Tag Archives: Taobao

Buying Teas on Taobao [Inbetweenisode 128]

Posted on April 27, 2017 by

This episode, James walks through the logistics of buying teas on Taobao.  

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How to Find Teas on Taobao [Inbetweenisode 127]

Posted on April 20, 2017 by

This inbetweenisode, James talks about Taobao and how to search and find teas. Featuring Babelcarp.

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Selecting Teas from Taobao & Recommended Taobao Vendors

Posted on December 17, 2016 by

I covered how to buy from taobao through an agent in the previous post. Knowing how to order is only part of the battle. There is literally an ocean of teas on taobao and samples are not normally offered. While there … Continue reading →

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How to Order Tea from Taobao via an Agent

Posted on December 3, 2016 by

Buying through an agent for taobao isn’t terribly difficult. A lot of goods come from China and it’s natural for people to want to buy closer to the source. There’s a number of taobao agents to help satisfy the demand … Continue reading →

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Baxian (Taobao) Yancha [Episode 127]

Posted on October 14, 2015 by

A good for the price Yancha directly from China.

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2005 Xiaguan 8653 via Taobao — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #44

Posted on August 26, 2015 by

2005 Xiaguan 8653 acquired directly from Taobao. A good way to get inexpensive slightly-aged factory productions. https://www.taobaoring.com/ https://mx-tea.world.taobao.com/

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2006 Old Bear vs. 2006 XG FT Purple Box — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #43

Posted on August 19, 2015 by

Battle of the fang. A comparison between White2Tea’s Old Bear and a Guangdong-stored 2006 Xiaguan Feitai production (picked up via Taobao).

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Yancha (Wuyi Oolongs) [March 2015 Tea Drinking Report]

Posted on April 11, 2015 by

Big shoutouts to Brian, Carolyn, and Richard (+vendors) for providing several of the teas for this month and allowing the content to be what it is! I hope you like long-form content, because this tea of the month report is … Continue reading →

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2001 Dingxing Hao via Jiujiucha (Taobao) [Episode 73]

Posted on September 30, 2014 by

NOTE/Disclaimer: Since filming this, exchanging samples with someone else who bought this tea and simply doing more research, it’s become pretty clear to me that this tea (as most acquired in this fashion) is probably not what is actually advertised. That … Continue reading →

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The Price of Menghai Tea Factory Recipes: Taobao & Other Purchasing Options

Posted on July 19, 2014 by

Menghai Tea Factory. The gold standard of ripe pu’erh and the producer of famous benchmark raw pu’erhs from the 1980s and 1990s. If you purchase legitimate Menghai, it is usually thought of as a safe buy. Dayi has the reach … Continue reading →

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