Was in the same boat, wanted to get into this as I want to have something I can play with anywhere…plane, car, sitting at my desk, crowded spaces…yoyos can go almost anywhere 
Ended up getting myself a pack of 1/2 oz (or 14 gram) steel egg sinkers/bullet weights and some paracord and went the DIY route in making a set. I’ve played around with a “real” pair after trying my ceramic bead one I made a year ago…ceramic was too light and I was afraid to drop it. With the raw steel one, it has that nice weight to it yet quick enough to move around and sling. Plus something about that dinged steel bullet shape gives it some character