Epson Refurbished V850's

JWMster · Mar 13, 2021

Epson seems to be selling refurbished V850 scanners with 1-yr warranty and option of a 1-yr add-on service. Price for the first is $699. Same package as new. Seems like a good deal. Order direct from their site. Much as I'd prefer NOT to go this route, it's cheaper than buying a pixel shift enabled DSLR / Mirrorless camera for the same quality. Slower, too, of course... but with 4X5, that's not the same as 35 or 120 where I'm sticking with DSLR scans for everyday stuff.

Link is here where you have to scroll down to find the v850: https://epson.com/Clearance-Center/...768cb02a9393&gclsrc=3p.ds#scrollTgt_onRefresh

Enjoy and save some $'s - or not.

PhilBurton · Mar 13, 2021

JWMster said:
Epson seems to be selling refurbished V850 scanners with 1-yr warranty and option of a 1-yr add-on service. Price for the first is $699. Same package as new. Seems like a good deal. Order direct from their site. Much as I'd prefer NOT to go this route, it's cheaper than buying a pixel shift enabled DSLR / Mirrorless camera for the same quality. Slower, too, of course... but with 4X5, that's not the same as 35 or 120 where I'm sticking with DSLR scans for everyday stuff.

Link is here where you have to scroll down to find the v850: https://epson.com/Clearance-Center/Scanners/c/cc200?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=bing&utm_campaign=Brand+Product+Category+Refurbished+US+ENG+SPART&utm_adgroup=Scanner+Refurbished+EXACT&utm_term=refurb+epson+scanners&&msclkid=b29e16cf7c281e631d77768cb02a9393&gclid=b29e16cf7c281e631d77768cb02a9393&gclsrc=3p.ds#scrollTgt_onRefresh

Enjoy and save some $'s - or not.

I just checked that link and the V850 does not appear.

JWMster · Mar 13, 2021

It was there this morning. When it sells, the machine is removed. It was there when I posted. They seem to be putting up one at a time. I bought one after missing one ahead of it. Check tomorrow or Monday early a.m. and see what's there.

PhilBurton · Mar 14, 2021

JWMster said:
It was there this morning. When it sells, the machine is removed. It was there when I posted. They seem to be putting up one at a time. I bought one after missing one ahead of it. Check tomorrow or Monday early a.m. and see what's there.

So there isn't a "big pile" of these V850s. Maybe it's better to try eBay.

Phil

juan · Mar 14, 2021

I worked for a time in a retail store that sold computer equipment. We’d have customers buy something then bring it back saying it didn’t work. During slow times, the computer guys would try these devices and found they did work - most likely the customer got home and was told by a spouse or parent to take it back. We couldn’t resell the device, so we sent it back to the manufacturer.

Based on that, I’ve bought several refurbished Eason products. They’ve all worked as new. I’d say it’s a far better risk than ebay.

Kino · Mar 14, 2021

An Epson refurb has the same exact warranty as a new, off the shelf scanner. You don't get that on Ebay.
I bought a 4990 about a decade ago; it was in perfect shape, came with all the accessories for 35mm to 8x10 and never gave me a problem until I sold it about 5 years ago.
I would have absolutely NO problem buying another Epson refurb.

PhilBurton · Mar 14, 2021

Kino said:
An Epson refurb has the same exact warranty as a new, off the shelf scanner. You don't get that on Ebay.
I bought a 4990 about a decade ago; it was in perfect shape, came with all the accessories for 35mm to 8x10 and never gave me a problem until I sold it about 5 years ago.
I would have absolutely NO problem buying another Epson refurb.

Agreed, but how predictable is the available of V850s (or even V800s) on the Epson refurb site?

Kino · Mar 14, 2021

All you have to do is bookmark the site and go there daily. If that's too much of a bother, then pay full price.

I had to visit on and off for about a month. It was worth the 50% savings in my book.

MattKing · Mar 14, 2021

PhilBurton said:
Agreed, but how predictable is the available of V850s (or even V800s) on the Epson refurb site?

100% when one is listed, and 0% when one is not.
Or less flippantly, my sense is that Epson sells a fair number of their top of mid-range scanners, so they regularly have refurbished ones available. However, at present neither Epson USA or Epson Canada has any stock of new versions of those scanners, so there probably aren't a lot coming back into the system for refurbishing.

PhilBurton · Mar 16, 2021

Kino said:
All you have to do is bookmark the site and go there daily. If that's too much of a bother, then pay full price.

[ .. ] .

I already have saved that link, as a daily reminder in Outlook.

removed account4 · Mar 16, 2021

FWIW. I bought a 4870 refurbished from ep son in IDK 2006, worked great and I have absolutely no regrets.
I still using it ... when I look to replace it ill do the same thing .. refurbished from ep son ( and probably buy a printer the same way )
have fun with your new toy !
John

Alan Edward Klein · Mar 16, 2021

Why not contact Epson and ask them to put you on a call list for their next refurbished V850?

sapearl · Mar 18, 2021

I realize this is an old thread but I find the information very helpful nonetheless. I'm sure Epson is as reliable as Canon in their refurbished gear - I have purchased from Canon - so to get a product of this type at about half price would be a pretty good purchase. It would be a great replacement for my 1999 Epson Perfection 1200PHOTO .

Helge · Mar 19, 2021

sapearl said:
I realize this is an old thread but I find the information very helpful nonetheless. I'm sure Epson is as reliable as Canon in their refurbished gear - I have purchased from Canon - so to get a product of this type at about half price would be a pretty good purchase. It would be a great replacement for my 1999 Epson Perfection 1200PHOTO .

It’s from last Saturday. Hardly old. Unless your definition of old is radically different from the rest of the world.

sapearl · Mar 19, 2021

Helge said:
It from last Saturday. Hardly old. Unless your definition of old is radically different from the rest of the world.

Hahahahaha! Sorry about that - my bad. Just joined the forum and I'm getting used to format and time stamps.

sapearl · Mar 22, 2021

Alan, was it you who shared that wonderful link to Sebastian Schluter's article OPTIMUM RESOLUTION & SHARPENING SETTINGS FOR EPSON SCANNERS ? I made a shortcut for myself but now I can't find the original post in the forum and I had a few questions for general discussion.

Alan Edward Klein · Mar 22, 2021

No, not me. Sorry.

Sirius Glass · Mar 22, 2021

I have bought refurbished Epson printers and scanners in the past and they preformed well. There were no refurbished V850 when I bought mine, had there been I might have bought one.

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