Epson PictureMate 500? Photo Printer And Postcard Printer?

 I bought an Epson PictureMate 500 at a garage sale. I bought it for $20. The person selling it thought it was some kind of portable stereo. I thought it was too until I examined it. It didn't have a power cord. It had an ink cartridge but I couldn't know if it was usable since I didn't have a way to power it (could be used with a battery but it didn't come with that either). 

Here is a photo of one that is similar to it. 

There is a panel on the right front that reveals different ports for different kinds of flash / memory cards. There is an USB port in the back to connect to a printer. There is a panel in the back that shows where a battery would go (it was empty). 

There is a panel in the back where one inserts the photo paper. One can get the photo paper for this printer. There is a panel in the front that lowers so it holds whatever one chooses to print with it. It uses a standard size photo paper. 

It prints using an inkjet printer inside; hence, the inkjet cartridge that is put into the lower back of it. I am amazed how big it is; compared to the overall size of the printer. 

I was able to find the power cord on eBay. Depending on who has it up for bids or 'buy now', the price wasn't too bad. I could also find the ink cartridge (T770) on eBay as well as the Epson photo paper. 

Power Cord , Ink Cartridge and Epson Photo Paper

(there are times the ink cartridge came with photo paper).

Power Cord

Ink Cartridge

Ink cartridge with photo paper.

I also tried postcard paper that was made for printers. I separated it from the sheet; usually two per sheet. I fed them in a stack of singles in the back of the printer. It took awhile to get the printer head to print properly (it had not been used to print anything in quite awhile). Once I got it to print, I found myself creating a lot of postcards using photos I found online and ones I took myself. 

I found myself creating cards for different holidays and just for the fun of printing them. I have found that they post office does not have a problem delivering them. I have found it is a lot of fun.