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How much should you charge for 3D printed tabletop miniatures & terrain?

Short answer for 2026: the market pays $5–50, a typical unit truly costs $16.36 to make and deliver, and at the $28 midpoint you keep $12.60 (39%) after Etsy's fees. Here is where those numbers come from.

The true cost of a typical unit (typical specs, estimated)

Assuming 150 g of PLA and 10 hours of printing, on a $399 printer at US electricity rates:

Material (incl. 5% waste)$3.15
Machine: wear + maintenance + power$1.55
Failed prints (8% rate)$0.41
Hands-on time$5.00
Design license / royalty$0.75
Packaging + postage$5.50
True cost per unit$16.36

At the market midpoint of $28 (buyer also pays $4.50 shipping), Etsy's stack takes $3.54, leaving $12.60 profit — a 39% margin and $1.26/printer-hour. Your floor is breakeven at $14.07; below that you are paying customers to take your prints.

Market reality

Saturation: medium. Very high demand, many print-service shops; pre-supported quality differentiates.

Licensing: Needs a creator merchant tier ($15–40/mo). D&D/Warhammer IP is off-limits; HeroForge forbids resale; Etsy's own-design rule conflicts with merchant printing there.

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Figures use the 2026 US average electricity rate ($0.18/kWh) and a $0.07/print-hour maintenance estimate — every assumption is editable in the calculator. Estimates, not accounting advice.