Re:Show HN: Building a 42-inch E-Ink frame for generative art
by jsjohnst on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @07:55AM
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> The price doesn't seem unreasonable to me for a turnkey complete package, since I don't have the skills or tools to make this myself.
I have the skills and tools to build this myself. Based on some napkin math, materials and labor comes out to around $500 give or take. If GP knew anything at all about developing and selling physical goods, they’d know that the price is about right. Etsy charges non-trivial fees, payment processors charge fees, marketing costs money, wear and tear on tools, taxes, insurance, warranty, customer support, fraud, etc etc etc
I have the skills and tools to build this myself. Based on some napkin math, materials and labor comes out to around $500 give or take. If GP knew anything at all about developing and selling physical goods, they’d know that the price is about right. Etsy charges non-trivial fees, payment processors charge fees, marketing costs money, wear and tear on tools, taxes, insurance, warranty, customer support, fraud, etc etc etc