Typewriter Talk / Which suppliers for ink ribbons ?

**Posted by OlivWriter** 29-3-2024 08:25:47

Hello, a story about my contacts with ribbon suppliers :

All the suppliers below have not given any sign of life for 1 week :
-bacoribbon@sbcglobal.net.
-lanie@ribbonsunlimited.com (Too bad, it looked good)
-typebar@aol.com.
-FJA Products

For Baco Ribbons, it went very well, quick and serious responses, however, I did not order, because for France, delivery costs more than $30...

And I found this : https://www.gtb4u.nl/, they sell on Etsy too, and are based in the Netherlands, they respond quickly to emails and the prices are correct...
Did you know this supplier ?

**Posted by Pete E.** 31-3-2024 12:15:46

Oliver,

Since we have several options to buy from here in the States...I have no experience with the Dutch supply you indicated, above.

They seem to offer silk in black and black/red.

But they want you to send them your old metal spools and they rewind your spools with new ribbon.

Also...I cannot see where they mention the length of the new ribbon they would wind on your old spools...so it is difficult to determine if price is fair or not.

You would also pay to ship them your old metal spools, and then shipping costs to get the package back home.
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**Posted by Laurenz van Gaalen** 31-3-2024 14:04:26

OlivWriter wrote:
And I found this : https://www.gtb4u.nl/, they sell on Etsy too, and are based in the Netherlands, they respond quickly to emails and the prices are correct...
Did you know this supplier ?

Yes. I did buy all my ribbons there. Good quality, both the nylon as the silk ones. Silk ribbons were more inky, and available in quite a lot of colors.