Some recent talk on Vibe, Alternate Top 5s and since it is B-grade sale season, why not another list. B-Grades, also know as Player Grades, Fools Gold, Glitches, Not Quite Perfect, Trainers, Competition Grade, and probably some other colorful adjectives or acronyms to designated them as NOT A Grades. These typically are available at a lower price point because they can come with numerous types of flaws, whether it be issues in anodizing, cracking, engravings, or that unprecedented VIBE. Since this is explained upfront the buyer receives a discount for acceptance and then has a free conscious to just play and not worry about jeopardizing collectability.
Here are my Top 5 B-Grades
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CLYW Fools Gold Yeti 2.0, These are $5 and the hubs may crack out on you, but for $5 this is a lot of fun Yo-Yoing that cost less than the shipping.
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OG RSO/Anti-Yo YWETi, This was the first release of the YWETi and was an IG DM sale, these were an anodizing fail tying to mimic the classic Orange and Blue 1/2 swap. They turned out to be a muted brown and blue, so ugly that they actually came out really cool in my opinion and are really good players even though the anodizing comes off rather easily, its still titanium.
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Basecamp B-Grade Sherpa, In my Top 5 Sherpa List the brown was faded and there was a pinprick or two on the black rim, I’ve added more dings over the last couple of years and have no regrets.
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MK1 And Spinworthy RBC (Red Blood Cell), I picked up a B-Grade Scrubs at a discount, I guess the splash doesn’t line up, NBD (no big deal) it plays great.
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YYF DV888 B-Grade, Ever wonder how a “Rock” throws? Well this is the standard that everyone compares rockiness too, a lot of hate out there for the DV888, but for the B-grade prices it is a fun undersize pocket throw and you won’t feel bad about giving it away. Maybe not the best throw to set up responsive in my opinion, but the DV888 does pack a punch.
