what about when a boom starts? better not to have a real boom with a toy, history shows it is usually impossible to know how predict sales enough to profitfrom it before your toys are selling for pennies on the dollar.
but that does make me wonder, how does the interest vary so much in such a standard toy as a top? is it the promotion or theavailability? i don't see many threads in yoyo forums about buying a lathe or making your own bearing systems.
right now if you are interested in throwing yoyos there are lots of amazing choices, some from the big guys, and some from much smallermanufacturers, and the people that throw know all about how and where to get them. it surprises me that the yoyo manufacturers and
suppliers are not interested in growing an interest in tops because it seems like it should be an easy sale (compared to the $100+ yoyos they routinely sell).