Oh, to follow up, I got the pot, I brewed my first cup of Pu-er in it
today, and it was lovely. It's relatively high quality and it meets
all the "Yixing tests" I saw posted recently, namely:

-When turned upright (90 degrees), spout down, with water in it, the
lid doesn't budge.
-If the steam hole is covered, the pot stops pouring completely. Not
even a drip.
-If the spout hole is covered, with water in the pot and the pot is
inverted completely (180 degrees), the lid doesn't fall out. In fact
it doesn't budge at all.

The capacity is slightly less (~1/2 oz) than silkroadtrade listed it
as, but not a big deal.

Overall a good buy and I look foward to using it more! Thanks for
your help.

B


(SuperBobo) wrote in message . com>...
> Hi, there's a little pot on the Silk Road Trade eBay site that's
> making my mouth water. I saw some posts on the company awhile back
> but nothing definitive as to the quality of their wares. Anybody have
> any information about whether I should spend $45 (inc. shipping) on
> the little beast?
>
> Thanks!
>
> B