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Playmaxx/ProYo Turbo Bumble Bee, sealed
Exhibit #4811
TypeProduction
ShapeModified
AxleBearing
PackagingDisplay Boxed
ConstructionMulti-piece plastic
ResponseBrake Pad
Diameter57mm
Width28mm
GapFixed
Weight52gm
ConditionMint
Date1999
OwnerRick Brough
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A black and yellow ballbearing yo-yo in a modified design. Came packaged with extra bee colored strings (yellow/black) and two extra cork brake pads. One of the best playing plastic yo-yos ever made.

The yo-yo in this exhibit was new, old stock sold by YoYoFactory on May 1, 2023 during their "A-May-Zing" promotion for the month of May 2023. Its sale coincided with the re-release of the Playmaxx/ProYo cork brake pads under the YoYoFactory brand.

The clear, plastic box came with two round Turbo Bumble Bee stickers that sealed the outside of the box on both ends. Other such boxes had no stickers, such as this example.

Original retail price: $50 USD in 2023 (original retail price in 1999 was $30 USD).

Compare to the Duncan Bumble Bee.

Originally, the yo-yo used genuine ProYo replacement parts that included bee strings and cork brake pads.
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