There was a brief history and an official update on the latest popcast if you want to get an easy tl;dr
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I do love Mr Kowalskis’ youtube yoyo reviews and now this, magic.
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Ooops forgot to post an unpopular opinion.
Duncan Imperial is complete pants.
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Huh. That sounds neat. I’ll watch that.
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When people sell stuff and list the price as “offer”.
Really grinds my gears. Set a price and say “obo” or something.
To me, it’s hoping they get a higher offer than what they would list it for, which is shady.
Don’t care if there are other reasons, that’s what I default to when I see that garbage.
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Press da Summarize This Topic button, I dare you!
(It’s right above the first reply, or right “under” the first post, depending on how you look at it.)
Could be they don’t know what the value of the yo-yo is, which does happen… sometimes it’s hard to determine what the price should be.
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That’s when eBay comes in handy. Set a low starting price and let the bidding process determine “fair market value”.
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Already covered this, I say, don’t be lazy and do your hw before you post on the BST.
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What’s wrong with someone wanting to get the most they can?
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Nothing is wrong with it, doesn’t mean I have to like the practice.
To me, prices should be set with shipping / fees included, not “add X for this and X for that. Even think the rules state to have things listed as such.
Just my opinion.
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Most of the “don’t unscrew the yoyo!” fear came from these guys, and fact that they pushed the limits of design so far (for the time). Pre weight rings, they were going super thin with the hubs and their axles were mega small as a result, all in the quest to push as much weight to the rim as possible
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Well i pressed the summarize button and…erm…er. It cut a few posts out but didn’t actually summarize what everyone was saying.
“a few”? try 90% lol 
It makes it 1/10th the original size, pulling out just the most liked / read posts.
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A side: The more advanced the yoyoing, the less it appeals to non-yoyoers, the more niche yoyoing stays.
B side: Collecting shiny things (like yoyos) always holds its appeal.
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Someone is selling something because they want/need money. They’d like to get as much money as possible so they ask for offers on the item. That translates to “shady” to you?
Thieves, criminals, scammers… these are shady people. You lump a guy/girl asking for an offer on an item in with them?
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Yeah I don’t really have a problem with people asking for an offer if you’re unsure of its value either.
I find it a little more annoying when people say add “add shipping and fees or F&F to prices” tbh. Trying to make their prices seem lower than they really are.
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Yes, yes I do.
List high, add in OBO. But make a ceiling.
I’ve taken off my rose colored glasses years ago.
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Gotta agree with Vegabomb here.
There’s nothing wrong in looking for the most amount of cash when selling something. If you don’t like the price, don’t buy, if you don’t like the offer don’t sell - simple.
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Nobody said there is anything wrong with it.
I suppose thats why its an unpopular opinion, or popular opinion, depending how confused i become.
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