It doesn't pay to be in a hurry. Last week I quickly loaded some paper in my printer, an MP600 (a multi-function unit) from Canon. The first sheet went in crooked, then crumpled, and then jammed the printer. I quickly pulled the partially torn sheet out the back of the printer hoping that no damage had been done. However, the printer hasn't worked since. In fact, I think the careless use of force in extracting the crumpled sheet bent some part of the feed mechanism and now I consistently get a message, "Obstuction in paper path".
My PC repair guy checked out the printer and said he couldn't see any obstruction and he didn't want to take it apart any further because he was afraid he wouldn't be able to reassemble it. He said the printers inexpensive and not made for service. The manufacturers make their money off the ink cartridges. His suggestion was to buy another MP600 via eBay so that I could use my existing cartridges.
I just placed a bid of $20 on a Canon MP600. With $22 in shipping charges, I could have a usable printer again for less than $50 (my original MP600 cost me approx. $140). An unexpected bonus to this activity is that I found out I had $144.80 sitting in my PayPal account, of which I was completely unaware.
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