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by winstonprivacy 1122 days ago
After you have a detailed cost estimate, triple it to account for inevitable cost overruns due to various "unanticipated" reasons, which always materialize, eg: tooling error, parts out of stock, incorrect tolerance, Chinese new year, or manufacturer just doesn't deliver.

Quadruple that number again to estimate your retail price.