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How much should you charge for 3D printed planters & vases?

Short answer for 2026: the market pays $15–40, a typical unit truly costs $13.93 to make and deliver, and at the $28 midpoint you keep $15.03 (46%) 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 5 hours of printing, on a $399 printer at US electricity rates:

Material (incl. 5% waste)$3.15
Machine: wear + maintenance + power$0.77
Failed prints (8% rate)$0.34
Hands-on time$4.17
Packaging + postage$5.50
True cost per unit$13.93

At the market midpoint of $28 (buyer also pays $4.50 shipping), Etsy's stack takes $3.54, leaving $15.03 profit — a 46% margin and $3.01/printer-hour. Your floor is breakeven at $11.39; below that you are paying customers to take your prints.

Market reality

Saturation: medium. Busy, but original geometry (topo, gyroid) differentiates.

Licensing: Model your own shapes and it's clean — and automatically Etsy-compliant.

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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.