The pot and box are both in excellent condition, and the pot/strainer was never used, only displayed.
Asking for 50 dollars with free UPS ground shipping with tracking number.
20oz
This is a modern pot bought from Teavana in 2009.
Aleksei; SOLD: Pewter Dragon Yixing Pot
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Re: Aleksei; OFFER: Pewter Dragon Yixing Pot
Do you have any more information about this pot? Where did you get it? Is it something old or modern?
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Re: Aleksei; OFFER: Pewter Dragon Yixing Pot
"bought from Teavana in 2009."
So I'm guessing this wouldn't be genuine clay? or do teavana actually stock genuine yixing?
So I'm guessing this wouldn't be genuine clay? or do teavana actually stock genuine yixing?
Re: Aleksei; OFFER: Pewter Dragon Yixing Pot
I came to the same assumptionHannah wrote:"bought from Teavana in 2009."
So I'm guessing this wouldn't be genuine clay? or do teavana actually stock genuine yixing?
Re: Aleksei; OFFER: Pewter Dragon Yixing Pot
I know that they are imported from China, there is a sticker near the maker's stamp that says hand made in China, and their website also says that the clay comes from a certain region. However, I can't confirm that it is or isn't genuine clay otherwise. I have never used the pot itself, it was displayed.
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Re: Aleksei; OFFER: Pewter Dragon Yixing Pot
You can probably try to sell it on ebay and make sure to include "Teavana" in the listing title.
Once I sold a friend's teavana cast iron teapot (used) on my ebay account, started with $0.99 and thought it would go for about $20 (the market price on ebay for non-extraordinary cast iron teapot, 3 years ago). It was sold for something like $80, and was a bidding battle between several people I was so jealous! At that time, I sold quite a few good (non-Teavana) teapots for less than $20 on ebay.
Once I sold a friend's teavana cast iron teapot (used) on my ebay account, started with $0.99 and thought it would go for about $20 (the market price on ebay for non-extraordinary cast iron teapot, 3 years ago). It was sold for something like $80, and was a bidding battle between several people I was so jealous! At that time, I sold quite a few good (non-Teavana) teapots for less than $20 on ebay.
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Re: Aleksei; OFFER: Pewter Dragon Yixing Pot
That is interesting. Westerners like or even prefer "name brands" even if they are crap. I did not think that would carry over to Teavana brand items.gingkoseto wrote:You can probably try to sell it on ebay and make sure to include "Teavana" in the listing title.
Once I sold a friend's teavana cast iron teapot (used) on my ebay account, started with $0.99 and thought it would go for about $20 (the market price on ebay for non-extraordinary cast iron teapot, 3 years ago). It was sold for something like $80, and was a bidding battle between several people I was so jealous! At that time, I sold quite a few good (non-Teavana) teapots for less than $20 on ebay.
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Re: Aleksei; OFFER: Pewter Dragon Yixing Pot
Teavana salespeople make a big deal about their pots acquiring a patina, such that "you can put hot water in them after a while and it will come out tea!" So anyone looking for a teavana pot on ebay probably thinks it has magically acquired a legendary, tea-generating patina after a few uses, making it much more valuable, never mind that an enamel-coated "tetsubin" is not doing much, patina-wise. Make sure you insinuate your pot is well-used!gingkoseto wrote: a friend's teavana cast iron teapot (used)
Re: Aleksei; OFFER: Pewter Dragon Yixing Pot
Thanks for the suggestion, I put it on ebay and sold it to someone living in the next town over for 20 dollars, the pot was worth at least 40 IMO.gingkoseto wrote:You can probably try to sell it on ebay and make sure to include "Teavana" in the listing title.
Once I sold a friend's teavana cast iron teapot (used) on my ebay account, started with $0.99 and thought it would go for about $20 (the market price on ebay for non-extraordinary cast iron teapot, 3 years ago). It was sold for something like $80, and was a bidding battle between several people I was so jealous! At that time, I sold quite a few good (non-Teavana) teapots for less than $20 on ebay.