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3D Print Etsy Pricing Calculator

Build the full cost of one successful print, then take those costs into Etsy pricing without counting labor or postage twice.

USD · editable assumptions

Clear assumptions. A result you can check.

Calculate locally with the included scope. Review sources and exclusions before using a preset. Estimates do not reproduce marketplace settlements or carrier quotes.

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Your result

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Suggested item price
$29.78

Estimate under the assumptions below

Production cost

$11.56

Total fulfillment cost

$17.56

Expected attempts

1.11

Estimated profit at suggested price

$8.94
Calculation breakdown
Material including process waste$2.00
Electricity per attempt$0.07
Machine wear per attemptExcludes electricity.$2.00
Setup labor per attempt$3.33
Expected failed-attempt allowance$0.82
Finishing labor once$3.33
Packaging once$1.00
Postage once$5.00
Other successful-item costs$0.00
Included assumptions & rule versions
  • One successful FDM item using filament priced per 1 kg spool; manual time and weight inputs.
  • Material, electricity, wear and setup repeat in full on independent failed attempts; finishing and fulfillment happen once.
  • Machine hourly rate covers wear and upkeep excluding electricity; labor charges only the entered active minutes.
  • Target margin uses item price plus charged shipping as revenue; the editable generic fee rate applies to that revenue.
  • Defaults are editable examples rather than recommended costs. Production handoff excludes packaging, postage and other fulfillment costs.

Rule versions: PRINT-COST-COMPONENTS, PRINT-EXPECTED-ATTEMPTS, PRINT-GENERIC-PRICE
Sources checked October 27, 2026. Your overridden rates remain your assumptions.

One successful FDM item, one material. No slicer files, resin, multi-color purge or batch optimization. Suggested price uses generic editable selling fees; the Etsy handoff recomputes Etsy-specific rules. Cost calculation does not establish Etsy listing eligibility or design rights.

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Current setup

$29.78

Suggested item price

Your entered assumptions

$0.00 versus current setup

More failed attempts

$30.58

Suggested item price

Failure probability +5 percentage points

$0.80 versus current setup

Higher labor rate

$32.68

Suggested item price

Hands-on hourly rate +$5

$2.90 versus current setup
Limitations and unsupported situations (2)
  • Suggested pricing uses a generic fee model. Etsy tax-dependent processing fees, ad caps and other platform-specific rules require recalculation in the Etsy tool.
  • Failed attempts are modeled at full entered print and setup cost; early failures, batch sharing, resin, multi-material purge and design or licensing costs need separate assumptions.

Understand your numbers

One successful FDM item, one material. No slicer files, resin, multi-color purge or batch optimization. Suggested price uses generic editable selling fees; the Etsy handoff recomputes Etsy-specific rules. Cost calculation does not establish Etsy listing eligibility or design rights.

Expected production cost = repeatable material, machine, power and setup costs ÷ (1 − failure probability), plus finishing once. Packaging and postage are added once.

A worked example

The failed-print allowance assumes independent attempts with the same probability and full repeatable costs. Real partial failures may differ. Your machine and labor assumptions should reflect your own workflow.

Sources and rule scope

Last checked October 27, 2026. Your account, service or overridden inputs may differ. Rules used by this model are versioned in the copied result.

Frequently asked questions

Does printer time count as labor?

Hands-on setup/finishing is labor. Unattended printing is machine and electricity cost. Keep them separate to avoid counting your time twice.

Why divide by the successful-attempt probability?

A 10% failed-attempt probability implies more than a flat 10% addition when repeats can also fail. This expected-value model states what is repeated.

Can I sell every licensed print on Etsy?

Do not assume so. Check Etsy’s current Creativity Standards and your design rights separately.

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