So I tire of living in the shadow of the early “good” 888, I have two 888x, and I would like to track down an 07, 08, 2011 “classic”, or whatever is considered a proper 888. I enjoy my X’s, so I’m really curious what I’m missing.
Forgive me for tagging, but I know both @kawaii.kaede and @pyrotechnic seem to know a lot about these, am I on the right track? Are there other more easily attainable models that will fit the bill of the “true 888 experience”? Thanks in advance!
Not looking for a collector piece, I’m gonna play this bad boy.
if you’re looking for play, just get a reissue of the 888 available on YoYoExpert now.
They are exact replicas of (2007 I think?). But an early year before the 888x regardless. Apparently there was a fair amount of variation in runs back then, and they chose the reissue to be what they felt was the best example.
This is why I never understood the continued collector hype around early 888s justified by playfeel.
If you want one that’s old because it’s rare and valuable, totally get it. But completely unnecessary if you want to feel what it would be like to play one back in the day.
Wow!!! I figured they’d have minute differences. You know, fractions of grams. 6, 7 grams differentials is pretty substantial! Wow, I never knew. I mean, after throwing a bunch, I knew there was a difference. I just never thought it would be so large of one.
