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Frequently Asked Questions
Five cartridges, four slots — what is the fifth one doing here?
Waiting. This set is the complete GPR-31 bank — GPR-31BK black (36,000 pages), GPR-31C cyan, GPR-31M magenta and GPR-31Y yellow (27,000 pages each) — plus one extra cartridge held as the shelf spare. On a production machine the spare is the difference between a two-minute swap and a stopped queue: whichever slot empties next, mid-run, at the worst moment, the replacement is already in the building.
Which slot should the spare be held for?
That is the buyer's call, and it should follow your own meter history. A color-heavy queue burns the 27,000-page colors well before the 36,000-page black, so most sites hold the spare against a color slot; a text-heavy department may find the black is its fastest mover despite the higher rating. We are not going to guess your mix — check which cartridge you have replaced most often and hold the spare for that slot.
What does the fifth cartridge add to the price?
$73.44 over the 4-color set — $446.11 against $372.67. That is the marginal cost of the spare, and it is less than any cartridge in this family bought on its own, the $85.81 cyan included. Spread across all five, the set's per-cartridge average is $89.22.
Isn't a spare just money sitting on a shelf?
It is money sitting on a shelf the way a fire extinguisher is money sitting on a wall. The calculation is not the cartridge's price, it is the cost of the alternative: a production imageRUNNER idle while an emergency order travels. Sites that bill by the job or run deadline work consistently decide the shelf is the cheaper place for that money.
How long can the spare wait before it is used?
Sealed toner is patient. Kept in its packaging, flat, in a cool dry room away from heat, a cartridge waits without meaningful deterioration — and the 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns stand behind it when its turn comes. Mark the box with its arrival date and rotate: when the spare goes in, the next set's spare takes its place.
What if the faulty one turns out to be the spare, months later?
It is covered the same as its four siblings: each cartridge in this set carries its own 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, claimed individually without disturbing the cartridges in service. Support is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST to walk through a test page and confirm where the fault lies.
About This Canon GPR-31 5-Cartridge Toner Set
A Canon GPR-31 full bank plus insurance: the GPR-31BK black rated at up to 36,000 pages and GPR-31C cyan, GPR-31M magenta and GPR-31Y yellow rated at up to 27,000 pages each, with a fifth cartridge included as an on-site spare — $446.11 for the five, an average of $89.22 per cartridge. Built for production and departmental imageRUNNER sites where a stopped machine costs more than a stocked shelf. Ships from our Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California warehouses; every cartridge is covered by our 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, with terms on the shipping & returns page. More GPR-31 combinations are listed on our Canon page.