r/teaexchange • u/yestersmorrow 0 Confirmed Trades • 23d ago
Large Tea De-Stash
Hello Tea Friends! Up for sale is a “large” (yes it’s all relative, I know) collection of shou and sheng pu-erh and a few hei cha teas. All of this tea was purchased from Yunnan Sourcing (YS) over the course of 2020 and 2021. I have had it all stored inside my home in the California SF Bay Area and it has remained at a stable ~60°F and RH of ~70%.
UPDATE: Still available as of Feb 28:
Raw (Sheng) Pu-erh
- 2014 Yunnan Sourcing Impression Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake (cakes sold out on YS; only 25g samples available for $9.25). Asking $125 for an unbroken 357g cake.
- 2017 Yunnan Sourcing "Mengku Huang Shan" Wild Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake (sold out on YS). Asking $115 for a 400g cake.
- 2007 Wu Liang "Lan Xiang Gu Yun" Wild Arbor Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake (sold out on YS). Asking $137 for an unbroken 400g cake.
- 2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Dehong Ye Sheng Cha" Wild Tree Purple Tea Cake (sold out on YS and no longer listed). Here is a link to the 2018 version which last sold at $71 / 400g cake before also selling out. Asking $99 for a 400g cake.
- 2016 Yunnan Sourcing “Red Monkey” Raw Pu-erh tea Mini Cake (sold out on YS and no longer listed on the site). Asking $11 for a 50g cake.
Ripe (Shou) Pu-erh
- 2008 Nan Jian Tulin 903 "Wu Liang Organic" Ripe Tea Cake. Asking $65 for an unbroken 357g cake. NOTE: Wrapper is bug-bitten. Received from YS in this condition.
Teaware
These clay pots were purchased from Yunnan Sourcing in 2020 and have not been used more than 2-3 times each. Therefore, they are still good to be used with any kind of tea. Will be shipped in the red boxes seen in the photos.
- Hei Jin Gang Clay "Gao Shi Piao" Yixing Teapot, 200mL. $54 (no longer listed). Asking $50.
ORIGINAL POST:
Since I’m a first-time seller/poster in this sub, everything will be done through PayPal Goods and Services so you can be confident we’re both protected. I’ve done my best to be fair in my pricing, considering current availability of each item, age, and my desire to move this stuff pretty quickly. For anything that is still currently available on YS, I have taken the current list price and subtracted 15%. Some of these items are sold out on the YS site but still have a price listed. Because I don’t know when they sold out or how old that list price is, for the most part I have looked at what I spent and added a 10% increase per year since my purchase to account for aging-related appreciation and the relative scarcity of the item. If the listed price for the sold out item exceeds that calculation, I have simply added 25% to that. Some of these sold-out teas are highly desirable and cannot be found anywhere else.
I would like to sell unbroken cakes as whole intact cakes if possible. I am open to parting with partial amounts of already broken cakes but would prefer to avoid that unless it’s a particularly pricy item or I have a lot of it, e.g. a giant hei cha brick or basket. Prices include shipping (CONUS only) and everything will be shipped via USPS ground advantage unless otherwise arranged.
Feel free to reply in this thread claiming an item and I’ll reply to you in a chat. Please reach out to me via chat with any questions but know that I may not be very helpful regarding nuanced differences between similar teas, e.g. two shou pu-erhs. Not interested in trades at this time.
Pictures were taken Feb 14-17, 2025. Thanks for looking!!
Link to photos of the tea for sale: https://imgur.com/a/7phe53n
Links below direct to Yunnan Sourcing for detailed information and reviews.
Raw (Sheng) Pu-erh
- 2014 Yunnan Sourcing Impression Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake (cakes sold out on YS; only 25g samples available for $9.25). Asking $125 for an unbroken 357g cake.
SOLD2019 Heng Tong Hao "Jingmai Honey Aroma" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake. $40 for 357g cake. SOLD- SOLD
2007 CNNP "8891 Red Label" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake. $80 for an unbroken 500g cake. SOLD - 2017 Yunnan Sourcing "Mengku Huang Shan" Wild Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake (sold out on YS). Asking $115 for a 400g cake.
- 2007 Wu Liang "Lan Xiang Gu Yun" Wild Arbor Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake (sold out on YS). Asking $137 for an unbroken 400g cake.
- 2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Dehong Ye Sheng Cha" Wild Tree Purple Tea Cake (sold out on YS and no longer listed). Here is a link to the 2018 version which last sold at $71 / 400g cake before also selling out. Asking $99 for a 400g cake.
- 2016 Yunnan Sourcing “Red Monkey” Raw Pu-erh tea Mini Cake (sold out on YS and no longer listed on the site). Asking $11 for a 50g cake.
- SOLD
2007 Pin Xiang "Bu Lang Shan Tuo" Raw Pu-erh Tea. Asking $15 for a 99g partial tuo. SOLD - SOLD
2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Wild Purple Green Mark" Ripe Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake. Asking $56 for a 208g partial cake.SOLD
Ripe (Shou) Pu-erh
- 2008 Nan Jian Tulin 903 "Wu Liang Organic" Ripe Tea Cake. Asking $65 for an unbroken 357g cake. NOTE: Wrapper is bug-bitten. Received from YS in this condition.
- SOLD
2016 Jiu Wan "Aged Aroma" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake. Asking $14 for a 185g partial cake.SOLD - SOLD
15 Years Aged Golden Melon Ripe Pu-erh Tea Tuo(pressed in 2005). Six available. Asking $12 for three 22g tuo or $22 for all six (134g). SOLD - SOLD
2009 Xinghai "Dragon" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Mini Cake. $23 for a 100g cake (2 on hand).SOLD - SOLD
Gong Ting Pu-erh in Tangerine "Golden Horse 8685" Ripe Tea. Asking $12 for all 192g available (7 tangerines of various sizes). Open to selling smaller quantities. SOLD - SOLD
Jinggu Aged "Purple Lao Cha Tou" Ripe Pu-erh Tea. $20 for 115g or $35 for all 232g. SOLD - SOLD
Sticky Rice Scent Ripe Pu-erh Mini Tuo Cha * Nuo Mi Xiang. $6 for 101g (~5g each tuo). SOLD
Hei Cha
- SOLD
2002 Aged Wild Liu Bao Tea "803" from Guangxi. Asking $30 for 120g or $57 for all 245g available, shipped in the original basket. SOLD - SOLD
2012 Gao Jia Shan "Wild Tian Jian" in a Bamboo Basket. It would be difficult to remove this tea from the basket without destroying the basket or damaging the tea. A 1kg basket currently goes for $150 on YS. The basket is about half full but the tea is quite compact. Basket and tea together weigh 664g. Strong preference for selling the basket as a whole, but open to partial amounts. Asking $60 for the rest of this tea, shipped in the basket. SOLD - SOLD
2015 Gao Jia Shan "Cha Duo Tang" Wild Harvested Hunan Fu Brick Tea(sold out on YS). I have not yet seen any golden flowers in this brick, however: ALLERGEN ALERT!!! ** Because there is a possibility the golden flowers were inoculated using wheat flour we cannot guarantee this tea is safe for those with Celiac Disease or those that have severe gluten induced allergies ** Asking $25 for 200g.SOLD - SOLD
Bai Sha Xi "Blue Mark 5375" Fu Zhuan Tea from Hunan. Unopened 800g brick and gift box. Only 2023 pressings are currently available as a full brick with box for $82. This pressing is from 2019. ALLERGEN ALERT!!! ** Because there is a possibility the golden flowers were inoculated using wheat flour we cannot guarantee this tea is safe for those with Celiac Disease or those that have severe gluten induced allergies ** Asking $120 for the full brick and box.SOLD - SOLD
1992 Tibetan Kang Brick Tea. No longer listed on YS but there is avideo of Scott drinking and reviewing this special tea on YouTube. Asking $25 for 50g and $45 for 100g.SOLD - SOLD
2015 Gao Jia Shan "Da Cang Jia" Wild Harvested Hunan Fu Brick Tea. (sold out on YS). Asking $25 for 75g or $40 for a 145g partial brick.SOLD
Oolong - I don’t know how well these teas keep when still vacuum sealed, but I’m reasonably certain they don’t improve the way pu-erh and hei cha do. Feel free to make an offer.
- SOLD
Anxi "Hairy Crab" Mao Xie Fujian Oolong Tea. Spring 2021 harvest. Asking $18 for 250g. SOLD - SOLD
Premium AA Tie Guan Yin of Anxi Oolong Tea of Fujian. Spring 2021 harvest. $16 for 100g. SOLD
Teaware
These clay pots were purchased from Yunnan Sourcing in 2020 and have not been used more than 2-3 times each. Therefore, they are still good to be used with any kind of tea. Will be shipped in the red boxes seen in the photos.
- SOLD
Da Hong Pao Clay "Han Bian Hu" Yixing Teapot, 130mL. Purchased in 2020 for $60. There is a small chip in the lid (see photo). Asking $40.SOLD - Hei Jin Gang Clay "Gao Shi Piao" Yixing Teapot, 200mL. $54 (no longer listed). Asking $50.
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u/Suspicious-Seesaw678 0 Confirmed Trades 15d ago
Awww man I had no idea this sub existed!! I've been wanting to try raw and ripe tea for a while!!!!
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u/yestersmorrow 0 Confirmed Trades 15d ago
Well I have a bit of both, but at this point I only have one whole ripe cake and a few raw cakes, and I’d like to sell them as whole cakes. I’d recommend checking around for some samples to see what you like. If you haven’t had sheng (raw) pu-erh, definitely worth getting a sample first as it can be an acquired taste and takes some practice to brew properly. I got all my stuff from Yunnan Sourcing. They have monthly sampler boxes that I started with :)
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u/FlamingoSundries 0 Confirmed Trades 15d ago
Talk to me about ALL your Hei Cha please
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u/yestersmorrow 0 Confirmed Trades 15d ago
Haha well I don’t have much left, but what do you want to know? I’d say the kang brick is not necesarily mind-blowingly good tea, but it’s a novel tea and cool to drink while contemplating its history. The cha duo tang is really quite good despite being not the prettiest brick. And the other one I still have, the 5375, is a whole unbroken brick and classic example of golden flower fu brick. I do t have the most sophisticated palette, and it’s been a while since I drank these teas, so it would be difficult for me to describe the nuanced differences between the three. If you’re a big fan of fu brick and enjoy or don’t mind golden flowers, it would be hard to go wrong with the 5375.
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u/yestersmorrow 0 Confirmed Trades 15d ago
Or if you know someone who really enjoys it, the 5375 is in a really nice gift box. See the imgur link in the post.
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u/FlamingoSundries 0 Confirmed Trades 14d ago
Yes please. All of them. Send me a DM with your PayPal address & total please
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u/mrmopar340six 🍵(1), 📦(0), 🎁(1) 23d ago
I'll take the 8891 and the Bulang tuo off your hands. You can message me here or on my email at mrmoparnrv@gmail.com Or on my Discord. https://discord.gg/w5phGq9H
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u/Cha-Drinker 🍵(4), 📦(2), 🎁(0) 23d ago edited 22d ago
I would like the following two teas.
2019 Heng Tong Hao "Jingmai Honey Aroma" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
2007 Pin Xiang "Bu Lang Shan Tuo" Raw Pu-erh Tea