Chinese Green Teas from eBay Vendors

[PolyhymnianMuse]

Alright, So I know this is a somewhat common question that pops up every once and awhile, Im sure there are a good number of threads that have fallen into the archives about this, so maybe this would be a good sticky as I see the green tea section is working on doing a bit of organization.

Anyway, I'm wondering who has tried any of the greens from the various vendors on eBay, what you thought about it, would you purchase again, etc.

I know a lot of you will also say to not even bother with the greens from any of the tea vendors of ebay, even those from the more well known, but humor me

[Salsero]

I had a superb Long Jing from Dragon Tea House earlier this year. Some of the Yunnan Sourcing Yunnan greens have received very good reviews as great, low-cost everyday greens.

[PolyhymnianMuse]

I had a superb Long Jing from Dragon Tea House earlier this year. Some of the Yunnan Sourcing Yunnan greens have received very good reviews as great, low-cost everyday greens.

Do you remember which one it was Sal? Seems they have 4 diff ones...

Premium, Superfine, Supreme, and Nonpareil (in order of cheapest to most expensive.)

[Salsero]

Nonpareil was fantastic, but the superfine was also good.

At this point in the year, however, I think I would wait until the spring harvest rather than shell out big money for tea that's nearly a year old. The Chinese don't have the freshness technology that the Japanese have.

[PolyhymnianMuse]

At this point in the year, however, I think I would wait until the spring harvest rather than shell out big money for tea that's nearly a year old. The Chinese don't have the freshness technology that the Japanese have.

That had been a thought of mine, I'll probably wait to see when the next harvest comes and then sample a few of the greens from both DTH and YSLLC. I know freshness is always the priority when it comes to green teas so I would assume EMS would be the ideal way to have them shipped.

[Salsero]

I don't know if EMS is required. I would definitely give TeaSpring a try also. They have fine greens, you can order pretty small samples, and packages arrive quicker for some reason from TeaSpring.

[PolyhymnianMuse]

I don't know if EMS is required. I would definitely give TeaSpring a try also. They have fine greens, you can order pretty small samples, and packages arrive quicker for some reason from TeaSpring.

I've had a few other people recommend Teaspring to me, I'll have to give them a go around with a few samples too

[Chip]

+1 for TeaSpring. The greens are generally pretty good, fast delivery, and small amount options. I have had almost every LJ on their menu. Pretty good. Even the every day offering is good.

I have thus far been ebay TeaPhobic, but I need to give DTH a shot.

[JAS-eTea Guy]

I have held off on ordering any green tea until after the spring harvest. Post harvest, I will be doing a group buy for green, white, and a number of pu-erh teas from YSLLC. If you have some preferences and quantities desired, PM me and I will start tracking in a spreadsheet.