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The short answer To price candles for profit, start from your true cost per candle (materials, labor, overhead and waste), set a price for each sales channel that covers its fees, then check the result against a monthly income...

The short answer On a US candle sale, Etsy charges a $0.20 listing fee, a 6.5% transaction fee and payment processing of 3% plus $0.25, with the percentages applied to shipping too. On a $28 candle with $6 shipping, that is...

The short answer To price candles for profit, start from your true cost per candle (materials, labor, overhead and waste), set a price for each sales channel that covers its fees, then check the result against a monthly income...

The quick answer To price a candle, add up materials, labor, overhead and waste to get your true cost per candle. Then multiply: about 2× cost for wholesale, and 2× wholesale (roughly 4× cost) for retail. A candle pricing...