$1 aluminum yoyo with a bearing

I think there was a misunderstanding here. Yoyodoc’s posts were misunderstood. B.C. might want to re-read them, and then read his response to them.

Yoyodoc posted this in response to B.C.'s post about modding the throw:

"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."

"I have no doubt that if you spent 300 dollars worth of time and trouble, that you could make that 1 dollar yoyo look and play like a good 10 dollar yoyo.

And recognize that I have been Modding yoyos nonstop since 1998, so I am pretty sure about that, lol."

What Yoyodoc posted was interpreted this way by B.C.:

"Yeah yoyodoc, you basically shooting out negative info saying that we cant enjoy/mod this cheap toy.

So stop your negative post and post them elsewhere…

O wait, your going to reply to this with I AM A GOOD MODDER, I KNOW YOU CANT MOD TIN, You cant make it play good i know this stuff, i have been in the community longer BLAH BLAH BLAH

Take them elsewhere."

Yoyodoc actually said that the project “might be fun,” but he was giving a dose of reality to those who might run out and buy the Dollar Tree yo-yo, expecting to create a masterpiece. The post he responded to, mentioned BC’s plans of polishing…cleaning and lubing the bearing to “perfection,” which prompted him to caution us about chances of achieving such a result. He never said it was impossible, and actually stated that an improvement was possible and with some effort, we could improve that throw…upgraded to $10 status. He actually stated that you could make the yo-yo 10 times better, but still not up to $100 yo-yo status. Yoyodoc responded the way he did, because he was accused of making an argument that he never made. Re-posting what he wrote should show that.

One day Yoyodoc and BC will get along great, because they both love to do the same stuff. But, he never stated that we “can’t enjoy or mod this cheap toy.” He actually stated information in the alternative. That is the reason he got the $1 yo-yo to take a look at it himself. He was giving a word to the wise, before anyone ran out and wasted gas driving to Dollar Tree with high expectations. Someone had to do it.

There is a Dollar Tree in My area, but I haven’t had a chance to take a look. I will update on that. :slight_smile:

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My nearest Dollar Tree is in Boston, Massachusetts. Might pop there during my lunch break and see if I can pick a few up.

lol thread of the year.

Oh snap…you’re coming to visit! I’ll tell you what…if I find it in the Dollar Tree here, I’m going to mail you one, after all, it’s the Christmas season. I will throw some American food snack in there…perhaps a Twinkie or a Hershey bar. I will try to find the yo-yo first though. Stay tuned. :wink:

Thats mighty kind ma’am, but I’m sure they’ll just get nicked and eaten by the scumbags in the UK customs office. :stuck_out_tongue:

Speaking of which, not to derail (he said before he massively derailed), but I actually managed to try some Hersheys the other day when a collegue brought some back from New York.

Not gonna lie, it was pretty aweful. Everyone in the office hated it…

(“and that kids… thats how World War 3 began.”)

So, one part in their should have been your whole post and I would not be typing this…

I got 2 black ones and one of the Burgundy looking ones. They are tin and they vibe Crazy and they are light as a feather. But then again, they are FUN! My point was why bother bringing something back from the dead? Start with something more alive and improve it so you end up with something.
I would agree … like Hendy said, he will get some because they might be good projects.

You could have left out all the MEAN parts. Your starting to act like me now, just a bit harsher…

And maybe your the “clownhead” maybe your the “Complete Idiot…”

Is moey having a bad day? Awhhh…

I see… I see…

You sure did sound like it…

And this somehow fixes the problem?

Maybe your a old dog, a bitter guy, a control freak, a I’m better at modding and I know it kinda guy.

Your a Boaster your post shows it with the whole “I have been modding before your daddy was born” (False Fact XD)

When? I may have sent you one a month ago, lies…

This is ridiculous. Everyone chill out. This is a thread about a yoyo…FROM THE DOLLAR TREE.

BC, you are acting like a child.take a step back, breathe, and let it roll off your back. You want to mod the yoyo? WHO CARES what anyone on a forum who you have probably never even met says, mod it! learn from it, have fun with it. Paint it, cut it, change stuff on it, just NO ONE try to anodize it. Its metal in only the loosest sense of the word and will contaminate your chemicals.

Mo is acting like a crotchety old man, but you know what? He is, and he has enough experience where if you take off your sensitive pants, you can learn something. When I joined the Navy I couldn’t believe the amount of people that just flat out couldn’t handle people like Mo. The old salty guys know EVERYTHING, but if you get offended and angry you will never know it because you won’t take the time to listen. Talk to him, show him some RESPECT, and you’ll get a lot farther.

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I’m not sure if that’s the kind of lesson I want…

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Literally can we stop with all this drama. This is a yoyo sight not a place to argue.

When you get little kids in here that think they know what they’re doing and think they’re the masters of it all, you get this. What I see is a little kid getting upset about another man’s opinion. Honestly you can’t blame the guy, a 1$ yo-yo isn’t going to play like a gem, even if you do mod it to near death.

Having said that, I dare someone to win all divisions of worlds with this yo-yo.

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lol breaking news, scores of young yoyoers poisoned when they cut and sanded Chinese yoyos full of lead, arsenic, mercury, and cadmium. Stay safe, kids. Seriously wouldn’t want to be anywhere near the particles coming off of these things.

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