Cameo Arc

On May 31, 2023, Daniel Larson created a Cameo page as an alternate way of getting money, aside from begging on his community tab and TikTok for people to donate to his CashApp. After World of T-Shirts made a Cameo page, Daniel's fans suggested that he should do the same. Eventually, their efforts would prove successful. Wanting the extra income, Daniel promoted his Cameo on his YouTube community page.

Overview

Cameo is a website that allows one to pay celebrities to say a custom message, such as birthday wishes, congratulations, etc. The average price for one of these videos ranges from roughly $5 to $10, although more famous celebrities may charge more. After Daniel’s enemies Michael Quinn and Joshua Block created Cameos, members of R/Daniellarson encouraged Daniel to do the same, many reasoned that he could make some money by doing so.

Pricing

“ He's retarded. If he could look past his greed and understand [that] if he made the price 5-10 bucks, he'd actually make money. ”

When this article was created on June 1, 2023, it was $30 to have a custom video created and $3 to message Daniel.

The initial price for a Cameo from Daniel started at $20.99, then quickly went up to $24.99, then to $59.99, then reportedly to as high as $85. Only when Daniel realized that his prices were driving away his customers did he lower them.

On June 16, 2023, Daniel raised the price to $50. In regards to this, he posted on his YouTube community page, "I just had to update the minimum amount for cameos because most have been complete nonsense."

Later, on June 18, Daniel raised the price for a personal Cameo tenfold to $500. In another post to his YouTube community page, Daniel wrote, "I just had to change the price of the cameos due to the current situation and legal crap." To go along with the cost of the Cameo itself, there is also a $99 booking fee, thus bringing the total cost of a Cameo to almost $600. Later that same day, Daniel raised the price of a single Cameo to $830. When taking into consideration the $99 booking fee, it would cost almost a thousand dollars for a Cameo from Daniel. The price of a single Cameo from Daniel raised and lowered several times more throughout the day, at one point reaching a maximum of $1,069, before lowering again to $900 which still totaled to almost $1,000 when including the booking fee.

The next day, on June 19, the price was brought back down to $50, though it was soon increased again to $100. The number of reviews have not changed much since he started rapidly changing his pricing. However, this does not necessarily mean that he has not sold a single Cameo since.

On June 20, the price was lowered to $40.

On June 27, Daniel lowered the price to $10 and on the same day uploaded a video thanking everyone for their support and stating that he made $5,000 in the past week. A day later his bank started to automatically move money into his checking to pay for concert tickets. This became a financial crisis which resulted in Daniel making many YouTube community posts and raising his cameo price up to $999 on June 28.

More pricing updates can be found in the table and graph below. Daniel seems to change his prices every day based on emotions and sales.

Table and Graph

Daniel's Cameo prices over time, growing over 20x on June 18 before falling back down to somewhat normal levels.

Date Observed	Price	Reviews	Star Rating
6/1/2023	$20.99
6/1/2023	$24.99
6/1/2023	$59.99
6/1/2023	$85
6/1/2023	$30
6/16/2023	$50
6/18/2023	$500	42	4.43
6/18/2023	$600	42	4.43
6/18/2023	$830	42	4.43
6/18/2023	$1,069	42	4.43
6/18/2023	$900	42	4.43
6/19/2023	$50	42	4.43
6/19/2023	$100	42	4.43
6/20/2023	$40	43
6/21/2023	$100	45
6/21/2023	$300	45
6/22/2023	$75	45
6/23/2023	$300	45
6/24/2023	$15	45
6/24/2023	$50	49
6/27/2023	$10	56
6/28/2023	$25	66
6/28/2023	$50	68
6/28/2023	$999	70	3.53
6/29/2023	$100	71	3.52
6/30/2023	$75	73	3.45
7/1/2023	$30	80	3.41
7/3/2023	$45	90	3.27
7/5/2023	$100	92	3.26
7/6/2023	$350	92	3.26
7/7/2023	$999	92	3.26
7/8/2023	$190	93	3.24
7/9/2023	$30	94	3.21
7/11/2023	$30	96	3.21
7/20/2023	$60	99	3.13
7/22/2023	$150	99	3.13
7/22/2023	$50	99	3.13
7/22/2023	$30	99	3.13
7/23/2023	$50	100	3.12
7/24/2023	$50	101	3.12
7/26/2023	$99	102	3.09
8/6/2023	$100	102	3.09
8/6/2023	$300	102	3.09
8/7/2023	$500	102	3.09
8/7/2023	$10	106	3.05
8/9/2023	$20	116	2.90
8/11/2023	$50	122	2.96

Outcome

Daniel has actually made a significant amount of money on it. As of July 12, 2023, there are 96 current verified reviews. Given the significant price fluctuations, an assumption that everyone paid $30, and that all customers had left a review, may be unrealistic. Using these assumptions, one can assume that Daniel has made at least $1,260 on videos alone. Taking into consideration the $3 messages, along with the assumption that not everyone that bought a Cameo left a review, Daniel has probably made well over $1,300 in Cameo sales, although this figure is mere speculation.

On June 16, 2023, Daniel uploaded a video to YouTube in which he announced that he had made enough money to pay for more studio sessions.

On July 23, 2023, Daniel posted a TikTok showing an all-time balance of $5,772.39. Someone commented on the TikTok asking Daniel how he blew through $6,000 to which he responded "motels."

The sudden influx of cash has caused Daniel to become more confident in finding his own apartment. On July 22, 2023, Daniel posted he found an apartment for $3,000 a month, and that he likes the location and views.

Cameo Response

Numerous people, including Flexburger, have reached out to Cameo, attempting to get Daniel banned from the platform. In response to these demands, Cameo has said that Daniel has not broken their terms of service and as such will continue to be welcomed on their platform.

As of August 16th, 2023, Daniel was banned from Cameo after being reported by fans and has been heavily promoting his Cash-app since.

Other

Since the beginning of the Cameo arc, Daniel has not been promoting his Cash-app as much as he had been on his YouTube or TikTok. This may be due to the revenue that he has been receiving from Cameo. It is alleged that Daniel has not been saving his Cameo funds, opting instead to spend it on things like quesadillas, alcoholic drinks, and beer.

Once some of the money went away, leaving Daniel with less spending cash, he made further efforts to promote his Cameo. Interestingly it’s mostly something along the lines of, 'Check out my cameo page.' It seems as though he’s expecting more from Cameo than from donations. He rarely promotes his Cash-app as of June 20, 2023.

Videos & Eventual Scamming

A dissatisfied review of Daniel's cameo, wherein he never did anything they asked for.

On June 21, 2023, Leanna, a Cameo user, gave a one-star review to the post shown below because Daniel had mistakenly read the instructions aloud rather than following them.

bruhh i paid $40 for him to not even do what i asked. bye danile larson i want my money back [sic] - Leanna

This would be a sign of things to come, as eventually, Daniel would stop following the prompts he was paid to read. He would, instead, blatantly ignore them, stick his tongue out at the screen, or just boldly state to the camera that he refused to do the request, but he was thankful for the money. Daniel's time on Cameo showed a lack of understanding how the application worked, as he only saw it as a free, never ending source of money. This would prove dangerous, as his reviews would almost instantly tank to 3 stars, being mostly filled with people complaining about not having their request fulfilled

Daniel's inability to do this would soon take a turn for the worst, as doing this was against Cameo's Terms of Service and would result in an almost instant suspension, which would soon follow for Daniel.

Suspension

On August 16th, 2023, Daniel was suspended from Cameo. Although the exact reason is unknown, it is highly likely that Daniel was suspended after multiple reports regarding Daniel not fulfilling Cameo requests and blatantly stealing money from people who had not received what they'd paid for. Daniel, a few days before this, would receive a message from a troll claiming to work for Cameo, telling him to do the requests he was asked to do, or he'd be suspended. Even though this was most likely from a troll, this would be a sign of things to come.

After his suspension, Daniel would take to his YouTube community tab to complain about his Cameo Suspension and place blame on others, mainly his then manager, Warren, for getting his Cameo account suspended.