Scheduling doesnt work because drops are already a hectic thing:
As a manufacturer you really don’t have much insight on when your order will be complete, mainly due to shipping delays to manufacturer delays plus not knowing where you are in the queue although you can usually estimate x amount.
Then once the yoyo’s are in depending on the size of the run QC testing can take a while.
Shipping A/B-grades to team and getting them ready to build hype for the product while coordinating reviews also sucks up time as well.
When you add marketing tactics like artificial scarcity there ends up being a lot more pressure on the drop and on those buying in. For most shops, selling out is a good look, artificially created or not.
^ not accusing anyone here just a tactic that is used sometimes by some companies. Speaking generally.
There are definitely plenty of brands that are accessible, while making amazing yoyos and If we look at their drop hype it’s less based on FOMO. Typically folks are more invested in the team overall as well I’d say.
Good examples of the latter bunch being: GoodLife, Thesis, MK1, Dressel, the list goes on.
Might have been said before, but smaller boutique brands only have so much money to spend on inventory at once, and there is a huge turnaround time between orders and restocks (there’s been a current trend to just do 1 run and be done as well)
If a design does well it could be half a year after sell out (or longer) between stock depending on order time, testing, ano, etc.
I don’t know if I’d call it “hate”, more like valid criticism. $120+ for a monometal aluminum yoyo is ridiculous at this point regardless of who’s making or designing it. I think it’s more debatable when it comes to custom/intricate anodization or unconventional finishes. You’re right, a-RT has really made a name for themselves with a unique combination of dumb jokes, counterculture, and crappy QC. Some people love it but I prefer to let other people buy from them so I know what I’m getting before I pay up.
I wouldnt call supporting hate speech and using slur’s at the puns of jokes as dumb jokes. It’s wild that A-RT is somehow immune from their actions because they are “cool”.
They definitely aren’t immune, they lost paying customers when people saw what Chase had been up to after the Inhaler release. I’m not sure I agree with the idea that the company deserves to fail based on offensive things they’ve said on social media, which is what I believe I’m seeing implied by a few people here and elsewhere.
it’s just not a high volume business. People really like the smaller boutique companies and smaller runs are just the only way to make it work. I do agree some of the websites could use some retooling taking this kind of business model into account.
Personally i would be lying if i said i didn’t enjoy the collector aspect of it all.
Why is OHandyJenkins’ posts being removed? Most of the posts received many up-votes. So why the removal?
These kinds of removals need to be explained when others have already responded positively. I personally have seen my abusers flag replies to their abuse in order to stifle dissent. Also; way too much inconsistency in these removals. Certain users are allowed to say anything (cough *yoyodoc *); while others are flagged for responding to insults and bullying.
Oh; and I am sure this will be removed as “off topic”; or some other passive-aggressive reason.
This spiraled out quick.