Here's a money maker for those with 3D printers: airless basketballs.

[shattered world]

If you've got a 3D printer, airless basketballs are not only a thing you can print, but they sell for a lot on sites like Etsy.

Here's a free model you can use. Don't even need to design it yourself. https://makerworld.com/en/models/141676-airless-basketball#profileId-1457871

These things are selling on Etsy for like $100 each. Not even kidding, look. https://www.etsy.com/listing/4473530470/willson-3d-printed-basketball-airless

 

[RiskyStuff]

Yeah, yeah.

But can you build a business around it?

I don't see much potential in one model.

Maybe enough to pay rent in some cheap ass country like Poland, but scaling it? You need other machines than 3D printers.

But better is to not do anything if all we have is 1 (one) process.

One model... some Chinese manufacturing company will replicate it and it won't sell well.

Btw, it looks like selling canned air. A famous black hat method.

Balls are stupid and BTB knows about it.

 

[t2van]

Nice share, but like most things, people are flooding it, and the mean price is closer to $54-67 to get closer to that $100 you would need to spend more time on it, then when you compare the higher price items and size vs reviews of the smaller cheaper ones...

There might be a way to use that as a jumping off point and translate it to other sports or some other things like trophy toppers or create a nice wooden base and then 3d print airless players, balls, whatever on top. Add value and carve a micro niche.