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LeftInTX

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5. If the printer takes a cartridge that's available, then maybe. No CRT market.

Reply to Beartracks (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2024, 05:01 PM

Dec 28

Send the CRT monitor to hazardous waste.

A printer older than 10 years probably won't have a market. It depends. Check availability of cartridges etc. If printer is damaged in any way, no one will want it. I had a Brother printer that lasted 11 years. The circuit finally went bad. If the machine was still in good shape, I could probably still purchase toner and the drum.

Old printers may have second lives as scanners. (I've got an old printer that doesn't print...jets clogged) However, it scans.

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Is there a market for old printers, CRT monitors? [View all] Beartracks Dec 5 OP

You might get lucky on the "Free" section of Craigslist JoseBalow Dec 5 #1

Donate them! flying_wahini Dec 5 #2

There's a tax on new electronic equipment that pays for recycling. usonian Dec 5 #3

Only half joking... canetoad Dec 5 #4

If the printer takes a cartridge that's available, then maybe. No CRT market. LeftInTX Dec 28 #5