As I mentioned, I service some models of Nikon scanners although not the
8000 or 9000. I have serviced 300 to 500 units over the past 4 years or so.

In my experience, 80% of the units sold on E-Bay need service. Of
these, about 70%-80% don't work (at all), while of the remaining units,
they superficially work but the optics are so dirty that the images are
SEVERELY degraded compared to what the scanners should be producing.
Note that some users are so lacking in knowledge that they will not be
aware of a problem with these units.

A very common reaction from customers after I return a repaired unit is
"Damn you, now I have to rescan my entire collection of images !! You
created {hundreds, thousands} of hours of work for me !!"; I get this a
***LOT***

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