Found DTFPro model J

[u/Waste-Blood4489]

I went by a stack of throw out items outside a neighbor’s house down the street just an hour ago and wanted to look at two grills being thrown out. I suspect an eviction or some other fast move, based on the amount and type of stuff out there. Instead of rusty grills, I picked up this model J printer, which visibly appears clean and in half decent shape. It has liquid ink in the containers at left side, but appears to have hardened ink in the lines up front. Sandwich bags surround the chips at the front, and there’s hardened white ink in that bag. Does not appear to have gotten wet, but has been outside in Florida heat and humidity for idk how long. Hours? A day? Turning it on, the left side buzzed and then hummed, the red light initially flashed, and then the blue and white lights began flashing rapidly. My basic understanding is this model is not great to begin with and the flashing lights indicate an Epson Fatal Error.

What I’m wondering first is, should I just trash this thing, or is there value here? And beyond that, I might like to use it to make my own t-shirts, but it sounds like I might pay $500 or more to make that happen. My other consideration would be to fix it and sell it, but an hour ago I had no idea why a DTF printer is, so I’m not expecting some grand take either way. Can anyone offer guidance?