Have you ever wondered why a replacement toner cartridge costs $300 or, sometimes, even more? Have you ever thought, boy, I didn't pay much more than that for the printer in the first place! Have you been online and seen it's possible to buy a cartridge off the Amazon marketplace for as little as 10% of what you have to pay for an OEM cartridge from OfficeDepot or Staples?
You may be surprised to learn that the overall market for ink and toner in the United States is around $25 billion dollars and that over 80% of this spend is on OEM brand products such as Hewlett Packard, Brother, Samsung, etc. You may also be surprised to learn that 80% of the overall spend takes place through companies such as Office Depot and Staples.