Bought about 1/2 years ago as a reserve these cartridges. As recently the last "old" were Patonen empty, I used the new. Although the cartridges look like originals, but I doubt that it really is original. The cartridges were not in their original packaging, but sealed in a clear foil. In the product description is called the "frustration free" packaging. Well! Much worse: The cartridges are not recognized by the printer. In the black and magenta cartridge, the same result. Double annoying because I firstly bought here expensive scrap and secondly, I could not print, were bought by new cartridges. Also noticeable was the comparison with other original Epson cartridges, the chip looks different. This also applies to the other two cartridges (cyan, yellow). I can then probably write the same.