Ahh Yes...

[puerhking]

This is what I like to see when I purchase a new bing....look at the back of it:

http://cgi.ebay.com/2007-Kunming-Innoce ... 7C294%3A50

Nothing like having a couple of good chunks taken out of it! Looks like Mickey Mouse.....lol.

[thanks]

Not only that but 48$ for a two year old cake? I don't think so.

[Salsero]

Yunnan Colorful also has no competitor when it comes to the innovative use of the English language.

[hop_goblin]

Not only that but 48$ for a two year old cake? I don't think so.

Actually, the products from Jing Mei Tang and the gentleman who produces them, Mr. Huang Chuan Fang are are both quite respected and 48USD is not that out of the question. But yes, the HUGE chunks that have been pried seems quite unusual! haha

[tony shlongini]

That's just sick.

Where's the dimple at the center of the reverse side? (The obverse side does look pretty nice, though.)

[JAS-eTea Guy]

Yunnan Colorful also has no competitor when it comes to the innovative use of the English language.

[zhi zheng]

I don't know who these guys are, but I would not be so quick to criticize their presentation.

Putting aside any thoughts on the actual tea.

One can see that the cake is about 2 years old and has been pressed pretty tightly - quite likely machine pressed.

On the back of the cake at 1-2 O'Clock there are 2 near vertical score marks from the knife that was used to open the cake. Apart from the general appearance, the fact that you can see these marks is an indicator that it is a tightly pessed cake.


But the most important thing is that one gets a chance to see the inside of the cake. Typically in poor quality cakes there may be some better looking leaves on the outside and junk in the middle but without seeing the inside of the cake or the dregs, one would never know (until you'd bought it).

The bottom of the dimple is still clear in this picture. Normally one would not work from the centre out as appears to have happened here as one opened the cake, so I wonder if the intention was to give the viewer a look at the inside?

In this cake one can see that there is a degree of uniformity which appears to run throughout the cake although, perhaps due to the level of compression, it's hard to see distinct leaves within the cake.


Of course, my assumption is that this is an 'example of', not the actual cake they're going to sell you!

[pgho]

But the most important thing is that one gets a chance to see the inside of the cake. Typically in poor quality cakes there may be some better looking leaves on the outside and junk in the middle but without seeing the inside of the cake or the dregs, one would never know (until you'd bought it).
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zhi zheng, good point and observation! Maybe we should insist that the other internet based sellers also show more of thier products rather than just beantiful outer surfaces only. Just a thought!

[hop_goblin]

Of course, my assumption is that this is an 'example of', not the actual cake they're going to sell you!

Somewhat assumed that considering they are selling more than one

[puerhking]

assumptions get you in trouble on ebay. I would ask first

[hop_goblin]

assumptions get you in trouble on ebay. I would ask first

Muffin tops