V-Cubes!

[DAE_JA_VOO]

I'm not sure if a missed a thread, but i just saw that the prices for the cubes are now on the V-Cube site!

39 Euros for the 6x6x6 and 48Euros for the 7x7x7!

http://www.v-cubes.com/products.php

 

[masterofthebass]

This is insane.... That's $76 for the 7x7!!! I can't believe that they would actually think these prices are affordable... Now I really, really needto find a job to pay for this.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Will these prices stop you from buying them? I didn't think so.

Me either. I hope shipping isn't too bad. $150 for two cubes - I must be insane. (Hmm, I guess I'll need to buy two of each, in case something happens to one of them. $300 now. Ugh.)

 

[tim]

wow, cheaper than i expected.

 

[DAE_JA_VOO]

It's actually quite funny. Pretty much the best 3x3x3 you can get costs you less than $7 (DIY type D) and here you're paying 10 times that for a 7x7x7.

 

[fanwuq]

I guess I'll never get to play chess on an 8x8x8. when that comes out, it will be probably be over $100.

 

[Stefan]

Nice prices! Gonna get at least two of each size.

 

[brunson]

I don't think the prices are unreasonable. The tooling for the manufacture is probably pretty high, and the price only starts coming down after those costs are recouped. That's a major factor in the economy of scale.

Edit: Coincidentally, I was googling for the PDF of the V-Cube patent over the weekend, but never turned it up. I know I found it once when I first heard of the V-Cube, does anyone have a link to it?

 

[Johannes91]

I think the prices are fine, too. I've already spent hundreds of euros on puzzles, so 112€ for one 5x5x5, 6x6x6, and 7x7x7 isn't that much.

 

[masterofthebass]

I think the prices are fine, too. I've already spent hundreds of euros on puzzles, so 112€ for one 5x5x5, 6x6x6, and 7x7x7 isn't that much.

Yes, but that's in Euros... For US people, that's $176. It's a little expensive, but most will end up paying it anyway.

 

[Crzyazn]

Just like many other products in the world, they can be expensive but well worth the cost....

But wow, looks like i need to save more than i though

 

[Johannes91]

112€

Yes, but that's in Euros... For US people, that's $176.

And for Thai people, that's almost 5,700 bahts.

 

[Pedro]

yeah, shipping will probably be expensive (for me, in South America)

let's say something like rubiks.com (expensive) shipping...20 dollars...

170 dollars...wow, quite a lot

 

[Kickflip1993]

7x7 would be interesting, but 6x6 is cheaper and faster done, hm.....
But the 7x7 has this unique form.....
6x6 has the number 6 in it...^^

 

[PatrickJameson]

I don't think the prices are unreasonable. The tooling for the manufacture is probably pretty high, and the price only starts coming down after those costs are recouped. That's a major factor in the economy of scale.

Edit: Coincidentally, I was googling for the PDF of the V-Cube patent over the weekend, but never turned it up. I know I found it once when I first heard of the V-Cube, does anyone have a link to it?

http://www.google.com/patents?id=TVabAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&dq=verdes+cube

I have it bookmarked XD

 

[brunson]

Thanks, Patrick!

 

[pjk]

25 Euros for the 5x5... interesting. I don't think the prices are too bad, considering. I will probably get 1 or 2 each, afterall, they will last a lifetime. I wonder if they will get sold out and become worth more when they do like the Megaminx. Does anyone know how many they are producing?

 

[Siraj A.]

Ugh after I sell my Wii I'm not going to have ANY money! I doubt the prices will go down, too.

 

[Dene]

Nice prices! Gonna get at least two of each size.

Same right here. Although I shouldn't really pay up a good $500NZ for it at the moment, I will anyway . It's interesting how the 6x6x6 weighs so much more than the 5x5x5, yet is heavier than the 7x7x7 >.<

 

[linkmaster03]

The prices probably won't go down. There are no other 6x6 or 7x7 cubes on the market, so V-cube can control the prices.