I am new at this so am trying to catch up.

Hello. Hi Rick, now you hit a sore point with me when you asked how much for the ribbons and how long will the y last. The lousy good for nothing @#$%^$@#%^& ribbons usually cost about $10 at Office Depot and have a rated life of 40 imprints.I cheat as the machine is DESIGNED to WASTE the ribbon. So after each imprint, I re wind the unused part till only the used parts shows. My method I get about 80 imprints.BTW best to use the black ribbon as the other colors never seem to work right. 07 Dec 2007 @ 0:45"The flimsier the product,the higher the price" Ferengi 82nd rule of aqusition