No more expensive yoyos for me

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Price usually does not correlate with performance

The ring bearer is priced more than fairly given it’s a bimetal, the licensing fee/additional work to launch an official LOTR licensed product was/is not cheap nor easy.

Additionally as many pointed out, it’s the tricks, your comfort/skill which will help further develop your appreciation for yo-yo design.

There’s no wrong way to enjoy yoyo, some of us collect, trade, design, make new tricks, compete etc…

Would be interesting to see your opinion in a few years, stick with it and remember to have fun!

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The mistake is thinking that X more money is an X better yoyo. What you’re paying for is a more expensive construction which gives the yoyo different performance characteristics and feel, but isn’t necessarily objectively better.

For example people pay more for titanium rimmed bimetals than steel ones because titanium costs more than steel. Titanium isn’t better, it’s just different, but some people really like that flavour of different so the cost is worth it to them.

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One throw is sufficient.

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I have 3 more of these on the way

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I paid $275 for this one.

Although these are nice, only one Baryon would suffice, not 11 :rofl: The titanium Koi is nice, but the Mono exists. I like fades and splashes, but raws and monos are cheapest. To me something looking nice is the most important spec as I tell everyone. It gets me practicing. If you want to try different shapes try some different ones is the biggest change I feel directly. Width changes a lot of how it plays too.

Play what you like, we can’t tell you what you’ll like

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