I wouldn’t judge a yoyo by the bearing it came with. It’s good practice to clean it with acetone, I usually just swap it out right away for a bearing I cleaned earlier. And if it’s a bad bearing, they’re cheap to replace. It happens 
That said, haven’t had any issues with MYY bearings. Bought their kit in the past with the bearing tool + 6 bearings I think, and they all turned out great. It’s probably a good idea to have some spare bearings anyway.
Yes, but the bearing puller has a hole so if the axle is stuck socket side down on the same half of the yoyo that the bearing is stuck on, you can still pull the bearing.
i didn’t say nobody should ever buy a bearing puller, i just added a piece of relevant info as it would be disingenuous to represent bearing pullers as necessary equipment when a huge number of ppl already have drill bits lying around the garage which will work for any case scenario other than the one you mentioned
I haven’t noticed any difference in bearings from one company to another. As far as I can tell, much like the yoyos themselves, almost all bearings come from a couple of big factories in China. Some yoyo designers hand test every yoyo like G2 Jake, and I think Hollywood Modern offers “hand tested” bearings that people seem to have good results with. The problem is that a bearing will be fine for a random number of throws, and then will be trash on the next throw. So no matter how much “testing” you do, you never know when that bad throw is coming. I do not doubt that your Sprout bearing was bad. I have received several new yoyos with bad bearings that I could not fix. I had one bearing that was noisy and grindy when I got it, and when I took it out to clean it, it completely fell apart. I think the cage wasn’t properly formed. Anyway, I have had VERY few bearings that could not be fixed by cleaning. I have had to throw a few away, though. I think you just got really unlucky and got a bad one very early on in your yoyo journey, and on top of that, it was on an expensive yoyo, and on top of that, you didn’t like the yoyo very much. My advice is to buy a pack of bearings from Hollywood Modern, and accept the fact that no matter what yoyo you buy, the bearing may need to be cleaned or replaced almost immediately. “Needs to be cleaned immediately” happens ALL THE TIME. “Needs to be replaced immediately” happens very, very rarely. Turner Return Tops are top notch boutique yoyos. You just got unlucky. Magicyoyos are mass produced yoyos that are definitely not hand tested, and have lower quality control standards. They are usually smooth, and the finish is as good as any other moderately priced yoyo. The difference is the bearing seat. When yoyos are manufactured, the bearing seat has to be kept to a very tight tolerance, even by aerospace machining standards. If the bearing seat is too loose you get vibe. Too much vibe and you can’t sell the yoyo. if the bearing seat is a little too tight, though, the yoyo will be dead smooth, but you have to use a puller to get the bearing off. For this reason, some companies fudge the bearing seat to be on the tight side. This way they have less rejects. When the bearing seats are tight, the yoyo will squeal when you unscrew it, and you will have to use a puller to get the bearing off. This is common with Magicyoyos. As far as I can tell, this is the only real difference in quality between Magicyoyo and any other mass produced yoyo. They are not the best yoyos on the market, but they are good quality for a crazy low price. If you want a bit better quality still for a great price, I recommend Yoyofriends. Once upon a time, there was a factory in China called FPM. FPM made yoyos for many different designers all over the world. There are a few such factories in China. About 10 years ago, FPM formed it’s own design company, and called it Yoyofriends. Because they do not have to have their machining done by someone else, they cut out the middle man, and pass the savings along to you. That, along with decades of experience manufacturing top quality yoyos of every type, and the fact that they do larger production runs, means you get a very good quality yoyo at a smokin’ good price. They also have better splashes and acid washes than you usually find for that price.
I completely agree. I wasn’t trying to be argumentative. I was just pointing out that you still need a bearing puller in some situations. Like you, I was just adding a piece of relevant information.
