These entry level Yixing pots look good to me!

[Ysilla]

Wow! You've bought a lot of pots. I just bought an older zini shuiping...I now have five zini shuipings in total, all 90s I believe!

I can understand him, now that I've received my first one I'm really thinking about getting a few more. If all have the same price/quality ratio, they're definitely worth it.

Feel the exact same towards mine "can't stop looking at it or touching it", so beautiful I could just use it as a home decoration

[jayinhk]

Some of my home decorations...the other two zini shuipings are at my office!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BB4T1D3SCuf ... y=jayinhkg

[wei301]

Saw the seller has relisted this Jiangponi xishu 100cc:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/222027714003

I used it for the 2010 ShuiXian
https://www.essenceoftea.com/tea/oolong ... ancha.html

The result is very good! Pity the tea is out of stock, hopefully the 2013 is as good!

[CWarren]

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[wei301]

I was originally curious as to why so many would purchase new when there were 80's and 90's factory pots still available for sale for similar prices.

CWarren

Could you recommend any sellers who are selling the 80's and 90's factory pots online? Thanks!

Look forward to the result of comparison.

[CWarren]

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[wei301]

Could you recommend any sellers who are selling the 80's and 90's factory pots online? Thanks!

Look forward to the result of comparison.

http://www.chawangshop.com

Sells both modern and 80s/90s factory pots. There are others too but nowhere as reasonable in price as chawangshop.

CWarren

Thank you! Just had a look, the ones I like are all out of stock... Pity!

[BW85]

Could you recommend any sellers who are selling the 80's and 90's factory pots online? Thanks!

Look forward to the result of comparison.

http://www.chawangshop.com

Sells both modern and 80s/90s factory pots. There are others too but nowhere as reasonable in price as chawangshop.

CWarren

Thank you! Just had a look, the ones I like are all out of stock... Pity!

Essence of tea has some 90's factory 5 pots for ~$70-$80

[stevorama]

I've been brewing with this one a month or so. It's been excellent for shu puer. Probably my favorite for shu so far. I tried it with various sheng around 10 yrs old, but results seemed mediocre to me

http://www.ebay.com/itm/authentic-Chine ... 993836579?

[stevorama]

I will add that the pot has a ball filter. Something that wasn't listed and not preferred by me. However minimal issues thus far. Very little tea retained after pouring. Slower to dry for sure though.

[bagua7]

Hmmm...I think the ball filter is what is interfering with raw pu, your pot obviously doesn't like the aggressivity of young sheng because of the filter acting like a barrier for the quick energy flow of this particular tea.

Cooked pu is a lot more forgiving.

[wei301]

Could you recommend any sellers who are selling the 80's and 90's factory pots online? Thanks!

Look forward to the result of comparison.

http://www.chawangshop.com

Sells both modern and 80s/90s factory pots. There are others too but nowhere as reasonable in price as chawangshop.

CWarren

Thank you! Just had a look, the ones I like are all out of stock... Pity!

Essence of tea has some 90's factory 5 pots for ~$70-$80

Yes, I have seen them. I read it's "half-handmade"... so a bit unsure...
And is it true? : "The clay used then by factory 5 was much better than most contemporary offerings and brews very nice tea."

[wei301]

I will add that the pot has a ball filter. Something that wasn't listed and not preferred by me. However minimal issues thus far. Very little tea retained after pouring. Slower to dry for sure though.

I don't like ball filters either... The seller does show the ball filter in the 11th photo, not in the description though...

[Frisbeehead]

Alright I am seriously considering getting either one of his zhuni shui pings or the jiangponi xishi. Hmm...I'll have to think about what I'd like to use it for. Really, I'd just like to get one to experiment with. I have a zini shuiping already, so perhaps a zhuni would be better since it's different. The price of the jiangponi is enticing though.

[theredbaron]

Yes, I have seen them. I read it's "half-handmade"... so a bit unsure...
And is it true? : "The clay used then by factory 5 was much better than most contemporary offerings and brews very nice tea."

Half-hand made is not an issue at all, it just means that molds were used in support of forming the body and it was hand finished. It's an old technique used in making Yixing pots.