No vendor in his right mind is going to tell you his markup percentage.
You guess that number by comparison shopping. You can always find the
tea cheaper elsewhere. I think vendor support is more than bottom
line. When I order tea from my local tea shoppe I calculate the tea
costs 3 pennies for a $3 pot charged to cover his overhead. I found a
new Chinese vendor on Ebay from China whose English is good as Danny's
with good puer prices. He is in Shanghai so SAL is faster than
Kunming. However he has other items to sell which I think are
overpriced. I know I can get his LuiAn Gua Pian cheaper elsewhere.
But I'll get some on the next order for puer so he can ship it for
'free'.

Jim

humantenacity wrote:

> Another piece to add to that is if you don't know your vendor ask your friends
> in tea for advice on vendor and their opinions on their dealings in the
> tea market. There is great power in networking and a choir of voices.
>
> Allen Miller