# $1 aluminum yoyo with a bearing **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [November 10, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085 "2013-11-10T20:20:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![avanord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@avanord](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/avanord)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/1 "2013-11-10T20:20:50Z")
I want to start this thread by saying that I realize a $1 yoyo is definitely not a high quality throw. I am a teacher at a school for kids with behavior problems and have a case of classroom yoyos purchased by the school that the students are allowed to use if they have any down time. They love it. Over the summer we developed a school store for which they earn fake money based on behavior and I have been looking for cheap yoyos that would hold the interest of students that play classics every day in class. The Duncan butterfly just doesn’t cut it. Haha. Today while at the dollar store I found this gem. [http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/11/yva5a7yd.jpg](http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/11/yva5a7yd.jpg) [http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/11/bu8enedu.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/11/a7esusyr.jpg](http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/11/bu8enedu.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/11/a7esusyr.jpg) Yes it is a cheap Chinese yoyo, but it is aluminum and has a bearing. It produces decent sleep times and will be great for our store. I think they are going to wear out fast, but with a store run on donations they will work for now. I bought 10 of them. Just thought these were pretty amazing for a dollar and has to share. ---
**Author:** ![Jdrabik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jdrabik/32/1110_2.png) [@Jdrabik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jdrabik)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/2 "2013-11-10T20:22:55Z")
Huh. Interesting. ---
**Author:** ![mr.nightshadow95](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mr.nightshadow95/32/1093_2.png) [@mr.nightshadow95](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mr.nightshadow95)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/3 "2013-11-10T20:24:01Z")
That’s awesome, surely it might be prone to break very fast, but it is an awesome price for what you’re getting. Maybe if I see one at a dollar store I will buy it ;D ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/4 "2013-11-10T20:48:08Z")
Wow thats really cheap ---
**Author:** ![Casey888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Casey888](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Casey888)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/5 "2013-11-10T21:06:27Z")
May I ask which dollar store? ---
**Author:** ![yoyomaverick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyomaverick/32/641_2.png) [@yoyomaverick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyomaverick)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/6 "2013-11-10T21:10:25Z")
They are from the Dollartree. These are very popular on Facebook right now. People are buying like 20 at a time. I went to 3 Dollartree locations today and none of them had any. ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/7 "2013-11-10T21:21:17Z")
What if its a c bearing… Ill buy $5 worth XD ---
**Author:** ![NathanC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathanc/32/891_2.png) [@NathanC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NathanC)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/8 "2013-11-10T21:24:07Z")
Would love to buy a bunch and give them away, very cool. ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/9 "2013-11-10T21:24:54Z")
> [@NathanC](#): > > Would love to buy a bunch and give them away, very cool. Same here! Hope my 2 locations have them :-\ ---
**Author:** ![avanord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@avanord](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/avanord)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/10 "2013-11-10T21:25:01Z")
I am pretty sure it is a size c bearing. It is a little on the narrower side. ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/11 "2013-11-10T21:26:15Z")
> [@avanord](#): > > I am pretty sure it is a size c bearing. It is a little on the narrower side. SICK! I might buy a few, polish some for practice/paint them. And use the bearings if I can clean and lube them to perfection… ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/12 "2013-11-10T21:41:12Z")
> [@Bcmaddog](#): > > SICK! > > I might buy a few, polish some for practice/paint them. And use the bearings if I can clean and lube them to perfection… Not a Size C. Some kind of metric sized bearing, has the inner diameter and width of an A bearing, but the outside diameter of a Size C. ---
**Author:** ![avanord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@avanord](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/avanord)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/13 "2013-11-10T21:43:06Z")
> [@yoyospirit](#): > > Not a Size C. Some kind of metric sized bearing, has the inner diameter and width of an A bearing, but the outside diameter of a Size C. Fair enough. I was just eyeballing it. ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/14 "2013-11-10T21:44:24Z")
> [@yoyospirit](#): > > Not a Size C. Some kind of metric sized bearing, has the inner diameter and width of an A bearing, but the outside diameter of a Size C. 😢 ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/15 "2013-11-10T22:36:45Z")
> [@Bcmaddog](#): > > SICK! > > I might buy a few, polish some for practice/paint them. And use the bearings if I can clean and lube them to perfection… Some bad news for you, maddog. Chances are pretty high that most yoyos from China, that cost a buck, are probably not going to made out of any metal or alloy, that will be good for polishing. For a dollar, it might be fun to try, but don’t expect anything amazing. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoavenger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoavenger/32/884_2.png) [@yoyoavenger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoavenger)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/16 "2013-11-10T23:56:34Z")
> [@yoyodoc](#): > > Some bad news for you, maddog. Chances are pretty high that most yoyos from China, that cost a buck, are probably not going to made out of any metal or alloy, that will be good for polishing. > > For a dollar, it might be fun to try, but don’t expect anything amazing. Nope they’re metal. Just not machined. ---
**Author:** ![rdeleon975](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@rdeleon975](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rdeleon975)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/17 "2013-11-11T00:18:31Z")
#dollartreesquad2013 ---
**Author:** ![SaltySalvador](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/saltysalvador/32/1187_2.png) [@SaltySalvador](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SaltySalvador)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/19 "2013-11-11T00:54:09Z")
If I see these, I will buy them all just to give away to people interested in yoyos. ---
**Author:** ![NathanC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathanc/32/891_2.png) [@NathanC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NathanC)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/20 "2013-11-11T01:10:45Z")
> [@yoyoavenger](#): > > Nope they’re metal. Just not machined. Say what now? Are they cast? ---
**Author:** ![mullicabob](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mullicabob/32/1108_2.png) [@mullicabob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mullicabob)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 1:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/21 "2013-11-11T01:26:49Z")
The $1 anomaly in a bead blasted version… [http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7409/10789797976\_ed76f9aa62\_b.jpg](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mullicabob/10789797976/) [IMG\_20131110\_201521\_274](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mullicabob/10789797976/) by [mullicabob](http://www.flickr.com/people/mullicabob/), on Flickr [http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2819/10789785185\_56c0593e79\_b.jpg](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mullicabob/10789785185/) [IMG\_20131110\_201533\_138](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mullicabob/10789785185/) by [mullicabob](http://www.flickr.com/people/mullicabob/), on Flickr [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085.md?page=2)