# Value of a 25-30 year old Duncan yoyo?

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**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [August 7, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/value-of-a-25-30-year-old-duncan-yoyo/68388 "2014-08-07T00:18:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![AwesomeOpossum74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19b73/32.png) [@AwesomeOpossum74](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AwesomeOpossum74)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/value-of-a-25-30-year-old-duncan-yoyo/68388/1 "2014-08-07T00:18:39Z")

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I recently got back into yoyoing with my son. I decided to pull my old kid yoyos out of storage. One of them is a Duncan Wheels Long Spin, black with silver trim. I had it back when I was in middle school. I have some questions:

1. This yoyo is in fair/good shape, and still yos! Still has original string (I don’t know if that makes any difference in its value). I know the model is low-end, but I’m curious how much it is worth, given its age and condition?
2. Is there a way I might be able to tell exactly how old it is? I don’t see any date stamps, but often there are other indicators/small updates. I was in elem/middle school when I got it, back in the mid/late 80s.
3. Can this yoyo be converted to ball bearing? I think it would be neat to play it again, but with some upgrade.

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**Author:** ![CaliBuddha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/calibuddha/32/156_2.png) [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/value-of-a-25-30-year-old-duncan-yoyo/68388/2 "2014-08-07T00:26:44Z")

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They aren’t worth much. Maybe like $5.

They can be modded. Bearing + silicone response. PM yoyospirit.

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**Author:** ![Capes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/capes/32/1308_2.png) [@Capes](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Capes)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/value-of-a-25-30-year-old-duncan-yoyo/68388/3 "2014-08-07T00:58:45Z")

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Most of the Duncan value lies with

-super early wooden yoyos  
-the original freehand  
-collector butterflies?

I can’t really think of much else.

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**Author:** ![Philip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Philip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Philip)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/value-of-a-25-30-year-old-duncan-yoyo/68388/4 "2014-08-07T01:53:55Z")

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The wheels was around a few years ago. It’s not really that old, sadly.

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**Author:** ![Nathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathan/32/191605_2.png) [@Nathan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nathan)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/value-of-a-25-30-year-old-duncan-yoyo/68388/5 "2014-08-07T13:56:56Z")

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Just rock it. The Wheel is an awesome fixed axle yo-yo.

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**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chimera)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/value-of-a-25-30-year-old-duncan-yoyo/68388/6 "2014-08-07T14:27:32Z")

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> [@Nathan](#):
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> Just rock it. The Wheel is an awesome fixed axle yo-yo.

Agreed. I have one with a shaved axle that I got from Houdini (RIP), and it’s fun to throw when I need a fixed-axle fix.