Suggestions for cheaper rubbers

The second need is that I sometimes put together cheap paddles for beginners looking to buy.  These are typically better than pre-made paddles but not as good as most of the stuff in your average Paddle Palace catalog.  These paddles are new (nothing used) but they must be cheap.

I've been looking through the rubbers at ttnpp.com, but I don't know enough to make good choices.  So I'm looking for advice.

Task 1 is to find rubbers that are super-cheap, maintain good grip, and are generally durable.  These will be for the loaner paddles.  Performance is not a concern.

Task 2 is to find rubbers for cheap paddles to sell.  Durability isn't quite as critical, but, again, performance isn't important as long as it's reasonable spin and control.

So what can people recommend?

Only good & athletic and most tactical players will then exist in table tennis like wood rackets in (lawn) tennis.  

All unathletic third & fifth ball fake players & pretenders will be exterminated 

blade...

Some items in my Amazon shop may suit your needs.

For price, I'd be happiest with under $10 for our loaner paddles and under $15 for the paddles for sale.

Also, those links provided are helpful.  I mainly shop at ttnpp.com when getting Chinese stuff, so that would be my first place to search for any of these items.

Some corrections:

- AK47 is not a ESN rubber, but Chinese made copy of ESN rubbers. 

- blue is softest at 40 , then yellow at 42-44, then red at 47.

But they are good. HK1997 gold is also good. And tacky.

Then again, they are pretty fast. And Max sponge.

So don't give it to noobs. Cheap Chinese are always Max though.

Mercury 2 soft is slower but better control than AK47 and lasts forever provided you don't reglue the soft brittle sponge.

If you don't care about ittf approved, super 999t is good for learning to loop, good for fh at 45 deg. All these rubbers can be obtained for less than 10$.

What I do avoid are fast/stiff blades.  Beginners need blades with good feel.  But I don't always have that choice.  For our "loaner paddles", those are all donated paddles, so we can only offer whatever has been donated.  Actually, now that I think about it, most recreational players will come in, grab a random blade, and play about the same, without realizing if it's carbon, seven-ply, def-, or even penhold.

For the paddles I've sold, I usually look for some cheap knock-off of a Stiga Clipper Classic.

+1

Also, Kokutaku 868 in this package: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1608567012.html

My buddy put it on Fextra racket in Sept/Oct last year just for fun and plays at work. He is having a hard time to find an excuse to replace it. He says it just holds it's performance level pretty well. Every time he comes to the club we are making fun of it "is it still playing well?" LOL

Better than mark v? .mark v is not durable if evo  is longer lasting I will recomend

There are *seven* versions listed of Palio cj8000, all $8.50/sheet.

The cheapest suggestion is Yinhe Mercury II, at $4/sheet.

Kokutaku 868 is $10/sheet. I've never heard of this brand?

Any more thoughts between these three? Or am I missing something?

Just do the bulk 729 sheets...when they get better, if they want to get better...they will let you know🤗