Markup on cedar planters?

I'd start with how long does it take to make one and what you feel your hourly rate would be.
Add the value of your time to the cost of materials and see if you'd think people would buy the planter for that amount

Same thing happened after I put up the cedar shutters on my house. $94 in materials per pair but would be over $300/pair for my time. Nobody's come back with the cash yet...

I think you can find some small ones on amazon for about $60.

I ordered some pretty nice 6x3 ones for $117. I priced the wood at Lowes and wasn’t thaaat much cheaper. I don’t remember the exact price.

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Most people want discount store, particle board material prices for solid wood furniture with good joinery, and I'm not doing that.

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I get told quite a bit "no, that's too much, I can get it at hobby lobby for a lot cheaper"

tradesmen time = $30/hr
material mark up = 1.5x

70x1.5 = 105
2hrs = 60

$165

I just finished this one last night. This my my first real woodworking project and I was happy with the way it turned out. It’s 46”x19”. For all of the supplies it was $96. If I used cedar instead of angle iron for the legs it would have been closer to $75.

Question for everyone, what do y’all usually plant in these. I am thinking of using it mostly for cooking herbs, but are there some other good options to throw in besides tomatoes?