It’s basically a sale for the very last run of catalysts. you know, so that they will go quickly. it in no way seems like it’s inferiorly made compared to the other runs.
^ this. You have to remember that the Catalyst was Augies signature throw. Him leaving, plus the lack of interest in the Catalyst vs their more popular models makes it seem about the right time to discontinue it.
As Pajama man said, they probably had a run already on order/made up and they just want to ship them off quickly so they’ve changed it to garner a bit more interest.
Previous statements aren’t invalidated, though. If your source of information is this:
It indeed says this is the last chance to buy a new Catalyst. It’s not my fault there’s alternative information out there that you may be privy to. It wasn’t exactly clear what you were getting at. Your question was “Why $10 cheaper” and a viable theory was proposed. One that still stands, really… it’s to move units more quickly, whether it ends up being the last run or not.
This is the last run of the Catalyst. For whatever reason, this batch seemed to play really nicely with Z-Stacks so they decided to include them since it had been a while since they dropped a yoyo with Z-Stacks. (That’s direct from Seth.)
Price is likely reduced due to the lack of royalty and lack of splash anodization. That’s a guess, I haven’t really asked anyone about it because I kinda don’t care. Ha.
Not sure what other information is out there, but that’s the straight dope. This the very last run and if you like this yoyo (which I rather do, personally), I’d recommend grabbing one now before they’re gone so that you can put one in your case next to your Avant Garde and Grind Master and C13 and Northstar and all those other discontinued YYF throws that many of us secretly still love and play with all the time.
Yoyofactory is not bad. They have FUN throws. The only thing they suck at is splashes. All of my splashed YYF including my Harold Owens III Catalyst have spots where the splash falls or chipped off.
I really want one of these. I think i’ll buy a black one and change the rainbow Z-stacks from my G5 to this. It will be awesome…