Why are colored Yetis up 4 sell for 80 when the black for 50 still aren't?

[yomagic (2Sick Joey)]

I won’t even start haha!

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@Adam_Brewster

I dunno… I get it.

at the height of collectability, a MIP FH1 could easily sell for $60-$80+ (depending on color) with the rarer colors easily being $100+ - and that’s for a FH1.

Or how much do proto/test color Playmaxx yoyos sell for? (It can be an obscene amount)

Don’t get me wrong… I love the FH1 and they will always hold a special place in my heart… but the Yeti outperforms it by a mile and these sweet rare colorways are a steal compared to that.

Considering that these are testers… it makes sense to me.

If it was the regular run… yeah, that’d be a bit offputting… but I think to pre-empt the scalpers and have the money go to the man who deserves it the most - that’s just smart business sense.

FH1 and Playmaxx/Proyo in general defined entire yoyoing eras and at this point are sought out only for their collectible value (I am Playmaxx collector, I have paid more for individual Playmaxx products than any retail price modern day metal that I own). The Yeti is effectively CLYW’s lowest quality model just by virtue of being plastic. I’m by no means saying it is bad, I’m sure it’s fantastic, I very likely would’ve paid $80 for the purple or green one yesterday if I had been able to, I will likely buy one in the future even if it’s more expensive than the black production color, but that doesn’t mean I don’t think the price is a bit high. I can’t even say it’s unjustified because I would’ve paid if it I had a chance yet they were all sold out before I even noticed they existed. The market will bare the price at the moment, and I would never think less of Chris or CLYW for the price. It’s his company and he puts in a ton of hard work, he can charge whatever he wants, the market will decide whether or not to consume his product at the price he offers it and the market seems happy to keep consuming!

For the record with people complaining about him releasing the rare/expensive colors first…I would bet that it’s more likely a person would purchase the inexpensive $40 production model just to get a Yeti then sell themselves into purchasing one of the neat expensive ones later than it is that someone would purchase the expensive one they liked best then buying the “boring” production model. Between this and the fact that there are just very few rare pieces available in general I don’t think too many people should feel hustled into buying an expensive one. You may have to wait a little before the market is flooded with production ones but they will be here eventually.

And wholeheartedly agree with Adam on white Yetis. I was mildly disappointed I missed the neat green and purple yesterday (but a bit relieved I didn’t have to blow $80 on a plastic), I will be legitimately bummed out if I miss out on white ones.