New Reliable AliExpress Tea Store for Puerh

Recently I have been working with a new AliExpress tea seller who has the most extensive list of offerings I have seen anywhere – King Tea. He has been doing his best to offer me a good price. If you are interested in accessing a huge selection of authentic teas from many of China’s best known producers of puerh, this may be a useful source for you. He carries products from the following producers (amongst others):
Anning Haiwan
Chen Sheng Hao
Chang Tai
Menghai Tea Factory
ShuangJiang Mengku
Six Famous Tea Mountains
Xia Guan
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King Tea on AliExpress
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/1220054
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I have been dealing with King Tea for well over a year now. Actually, I was his first tea customer in May 2014. I found him while searching for difficult to find ChenShengHao cakes and he had them listed at a very fair price. Overall he has an extensive listing of puerh tea with many choices not always available to western tea buyers. He has also sourced several teas for me.
As with any AliExpress or ebay seller, I always proceed with caution. I can tell you that I have purchased Dayi, S.Mengku, Xiaguan and ChenShengHao products from this seller and I am certain that all items are:
+++Authentic
+++Sold at a very competitive price
+++Packed well for shipment
+++Received tracking number and good on-going communication
+++Delivered to me in 10 – 18 days after placing the order (average about 15 days)

I should mention that we had a rather rocky start as he was starting up and refining his business skills. We have worked through many things in the past 14 months as I have tried to help him better understand tea purchasers from outside the Chinese marketplace. These earlier “growing pains” seem to be gone now and I am quite confident in his ability to serve as a good resource. In addition, he is willing to offer anyone I know his best possible price (the same as the price he has offered me unless his supplier has increased his cost on the item). You only need to mention my Steepster name Dignitea to receive these discounted prices. Sorry, I do not want to post my real name on this general discussion board but those of you who know me can certainly use my actual name when dealing with him.

At this particular point in time I am using his store to pick up (1) new releases and (2) highly regarded teas from past years at a good price. I list below some of these and the price paid so that you have specific points for reference or comparison. Also he will work with you on any tea and quickly drop to his lowest possible price.
$53 2015 DaYi Purple Dayi ‘Zi DaYi’ Raw
$33 2015 DaYi Elephant Mountain ‘Da Ji Xiang Shan’ Raw (a Dayi classic not released since 2006)
$45 2015 DaYi Year of the Sheep ‘Shan Mei Xiang Yang’ Raw (Dayi’s Lunar Year Series)
$25 2015 DaYi Spring Round ‘Chun Yuan’ Raw
$65 2015 Chen Sheng Hao Year of the Sheep Raw
$56 2015 HaiWan Lucky Sheep ‘Da Ji Xiang’ Raw
$52 2014 HaiWan Black Horse ‘Ma Bing’ Raw
$63 2014 Dayi YiWu Zheng Shan Raw (from Dayi’s Select Series of single mountain teas)
$41 2014 Dayi Golden Needle White Lotus Ripe (from Dayi’s Imperial Series)
$59 2013 DaYi Golden Image Raw
$59 2011 DaYi BaDa High Mountain ‘Gao Shan’ Raw
$63 2009 Dayi Dragon Pillar Ripe (from Dayi’s Imperial Series; 2009 was a particularly good year)
Note: Mention Dignitea to receive similar discounted pricing.

Here’s how to order and receive the lowest price:
1) Add your item(s) to your cart.
2) Add a short note in the box under your item and ask him to recalculate your total with the Dignitea discounted price.
3) Click on the button to submit your order BUT do not pay for it.
4) After he gets back to you with a revised total, pay and wait for your order to arrive.

General Disclaimer: If you decide to order from King Tea, there is absolutely no benefit to me. No paybacks; no greater discount; no free tea; nothing! I only wanted to make you aware of another reliable, trustworthy resource with access to an extensive number of factory produced puerh teas.