# No more expensive yoyos for me **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [June 17, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499 "2026-06-17T02:08:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**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:** [August 20, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/63 "2026-08-20T04:51:15Z")
> [@yoyodoc](#): > > > [@CannibalCricket](#): > > > > Expensive string plus expensive yoyo equals instant yoyo mastery > > I have over 1500 yo-yos now. I have Never, ever(like in never-ever-never) spent a single minute, trying to convince myself, that a higher performance/and/or/more expensive yo-yo would have any effect on increasing my skill level. As is often said, text messages sometimes don’t adequately convey the thought/intent :wink: ---
**Author:** ![CannibalCricket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cannibalcricket/32/665098_2.png) [@CannibalCricket](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CannibalCricket)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/64 "2026-08-20T06:01:48Z")
For clarity I was just being a wise guy​😏. Riffing on the misplaced hope in equipment rather than practice, study, and dedication. 1500 is quite impressive! ---
**Author:** ![Bznalcapone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bznalcapone/32/710119_2.png) [@Bznalcapone](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bznalcapone)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/66 "2026-08-20T12:33:57Z")
Money definitely does not buy skill I spent a bunch of money and I still suck lol ---
**Author:** ![SkareCrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skarecrow/32/674772_2.png) [@SkareCrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SkareCrow)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/67 "2026-08-20T13:47:36Z")
Like any hobby the only thing that matters is that we are having fun. ---
**Author:** ![persson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/persson/32/208357_2.png) [@persson](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/persson)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/68 "2026-08-20T14:40:08Z")
Don’t worry, there are two of us! 😅 ---
**Author:** ![LinksLegionaire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/linkslegionaire/32/886_2.png) [@LinksLegionaire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LinksLegionaire)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/69 "2026-08-20T15:06:41Z")
This means more expensive yoyos for **ME** ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/4/d/74da3931e216c522cafbd1e7fe3cc026d50e7ba0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SpaceCat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/spacecat/32/688368_2.png) [@SpaceCat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SpaceCat)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/70 "2026-08-20T16:22:22Z")
I thought that that’s how this hobby works! ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/71 "2026-08-20T17:04:32Z")
Me, in every hobby I’ve ever had I’m just a sucker for the high end quality of niche hobbies ---
**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:** [August 20, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/72 "2026-08-20T17:08:18Z")
Pretty sure that what qualifies something as a hobby and not just an interest is how much it costs. ---
**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/73 "2026-08-20T17:08:44Z")
If people can go buy $500 golf clubs to go score a whatever is bad in golf idk I don’t golf, I can absolutely buy a $300 titanium yoyo and throw it up and down and smile :joy: Not everything has to be about performance and super serious. Your hobby doesn’t have to be a Christopher Nolan Batman, it can be an Adam West Batman! ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/74 "2026-08-20T17:10:22Z")
It not fair that that argument doesn’t work “sweetheart it could be so much worse, I could be a gambler or worse yet, a golfer!” And all I get is side eye and “No, you cannot buy the weird amber Jeff Goldblum mosquito yoyo” ---
**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/75 "2026-08-20T17:12:23Z")
Hey. An even worse hobby is you could be the one making the amber Jeff Goldblum weird mosquito yoyo that costs way more to make 100 of than buying one and probably will sell terribly! :joy: Make that argument with your SO? ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/76 "2026-08-20T17:13:02Z")
I will try and report back with my findings ---
**Author:** ![throwvid\_19](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwvid_19/32/689674_2.png) [@throwvid\_19](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/throwvid_19)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/79 "2026-08-20T18:29:28Z")
To this day, I find it awesome that Gentry Stein won the 2015 US Nationals using a $16 Replay Pro. Skill matters more than gear. ---
**Author:** ![CannibalCricket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cannibalcricket/32/665098_2.png) [@CannibalCricket](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CannibalCricket)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/90 "2026-08-20T23:50:03Z")
> [@AudreySickburn](#): > > to go score a whatever is bad in golf Triple bogey is bad. I don’t golf but I Mario Golf! ---
**Author:** ![nameless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@nameless](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nameless)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/91 "2026-08-21T17:05:08Z")
(re side conversation about manta ray) Spintastics isn’t gone - the Olivers sold business to another online yoyo retailer (citation: [Our Story – Spintastics](https://spintastics.com/our-story/)). Never had any issues with mine. It’s a little heavier than I prefer for 0a, but the weight does open up fun possibilities vs lightweight wooden yoyos. ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/92 "2026-08-21T17:42:34Z")
There’s so many “classic” yoyos like this that are pretty affordable, get talked about with much reverence, looks pretty neat, but I know I would just be a bit disappointed in because I don’t have the nostalgic link to them. I have so many excellent Responsives, I just have no way to justify collecting these classics as well unfortunately Just a thought. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/93 "2026-08-21T19:57:03Z")
> [@nameless](#): > > Spintastics isn’t gone - Didn’t know that, Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![SpaceCat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/spacecat/32/688368_2.png) [@SpaceCat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SpaceCat)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499/94 "2026-08-21T20:53:22Z")
Thanks. I was about to scramble to find a way to get a Quicksilver, Manta Ray and pair of Hurricanes if they were indeed closed! [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/no-more-expensive-yoyos-for-me/447499.md?page=3)