Welcome! Sounds like you might have some really awesome knowledge about yoyo marketing and business strategy haha
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Thank you for the welcome. Some yoyo brands have interesting marketing strategies. For example. One drop could easily increase their sales by producing more of their most sought-after models, but they decide not to do so. One day I may research the yoyo market.
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Welcome to the forums! Thatās a lot of qualifications you have! Maybe after researching the yoyo market you may decide to start your own yoyo company.
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Thank you. IĀ“m sure many talented and passionate people are more suitable for that. Curiously, I once recommended Evan Nagao to follow that path and start his own yoyo company, instead of following a music career. And he gave a good answer: He said that no one also believed him when he started to seriously dedicate to yoyo. And we all know how that went. He had a god point. People tend to be successful in what they love. I use yoyo when IĀ“m tired of reading or writing and need something to keep my mind away, my passion is teaching.
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For some things having what you love as a hobby instead of a job makes perfect sense.
In some cases doing your hobby professionnally means you get paid for your hobby. Which is great.
In other cases it means you turn your hobby in to a job. Which ruins the hobby.
Welcome.
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Hey Iām Eric, 32 from Souther Virginia.
Iāve been yo-yoing since July of 21. I picked up a YYF Wedge on a whim and just kinda took off from there. Amassed a collection and a love of throwing. Terrible at keeping up with these things but trying to learn more and find homies in my area.
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Hey there, Iām Kris! Iām just getting back into the hobby after not having played since the 90s. I just got my first new yoyos last night and am alternating between a YYF One and a Replay Pro. The Replay Pro is my first ever unresponsive yoyo and itās a whole new experience for me. My two kids are excited to see yoyos in the house and are getting their own for Christmas too. Iām quickly repolishing old skills and learning new ones like how to bind. I look forward to learning a lot from yall!
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Welcome to the forums! Thatās a great start with the YYF Wedge! All the best on your trick learning journey! Itās going to be long one.
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Welcome to the forums! Itās so awesome that you are buying yoyos for your kids as well! Itās going to be a great bonding activity!
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Hi, Iām Abellia! Iām studying music, classical performance on trombone. I got back into yoyoing as soon as I had the time to at the end of the semester, since I left a few in my backpack when I moved out to uni and I remembered that I used to yoyo. Currently my favourite yoyo is probably my 2016 superstar (although the two delrin yoyoempire throws I got off the local bst might dethrone it once I form a solid opinion on themā¦) and Iām working my way through kamikaze, white buddha, yuuki slack, spirit bomb, tsunami bomb, monochrome, supercharger, bone splint, and konami code.
I found out about yoyoexpert through targeted ads (I didnāt recognize the the redesigned website at first, but I recognized the name once I clicked onto the ads!)
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Appreciate it. Yea Iāve definitely moved on and found some favorites so far and picked tricks really fast but always more to learn.
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Welcome to the forums! The 2016 superstar is an oldie but goodie! You are quite far up the trick ladder as well! Good job!
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Welcome !!! Yo-yoing is a great hobby and for me I never stop learning so Iām glad that you and your kids are yo-yoing as well itāll stick to you for a while keep it up !!! 
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Welcome itās nice to have to have you here on the forums !!! Itās seems like your a pretty skilled yo-yo player.Those tricks aināt all that easy but keep it up and youāll be progressing in no time !!! 
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Welcome !!! The wedge is a great yo-yo to pick up for unresponsive play I tell my friends all the time to pick one up if they can. It really puts you far on your yo-yo journey keep it up man
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Hello, Iām new around these part, but have been coming to the YO-YO Museum for some time. Great source of information!
I started playing with Duncan yo-yos back in the 1950s. Never learned many tricks, though. But I could walk the dog and bit the dog, over the waterfalls, rock the baby, around the world and, of course, make it sleep. Not sure about all the trick names, but thatās what I call āem.
I once tied for third place in a Duncan sponsored contest. There were only four participants, however, and neither one of us could make our yo-yo sleep.
My favorite yo-yos are the Imperial and the Mardi Gras.
I recently regained an interest in yo-yos, thanks to eBay, and have started a collection of yo-yos from the 50s and 60s.
Looking forward to participating in the forums.
TJCoro
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Hey, Iām Luke!
I started yo-yoing around 2006 or 7 with a very basic $5 butterfly yoyo (no ball bearing). Shortly after, a very kind family friend gifted me a small bag of entry level yoyos (very basic stuff) that let me do tricks like double or nothing and not much more, nevertheless that gift was more than enough to get me 100% hooked!
Iāve competed in a few tournaments doing sports ladders and some freestyles. Nothing crazy. Iām not a very technical yo-yoer and focus on consistency and big flashy tricks that the non-yoyoer can appreciate!
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YIKES! I held my first yo-yo in the 1950s! 
Time fliesā¦
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Cool! What was it? Duncan Imperial or Butterfly?
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Yaā knowā¦I donāt remember. Probably a basic Duncan wooden yo-yo. I had to save my money to afford an imperial. 
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