Prices will increase and have increased. In the short – to medium term it might be hard to discern what the specific causes are though if that ever is possible really.

Resin prices have been increasing over the past year. The reason I observed this was because around 15 months I first started to think about getting a resin printer so recorded prices of all the things I would need to run it. Although I only got one in October 21 by that stage I had a good idea what it would cost me and (because I’m that sort of person) I record all the data to get an idea how much it ‘costs’ me to print what minis. More out of interest than anything else.

Over that time period the price of resin (as in how much you would actually pay for it) increased and availability of specific types/colours/sizes went down (though you can always get something if you need it).

This might be down to supply chain is, that wouldn’t be unreasonable to assume.

It might be down to the increased uptake of 3D printing as a result of better tech, cheaper prices, more stls, so more resin is being bought and supply slowly dropping versus demand.

I have no idea how much resin is being produced and what the expansion of the market is. Its probably not more than a niche within a niche, but still bigger than before.

The price varies with colour/type so right now standard grey is noticeably more expensive – and I would think that this is the most popular colour – than say translucent ones. The higher price might just be down to more demand of a product that is produced in the same quantities as other types.