Pu-erh Speculation Investements

by **hop_goblin** » Jul 5th, '07, 22:20

Pu-erh Speculation Investements

by hop_goblin » Jul 5th, '07, 22:20

OMG, Check this is bringing tea speculation to a new level!

http://www.teainvestments.com/servlet/StoreFront

by **MarshalN** » Jul 6th, '07, 01:02

by MarshalN » Jul 6th, '07, 01:02

Wow.... I'm speechless.

This is crazy.

by **augie** » Jul 9th, '07, 01:31

by augie » Jul 9th, '07, 01:31

I'll drink it and stick with mutual funds.

by **jogrebe** » Jul 9th, '07, 20:44

by jogrebe » Jul 9th, '07, 20:44

That just seems so wrong to make puerh primarily about the money, as it just drives up the price of the good stuff and out of reach of the people that want to drink it.

by **Chip** » Jul 9th, '07, 21:50

by Chip » Jul 9th, '07, 21:50

jogrebe wrote:That just seems so wrong to make puerh primarily about the money, as it just drives up the price of the good stuff and out of reach of the people that want to drink it.

...like finer aged wines and spirits...and even cigars. This is the new reality of pu-erh. Fortunately, there will always be good affordable pu-erh, wine, etc for those who want it.

But this is scary...talk about speculative investments.

by **Mary R** » Jul 9th, '07, 23:14

by Mary R » Jul 9th, '07, 23:14

Does this site look sort of...sketchy...to anyone else? From what I can see of that $5,000 'Investment Pu-erh Selection,' it almost looks like a grab bag o' stuff.

If I'm going to shell out $5,000 for tea, I want to know the exact bush the leaves came from and the life-history of the 'virgin' who plucked it. Grab bag? No.

by **Eastree** » Jul 10th, '07, 01:12

by Eastree » Jul 10th, '07, 01:12

That's what makes me most careful about such things.

by **hop_goblin** » Jul 11th, '07, 14:13

by hop_goblin » Jul 11th, '07, 14:13

Mary R wrote:Does this site look sort of...sketchy...to anyone else? From what I can see of that $5,000 'Investment Pu-erh Selection,' it almost looks like a grab bag o' stuff.

If I'm going to shell out $5,000 for tea, I want to know the exact bush the leaves came from and the life-history of the 'virgin' who plucked it. Grab bag? No.

Oh, God Mary you always seem to crack me up!! "the virgin who picked" - too funny!

I wouldn't worry too much guys. It seems that there is information that the pu-erh bubble is about or has burst causing vendors to dump some of their BIG factories like DaYi and XiaGuan! I hope that this is correct!!

by **Retrogradesonne...** » Jul 24th, '07, 16:55

by Retrogradesonne... » Jul 24th, '07, 16:55

"I'm sorry sweetie. It was a stressful week and I drank the last of your college fund."

by **hop_goblin** » Jul 24th, '07, 18:26

by hop_goblin » Jul 24th, '07, 18:26

retrogradesonnet wrote:"I'm sorry sweetie. It was a stressful week and I drank the last of your college fund."

LOL Too funny!