Idk if it was my very first one but definitely one of them. Dad’s old slightly melted Butterfly. The axle isn’t really attached firmly enough to play anymore and I wouldn’t really play it anyway so it’s a historical/shelf piece for me.
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Some ninja turtle fixie that was shaped like Donatello. Didn’t know how to use it so I just swung it around over my head like a grappling hook.(later I had a yoyo ball…not a yoyo but made me feel cool)
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Superglue that bad boy, that’s what I do if a cap swapping newer and older parts that don’t fit completely right. That said, I also have that exact butterfly that is also just for display due to loose halves lol
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Oh yeah I’d glue it if I would throw it but honestly I have a ton of modern butterflies that are perfect. I stock up when target gets them because they’re the perfect give away to strangers yoyo for $3.
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My first was a FH2 with the rubber weight rings under the caps. I modded it over the years with some spacers and additional weight rings, though gave it away to one of my friends recently.
Really wish I had taken some more pictures beforehand though. 
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I was also on the 90’s train. My dad had an old Duncan Butterfly and taught me some tricks (rock the baby, walk the dog, etc.)
When I picked up the hobby for real as, an adult, I started with a Sage from YoTricks and stuck with that for a few months to make sure I was into it before buying more yoyos.
Once I knew there was no turning back, I got the One Drop Top Deck as my first truly modern yoyo. Still my favorite after all these years.
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I dabbled with an imperial for like 5 minutes and quit. When I came back to yoyoing for real later, it was a YYF northstar. Unfortunately the axle broke through and had to toss it. Still would buy one if theres one in good condition
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My first yoyo was a bumble bee gt, and then I got back into a it a couple years later with a tiger shark.
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I had a raider it was great I got back into it with a raider and from there well., I’m an addict probably…
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First ever yoyo: Likely either a Duncan Imperial or Butterfly (or some cheap party favor)
First serious throw (not that I knew what to do with it): Yomega x Brain
First throw that got me back into yoyos after, oh so long: Blue Duncan Butterfly from Cracker Barrel
First throw that cost more than just the mere presence of two nickles: Duncan Butterfly XT
First unresponsive: Magic V6 or V8
First throw that cost more than $20: Toybania Stoopid (According to my records)
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My very first was a MYY V3. As I learned more tricks I became disenchanted with it so I got a 1UP, which I broke after less than two weeks. So I decided to get a Summer Solstice, which I still have.
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Good old Duncan butterfly and mosquito.
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Yomega FireStorm and Raider. I still have both in a case in the basment.
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Red Duncan imperial I bought from KB Toys after getting denied a brain yoyo (lacked funds, birthday was coming up and was told to wait and see)
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My first ever yoyo was a spectraply fixed axle woody that was gifted to me in the late 80’s.
First yoyo I bought with my own money was a Yomega Fireball, circa 1992.
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My first was a purple fireball in probably 98 or 99.
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I had a Duncan Butterfly for the longest time but my first real yoyo when I got into yo-yoing was a yotricks sage.
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My first was a blue imperial-shaped yoyo with a green alligator on it that I got (for free?) at a festival as a child. I don’t know if I ever used it.
The first yoyo I bought & actively learned tricks with was a blue Yomega Alpha Wing.
My first yoyo was a Duncan Imperial yoyo in orange had during 90’s..in college, than moved on to a Duncan eXit8 and Bumblebee..
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