Mini coffin dice jailSmall coffin gift for the game master$14 to $22About 3.5 h, 55 gTry more per plateIdea to test
54Score$2.97per hourFewsellersSpecific products to sell
Pick one of these, not the whole niche. Numbers are our estimates for one item.
Locking dice vault boxLatched box that stores a full dice set$24 to $36About 8 h, 120 gTry more per plateIdea to test
52Score$2.37per hourFewsellersScarab dice jailLocks away dice that rolled badly$20 to $32About 6.5 h, 95 gTry more per plateSeen for sale
48Score$2.49per hourSomesellersSkull dice jailSkull themed box for punishing bad dice$20 to $30About 6.5 h, 95 gTry more per plateIdea to test
44Score$2.35per hourSomesellersA typical product here: Locking dice vault box
Where each $30.00 sale goes
Filament, power, your time $7.72Marketplace fees $3.30Left from this sale $18.98
One sale ties up the printer for about 8.01 hours. $18.98 ÷ 8.01 h = $2.37 per print hour.
At the typical product's mid price, if it sells. Shipping not included.
Why it can work
- Seasonal demand: Christmas gift season (my judgement, not measured)
Why it might fail
- The sculpts belong to designers such as Fates End and Unchained Games, and listing titles stuffed with Dungeons and Dragons wording add trademark exposure
Be aware before you sell
Check the merchant terms of the exact collection, because some merchant licences are tied to one campaign, and use your own titles without D&D wording. The sculpts belong to designers such as Fates End and Unchained Games, and listing titles stuffed with Dungeons and Dragons wording add trademark exposure. Etsy asks for your own original design, so a licensed file may not qualify.
How to get a file you may sell
- Make your own. Tinkercad is free and enough for simple shapes.
- Buy a commercial licence. Many designers on Cults3D, MyMiniFactory and Etsy sell one. Read what it allows.
- Use open licences. CC0 and CC BY allow selling prints. NC does not. Filter by licence on Printables or MakerWorld and keep a screenshot.
On Etsy right now
2listings in our sample
$63median price
?middle half of prices
2,912views per listing a month
0 %listed in the last 3 months
Etsy searches a month
| Search term | Searches / month | Competing listings |
|---|---|---|
| dice | 3,375 | 179,569 |
| gift dice | 3,153 | 74,608 |
| dice dnd | 3,072 | 79,054 |
Third-party keyword tool estimate, November 2026. Not our measurement.
From a sample of 3,213 Etsy listings tagged as 3D printed, exported 10 and 11 November 2026 with a third-party Etsy research tool. Medians from that sample, so estimates, not sales data. All niches compared
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Our take
Jails print faster than towers and hold $20 to $35, so the margin per print hour looks better. It works as a bundle add-on under your own design or a valid licence, and fails if the listing depends on someone else's sculpt or on D&D wording.
How the score adds up
Profit per print hour7/30
Demand15/25
Low competition12/20
Low legal risk8/15
Evidence quality6/10
The score is our estimate from public prices and signals, not sales data. Evidence confidence: medium.
Make it your own
- Design for one game format, not one franchise
- Use your own creature or theme, never a brand name
- Sell it finished and painted at a higher price
Where to find 3D files
Use these for research. Check each licence and never assume you may sell a print. Search links show live results.
- dice tower with dice jail (CGTrader) Licence: not checked
- FatesEnd on MyMiniFactory Licence: Personal use by default; resale needs FatesEnd merchant status
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