My Deskjet 6940 is having problems pulling paper into the printer

Have had a HP Deskjet 6940 for about 2-4 years. Has worked great the entire time. Today in the middle of a print job, my printer freaked out and the ink cartridges inside moved quickly from side to side for a bit and now when I try to print, my printer sounds like the ink cartridges are moving into position and it sounds like the printer is going to work properly, but then I get an error that there is no paper in the printer.
Have tried resetting the printer, have turned it on and off many times, have even uninstalled the printer and reinstalled it. Have also cleaned the paper rollers in the back of the printer and made sure that there is not too much paper in the printer/the paper is in good condition (no tears, etc.).
Any suggestions on what to do next? Maybe it is time to get a new printer? Because I have had it for a couple of years, getting it serviced would probably cost as much as or more than the printer itself is worth.
Thanks!

Sounds like you have done some of the steps in this document, but have a look it might help.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01963794&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=467980
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