im wondering if theres a demand for yonex blackens, and how much they are? i was scrounging around my basement and found 5 of these rackets, cosmetically not that good, missing a couple grommets, strings broken, but true to its name, these rackets just dont break :p :p :p .......anyways, just asking

Do you still have these rackets? I maybe interested. :D

Do you still have these rackets? I maybe interested. :D

u becoming like peter lsd, heavy hitters :D

Yes i do.......3 or 4....have to check :p....but u might need to replace grommets, and paint chips all over the place, but absoloutely no struntural damage.........its impossible for these thigns to have structural damage anyways :D. The paint chips are mainly because of the logn time in storage, not from playing. Flaky paint?

Yes i do.......3 or 4....have to check :p....but u might need to replace grommets, and paint chips all over the place, but absoloutely no struntural damage.........its impossible for these thigns to have structural damage anyways :D. The paint chips are mainly because of the logn time in storage, not from playing. Flaky paint?

all blacken are subject to paint flaking off from shaft. Paint & stainless steel dont go together well.

Yes i do.......3 or 4....have to check :p....but u might need to replace grommets, and paint chips all over the place, but absoloutely no struntural damage.........its impossible for these thigns to have structural damage anyways :D. The paint chips are mainly because of the logn time in storage, not from playing. Flaky paint?

not 100% true. blacken have metal framed head and if you have broken strings left on them for so many years, the frame might have deformed permanently. i have had a blacken II in the very very old days when the stringer mis-weaved a couple of strings. the frame skewed after a few weeks and never went back to normal again.

That's correct. When I used Blackens, the paint on the shaft went off and I had the rackets having black frames and cones with the shining shafts. It looked kinda like those cheap iron/steel rackets tho. :-P

Back to the topic, how much do you think reasonable? I am not a collector, and therefore cannot tell you anything as a reference.

-SC


all blacken are subject to paint flaking off from shaft. Paint & stainless steel dont go together well.

what is it?
teh first metal-racket?

practisisng wrist muscles?
how much tension can it take?

I definatley want to see a picture of it! =) Must of been developed before I was born lol!

I definatley want to see a picture of it! =) Must of been developed before I was born lol!

Developed, conceived, produced and retired before ur born :D

u becoming like peter lsd, heavy hitters :D

I was practicing smashing with my Coach and went back and forth between my 2U Ti10 and 4U AT800-OF and after a while, he replied, in Chinese, "Use the heavy racket, forget the light one." :p

Afterwards, I played a few games with people I didn't know well but knew they were prone to clashing rackets so I used the Blacken and was surprised I played decently well. So I figure a few more Blackens can't hurt. :)

Yes i do.......3 or 4....have to check :p....but u might need to replace grommets, and paint chips all over the place, but absoloutely no struntural damage.........its impossible for these thigns to have structural damage anyways :D. The paint chips are mainly because of the logn time in storage, not from playing. Flaky paint?

No problem on the grommets and stuff. I have extra grommets. So how much for all of them? Please e-mail me at: dan@dcautoparts.com or if you want to trade, I have a few rackets. Thanks!:)

Who sez Blackens are unbreakable? I broke mine . . . :crying:
It was the first racquet I bought for myself. . . and broke :p
I couldn't beleive it either . . .

:D :D :D

Who sez Blackens are unbreakable? I broke mine . . . :crying:
It was the first racquet I bought for myself. . . and broke :p
I couldn't beleive it either . . .

:D :D :D

How the heck did you break it? :eek:

AHA!!!!! After much scrounging around, I found three. I know i might have oen or two more lying around, but no time to check. I will post pictures maybe on friday.........right now, too much homework. I plan to keep one for myself jsut for memories sake, so 2 are up for sale or trade. Email me at kenny.k.m.choi@gmail.com if u have.........offers questions whatever.

P.S. One hass all the grommets on, while the other is missing quite a few grommets.

How much is a mint condition blacken worth now?

How much is a mint condition blacken worth now?

There should be a store in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong asking for HK$160 (around US$21). Since I have not visited this store for 2 years, so I don't know it is still alive or not. :D

Anyone still want them? Im gonna throw them back in my basement if no one wants them anymore =)

How much is a mint condition blacken worth now?

Hi Koutaishi,

My friend is looking for one reasonable priced Blacken. Is yours for sale? Pls let me know, so I can update my friend :) .

Thanks,
Tan BC Dennis

Yes, it's for sale. Brand new. Please pm me with an offer. Thanks.

Hi Koutaishi,

My friend is looking for one reasonable priced Blacken. Is yours for sale? Pls let me know, so I can update my friend :) .

Thanks,
Tan BC Dennis

They are good racquets, I still have two blacken, great condition, one strung to 26#+ with YY BG65 and the other unstrung. For heavy hitters, it is quite ideal.Maybe I should try them out again:rolleyes: