There’s a topic for first budget metal, so why not 
Mine was a brand new Top Deck right here from YYE. I snagged the very last unengraved solid black one.
… and yes, it blew my n00b mind…
EDIT: How did you end up liking it in the long run? Did you keep it? Did it live up to the hype?
Mine was the bassalope… my 12 year old hands were definitely not ready for it, but I’m glad I got it because it is one of my favorites now
Werrd Tre 2k15
*Googles One Drop Turntable…
Did you mean Yoyofactory?
YYF Horizon Ultra! One of my smoothest throws till this day.
YYF Edge for me. I started out with a Canon and almost immediately checked out the Edge. It was definitely an upgrade, and to this day I underrate it because I bought the red/blue halfswap, and for some reason it always put me off.
My true first non budget love (2nd non budget yoyo) was the 2sick Promotion, and I’m still blown away by it. It surprises me that basically nobody talks about this amazing yoyo. It plays light and nimble, is extremely stable but not rigid, and just feels like class.
Mine was the YYF Edge. The only problem was always afraid to throw it anywhere. I felt like it was too good and I would damage it. Looking back I wasted alot of opportunity with it.
February last year I purchased a second hand Smashing Yoyos Interlagos. First new non budget yoyo I purchased was Onedrop Benchmark O 2016 which is still one of my favourite yoyos 
I was the same way with my Top Deck lol. I eventually started using it over harder less forgiving surfaces and one night I was using it to test a new string recipe in the garage, when I beefed a bind and heard a shrill PINGGGG. My heart stopped and I was devastated for the rest of the night.
Damaging it ended up being a huge relief. And the ding didn’t even penetrate the ano, just left two scuffed flat spots.
My profile picture-a black 2018 G2 Banshee
I played a Playmaxx Turbo Bumble Bee, GT and Tornado as my main yoyos for over a decade, then when I discovered the “current” yoyos that were used I bought a CLYW Puffin, then literally tracked down every One Drop within the next few weeks 
Figured out shapes that I liked based on that.
Nice 
The atlas as that was back when I was like “wow this was used to win the world yoyo contest, this will now make me the best ever!” Now I’m like, “everyone has their own taste, mine is the terrarian which somehow I prefer over the beyond (my secondary)”
First metal was the general yo Hatrick in like 2010ish
Higby flamed all blue BapeZilla.
I’m still pretty new so I’m still not comfortable with paying over $50 for a throw. It was pretty incredible when I got my 2016 One Drop Benchmark. First big boy yoyo for me. Still my favorite. To my very new mind, anything over 40 starts getting past budget. It’ll be interesting to see if that changes by next year. This comment will be here to chronicle my descent into madness. Seeing all your fancy super yo-yos makes me wanna try them all.
Anti-Yo Fluchs
What price point constitutes “non-budget”? Or is it merely what I consider non-budget?
