anyone catch the chat question posed on one of the newer live episodes where someone demanded that Crob answer how he justifies having a pro model? the mood was grim lol (spoiler: he said 'moving on...')
I saw that and it didn't really come across as "grim". More of like "yeah yeah".
And he is always the first guy to make fun of himself so it didn't feel like that to me.
In a completely objective way it was not the smartest question to begin with anyway:
Whether you like it or not, Crob has a lot of exposure and more people watch him than some people think.
And there really is something like a "nine club community". Loyal viewers, and dare I say it?
Fans.
In a way (and on a
much much much smaller scale of course) it's comparable it to Dyrdek, Bam etc. who probably sold the most boards in their career in a period that they skated the least.
My friend has a skateshop for over 20 years and he says nine club stuff sells pretty darn good. It's also noticeable on their site where all of the Nine Club related boards almost sell out immediately when they drop.
More exposure online/YouTube means a lot marketing wise, so you can bet Crob sells more product than some other pro's out there. And yes, without any video parts.
So yes, that pro-board is justified and I think Chocolate is very happy with him at this point.
They benefit off this too, which is often forgotten ...