Does dye-sub ink have a shelf life?

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monsters
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Re: Does dye-sub ink have a shelf life?

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In my stingy quest to avoid paying full price for some Artainium inks; I have found a set of part used bottles for what on the face of it seems a very good price.

But does this stuff have a shelf life? Are there any pitfalls to buying 'old' inks?

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Paul
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hi. Yes they have shelf life! My last ink had it for a year. But iam still uswing it and results r as new! Someone told mw that ink can turn in to jely thing but as i said. My is about 8mc after date and still can use it.
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Paul wrote:Someone told mw that ink can turn in to jelly.
Damn, and I went out and bought a Gelsprinter!! Should have hung around longer!! :)
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