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Once Upon A Tree Limited Edition – 3LB Pocket Love

March 18, 2014 By Steve Brown

Once Upon A Tree Wooden YoYo

 

Paul Cerny of Once Upon A Tree dropped a handful of limited edition, hand-painted “3 Little Birds” editions of his Pocket Love wooden yoyo on eBay. He only made a handful of these…fixed axle collectors should grab one quick!

Filed Under: YoYo Drop Tagged With: ebay, limited edition, once upon a tree, pocket love

Rare Flores YoYo String Pack on eBay

July 19, 2013 By Steve Brown

Here’s a neat piece of yoyo history…an incredibly rare Flores replacement string pack! These don’t turn up very often…check it out!

In the 1920s, a Filipino man named Pedro Flores immigrated to the United States, bringing the first yo-yo with him. He established Flores Yo-Yos in the San Francisco Bay Area to sell these toys, each of which was hand carved out of a single piece of wood. Instead of having the string tied to the axle, as was traditional with bandalores, the Flores yo-yo’s string looped around the axle, which let the toy spin at the end of the string. This development lead to the birth of modern-day yo-yoing, which allows for elaborate tricks, instead of just bouncing up and down.

In the late ’20s, Donald F. Duncan saw a child playing with a Flores yo-yo and realized it had the potential to be a nationwide sensation. He soon joined Flores’ company as a marketer, hosting yo-yo competitions. By 1929, he had bought Flores out of the company, renaming it the Genuine Duncan Yo-Yo Company, and in 1932, he trademarked the word “yo-yo,” prompting competitors to use words and phrases like “come-back,” “return,” “returning top,” “whirl-a-gig,” and “twirler” to describe their products. He sent “Duncan Yo-Yo Professionals” on tours across the country, where they would teach yo-yo skills and hold competitions.

 

 

Filed Under: General News Tagged With: ebay, pedro flores, rare, string pack, vintage

More YoYoJam Prototypes Available

May 8, 2013 By Steve Brown

YoYoJam dropped some more rarities up on eBay including more Synergy prototypes and a crazy lighting prototype Dark Magic…definitely worth checking out if you’re a YoYoJam collector!

Filed Under: Manufacturer Tagged With: auction, classic, dark magic, ebay, hitman, prototype, synergy, YoYoJam

YoYoJam Prototypes On Ebay

April 25, 2013 By Steve Brown

YoYoJam is digging into their archives and offering up some rarities and prototypes on eBay, with more models to be listed in weeks to come. Some cool stuff up right now, including a couple of prototypes with the ill-fated Synergy caps. Check the widget below for their current auctions but hurry…they’re 3-day auctions so these YoYoJam prototypes will be gone soon!

Filed Under: Manufacturer, YoYo Drop Tagged With: auction, ebay, prototypes, rare, YoYoJam

YoYoJam Edge Prototype on eBay (UPDATED)

December 28, 2012 By Steve Brown

Looks like Valerie from YoYoJam is selling a rare, unproduced prototype yoyo called the “Edge”
that was “designed in cooperation with Japanese players”. Was this going to be another signature model for Mickey before he left YoYoJam? (EDIT: Just got word from Takahiko Hasegawa that this was originally intended to be a signature model for Tomonori “Black” Ishiguro, but the shaped changed from what was eventually produced and offered in limited quantities at the World YoYo Contest.) No idea, but it sure is shiny and if there’s one thing we like here at YoYoNews….it’s stuff that is shiny.

Only five of these were ever produced, and this auction is for what appears to be the only one remaining in Valerie’s personal collection. The auction is only going for another day and change, so get your bids in soon!

Filed Under: Manufacturer Tagged With: auction, ebay, edge, prototype, YoYoJam

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