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Pricing products when you make in small batches
How small-batch sellers can avoid underpricing when material costs, time and waste vary between runs.
Small batches have uneven costs
Materials, test pieces, rejects and packaging often cost more per unit when the batch is small.
If you price from an imagined future batch size, the first run may quietly lose money.
Use conservative unit costs
Divide the real batch cost by sellable units, not produced units. Damaged or test units should be paid for somewhere.
A conservative cost base gives you a price that can survive the messy early stage.
Revisit price after learning
Once the process stabilises, update the cost model. Prices can change when production becomes faster or waste falls.
The goal is not to punish customers with high prices; it is to stop accidental underpricing while you learn.