# Yoyo Appraisal Thread III **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [June 26, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956 "2026-06-26T00:24:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![djqsrv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@djqsrv](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/djqsrv)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/330 "2026-10-27T15:55:29Z")
Did they ever release them in standard boxes? If memory is correct this is what it came in but I will admit my memory is not what it used to be. ---
**Author:** ![Jobis2020](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jobis2020/32/597392_2.png) [@Jobis2020](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jobis2020)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/331 "2026-10-27T15:56:50Z")
No they only came in 7Summit boxes. ---
**Author:** ![djqsrv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@djqsrv](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/djqsrv)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/332 "2026-10-27T16:03:01Z")
Damn. Thats what i get for keeping the yoys in cases and the boxes in storage bins. I have moved three times since I purchased this yo yo. It may have been lost. ☹ Any idea on value as it sits? ---
**Author:** ![yoyodiscussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9dc877/32.png) [@yoyodiscussion](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodiscussion)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/333 "2026-10-27T17:23:45Z")
Do you remember who you purchased this from? I’m concerned about the authenticity. I think both 7 Summits and the regular Summits came in white boxes, but maybe I’m wrong. If it’s good, then I’d say $250 - $350. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodiscussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9dc877/32.png) [@yoyodiscussion](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodiscussion)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/334 "2026-10-27T17:27:16Z")
I’d say anywhere between $140 to $220. I wouldn’t take less than $140. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodiscussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9dc877/32.png) [@yoyodiscussion](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodiscussion)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/335 "2026-10-27T17:35:11Z")
Chief $300 - $400 Bassalope $175 - $250 BvM $150 - $200 BvM 2 $125 - $200 Galactic Goose is really tough. MIB would likely go for a lot. I’d say $200 - $300, but I could be off. ---
**Author:** ![djqsrv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@djqsrv](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/djqsrv)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/336 "2026-10-27T18:04:33Z")
![IMG_9240](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/f/5/af5057240425c1195af7702be52a92c37efe6aa4.jpeg) Next to its family it’s pretty easy to see its real. ---
**Author:** ![fradiger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fradiger/32/66850_2.png) [@fradiger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fradiger)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/337 "2026-10-27T18:11:37Z")
yeah that’s 100% a real seven summit, the splash is accurate + the engravings have the slight imperfections you’d expect with age, you could weigh it as well if you want a definitive answer additionally i’ve never seen a fake everest, i know the vinsons and elbrus ones definitely have fakes out there though ---
**Author:** ![djqsrv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@djqsrv](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/djqsrv)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/338 "2026-10-27T18:24:36Z")
That’s crazy. I know I have been out of this for a wile but we never had to worry abt that in the past. Crazy world we live in. Got started digging through the collection because I wanted to get the last parts I had in cardboard into cases. Still did not have enough even after adding the G2 cases ![IMG_9246](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/0/3/90332629913bd8d064b85baaff2e1d5858e8ec67.jpeg) ![IMG_9241](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/e/3/be3d6e7502578ca9a310504e72c48829ab98f1d1.jpeg) ![IMG_9247](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/3/1/6311893d012f82dbcc1b67f3592666773c26d1e7.jpeg) ![IMG_9243](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/f/4/ef45e426301008001d9b183537b01af58b44e31a.jpeg) ![IMG_9242](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/8/5/38517dc9d8426b4fb4fa50d423179c56b10ec2f4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![yoyodiscussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9dc877/32.png) [@yoyodiscussion](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodiscussion)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/339 "2026-10-27T18:25:42Z")
Yeah I don’t doubt you. I just haven’t seen a box like that. Now I’m incredibly interested in which Summits came in a brown box. Here’s my Everest w/ box next to a standard summit box. ![IMG_8670](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/7/6/476603c938ecac7ac230e38b61e9101236c8d6a2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bkemp37](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bkemp37/32/702137_2.png) [@bkemp37](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bkemp37)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/340 "2026-10-27T18:26:57Z")
i wanna say the first couple of batches came with the brown boxes and after a while they switched to white. Man i guess these 7 summits colors fade after a while or even some of the regular ones did as well i wonder how and why ---
**Author:** ![yoyodiscussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9dc877/32.png) [@yoyodiscussion](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodiscussion)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/341 "2026-10-27T18:27:10Z")
Wow you got some got some great throws there, I hope you slowly sell so I can somehow snag a few. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodiscussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9dc877/32.png) [@yoyodiscussion](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodiscussion)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/342 "2026-10-27T18:29:09Z")
My nickel has a white box. I can’t confirm its original because I bought it secondhand. My mischief came directly from Ernest and also has a white box. Wish we had the blog still. Lots of good reference photos there. ---
**Author:** ![bkemp37](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bkemp37/32/702137_2.png) [@bkemp37](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bkemp37)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/343 "2026-10-27T18:30:30Z")
the blog is archived some people still have the link i just forget it if you are referring to the old caribou one ---
**Author:** ![zxin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zxin/32/649326_2.png) [@zxin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zxin)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/344 "2026-10-27T18:32:45Z")
> [@bkemp37](#): > > i wanna say the first couple of batches came with the brown boxes and after a while they switched to white. This sounds correct. The oldest One Drop yo-yos came in those brown boxes, and at some point they used the white ones somewhat briefly before changing to the modern ones. And around 2020 they switched from a ‘Made in Eugene’ sticker to it actually being printed on the box. > [@bkemp37](#): > > Man i guess these 7 summits colors fade after a while or even some of the regular ones did as well i wonder how and why Bleaching from ultraviolet light most likely? ---
**Author:** ![fradiger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fradiger/32/66850_2.png) [@fradiger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fradiger)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/345 "2026-10-27T18:35:41Z")
yeah 7075 ano fades over time, well known issue ---
**Author:** ![bkemp37](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bkemp37/32/702137_2.png) [@bkemp37](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bkemp37)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/346 "2026-10-27T18:37:23Z")
hmmm, i have a 7075 hulk smash chief and it’s completely fine maybe that’s cuz previous owners have stored them in the dark which i have also done with my cases just to preserve the ano incase things like this happen. I also wonder if it’s also how the yo-yo was anodized and how it was applied ---
**Author:** ![djqsrv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@djqsrv](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/djqsrv)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/347 "2026-10-27T19:01:01Z")
Forgot one. :wink: ![IMG_9253](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/9/f/09f1ed4f3ddbcf87784da27923bf6cf2cc80f5fb.jpeg) I only have the three boxes though. The brown box is the exact same box that my wolly Markmont came in so I am guessing there was a time early on where they used the brown. I am not sure if it’s the fact that 7075 fades or if it’s just not as deep an anodized. I have a bunch of newer G2 stuff and the 7075 is not quite as bright. Idk. Anyway. I have way too many yo-yos. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![zxin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zxin/32/649326_2.png) [@zxin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zxin)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/348 "2026-10-27T20:09:35Z")
Pretty sure most colourants will fade in the sun. And it often varies a lot from one yo-yo to the next. ---
**Author:** ![Vikingman2041](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vikingman2041/32/684169_2.png) [@Vikingman2041](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vikingman2041)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956/349 "2026-10-29T21:21:07Z")
Depends on the buyer. The last few (including the one I picked up have sold between $100 and $140. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956.md?page=16) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-appraisal-thread-iii/447956.md?page=18)