These were actually manufactured in Japan and retailed around $115 in 2013. Since Freehand collecting is hot right now I see these 2013 ALs going North of $150 and maybe more at auction because the don’t come up to often.
The price on these was always considered high even back when they released, thats why they only did that one run, the Japanese manufacturing is what elevated the cost, these were released after the initial Draupnirs when Japanese manufacturing was thought to be superior. They play around 70g with the caps and more like Zeros compared to the newer FH1AL. However they are really floaty with out the caps and have engravings in the bare cups.
Some older YYR throws. A Dreadnought and a Clash 2012 edition. I bought them a while back because I was craving some classic YYR. Now that I have my Stargazers I just don’t touch them.
They’re both in near perfect condition. Each have one or two pinpricks here and there.
Could use some input on what they’re worth.
I wouldn’t ever sell it. It was a random gift from my wife. She knows nothing about yo-yos but someone picked a good one, now it’s one of my favorites. Thanks for the reply’s guys.
I think CLYW is a timing/ buyer thing, a lot of their throws are pure nostalgia, beauty is always in the eye of the beholder! But I do think they have a few throws like the peak 1/2, chief, etc that hold value extremely well