Pixma Pro9000 MkII - Question for those who have been around a few years

Like most people, I sold the Pixma Pro9000 Mark II Printer that I got for "almost free" with a camera purchase and was happy to net about $180 on the deal.

But, now I'm having second thoughts and am wondering if I should pick up one for myself before all of the rebate-resales are gone. There was a local one on Craigslist for $100 that I probably should have grabbed.

My question; "Is this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get a $500 printer for $200? Or, will there always be similar rebates and similar deals on rebate-resales of high quality printers?"

I use the 9000 mkII and am very happy with the prints I get. I would happily pay twice that much, which is about what it retails for at amazon, to buy a new one. In fact, I am thinking about picking up a second one just for backup to take advantage of the current price point on the used market.

I foolishly paid retail for mine. definitely worth the price, I'm enjoying it's quality.

Flores wrote in post #10710474
I foolishly paid retail for mine. definitely worth the price, I'm enjoying it's quality.

That's okay, I foolishly don't have one. At least you're able to enjoy printing out your pictures!

i got in on the deal too, but i'm still trying to sell the printer.

i don't really do prints so i find that even though the printer is practically free, its not worth it for me

I am picking a 9000 up very soon to join my 560 pixma. I have a brand new still in the box Canon canoscan 9000 slide and negative scanner to finally digitize my thousands upon thousands of B&W and color negatives and slides of my images taken during my assignment to SEA during the little police action back in the 60s .
I am still not quite sure how my "plans" got out but within 2 hours of closing on my new( to me) home, I had two families request me to take portraits of them and their children. One mother even requested their images be shot at the Dallas arboretum( I am a floral imagery fan/lover from way back) This told me the market is out there for quality photography, I guess I might as well get business cards made and see a lawyer to get contracts made up ( after getting my furniture from my previous home and moving it here.)

For $100 id grab 2!! Hell the price of the ink is $90, so pretty much you'd be paying $10 for the printer and 90 for the ink ! Its a great printer! I recently printed some 13x19's and they look GREAT!

BTW Ive printed 5 13x19's,7 8x10's and some 4x6's here and there and the ink hasnt really even taken a hit yet. For GOOD Canon paper, Amazon has some pretty good packaged deals for $60-$90 for enough paper to last you ATLEAST couple of months, depending on what you shoot and how BIG you want to print!

Im liking the 13x19's...sooo its sucky for me that papers not so cheap.

I'm thinking about trying a 13x19 for the family self portrait...

The deal has changed again.

Amazon now has the Pro 9000 MkII for $335 less $100 rebate
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with a camera for $335-$400 rebate!

And, I've noticed on eBay that there are more sales of de-barcoded 9000's in the $150-$170 range.

I should have put mine up for sale sooner. Now I can't find a buyer even at $190

Overall, it has a good rating across different retailers. But you shouldn't be attracted to the $100 price tag alone. Keep in mind you have to pay for ink and paper. It's a 8-ink set so you will find yourself purchasing them individually rather than together (since they will rarely deplete equally/evenly). Keeping spares over time can result in expired ink (much debate across the net whether expired ink is usable and harmless to your printer). I'd do some research to see: (1) how much each cartridge cost, (2) how rare they are to find, and (3) paper cost (as others mentioned).

I've been printing my own prints for 5-6 years now on my HP B9180 and found out that the paper is just as important as the printer (as others above me also mentioned). The ONLY thing I really hate about my printer is that HP paper needs to be used to get the best quality finish. I've tried others (not all) and either the paper would be too thin and wrinkle or the IQ would come out a bit washed out. Not to say this is true for the Pro9000, but could very well be.

At a $100-$200 initial cost, it might be worth the test period, no? Hope this helped!

im selling mine for $200

theelectrician wrote in post #10748269
I should have put mine up for sale sooner. Now I can't find a buyer even at $190

Depends how you sell it.The least expensive Buy-It-Now on eBay is still at $217 (including shipping). If you did a Buy-It-Now on eBay at $185 plus actual shipping costs, you'd probably sell it right away.

Hey cawcawcaw, I'm right up the 101 from you in Thousand Oaks and have a 9000 mkii sitting unopened in its box. Make me a decent offer and I'll drive it to you.

I haven't opened mine. Wondering if to keep or sell. I plan to let go of it if I can get 220 or so.