Supreme x Butterfly Table Tennis Racket Set
The original behind the Supreme x Butterfly Table Tennis Racket Set is the Butterfly Table Tennis Racket Set — $63 retail vs Supreme's $198.
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
About the original
The Butterfly Table Tennis Racket Set packages a shakehand-grip racket with FLEXTRA rubber on both faces, three ITTF-approved Butterfly 40+ plastic training balls, a zip racket case, and a hard ball case suitable for club play or travel. FLEXTRA is an inverted rubber rated for mid-range control and spin, appropriate for intermediate players moving up from stock starter rackets. Butterfly was founded in 1950 in Yanai, Yamaguchi by Hikosuke Tamasu and has supplied rackets, rubbers, and tournament-grade tables to Olympic and World Championship players for more than seventy years. The brand remains the most widely used equipment on the ITTF circuit. The FW19 Supreme collab set was released at $198, a premium over Butterfly's stock sets.
About Butterfly
Butterfly, operated by Tamasu Co., Ltd., is a Japanese table tennis equipment manufacturer founded in 1950 in Yanai, Yamaguchi by Hikosuke Tamasu, a former national team player. The company introduced the Sriver rubber in 1967 and the Tenergy series in 2008, both of which became standards on the World Tour. Butterfly supplies blades, rubbers, balls, tables, and apparel to national teams and has equipped the majority of Olympic and World Championship medalists for decades. Its Tokyo-based R&D center develops blade veneers and rubber compounds in-house. Supreme produced a co-branded paddle and ball set with Butterfly.
Price comparison
| Supreme retail | $198 |
|---|---|
| Butterfly retail | $63 |
| Hype tax | +214% |
Questions
Is the Supreme x Butterfly Table Tennis Racket Set just the regular Table Tennis Racket Set?
The Supreme x Butterfly Table Tennis Racket Set, released in Fall/Winter 2019, is based on the Butterfly Table Tennis Racket Set. Supreme collabs sometimes change the colorway or materials; the description on this page covers the original's specs and any notable differences in the Supreme version. If you want the product without the box logo, the Butterfly Table Tennis Racket Set is the one to buy.
How much cheaper is the Butterfly Table Tennis Racket Set than the Supreme version?
Supreme charged $198 for the Supreme x Butterfly Table Tennis Racket Set; the Butterfly Table Tennis Racket Set retails for $63. That's a 214% markup — buying the original saves you $135, or 68% off the Supreme price. Buy the original at retail and you skip the hype tax entirely.
Where can I buy the Butterfly Table Tennis Racket Set?
You can buy the Butterfly Table Tennis Racket Set from Amazon or direct from Butterfly. Retail price is $63. The buy links on this page go straight to the product listing at each retailer.
