I find it counter productive to complain about the prices in the first place. A business will price thier products according to many factors… including labor. Keep in mind that CLYW is currently a ONE MAN operation. Since he is the one testing and assembling everything by hand in his house and it is taking away time from his wife and kid I am betting that is factored into the price. I know I would factor it in if I was in his shoes. Other factors are the shipping back and forth to get produced. CLYW uses Gruntbull for their blasting and anodizing. It costs money to ship unfinished yo-yo halves from Canada to the US and back PLUS the cost of the actual anodizing prices. I am betting there are some customs fees as well… CLYW does not have the luxury of claiming $20 for a single toy on the declaration forms. They use machine shops in the US and Canada for their products so some of the same costs involved with anodizing also come into play with manufacturing.

Bottom line, vote with your wallet: if you don’t like a price, don’t buy the product. I do it all the time. As for the YYR vs. CLYW, that is a completely subjective call on which is “worth” more. Personally I prefer the designs CLYW puts out over YYR. There is nothing wrong with YYR, I just find CLYW to be more fitting for my tastes.