If you keep one in your ice chest you can use it as a cold compress if you smack yourself in the eye. 
If your point is a person doesnât need a hundred dollar yoyo youâre right. Less expensive yoyos play very well. However, once I played one I found that I did need it! Itâs kind of like driving a pinto verses a Ferrari. I look good in a Ferrari! But of course I always look good ;D .
HAHA Thank you⌠I have been around long enought to know this and CLYW has it in spades!!! As for competition yoyos. That is a subjective thing. The Dietz is a small yoyo but Dan used it to win MA States last year. Most ppl dont think a 50mm yoyo could be âcompâ worthy but he made it work. Most think a competition yoyo must be big (56+) and rim weighted to give the stability and long spins needed for long combos. CLYW made the Avalanche, Sasquatch, Chief and Arctic Circle all very worthy competition throws⌠Now do you need a 56 plus yoyo with lots of rim weight to compete⌠No⌠You need what feels natural to you. Lets not forget Jensen won worlds with a plastic yoyoâŚ
Prove it!
Alright I will! As soon as I find a Pinto :).
Couldnât believe it, but I totally saw one the other day. I almost jumped behind a garbage dumpster to avoid the potential explosion, but decided to live on the edge cuz Iâm hardcore like that.
Does anyone mind us derailing this thread? The OP didnât seem to be reading it anymore. lol
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Well, if anyone wants to try some CLYWâs and youâre near me, come try mine out. I got 12 different models. See for yourself.
Yeah, Iâm addicted to CLYW. Canât wait for the Puffin to come out soon.
These days, hype is necessary to sell product, or at least sell it faster. The maker already got their chunk, the more time it stays on the shelf, the less money the retailer is making.
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Best reply ever.
All right so what makes CLYW yo-yos so expensive? Is it made out of something thatâs rare?
As stated many times in this thread, hype, rarity, play and trade value.
They are very frequently âscalpedâ on the BST and by pricing them higher this helps to negate the amount of scalping that happens. It still does happen but not to the same extent it did when they were cheaper. Also, these yoyos are meant to be a higher priced item like say a Ferarri or Porche is. They are the âhigh endâ of the yoyo world and they fill a certain niche.
the detail that they put in cost a lot of money.
and they really arenât that high priced compared to some other companies, actually, for a company so high end, there pretty cheap.
basically, supply and demand.
they are limited runs, people want them, and are willing to pay.
(not to mention the the cost of the designing, machining, anodizing, laser engraving, shipping, and the raise in price the retailer gives in order to make a profit. Plus, as stated before, they play and look amazing).
yes yes i know about supply and demand so could they be priced cheaper or is that not an option?
I doubt you will ever see a new one below $100. What is the point of this question? You can get them used for cheaper.
CLYW is Chrisâs only job (as of last time I heard), so if his yoyoâs can sell out at $150, Heâll make them $150. If you (or anyone else) doesnât wanât to pay what they cost, itâs totally understandable 100+ bucks is a lot of money.
there is still the campfire though, if/when it comes back in stock.
As long as they can be sold for a lot of money, they will be sold for a lot of money.
The more colors in the anodization, the more expensive. Especially if they are made in small amounts, which many of the CLYW yoyos are. That would explain your price increase for special editions.
They have their own artist, and they come with stickers.
Clyw yoyos are great. You kinda just have to try one to get it.
They are full of history and are just great fun to admire and play with.
Oh this makes much more sense now so this does makes sense so what yâall are telling Me is itâs expensive because itâs good and oversized as a yoyo
