ABx wrote:wert wrote:
Personally, it bothers me more if the merchant is incompetent than dishonest.
So which one are you, then? I can guarantee that you haven't been right about every thing you've ever said and done.
The logic is to assume that he's human and start a conversation. I can see that might be a difficult concept, though.
Every tea vendor I've seen has at least one item that's crap; they all specialize in one or two types of tea that they know well, and they all have to carry a bit more than just those specific teas. We can raise a big stink about otherwise trustworthy vendors being incompetent liars, or we can accept that as human beings they made a mistake, start a conversation, and help them improve -- and the best ones will improve. If they're truly trying to rip people off, though, then it's certainly worth pointing that out. One of the ways to help tell the difference is in how many bad items they have; one is probably a mistake, two may be a coincidence, but 75%+ is probably being dishonest.
I am sorry if I rubbed you the wrong way, but no need to be condescending and personal about it. It would be more productive if the issue itself is addressed instead. I guess I didn't explain myself well enough in the first place, for that I apologise.
Back to the opening post, those pots are quite clearly not from the 70s to anyone who has some experience with yixing. I mean anyone with a couple of 70s pots could tell that there are some questionable points if they take the time to do a simple comparison. That's why I don't think it is a "honest" mistake. Even if the vendor is inexperienced, then don't you think it is reckless and also a certain element of dishonesty to sell them as 70s Factory 1 pots amid at a lower price. From this alone, you can have a sense of that vendor's attitude towards yixing. Of course, most of the vendors are just so but that doesn't mean it should be taken as a matter of course and accepted as OK.
Having a "conversation" with the merchant, I don't know. In some quarters, it would be considered rude but on the whole it would be fruitless. They already have the goods, so they have to sell it no matter what. More often than not, you are telling them something they already know in the first place.
It is not the consumers' job to "help them improve". It is a simple matter of knowing their own product, which I think is the basic responsibility of any merchant in any line. If you don't know your products, you have no business selling them.
For the OP's question about the filter. Most of the 70s rou bing and taijian shape has a single hole but multi hole ones do exist. Although the ones you shown are clearly not of that era in terms of workmanship and style.
Local dealler in Czech offered it like "Lu Ni" in his FB Here can see fake in taobao with the same clay 
