How costly is cubing?

[sa11297]

All I know is that cubing is way cheaper than many other hobbies. An example would be yoyoing. If you are going to get a yoyo that is not a knock off and you want it to be good, it would cost you around 80 dollars for a new one.

[conn9]

I'd point out that this thread isn't about whether you or the area you live in is poor or rich. I'd like to know how affordable, cubing is around the world.

10 replies and only 2 are answering the question provided by the OP... Who cares if he's wrong or trolling, stay on topic.
For me, it's been about £100 over the course of 1.5 years. I've kind of stopped buying cubes though.

[PandaCuber]

Yes a zhanchi costs around $15, but it lasts for years.
Dinner, food, movie tickets, etc Will only last you between a few hours and a couple of days.
For the time you will actually own the product, $15 is a reasonable price.

[ThomasJE]

All I know is that cubing is way cheaper than many other hobbies. An example would be yoyoing. If you are going to get a yoyo that is not a knock off and you want it to be good, it would cost you around 80 dollars for a new one.

80 dollars for specially shaped plastic and some other stuff (string etc.)? A cube is basically made of specially shaped plastic and other stuff (cores, springs etc.). A little overpriced don't you think?

On topic - I agree that cubing is one of the cheaper hobbies. RC cars are quite big now where I live; and a good RC car can cost over £150. Add oil, maintenance stuff and other things, and you end up around £200-£300. My cube collection totals up at around £45.

[Reprobate]

All I know is that cubing is way cheaper than many other hobbies.

That's for sure. I am a runner, and while even running is considered a pretty cheap sport, I spent $120 on my last pair of shoes, and entry fees for races range from $20 for small local 5K's to $100+ for some popular events (the NYC Marathon is over $250, I believe).

[Edward]

Cubing isn't really expensive at all
$50< every year or so just to replace spedcubes.

[sa11297]

80 dollars for specially shaped plastic and some other stuff (string etc.)? A cube is basically made of specially shaped plastic and other stuff (cores, springs etc.). A little overpriced don't you think?

On topic - I agree that cubing is one of the cheaper hobbies. RC cars are quite big now where I live; and a good RC car can cost over £150. Add oil, maintenance stuff and other things, and you end up around £200-£300. My cube collection totals up at around £45.

yes, yoyos are overpriced. Most "good" yoyos are metal and can cost between 60- 120 dollars. Decent knockoffs can be bought for around 15 dollars though.

As for cubing, I have probably made money, because I have sold over a hundred cubes at school and this year have my own club. So, yeah, cubing is a good deal for me.

[Stingray970]

I started a cubing craze at my school.

People keep buying crappy Rubik's brand cubes and asking me why they suck. I take them and take 5 minutes to lube them with Traxxas for $5.

I've done 50 thus far.

[cube-o-holic]

Speedcubing is relatively cheap for me compared to my last serious hobby, 10 pin bowling.
I was carrying around 6 balls which I was replacing roughly yearly at an average cost of £160.
However if you compete in every event with you own puzzles, say 1-4 extra puzzles per event (practice or out dated) and throw in an extra 10 cubes for multi BLD is cost soon gets to several hundred dollars.
For the people who go to 20+ comps all over Europe each year after travelling, hotels and expenses I doubt they think it's a cheap hobby.

[soup]

I use virtual cubes, therefore the overall cost is $0.

I rarely get to handle a real cube.