Looking for a yixing teapot

[tingjunkie]

Add master collector pots to that list as well:

http://www.deeho.com/products_teapot.html

And we basically will have a complete list of genuine online Yixing sources, although still small to what it is available in the domestic market.

Hmmm... At those prices, I can't say I'm terribly impressed with the pots, but to each their own.

[Herb_Master]

And we basically will have a complete list of genuine online Yixing sources, although still small to what it is available in the domestic market.

There are many many more - here are some

One of our members Chinese Potter
Another IPT
Dragon Tea House
Zen8Tea
Yunnan Sourcing
Yunnan Colorful
TeaCuppa
SevenCups
China Cha Dao
Necessiteas

and many many others - including
Fun Alliance

I think Fun Alliance may have gone down, seek advice from TeaChat members before sending any money

[chrl42]

Add master collector pots to that list as well:

http://www.deeho.com/products_teapot.html

And we basically will have a complete list of genuine online Yixing sources, although still small to what it is available in the domestic market.

Hmmm... At those prices, I can't say I'm terribly impressed with the pots, but to each their own.

funny, they sold zhu bin and ma yong qiang before..who seemed the only worth to purchase at those price..how come they removed em?

[tingjunkie]

There are many many more - here are some

Well, some of those are probably reliable (especially IPT and ChinesePottery), but do you really want to include a vendor who sells this on the "trusted Yixing vendor" list?

[bagua7]

And we basically will have a complete list of genuine online Yixing sources, although still small to what it is available in the domestic market.

There are many many more - here are some

One of our members Chinese Potter
Another IPT
Dragon Tea House
Zen8Tea
Yunnan Sourcing
Yunnan Colorful
TeaCuppa
SevenCups
China Cha Dao
Necessiteas

and many many others - including
Fun Alliance

Please remove zen8teas as well, no Yixing pottery in there.

In addition, anyone selling zhuni for $70 should be removed off the list as well (by the way the pot looks as if shoe polish has been applied to the surface: http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B9cWhKie4bc/S3LO6 ... 110939.JPG). Chinachadao in this instance.

[tingjunkie]

Please remove zen8teas as well, no Yixing pottery in there.

Oddly enough, I just bought this pot form Zen8Teas, and it performs like a champ, especially for the price. Yes, it's slip cast and has a visible seam running down the front, but the lid fit and pour are both great, and it was even able to stand up to some high quality Da Yu Ling, preserving the high notes and rounding the mouthfeel just a bit. It's not a masterpiece, but for $10, I am beyond impressed.

Now having said that, the rest of their pots look pretty crappy. I guess there are gems to be found occasionally mixed in among the junk.

[Bob_McBob]

My Cheng Shouzhen teapot arrived. Unfortunately, after cleaning and seasoning it, I checked the volume and discovered that it's 150ml rather than 100ml as described on their site. The authenticity certificate also says 150ml, so I guess someone messed up. I sent off an e-mail to see what they have to say. Kind of bummed

[TokyoB]

My Cheng Shouzhen teapot arrived. Unfortunately, after cleaning and seasoning it, I checked the volume and discovered that it's 150ml rather than 100ml as described on their site. The authenticity certificate also says 150ml, so I guess someone messed up. I sent off an e-mail to see what they have to say. Kind of bummed

That happened to me too when I bought a pot from them about a year and a half or two ago. Which pot did you buy? They offered to let me keep the pot at a discount or return it. I kept it. I have found some vendors/artisans to be very inaccurate with their volume measurement.

[Bob_McBob]

That happened to me too when I bought a pot from them about a year and a half or two ago. Which pot did you buy? They offered to let me keep the pot at a discount or return it. I kept it. I have found some vendors/artisans to be very inaccurate with their volume measurement.

I ordered this teapot, which is still described as 100ml on their site. It's 150ml on the nose, measured with a graduated cylinder, and the certificate it came with also indicates 150ml. I wouldn't mind so much if it was a little off, but I guess someone goofed on the description.

I heard back from them asking how I want to proceed. I haven't replied yet, but I was already wondering about just asking for a discount to avoid all the hassle of exchange shipping. I will have to think about it.

[tingjunkie]

Yeah, this is why I have never ordered a pot from them. Too many stories like this. Shipping to and from China is too much of a hassle to not get things right the first time. Sorry Bob.

[Chip]

Hmm, more than a bit disappointing. We have given this TA a lot of opps to redeem the problems past. I am certain there are other Yixing makers who would like the priviledge of being one of our TAs.

They should cover the shipping to you plus a hefty discount, and then only if you decide you want it. If you do not, the refund should include shipping both ways. This was their error.

IMHO.

[betta]

Sorry to hear that. What you face is actually a cultural crash between people from two different world.

Let me share you one testimony from a businessman and draw your own conclusion:

Case: buying metal tools such as screwdriver, etc.

Buyer inspected the sample on the spot and saw with their eyes that the items being packed into container and accompanied the container to the doc (harbor) and saw with their eyes that the container was loaded to the ship.
All these steps happened on the same day.
Back to their homeland what they got at the end was, apologize: crap.

BTW, they got the more or less the same stuffs in the two deals prior to the above one with two other different merchants.
At the first deal, they only inspected the sample in the office of the merchant and placed an order.
At the second deal, they inspected the sample and saw with their eyes that the item was loaded to the container which was later on loaded to the trucks.

Complain? The same answers: If you want something cheap, that's what you get.
And the price of the good one (plus shipment) isn't really reasonable than producing it locally.

I don't even want to discuss what happened in industrial and academic world!

[TIM]

That happened to me too when I bought a pot from them about a year and a half or two ago. Which pot did you buy? They offered to let me keep the pot at a discount or return it. I kept it. I have found some vendors/artisans to be very inaccurate with their volume measurement.

I ordered this teapot, which is still described as 100ml on their site. It's 150ml on the nose, measured with a graduated cylinder, and the certificate it came with also indicates 150ml. I wouldn't mind so much if it was a little off, but I guess someone goofed on the description.

I heard back from them asking how I want to proceed. I haven't replied yet, but I was already wondering about just asking for a discount to avoid all the hassle of exchange shipping. I will have to think about it.

Sorry to here that Bod_McBob. We did gave Cheng more then the benefit of the doubt to correct the wrongs on their customer service here. I have now taken their site link off my related blogs. What a shame

[Rayuela]

I don't know, these things happen. I bought a pot from Hojo of all people that was 40ml off - again, the postage was too severe to consider an exchange. I think they just can't be bothered.

Moral of the story: buy locally or buy physically, even if it means paying a bit more.

[bagua7]

Oddly enough, I just bought this pot form Zen8Teas, and it performs like a champ, especially for the price.

I guess you use that pot for wuji or phoenix teas, right?

Another link to the database:

http://www.wanlingteahouse.com/section. ... a_tea_pots
http://www.wanlingteahouse.com/section. ... collection

Note: Rayuela, don't panic about the Chaozhou pot you just purchased from me: it's capacity is an accurate 80mL.