I think it’s ironic that Aoda and Audley have had their designs “stolen”. But I think bootlegs are a good starting point for someone just getting their feet wet in metal yoyos. I would have rather bought a few bootlegs befor moving onto higher end stuff(888x and Singularity right now). Still, I dont like cloned anything. Not just Yoyos but also RC cars, which is my other hobby, and almost anything else