Wood and Evil #4 (maybe #3, id have to go look)
Also, for collections sake, SADR 007 was not lasered to say 007. it was left solid black
Hey Heath, slowyojoe wants another SADR.
EDIT: I realize now you are just stating this for slowyojoe’s sake, and not selling. lol
It’s almost like the spike is smaller than the beta and Pistolero II. Still a beauty!!
I want all of Heath’s throws ever. 
That’d be cool. It’s more the shape of the spike that I’m interested in.
You’re probably right. Just looks a little more cylindrical near the bottom and cone shaped at the top. Probably just the polish though.
i dont have 007 . it was sold @ WYYC 2010
Can someone please give me a quote (you can laugh, its funny :D) on a PreRelease Black 1/4 Essence by General Yo?
I don’t understand the values listed on some of the yoyo’s here. Most of them actually. Yoyo’s are just like anything In that they are worth what someone will pay for them. Are the listings here the values of yoyo’s on the secondary market, because these yoyo’s should be worth what everyone paid for them. Some yoyo’s like the peak have a higher value b/c of collectability but for instance, how is a Mint CLYW, any of them, in box not worth what hundreds and hundreds of people have paid for them? So I guess this is just the secondary market then, b/c then I could see a CLYW going for less than retail, b/c for most of them there is a high supply. But How is a near mint dri-ywet listed at $100-$120? 100 people paid $160 for them new and if this is going on the secondary market, I’ve never seen a dri-ywet for sale for $100 and most of them I’ve seen for sale have been around $150. What one person might sale something for doesn’t effect the whole market value. If these yoyo’s are valued at what someone would pay for them, and they are, a dri-ywet should be around $140-$150, b/c I had one on the b/s/t and got several offers of over $100-$120, so that’s what they would had paid for it and I’m sure several people have paid over $100-$120 for theirs. Suppy/demand. The only supply would be on the secondary market and it’s very low even then and the demand is higher than the supply. I think anytime there’s threads like this, people are gonna suggest low values hoping that people are gonna use this thread as a guide to what they should sale there yoyo for and sale them cheaper. A b!st tondo at $80-$100? Seriously? What is that based on? They never even show up for sale.
listen i see where your coming from BUT these yoyos were made some of them in bulk so if you pay 160 for a dri ywet and somebody is only willing to give you 120 then you should take it. its used immediately after the first throw it makes it used so that will effect the value and the appraisal is a rough idea. yoyos are only worth what someone will pay for it. and if i feel as though i dont want to pa more than 50 for the dri ywet then thats my choice (i would probably buy it for 90). also i dont really like used yoyos unless there mint so thats kind of my thing so if its mint i will definitly pay more for the dri ywet (probably 110). so before you completely understand this thread and how the appraisal works then dont complain that is not what this thread is made for.
the appraisal isnt a "YOU WILL get this price for this yoyo" it is made to give you a rough idea of what ti is worth.
Please don’t attempt to understand the yoyo market, you’ll get a headache.
A MIB Jason Wong Peak…
$400 ish?
Which one?
Mmm, skittles, mmmm
Maybe it’s just my opinion but, I wouldn’t pay $400 for it. It’s nice, for sure, though.
Okay, $500 ;D
I believe many of the prices quoted here are the ‘Easy-Sell’ price. They’re what you can fairly quickly get for your yoyos on the BST.
I can, and have, sold yoyos for their retail price. But usually they have to be MWB. I also have to eat the shipping costs. The people who pay retail on the BST typically are looking for a specific colorway/yoyo that’s sold out.
People don’t like buying yoyos for their retail price on the BST for a couple reasons.
- They go on the BST expecting to find good deals. When a yoyo is priced at retail, it may feel overpriced due to the environment.
- It’s harder to trust a stranger on the internet than an online store with a great reputation. You can never be sure that they’re telling the truth about the condition or whether or not they actually shipped it to you, and properly at that. Luckily the Feedback system alleviates some of this worry (for most).
You also have to take into account that damage plays a crucial role in the pricing of a yoyo. There’s a huge leap in price between mint and near mint, much bigger than from one ding to 10 dings. This is partly due to collectors wishing the yoyos they purchase to be completely perfect, and those worried about damage-induced vibe.
I couldn’t agree more with what Links just said, but I just wanted to chime in with a bit about popularity. It’s kind of stupid thing to be figured into the price of a yoyo, and isn’t figured into the new cost, but is figured into resale. OK, so the reason being I think is that for the most part people who put a yoyo up on the BST want to sell it in the short term. Short term being either a few days or maybe a few weeks, but don’t really want to hang on to it much longer than that. With a popular throw, providing a price (assuming it’s MWB) somewhere near retail but a little less is OK. That way you’re persuading someone to buy from you rather than a store, which I would expect to have to do after having already owned/thrown a yoyo - it’s never quite as new as store bought 
However, for a throw that’s not hugely popular, and was mass produced, you could charge close to retail but people will always find another yoyo to purchase instead which gives them a better deal, but which they like just as much, because they weren’t all that convinced by your yoyo in the first place. That means that until someone comes along who truly wants that one throw you’re selling, your yoyo is going to sit on the BST and not get sold. This is normally not what a BSTer wants. Some are perfectly happy with that, and that’s fine, and in the long term they may get a better price. Again everything that has been posted in this thread is a recommendation or suggestion based on experience, nothing more.
An example, most people will readily sell a MWB CLYW on the BST for $80-$90 within a few days of posting, with buyers safe in the knowledge that at a later date they may recoup this cost if they decide to sell. This isn’t always the case, but often is. I have a MWB X3 La Goutte on my BST that I can’t sell for love nor money despite it being 50% the retail value. It’s not a highly sought after throw, and is still in stock at retailers, and is not very new. This shows no relation with it’s quality: it’s an absolutely superb yoyo, but it’s not made by a company that’s hugely trendy here in the US, nor does it get much publicity. My guess is that those who try it will like it, but without huge amounts of popular support on a forum like this, it will go unnoticed and unwanted, to all but those who are ‘in the know’ about how much fun it is. For those who cannot purchase many yoyos, why would they risk picking up this yoyo over something like a dinged CLYW, or a MWB RecRev when they know that those are both trendy and/or provide good quality play for the price?
Now, I used this as an example because I have first hand experience of this one yoyo, but there are huge amounts of superb, less desired yoyos out there. LinksLegionnaire has a 7075 Catalyst on his BST again for around 50% of retail - again which in my opinion is a fantastic throw, but again did not fly off his BST. Most production-run ILYY throws go for a lot less than retail, but again are superb!
OK, ramble nearly over: I can’t speak for rare throws like the Tondo, I don’t have enough experience to price a throw like that, but for more common throws from less US-popular companies, the BST price is low if you ever intend to sell. Nearly every BST thread will suggest this. It’s not necessarily ‘right’ or good, but I think most people who’ve posted evaluations on here would go along with the fact that it is just the way of things.
Just thought I would state this one yoyo can change the market value.
for instance back in the day bapezillas would sell for $100 which was still pretty good, but someone bidded one up on ebay to around $300. The antiyo market skyrocketed and became super pricy that week after.
people rushing to get a rare yoyo=higher prices
yoyos purchased at higher prices demand more for second hand
thus my theory on why yoyo prices rise and such.
also have a nice day everyone
G Square Triton “Big Bang” edition. MINT with box
I’ve seen offers of $175 and up but have not seen anyone accept the offer and sell it.
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