Thank-you all for suggestions, (some of which I don't follow because I am
such a Pu-er novice) However, I decided against eBay until I have a good
feel for what I like. I wanted some new greens (lu an guapian, tai ping hou
kui, meng ding huang ya) and I added two pu-ers (picked mostly because of $
and small size):

Xiaguan Green Tuo Cha
YunnanTuo Cha

It will be fun to try these.

Thanks again for help.

L

"samarkand" > wrote in message
...
>>> Good point about the "G" Danny. However, the "G" mark is only used for
>>> xia guan "te ji" tuo cha (first production year is 2003) and "jia ji"
>>> tuo cha (after 1995, fully used in 1996).
>
> Oh just remembered - that includes the Jin Si (Golden Thread) Tuocha as
> well (2003/4)...which has the G imprint...
>
>>> So besides the package and some of the particular marks, the best thing
>>> is get to know the character of the products that you want to purchase.
>>> ;-)
>
> ...that is, if you are particular over what you are purchasing, or
> intending them as investment. On the whole, the general advice is this :
> as long as you enjoy the tea, just follow your heart and nose...there are
> times when one gets too overwhelmed with the information chasing after
> vintages that one misses the essence - which is to enjoy the tea, and then
> loses the desire all together because one is afraid that one might get a
> fake instead of an original. For investment, one must really know the
> history behind the product...how about a master class, Jing, on the what,
> how, and when on collectible pu'ers?
>
> :")
>
> Danny
>