Earning profit by solving your cube

[Damien Porter]

Are there sponsers for cubing?

There is a Felix cube out there. Though it is pillowed so not actually a speed cube.

 

[BlackStahli]

nothing much, but:
-free drink at starbucks
-free burrito at chipotle
-picture with tons of people that saw me cubing (in airplanes, buses, or just on the street once LOL)
-and a 10 dollar bet :\

 

[kocsenc]

nothing much!! man, you didnt pay for any of that, think about it. thats a 6$ starbucks, burrito is about 5 bucks, total of 10 + 10 = 20. and a picture rendering you legendary to whoeve took the picture.

 

[Carrot]

300 dollars for solving the cube in front of an audience (it was split over 2 happenings, 100+200 dollars)

 

[Eazoon]

No you cannot,

If someone sells a advertises a used ford Taurus for $50 000, someone is dumb enough to pay for it so be it, there is no law saying you have to sell something for what it is actually worth...

Taking a patented product and calling it a pro cube and selling it for $20 without telling them its a $5 ghost hand is scamming them = illegal.

 

[Me]

There are basically four stable ways to do it:
Services like updgrading/modding/selling cubes.
Winning everything at worlds every two years.
Making new puzzles from scratch or existing puzzles.
Film yourself solving them and hope the videos are good enough that you get a small following and google wants to stamp ads on them.

 

[Meshack]

$$$$$

I made $1500 by performing at ESPN's company picnic.

For real!? That's a lot. The most I've made is KSh. 200 (don't convert that to dollars).:fp

 

[Bob]

For real!? That's a lot. The most I've made is KSh. 200 (don't convert that to dollars).:fp

Lol, I did spend 6 weeks in Kenya...it was back in 2004 though. I recall getting beer at the bar for only 50 KSh.

 

[Mudkip]

I was cubing at a Pizza Hut, a worker saw me solving and a got a free pizza, lol.
At that time, I was solving in 2 or so minuites, lol.

 

[Bob]

I was cubing at a Pizza Hut, a worker saw me solving and a got a free pizza, lol.
At that time, I was solving in 2 or so minuites, lol.

Oh, well if we count free food and drinks, I'm sure many of us have gotten some for cubing. I've gotten appetizers and a lot of drinks comped.

 

[Dw42s]

Tommorow i have like a free block in gym because by school rules we have to stay for finals even if we dont have one in that class so imma like do 50 second solves, and pull off a 30 and win

 

[NevinsCPH]

Not related to money, though, it helps motivating me. Once in the class waiting for the lecturer to come, I did few BLD solves and I almost got the whole class' attention, when I have a success they all claps their hand, then I've also be friend with another cuber.

 

[KingTim96]

i wouldnt say illegal. just immoral.

Taking a patented product and calling it a pro cube and selling it for $20 without telling them its a $5 ghost hand is scamming them = illegal.