 

[Newbian]

Um... if yours wasn't listed as working with it then it's your fault for buying the wrong thing.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Hi,
I bought some generic PG-40 and PG-41 printer catridges for my Canon printer of Ebay.
My printer does not recognize them, and looking at the Ebay listing again there is a compatability list with about 30 printers and mine is not listed. He should have listed few models that didn't work rather than creating a list that look like redundant specifications.

Did I eat the catridges or should have the seller stated clearly his PG-40 and PG-41 catridges are not compatible with printers, listing the models?
It seems kind of unfair because when I saw PG-40 and PG-41 I assume it will work and not require me doing research on the specifications. Also it would seem technically they are not even PG-40 and PG-41 if they do not work in all the same printers as the genuine.

What do you think?

If you give me all of your money, I promise to protect you from yourself.

 

[tgferg67]

Um... if yours wasn't listed as working with it then it's your fault for buying the wrong thing.

Even though my printer takes genuine PG-40 and PG-41, but not "his" PG-40 and PG-41?

 

[Locut0s]

Lol seriously? If the seller listed PG 40 and 41 cartridges and you got 40 and 41 cartridges then end of thread, period.

 

[tgferg67]

Lol seriously? If the seller listed PG 40 and 41 cartridges and you got 40 and 41 cartridges then end of thread, period.

I dont think you understand. The genuine Canon PG-40 and PG41 printer compatibility list and "his" PG-40 and PG-41 compatibility list do not match. MY printer takes PG-40 and PG-41 but not "his" PG-40 and PG41.

 

[LTC8K6]

What does the printer do when you install them?

 

[Locut0s]

I dont think you understand. The genuine Canon PG-40 and PG41 printer compatibility list and "his" PG-40 and PG-41 compatibility list do not match. MY printer takes PG-40 and PG-41 but not "his" PG-40 and PG41.

I see. Well you may have an argument but it's really not worth it IMHO over a few cartridges. In the future just research what your printer takes more carefully.

 

[Paladin3]

Are they off-brand cartridges? I buy remanufactured ink cartridges from Swift Ink all the time and they work in my HP printer perfectly, except for recognizing the ink level. I just turn that feature off and replace when they start printing poorly.

Either way, unless he sold you these cartridges as actual new HP brand ink cartridges, and not just compatible generics, I think you are out of luck.

And if you really wanted our opinion you would post a link to the auction.

 

[tgferg67]

And if you really wanted our opinion you would post a link to the auction.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-PG-40.../200587105100?pt=BI_Toner&hash=item2eb3ec534c

They are listed as remanufactured. My printer is a Pixma MP190.
Canon genuine PG-40 and PG-41 printer catridges list my printer as compatible.

 

[tgferg67]

If you give me all of your money, I promise to protect you from yourself.

If you give me your money I promise I will throw all of mine away

 

[Zap]

MOD EDIT: Moved to more appropriate forum. You may actually get more helpful answers instead of random crap. - Zap

Perhaps the seller didn't list your specific printer because most of the newer printers are tougher to defeat with generic/remanufactured/refilled cartridges due to chips in the cartridge that the printer looks for.

 

[Modelworks]

It is very odd to have a cartridge not work in all the printers that it is supposed to support. They all use the same chips for the printers they support and the protocols used to communicate with the chips are the same for those versions.

Have you contacted the seller ? You may have gotten a bad batch.

In the future when you are buying a printer don't support the companies that chip ink. I use brother chip less printers and would never go back to chipped systems.

 

[corkyg]

Caveat emptor. You can try to return them. Lesson learned - avoid unknown sellers on Fleabay.

 

[Lemon law]

Those are chipped cartridges and if you take the right set of steps to make your printer ignore the chips or reset the chips, they will work fine in your printer.

The OP is the fool who bought a chipped printer, and now comes to find out chips give Canon a big advantage. Either you have to learn to defeat the chips which voids your printer warranty, or you have to buy Canon OEM inks with about a 50X higher price than need be. Actually among chipped printers, Canon is not all that bad, other printer makers typically have mark ups on ink exceeding 100X to even 150 X.

If anyone wants to know how to defeat the chips, try the niftystuff forums.

http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum

Or stevesdigicams also has a forum.

As for me I still use an older unchipped Canon printer, they quit making them in about 2006, but they are easy and dirt cheap to refill. I refill but its alos not much more expensive to buy prefilled cartridges. Still quite a few of them floating around on the used market, and even if you have to replace a sixty dollar print head, they are well worth repairing. I bought a Canon Pixma ip4000, and a Canon Pixma ip5000 is slightly better. Or looks for Canon MFC models 750, 760, and 780 that uses the Canon ip4000 printer engine. Or if you are a dedicated photo printer look for a Canon i960, still regarded today as the best photo printer ever made.