I just grind it on my arm instead of the ground. Same effect, just say I don’t own a dog, but have a pet rat?
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Is there a future market for relic’ed yoyos? 
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I’m not so thrilled with making the first dings but I do like to get collectible yoyos that already have some marks. That way they are for playing and not sitting on the shelf.
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i do still “worry” about messing up my throws, especially new ones or in a clorway i really like. i tend to throw those only indoors, over carpet…
that being said, i have a few “beaters” that i don’t concern myself with the damage on. my meerkat comes to mind. still plays fine but she’s got some wear and tear.
also, i don’t worry about plastics as much. those tend to be my outside throws as a rule. they’re generally cheaper and can take a hit better than the metals. i don’t expect plastics, as a general rule, to be as smooth as the metals anyway, so dinging it, knocking it or whatever may introduce some vibe that i wouldn’t care much about.
but, yeah. i don’t like messing up my nice Al throws…
kgb
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I have indoor throws (most of them) and outdoor throws (mostly ones that came with some damage). Even on a beater, I bum a little when they get new dings. Best case then is I have to press the rough parts in with some steel or sand them. Doesn’t really stop me from doing what I’m trying to do. Hitting the ground is inevitable, but never welcome imho (ok except for walk the dog 
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Unless a yo-yo has high sentimental value, then I don’t usually take damage too seriously.
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If I ding my own yoyos, that’s one thing - whatever… but if someone else dings them… oof. Was at a meet the other day when a kid wanted to try one of my throws, and then I look over all of a sudden and the two halves somehow came flying apart and rolled all over the concrete. He puts them back together, and I’m thinking he’s gonna hand it back to me and profusely apologize, but then he kept going with it? Nah… not cool man. I grabbed it from him when he knotted it like a minute later. It’s just a respect thing, ya know?
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I respect that. Personally I just dont care anymore unless it damages the yoyo to the point it feels bad when throwing
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i bring a yoyo outside everywhere, and although i don’t often ding yoyos it happens today my flashback grinded on a bit of rough tile but it still plays like a dream. i kinda got over the “gear fear” i guess. its freeing
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So freeing
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I have a very beat up (by previous owner) m1 I use over concrete, everything else I try to stay over carpet or grass.
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Best holder ever. love mine so much
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My inner engineer weeps when a lovely piece of craftsmanship is besmirched.
A lump o’ mass produced plastic looking like it was run over by a bus is less of a concern to me.
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I used to worry about messing up my yo-yos. I still do, but I used to too.
More seriously I only care if it’s something new I’m not sure I want to keep or not, or something rare. But something I really like playing with? Well, they’re called “love marks” for a reason. Intentionally damaging something though, that I just don’t understand.
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I’d say I still worry about it. Part of the appeal for me of throwing metal yoyos is the tactile feel of the smooth, silky texture of the yoyo when holding it or catching it.
After it gets a chip or ding, even if plays the same it bothers me when I feel that rough spot.
Maybe that is why I like plastic a lot, they are harder to ding and don’t have an anno to chip, but with plastic there isn’t that same tactile satisfaction of a nice metal throw.
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Yoyo’s have literally saved my life over the past six months. I love each one in my collection and remember the joy it brought me when it showed up in my mailbox. I appreciate patina and the stories it tells but for now I’ll keep mine shiny.
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I’m horrible at 5a but the lil beeb didn’t feel right until it was on my weekender! How long before the first drop while camping. And yes I consider a gross old trailer camping now. That’s why I bring so many yo-yos.
@DocPop pull starts are so cool I had to try it. They are super satisfying but the counterweight keeps smacking the yo-yo with a loud CLACK!
I’ll get it eventually! CLACK!
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That sound of the counterweight hitting the yo-yo is how this trick got it’s name
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“Spare”. I see what you did there you sly dog.
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