Anyone know Yixing.com?

[grwcm]

Is anyone familiar with the company Yixing.com? I've never seen it mentioned here which makes me a little wary. But I'm interested in this pot, which I'd like to use for western style brewing. http://www.yixing.com/product_detail.html?sku=f86
I'd be grateful for any comments or suggestions.
Thanks,
Gilberto

[tingjunkie]

From looking at their site just now, all their pots are crap.

[Ambrose]

+1

[grwcm]

Thanks Mike and Ambrose for saving me from certain disappointment. I appreciate your taking the time to help out someone so new to all this.
Enjoy your tea!
Gilberto

[bagua7]

If you need vendors that sell quality teapots (not many unfortunately) online feel more than free to ask. It's a jungle out there!

[VanFersen]

I also found this site some minutes ago. The pots looks really awsome. So how do you know they are crap? How did you notice? Could you might recommend a real good site with quality yixing pots? thank you ^^

[tingjunkie]

If you need an explanation as to why a vendor who sells this is crap, I think you're in over your head. Search the forum. TONS of recommendations.

[Chip]

Enter the site at your computer's risk ... malware ...

[JRS22]

I actually own an yixing.com pot that I was given many years ago when I didn't even drink tea. It was selected for its decorative value and it is a very pretty pot. Once I began drinking tea it just didn't seem to have the properties of a truly functional pot.

As for the pig pot, I thought there was a tradition of owning pots that correspond to your Chinese zodiac symbol. Maybe zodiac pots are also meant to be decorative and no more.

[futurebird]

If you need vendors that sell quality teapots (not many unfortunately) online feel more than free to ask. It's a jungle out there!

Which online sites do you recommend? I have my own list but it's really short and most of the vendors are out of stock on everything.

[bagua7]

OK, you could have used the search function: tons of info especially coming from the forum regulars (tjk, wyardley, Adam (Origin Tea pots), etc.).

Vendors I have bought pots from which I use and found real Yixing:

1. Jing Tea Shop (best quality)
2. Wisdom China/eBay (some pots)
3. zen8tea/eBay (some pots)
4. Essence of Tea (best quality)
5. 5000friend/eBay (some pots, they are not old zhu ni, just a hong ni based blend but they brew excellent gaoshan oolong which is the main reason I use & like them).

Others no longer active, unfortunately, so I won't recommend them.

[yalokinh]

sample tea, bought a small pot from them, very happy with it.
yixing.com just doesnt ring right with me