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Compare the money left from a $28 handmade candle sold on Etsy versus at a craft fair, including shipping, payment fees, booth costs and maker time.

Compare a crochet scrunchie, beanie, and plushie with sample materials, fees, production time and a labor allowance to find which product may be worth selling.

Before discounting handmade products for Black Friday, compare materials, selling fees, labor, and the extra sales needed to protect profit. Includes a worked example.

Plan your holiday craft fair inventory using a profit-first example, realistic sales scenarios, a cash-risk check and a practical packing checklist.

Learn how to price handmade products using materials, labor, packaging, overhead, seller fees, and target profit margin, with a practical worked example.

See what a $30 Etsy sale can actually leave after listing, transaction and payment fees, materials, packaging, and labor, with a current fee example and simple profit check.

Use a simple craft fair profit check to compare sales with product costs, booth fees, travel, and other event expenses so you can decide whether the market was worth doing again.

Learn how to calculate profit per sale using selling price, direct costs, quantities, and extra fees so you can see what each product or service is actually leaving you.