"It is unwise to pay too much, but it is worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money—that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do."
— John Ruskin
That idea sits at the heart of how I run Luney the Cat. I have always believed transparency should be more than a buzzword, so I am publishing the full LibreCalc spreadsheet that powers our pricing. No hidden formulas, no mystery markup. Just open numbers that anyone can inspect, question, and improve.
The workbook breaks down every building block of what you pay for:
- Material costs
- Time to make each piece
- Maintenance and upkeep costs
- Overall cost structure
- Profit margins
- Sizes, weights, and production times for toys and models
- Final selling prices in €
If you spot a better way to calculate something or think a cost is missing. Open an issue right on the GitHub page. Fair pricing works best when it is a conversation, not a dictate.
Quick summary for the spreadsheet-averse: our prices reflect real material use, honest labor time, actual maintenance overhead, and a modest margin that keeps the lights on and the printers running.
Explore the calculations: LuneyTheCat on GitHub
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