# Interesting yoyo's/yoyo items rarely seen **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [May 4, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949 "2019-05-04T12:31:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![skitrz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skitrz/32/849_2.png) [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/1 "2019-05-04T12:31:29Z")
Looking on ebay today I saw a few yoyo related items I hadn’t seen before. Considering I’ve had a yo in my hand most of my life, it was surprising. So this thread is for posting the unusual/interesting/bizarre world of yoyoing. [https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Vintage-1960s-PENCIL-YOYO-Yo-Yo-NM-unused-w-TAG-2/192755585520?\_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20180124145912%26meid%3Da89a38c71c0042d9a89224c0d26130f8%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D192755584920%26itm%3D192755585520&\_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851](https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Vintage-1960s-PENCIL-YOYO-Yo-Yo-NM-unused-w-TAG-2/192755585520?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20180124145912%26meid%3Da89a38c71c0042d9a89224c0d26130f8%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D192755584920%26itm%3D192755585520&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851) ---
**Author:** ![Egon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/egon/32/53004_2.png) [@Egon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Egon)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/2 "2019-05-04T15:39:37Z")
If interesting can also be ridiculous then I have tons of screenshots. I was going to put a thread on Reddit but since you asked here’s one: If you ruin your yo-yo sell it as a “prototype” ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/c/1/7c178b99a0dda79c97fed3c22ace41bb760a9021.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Egon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/egon/32/53004_2.png) [@Egon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Egon)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/3 "2019-05-04T16:08:37Z")
$1.39 each string - Duncan cotton string. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/3/8/9381e383cf63733a03b24f1e810707f287627b40.jpeg) Just putting the word “Vintage” in the subject title raises the value tremendously, ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/6/9/5693720bb7305bad9f9e8fc4ac43302f988b9dfa.jpeg) Some people get wacky with there descriptions also. There’s an Anti-Yo empty box for sale, seller gives the entire history of the empty box… ---
**Author:** ![yofanatic05](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yofanatic05/32/35770_2.png) [@yofanatic05](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yofanatic05)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/4 "2019-05-04T20:09:11Z")
> [@Egon](#): > > If you ruin your yo-yo sell it as a “prototype” I’m not sure if that’s ethical… ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/5 "2019-05-05T00:55:22Z")
A couple of years back someone on ebay was selling a BC Classic as _serial #1_ (obviously rare :wink:) for considerably more than when they were new… ![IMG_0221_v2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/2/3/a23dc3d52d72ac2abf315919832facd80f6f101f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 1:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/6 "2019-05-05T01:41:48Z")
Split this topic on May 5, 2019, 1:41am UTC 4 posts were split to a new topic: [Bearing sizes](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-sizes/301974) ---
**Author:** ![kevinm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kevinm/32/697_2.png) [@kevinm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kevinm)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 2:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/10 "2019-05-05T02:09:10Z")
> **[Abbie Hoffman - Revolution for the Hell of It](https://abbiehoffman.tumblr.com/post/31194985905/abbie-hoffman-yo-yo)** > > Abbie Hoffman rocking the yo-yo! ---
**Author:** ![Egon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/egon/32/53004_2.png) [@Egon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Egon)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/11 "2019-05-05T12:01:14Z")
It sure ain’t ethical homie! I don’t think you misunderstanding me but just to clarify, “I’m not actually advocating to label you auction as a prototype if you botch a mod you did yourself, that’s dirty business.” However, there is an off chance that this is a TK prototype (slim) as I was doing some digging into something else,I found these on worthpoint: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/7/f/f7fe3c200e7e80754a7336b551fab097c3bdbab5.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/a/5/7a56def614ee484093a10b37f7b4de641606df1b.jpeg) I actually remember when these where on eBay. They look completely bogus to me. Can one of the TK Gurus chime in on the legitimacy of this “prototype”. ---
**Author:** ![Egon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/egon/32/53004_2.png) [@Egon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Egon)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/12 "2019-05-05T15:36:19Z")
This just doesn’t “spark joy” for me. However I think this is a nice collector piece. [Gold plated Marx Signature](https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F362626635456) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/4/d/54d4154d97c007fad2e092e063817a252e5cc4c9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/13 "2019-05-05T18:57:09Z")
> [@Egon](#): > > I actually remember when these where on eBay. They look completely bogus to me. Can one of the TK Gurus chime in on the legitimacy of this “prototype”. The paint job looks like a home brew job rather than a professional deal. The masking line is very pronounced and the paint looks like hardware store spray paint. ---
**Author:** ![Egon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/egon/32/53004_2.png) [@Egon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Egon)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/14 "2019-05-10T02:45:03Z")
Interesting that this still happens once in a while, this was a buy it now from this morning: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/6/6/c6621c19701d4d26f68a3fca67e2cf76f7ceac15.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/15 "2019-05-10T03:17:55Z")
Literally how… ---
**Author:** ![Egon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/egon/32/53004_2.png) [@Egon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Egon)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/16 "2019-05-10T03:36:45Z")
If your a casual eBay-er you’ll never see something like this. If I’m home I’ve always got ebay up with a search string something like “yoyo -ma -doll -baby -knit” and I just glance over at that monitor every 5-10 minutes. Go to eBay toys\>yoyos then filter to see only sold items. You’ll be shocked by some of the treasures that sold for nothing. Usually I find rare Yomega’s that the seller assumes is worthless, like this Yellow Fall River Fireball also from today: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/7/8/978145941d12ab36fa687cacedb0162ebe19d4b4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/17 "2019-05-10T03:55:29Z")
That’s wild man. I can’t believe people list stuff like that without checking in on the value ---
**Author:** ![AaronW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aaronw/32/49251_2.png) [@AaronW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AaronW)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/18 "2019-05-10T14:13:26Z")
I got a notice when that popped up. If I didn’t already own a red one it would’ve been gone really quick. I messaged the seller, he didn’t have any more FH1’s 😞 ---
**Author:** ![Egon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/egon/32/53004_2.png) [@Egon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Egon)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/19 "2019-05-12T21:01:05Z")
This vest looks like it’s sized for a beagle. Still super interesting. [https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F333187018056](https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F333187018056) ---
**Author:** ![Egon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/egon/32/53004_2.png) [@Egon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Egon)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/20 "2019-05-13T14:04:42Z")
If you like setting cash on fire, here’s a $150 Duncan Hyper Imperial: [https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Valuable-INCORRECTLY-SEALED-Red-Duncan-Hyper-Imperial-Yo-Yo-Model-3269NP/223514296072?hash=item340a7d7f08:g:qAkAAOSwUSRcvvVm](https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Valuable-INCORRECTLY-SEALED-Red-Duncan-Hyper-Imperial-Yo-Yo-Model-3269NP/223514296072?hash=item340a7d7f08:g:qAkAAOSwUSRcvvVm) ---
**Author:** ![Egon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/egon/32/53004_2.png) [@Egon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Egon)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/21 "2019-06-07T03:17:18Z")
If I hadn’t put a freeze on all spending that isn’t made of Titanium I’d buy this at the asking price. [https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192941968742](https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192941968742) ---
**Author:** ![Egon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/egon/32/53004_2.png) [@Egon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Egon)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/22 "2019-10-08T20:48:11Z")
Get your wallets ready. [https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Tom-Kuhn-1984-OLYMPIC-GOLD-MEDAL-LIMITED-EDITION-YO-YO/333354180570?hash=item4d9d751fda:g:eFEAAOSw1mZdnN0E](https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Tom-Kuhn-1984-OLYMPIC-GOLD-MEDAL-LIMITED-EDITION-YO-YO/333354180570?hash=item4d9d751fda:g:eFEAAOSw1mZdnN0E) [https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Tom-Kuhn-Kreeger-and-sons-vintage-LIMITED-EDITION-WOOD-YO-YO/333354204588?hash=item4d9d757dac:g:ms0AAOSw~WxdnOZQ](https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Tom-Kuhn-Kreeger-and-sons-vintage-LIMITED-EDITION-WOOD-YO-YO/333354204588?hash=item4d9d757dac:g:ms0AAOSw~WxdnOZQ) ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949/23 "2019-10-08T21:14:23Z")
Might be better off with a Higby ProFly, little easier on the wallet. [https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F133169647010](https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F133169647010) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949.md?page=2)