Business / 6 min read
How to Price 3D Printed Products
A practical pricing method for makers and sellers using material, electricity, overhead, labor, quantity, and margin.
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CategoryBusiness
Read time6 min read
FormatProduction focused
Do not charge material only
Material cost is only one part of the selling price. A profitable price should include electricity, machine wear, labor, packaging, failed print risk, platform fees, and profit margin.
Use margin instead of random markup
A 40% margin means profit is 40% of the final sale price, not 40% added on top of cost. The formula is final price = total cost / (1 - margin).
Batch orders need total pricing
For multiple units, calculate a per-unit price and a total batch price. Batch production may reduce labor per unit, but it can increase risk if a long print fails near the end.