# Color / finish distributions?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/color-finish-distributions/299412>\
**Category:** David Metz\
**Created:** [February 27, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/color-finish-distributions/299412 "2019-02-27T22:51:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/color-finish-distributions/299412/1 "2019-02-27T22:51:59Z")

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How is the size–and distribution of colors/finishes–of a new yoyo’s production run determined?

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**Author:** ![da5id](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/da5id/32/48214_2.png) [@da5id](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/da5id)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/color-finish-distributions/299412/2 "2019-02-28T18:51:42Z")

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To be honest, we kind of wing it. We feel out how excited people seem and make colors on what we think will be awesome on that yoyo. 🙂

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/color-finish-distributions/299412/3 "2019-02-28T21:17:11Z")

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I noticed you came up with certain ratios for the blind box releases though and I found that fascinating. Here’s the Mantis ratios:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/8/3/083e8e2406ccca9ffe4b8d1aff38f6f4e6d20980.jpeg)

Here’s the Marquis ratios:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/b/2/2b2fb4ec56b59500730f6f5a5684a23a9ea2a411.png)

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**Author:** ![da5id](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/da5id/32/48214_2.png) [@da5id](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/da5id)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/color-finish-distributions/299412/4 "2019-02-28T22:25:22Z")

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Yes, we tried to get he ratios just right so that everyone would be happy 🙂

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**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/color-finish-distributions/299412/5 "2019-02-28T22:31:09Z")

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Naturally, I am cursed to want a particular colorway of a particular model that was produced in such a small quantities that all of its current owners are either unwilling to let one go, or do not participate in BSTs at all. 😞