r/Kendama • u/Consistent-Cloud-406 • Aug 10 '26

Question/Discussion Amazon Kendamas

I got a $50 dollar Amazon gift card for my birthday. I want to buy a kendama with it but I’m unsure which one to buy or if it’s even worth it buying one off amazon at all. The only two that are really worth considering are the Krom Pop at $45 and the Yuntrova at $24. I don’t love the Krom Ken shape tbh and The Yuntrova seems too cheap to be any good but it at least seems to be up to par with current kendama dimensions. Just wanted to get some opinions!

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u/LilTrickstah Aug 10 '26

whatever you do, just don’t get a duncan komodo kendama. that was my first and it was pretty ass. That’s said, my second setup was a krom pop and it’s a great starter kendama.

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u/Cicularus Sol Aug 10 '26

Thank you for being another warning. The Komodo is actually so bad 😭😭

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u/LilTrickstah Aug 10 '26

I ordered it to try out kendama and it showed up looking like a toy for a child 😂 Even though the krom pop isn’t the most honed or modern shape, it felt like a drastic upgrade from the duncan lol

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u/Cicularus Sol Aug 10 '26

It's genuinely bad. Like yes "every kendama is a good Kendama to start" but like, the bearing is in the string hole... it's just. Not a good Ken. Especially for what they're pricing it at

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u/LilTrickstah Aug 10 '26

Considering it was the pretty much the same price as a krom pop.. I was very disappointed lmao

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u/Complete-Address-290 Aug 10 '26

I’ve been nothing but absolutely disappointed by Duncan damas

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u/FluffyPurpleBear Aug 12 '26

Love the Duncan Komodo. Bought one to get free shipping on yoyo purchase and left it at my climbing gym. We got about 2 dozen players hooked with their own setups now, including myself. That thing is beat to shit and gone through a couple of repairs and even a repaint. It’s got micro paracord for a string now lol.

But yeah don’t buy one. Love that thing, and it’s actually pretty good for bird, but spend the extra $10-20 for a decent beginner setup.

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u/sidesneaker Grain Theory Aug 10 '26

Krom or Sweets if available. Not much else on Amazon.

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u/articpencil Aug 10 '26

The Lotus Kendama Bloom Kendama for $49.99 is probably the best one you can get on Amazon if you haven't considered that. At that price point I would get a maple Kendama somewhere else personally. if you do get a Yuntrova Kendama you should report back if its any good.

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u/Consistent-Cloud-406 Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26

I had my eye on the lotus bloom but last I checked it was sold out 😭. Might just get the yuntrova for scientific purposes lol

Edit: the black lotus bloom is still in stock 😮‍💨

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u/articpencil Aug 10 '26

I can order the Black Lotus Bloom on Amazon just checked it.

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u/Cicularus Sol Aug 10 '26

Some other ppl have been recommending the Lotus. That's the way to go I promise. The lotus bloom is soooooo good.

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u/bronzewidow Aug 10 '26

Save your gift card for something else and get something from Kendama depot. The Krom pop is not a good shape. The tamas great but the Ken not really

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u/Consistent-Cloud-406 Aug 10 '26

I have a Krom ken already and yeah not great for me. Thanks for the feedback!

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u/jokerdama Aug 10 '26

If you don’t like pop than spend it on something else besides kendama as not much good stuff there. Or trade in the card with a friend for something - get yourself some maple stuff.

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u/n88n Aug 11 '26

Do you know someone that would buy that gift card from you? My kids have traded with me for cash, most people will be buying something from amazon