How much does it cost to make your own case?

[Blues Fan]

Well, I figure to asks the s22 owners since owning the newest highest end phone we're phone aficionados.

I own a cell accessories business at a local market. It does okay but Amazon is taking over everything.

So I was thinking about making my own case line. I don't mean like to compete with otterbox and such in brick and mortar store. That takes multi millions, but like having my own like that's similar to a Poetic or Supcase for example that's only sold on Amazon or on your own website.

I know the actual production in China isn't a lot per case. It can be done for very cheap. The expensive part is having the mold made and the CAD of the cast that costs thousands.

Heck, I buy TPU cases for as low as $2.50 from my distributors and sell them for 15. They probably buy it for .50 cents a piece.

Like a Unicorn Beetle for our phones on Amazon I recall was $25 when it was released at pre order. They're probably paying .75 cents per case since its a bit more advanced and with a kickstand.

I buy generic Defenders from my suppliers for 4 bucks and sell them for 20.

The problem is on Amazon generic cases like the generic Defender go for like 12 bucks. If I had my own product line of my own design I could sell it for at least 20 like Poetic and Supcase does.

Anyway, just wondering if someone familiar with CAD or molds and supply chain could chime in.

 

[msm0511]

I remember when all the hullabaloo with Lew from Unbox Therapy doing his own cases came out I watched a video about how easy/inexpensive it is to take a base design from aliexpress and customize it actually is. If I can remember the dude that posted the video I'll post back here with it. He went through the steps on the video of how to do it. I can't remember if he showed actual prices or not.

 

[Blues Fan]

I remember when all the hullabaloo with Lew from Unbox Therapy doing his own cases came out I watched a video about how easy/inexpensive it is to take a base design from aliexpress and customize it actually is. If I can remember the dude that posted the video I'll post back here with it. He went through the steps on the video of how to do it. I can't remember if he showed actual prices or not.

Heck for 500 you can buy a printer and make customer design ones but theyre the crap cases like the apple ones with no bottom protection.

Im sure one like poetic two piece is a bit more complex.

Id be like armadillotek and just make cases for newer sammy and apple.

Flossy had a friend who was looking into it a few years ago but didnt do it. I think i might ask him too.

 

[Blues Fan]

I remember when all the hullabaloo with Lew from Unbox Therapy doing his own cases came out I watched a video about how easy/inexpensive it is to take a base design from aliexpress and customize it actually is. If I can remember the dude that posted the video I'll post back here with it. He went through the steps on the video of how to do it. I can't remember if he showed actual prices or not.

You mean like putting graphics on the cases? Depending on case type the printer can cost up to 30k to print designs on an otterbox defender for example.

I want to actually design my own actual case. I don't mean like take a generic Ali or DHgate case but come up with my own actual design.