Paid Cubing Opportunities

[timeless]

I hardly ever seen cubing in ads but i seen speedstacking, penspinning, bboying, etc on them and ppl get paid. A recent one was the VW sign and drive commercial featuring a pen spinner

and also in this music vid

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...ot-ft.-Speedstacking-Pen-Spinning-Bboying-etc

 

[Tim Major]

I've been offered money, even $5 notes from people who're amazed. It seems wrong to take money from people, for something I find fun, and aren't doing for money. I often catch the same train on Fridays, I was offered $5 from a guy 2 weeks in a row. He mentioned seeing another kid who could do it about the same speed as me.
People also try to pay me to solve their cubes, I solve it, but don't take the money. I could've made maybe $50 if I room everyone's money. I sold an F2 to a random on the train who asked where she could buy it.
Anyone else have similar experiences?

 

[timeless]

I've been offered money, even $5 notes from people who're amazed. It seems wrong to take money from people, for something I find fun, and aren't doing for money. I often catch the same train on Fridays, I was offered $5 from a guy 2 weeks in a row. He mentioned seeing another kid who could do it about the same speed as me.
People also try to pay me to solve their cubes, I solve it, but don't take the money. I could've made maybe $50 if I room everyone's money. I sold an F2 to a random on the train who asked where she could buy it.
Anyone else have similar experiences?

i think faz got paid 100$ for cubing a few hours at a toy convention

In the Volkswagen commercial, they were paying $1700 per day o.0 and it was 2 days.

and in the music video, the penspining guy was paid $100 for 30 minutes

 

[avgdi]

I've made $5 from a drunk guy at a party before.

 

[Rpotts]

I got 1$ once. Woner has a good story.

 

[Andreaillest]

Pretty much any partnered youtube cuber makes some cash off making cubing videos and such.

 

[theace]

I teach. So I earn.

 

[RyanO]

I've got lots of free beer. Drunk people are easily impressed.

 

[StachuK1992]

I've made over $100 from drunk people.

 

[Cubenovice]

Guimond did the cubing in the pepsi commercial.

Wonder what Faz makes from his youtube video link to Lightake?
Imagine Dan Brown having a commission-link to lightake with his tutorials…

 

[Faz]

Guimond did the cubing in the pepsi commercial.

Wonder what Faz makes from his youtube video link to Lightake?
Imagine Dan Brown having a commission-link to lightake with his tutorials…

Not too much. I get more from youtube partnership. I've made about $75 from lightake.

 

[Nestor]

Not too much. I get more from youtube partnership. I've made about $75 from lightake.

How cool would it be if cubing had million-dollar salaries for the pro... like golf does.

 

[Cubenovice]

How cool would it be if cubing had million-dollar salaries for the pro... like golf does.

I think a part of the coolness would be lost...

Would you share your million dollar tricks with your competitors?

 

[Tim Major]

I think a part of the coolness would be lost...

Would you share your million dollar tricks with your competitors?

Errr... yes?
A million dollars would set you up for a good portion, if not all of your life. Wouldn't it be boring not doing anything for ages?
Would be nice to have competition. Keeps you motivated.

 

[theace]

I've made about $75 from lightake.

Somehow, I've made over $300

 

[timeless]

Guimond did the cubing in the pepsi commercial.

Wonder what Faz makes from his youtube video link to Lightake?
Imagine Dan Brown having a commission-link to lightake with his tutorials…

link to commercial? havent seen it

 

[nitrocan]

I've made $100 on a BLD solve bet.

 

[Ranzha]

I got handed a $10 bill from an amusement park goer while waiting in line to ride a roller coaster.

 

[sa11297]

i brought my 3x3 to school and people were impressed. i thought that they would just think that i was a nerd but they didnt. Now I sell cubes at school. about 35 to 45 cubes sold to over 20 people in just a couple of months.

 

[Cool Frog]

One of my mom's clients took me out to dinner and gave me his old $1250 dollar camera afterward because he wanted to see me cube. (He is like a millionaire for real)