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Pricing guides for 3D print sellers
Honest, practical advice on costing and pricing your prints — so every order makes money instead of quietly losing it.
3 min readHow to Price a 3D Printed Oreo Clicker
The Oreo Clicker is one of the most printed fidget toys on Maker World with 14k+ downloads. Here's the real cost — including the keyboard switch — and what to charge.
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3 min readHow to Price a 3D Printed Ice Cream Clicker
The Ice Cream Clicker prints in about an hour and sells like candy at maker markets. Here's the real cost of a multicolor clicker and what to charge for it.
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3 min readHow to Price a 3D Printed Alphabet Clicker
An alphabet clicker set lets you build any name on demand. That changes the economics — here's how to price it using a print-once, assemble-to-order model.
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3 min readHow to Track Your 3D Printing Business Expenses (and Find Your Real Profit)
Printers, filament and subscriptions quietly eat your margin. Here's how to track 3D printing business expenses and see your true net profit.
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3 min readHow to Price a 3D Printed Huntrix Logo Keychain
This KPop Demon Hunters 'Huntrix' logo keychain prints in under 30 minutes and sells on pure fandom. Here's the real cost of a fast fan-merch keychain and what to charge.
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4 min readHow to Price a 3D Printed KPop Demon Hunters Clicker
These Huntrix fidget clickers ride a huge fandom wave and need no keyboard switch — but 4-color AMS printing has its own cost. Here's the breakdown and what to charge.
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3 min readHow to Price a 3D Printed Spiral Fidget Cone
The spiral fidget cone is one of the most downloaded 3D prints ever — 112k makes and a 4.8 rating. Here's what it costs to print and what to charge.
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3 min readHow to Price a 3D Printed Personalized Name Tag
Keychains and name toppers are among the most popular 3D prints to sell — but most sellers underprice them. Here's the real cost breakdown and what to charge.
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3 min readHow to Price a 3D Printed Custom Name Keychain
Custom name keychains are one of the top-selling 3D prints on Etsy. Here's the real cost breakdown and what to charge to actually make a profit.
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4 min readWhat Should I Charge for a 3D Print?
The right way to price a 3D print — add up every real cost, apply a fair markup, and never lose money on an order again. With a worked example.
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3 min readWatch: Price a 3D Print in 60 Seconds
A quick video walkthrough of the free 3D Print Pricing Calculator — from filament cost to suggested selling price, marketplace fees, and a full cost breakdown.
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4 min readThe Hidden Costs of Selling 3D Prints (That Quietly Eat Your Profit)
Filament is just the start. Here are the six costs most 3D-print sellers ignore — and how much they're really costing you per order.
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4 min readHow Much Does It Cost to Run a Bambu Lab A1 / A1 Mini?
Electricity, filament, consumables, and depreciation — the real running cost of a Bambu Lab A1 or A1 Mini, and what it means for your print pricing.
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7 min readHow to Make and Sell 3D-Printed Keychains on Shopee, Lazada, and Etsy
A complete guide to 3D-printed keychains — materials, hardware, where to buy supplies, how to design them, and how to price and sell them profitably on Shopee, Lazada, or Etsy.
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6 min readEtsy, Shopify & eBay Fees for 3D-Print Sellers: What You Actually Take Home
Marketplace fees quietly eat 10–25% of every 3D-print sale. Here's how Etsy, Shopify and eBay fees really work, with worked take-home examples.
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4 min readHow to Price 3D Prints: The Complete Guide
The real way to price a 3D print — add up filament, electricity, machine wear, failed prints, labor and packaging, then apply a margin. With worked examples.
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5 min readWhat Does It Cost to Run a 3D Printer? The Real Electricity Math
A simple formula for the electricity cost of any 3D print, why bed heating dominates, and worked examples for common FDM printers like the Bambu A1.
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5 min readPricing Multicolor & AMS Prints: Don't Forget the Purge Waste
Multicolor 3D prints waste filament on every color change. Here's how AMS purge works, why it can exceed the model's weight, and how to price it.
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3 min readPLA vs PETG vs ABS: A Cost Comparison for Sellers
Filament price is only part of the story. Here's how PLA, PETG and ABS really compare on cost once failure rates, print speed and post-processing are included.
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4 min readHow to Price Your Time: Labor Costs for 3D-Print Sellers
The most-skipped cost in 3D printing is your own time. Here's what counts as labor, how to set an hourly rate, and how to bill it without scaring customers.
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