Top 5 Collectable Yo-Yos and their Values.

The 1980s was the original decade of the Transformers and Polly Pockets. However, the one 80s craze that had thousands of kids playing with them would be the well-loved Yo-yo.

This toy collectable rewarded time, effort and dedication with lots of tricks to genuinely impress your friends with. Kids all over the world still find themselves playing with them now, It is honestly just cool to be good at.

If you find yourself asking how much is my yo-yo worth? Then we have the thing for you. We have compiled the best on the market, the oldest, the prettiest and the best value of the yo-yo. Just so you don't have to, so in no particular order...

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1: Pedro Flores’ Original Wooden Yo-Yo

The first yo-yo to see if you have lying around would be the original wooden yo-yo created by Pedro Flores in 1928. Flores' created a myriad of new tricks with the toy. It features an ink stamp seal and must be manufactured before 1930. At auction today it could fetch around £600-£700.

2: The Coca-Cola Yo-Yo

British children of the 80s were swept up in yo-yo fever. This was because of a clever partnership with Coca-Cola and yo-yo manufacturer Russell Spinners. Professional players visited schools and taught children how to do tricks with the branded toys. These were, of course, available for the kids to buy then and there.

If you still have your Coca-Cola yo-yos stashed away somewhere in good condition, then it could earn you around £50 at auction.

3: The Customisable Yo-Yo

In 1978, renowned yo-yo player Tom Kuhn released the No Jive 3 in 1. This was the first wooden yo-yo that people could take apart at home and reassembled into three different shapes. These shapes were: the regular classic, the wider butterfly style flying camel or the unique pointed pagoda.

If you’re lucky enough to find an original tucked away in your loft, these could value as much as £200 at auction.

4: The President’s Yo-Yo

1974 saw country music legend Roy Acuff use a Duncan yo-yo to teach United States president Richard Nixon a few tricks. They filmed the lesson, and President Nixon even signed the toy. Its sale in January 2020 made it the most valuable of all time for just under £12,000.

5: The Employees’ Yo-Yo

From the Coca-Cola brand deal, if you knew someone who worked for the company during the 70s you might be in for a lot of luck. Australian executives at Coca-Cola were given bespoke black yo-yos branded with the company name. These are now worth around £1,500.

This yo-yo is one of the rarest and most prized of all the yo-yos made by the Jack Russell company. Only 220 of them were made.

Learn more about the history of these yo-yos in our next edition of Collectors Gazette magazine, in stores from next week.