How to Collect Yo-Yos

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These classics are almost as fun to collect as they are to perform tricks with.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Display Cases
Display Shelves And Stands
Yo-yos
Display cases

Step1

Buy a book on collecting yo-yos. "Lucky's Collectors Guide to 20th Century Yo-Yos" is a start.

Step2

Go to an online auction such as MSN Auctions or eBay. Look under yoyo, yo yo, yo-yo and the plurals of these spellings. You'll find several hundred yo-yos for sale.

Step3

Buy as many yo-yos as you can. Now you have a yo-yo collection.

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on 11/22/2005 Once your family and friends know you're collecting yo-yos, you're going to get lots for gifts, and you're going to end up with lots of duplicates that they think are rare, but aren't. You might tactfully ask for specific ones or for "gift certificates."