8/10 fingertips remaining, however.
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I’m curious, does anyone actually prefer bearings shielded or put them back on after they take them off?
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I did for a long time, it really did keep my bearings cleaner longer while i used them. but eventually i just decided a quick soak isnt as annoying as de/reshielding after every clean lol
i also keep enough spare bearings on hand to where if i need to swap a bearing, its a quick swap. cleaning bearings is done in bulk, so de/reshielding would be a huge pain lol
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I tried my best to convince FPM to give us unshielded bearings in the latest RBC run. They basically said they couldn’t deliver. I wish there were more deshielded bearings sold in yoyos too.
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I do, the more i can protect the bearing from getting my cats hair in there the better.
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Can you teach me this skill?
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People who ding high-end yo-yo’s
Seriously; what makes anyone want to play their $100+ yo-yo anywhere near concrete or other surfaces that can damage it and ruin its resale value?
My second pet-peeve is the same people who advertise these dinged throws as “near mint”. What is “near mint”? Is that like “nearly radioactive”? If it is dinged - it is not mint.
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Near mint to be safe.
To me this sounds like i found a little mark but I don’t want to disclose it because I don’t think you will find it.
)Wow. Idk how I botched that statement that bad.)
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How can coins safely be hardly broken before a safe mood is discovered before finding?
What in tarnation
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Magic yoyo bearings are unshielded. Also concave.
Mazal Top full and hybrid ceramic and monkey finger.
That limits your options of throwing quite drastically.
I play my yoyo everytime I feel like it. If this happens to be over pavement outside, it is what it is.
Besides, why should I consider a resale value? Aside from the sole collector, a yoyo is bought to be played. And ideally, it‘s so good that you do not want to sell it anyway. That spirit should drive a purchase.
Thinking about selling it before even putting it through its paces does not make any sense to me.
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I’m with you on the ratings. A lot of Near Mint or NMTBS listings that say there are pin pricks or scuffs or a “small ding that doesn’t effect play”. It’s a joke. The only way I’d consider something mint is if it’s in the original package, never been thrown and only removed from said package to be inspected. Once you string it up and throw it, it is no longer mint. If all you did was a test throw, then near mint would apply. After that, it’s likely excellent condition or similar. To play with a throw and bounce it off the floor and then say it’s near mint is, in my opinion, dishonest at best.
Enjoy the throw
kgb
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My tools for removing shields.
A push pin with a bent tip and a lighted solder station with magnifying lens. I do a bit of soldering but at $20 from the online shopping giant, the station is worth the purchase for any small work.
I just locate the end of the clip and push the tip of the pin (oriented pointing down, toward the bearing) into the gap. Catch the end and it pops right out. Repeat on the other side. Drop in a mineral spirit bath, dry off and install.
Throw often my friends
kgb
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That tool looks great! That’s much better than fiddling with a pin needle.
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I have a new pet peeve (it’s pretty minor):
When a BST title says it has a yoyo you’ve been searching for, but it sold 2 weeks ago and the seller won’t update the title to reflect their actual inventory.
I find that frustrating.
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not a big pet peve, more of something that confuses me: why do some companies retire yoyos they call their flagship and or seemingly stop producing yoyos that were some of their best selling models?
not looking to start any fires here, not mad at any manufacturers/designers and whatever reason they have is valid, not going to speculate on the whys because its a waste of time and leads to negative chatter and misunderstandings ( some of that return of the top deck thread got a little spicy before a passionate forum member sent a nice email to OD and got everyone’s wish granted). but I would love to see CLYW make another run of the Chief ( I have the undersized version Pickaxe and it is magnificent) and also would like a fresh run of the 888 from yyf. Anyone else agree? maybe we could ask these companies very politely to bring these back if enough fans chime in…they might still say no and that is ok too.
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A big part of the problem is that most companies don’t have a method for accurately measuring demand for older models. Without a clear picture of whether or not a new run would be worth the investment, most companies opt to just march forward with new designs.
I also think that with the customer base as a whole typically fixated on “the next new, shiny thing” it is challenging to summon the motivation to sink money into an older model that only a select few would die to own. That fringe demand is probably viewed as better served by BSTs rather than costly new runs.
Some will suggest that one need only look at what people are saying on social media, except that social media isn’t really representative of the overall customer base. It captures only the most dedicated segment of it. I suppose if you are a company that caters primarily to that small segment then you would probably do well to figure out how to measure their interest in past models and do new runs accordingly. The fact that hardly anyone does this is rather telling, I think.
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duncan is bringing back the freehand mg and steve in the clyw discord just talked about working on bringing back the peak.
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