Frank’s ink cartridge, toner cartridge, printer & photo paper news!

Three people have been arrested and one charged for selling counterfeit toner cartridges on eBay. The person was charged with attempting to obtain property by deception, obtaining property by deception, and various copyright and trademark infringements. The eBay seller was trying to flog fake Epson toners and when police raided the sellers home there were $130,000 worth of fake cartridges found. The cartridges looked like genuine Epson cartridges and carried the Epson logo. This is not the first time people have been caught selling fake cartridges, one printer company beleives up to 5% of cartridges sold in Australia are counterfeit.

The problem with these cartridges is that people think they are buying Epson quality but receiving substandard product. Fake cartridges may also be ‘underweight’. If you buy cartridges make sure you buy from registered resellers. The company I work for is a registered reseller for Epson, Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Canon and all other major brands, so our customers always get genuine products with full manufacturers warranty. When buying consumables from suppliers make sure the supplier is a registered reseller, or you may have problems with warranty for your machines if you have been using non-genuine or fake cartridges (even unwittingly).

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