# WTB/ LF: one of them there “good” 888’s **URL:** \ **Category:** Buy / Sell / Trade\ **Created:** [February 19, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132 "2026-02-19T16:23:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/1 "2026-02-19T16:23:50Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Jayce](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jayce/32/598477_2.png) [@Jayce](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jayce)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/2 "2026-02-19T16:32:19Z")
_cough_ aoda rainbow plays the same _cough_ lol I wish you luck on the og quest bro ---
**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/3 "2026-02-19T16:35:19Z")
I guess I never came across the thread comparing the new 888’s to the OG design. Is it out there? Are they comparable or still nothing better than…? ---
**Author:** ![pyrotechnic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pyrotechnic/32/689058_2.png) [@pyrotechnic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pyrotechnic)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/4 "2026-02-19T16:35:25Z")
Well I would highly recommend the newest 888 they play like the OG but better machining. But if your going for OG get the 07, 08 or 2011 “classic” ---
**Author:** ![pyrotechnic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pyrotechnic/32/689058_2.png) [@pyrotechnic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pyrotechnic)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/5 "2026-02-19T16:43:45Z")
Hold my beer Here they are in order of 07, 08, Classic and Newest ![1000010991](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/b/8/3b8510e0a9488e4381f1f8e867189fae82c1fba7.jpeg) ![1000010993](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/8/b/e8b85580176a390ce76d86f84a766f879789a345.jpeg) ![1000010992](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/c/1/7c131aaa2bd953cd678d3ad9314eec0e8d6722cb.jpeg) Well as you can see the dimensions are all the same The biggest difference is weight ![1000010994](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/c/7/fc796265b86d8a90cd58dfe97fe4fb829e4d20bb.jpeg) ![1000010995](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/9/9/999a2a67e34fd647d167b1b6288dbcfc0efaf987.jpeg) ![1000010996](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/6/9/56929f64eb9150bdd176819235647d33b4572785.jpeg) ![1000010997](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/5/b/45b8db1c44e0a31c9d150adbfbd3358b0b2e93ce.jpeg) Hope this helps Edit: realized after I was done that the 08 has z-stacks so that will add a lil bit to the weight so here is hubstack to Z-stack weights ![1000010998](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/e/7/7e77de0c12de67d75dc2aac3fb69bd31dcf596bd.jpeg) ![1000010999](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/d/7/7d7c85a2817b37889810ef1e2705988346fef6d3.jpeg) So take about 3.23 grams off the 08 weight which brings it to 65.58 ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/6 "2026-02-19T16:59:10Z")
Very helpful, thanks a ton!!! That certainly widens my scope a bit, and I totally forgot the newest iteration is a callback to the originals. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nightshadow/32/1574_2.png) [@nightshadow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nightshadow)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/7 "2026-02-20T17:56:57Z")
Are you looking for play, or collectibility? 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. ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/8 "2026-02-20T18:00:20Z")
I have located a nice used modern reissue ---
**Author:** ![Wildo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wildo/32/668485_2.png) [@Wildo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Wildo)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/9 "2026-02-20T18:06:35Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Tempura](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tempura/32/246135_2.png) [@Tempura](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tempura)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/10 "2026-02-20T18:44:28Z")
How are people saying the new ones feel like 07s if they’re 4g heavier? That seems a bit crazy. I have a legendary 888 and without hubstacks it feels closeish to how the 07 I had did (highwall so very light). My rice rocket spikes don’t fit on it very well though ☹ ![8525](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/5/a/25a16002ba7adc0fec427cec4b7bd8cd0f24ab23.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/11 "2026-02-20T19:08:16Z")
I will be doing a detailed comparison between the 888x and the re-issue once I receive it, I’ll be sure to measure and weigh everything I can ---
**Author:** ![kawaii.kaede](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kawaii.kaede/32/640481_2.png) [@kawaii.kaede](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kawaii.kaede)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/12 "2026-02-22T00:37:25Z")
dddd ---
**Author:** ![Will](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/will/32/687327_2.png) [@Will](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Will)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/13 "2026-02-22T07:29:18Z")
Weights varied massively in the 07 runs - mine is around 64 grams, so closer to the new ones ---
**Author:** ![kawaii.kaede](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kawaii.kaede/32/640481_2.png) [@kawaii.kaede](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kawaii.kaede)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/14 "2026-02-23T02:55:59Z")
dddd ---
**Author:** ![pyrotechnic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pyrotechnic/32/689058_2.png) [@pyrotechnic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pyrotechnic)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/15 "2026-02-23T03:10:53Z")
How many of those are highwalled? ---
**Author:** ![pyrotechnic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pyrotechnic/32/689058_2.png) [@pyrotechnic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pyrotechnic)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/16 "2026-02-23T03:11:13Z")
![1000011046](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/a/b/8abfa5ff971787c6248107b96d54d20ba2a71cf1.jpeg) My other 07 ![1000011047](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/d/e/3deadeae767cdc37764cfaddc03bc92d03c409d4.jpeg) Legendary ![1000011048](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/1/2/112760ca786b79b569578cb16459f5c0bb66474d.jpeg) TI proto ![1000011049](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/6/a/26a75b727d11754b02e9b09e4382279e06fa9ae7.jpeg) Production run TI ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/system/32/8054_2.png) [@system](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtb-lf-one-of-them-there-good-888-s/441132/17 "2026-03-25T03:11:55Z")
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