Tag Archives: Taobao

Storage Deep Dive featuring 2006 CGHT Yiwu Yecha [Inbetweenisode 181]

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

This episode is a deep dive into looking at the storage . I recently acquired a duplicate . This is a cake I’ve kept in my own pumidor storage for three years and was previously stored in Houston Texas, a … Continue reading →

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TAOBAO (& Pu’erh). A Conversation w/Garrett [Inbetweenisode 151]

Posted on December 8, 2017 by

In this episode, Garrett and James have an open-ended discussion on Taobao, a Chinese online shopping platform. We start by discussing how we originally started using Taobao, some of its uses to learn and explore tea, and how we found … Continue reading →

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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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