Is 3DPO free?
Yes, both sides. It's a directory, not a marketplace — you and the owner agree the price between yourselves and 3DPO takes nothing.
Do I need an account?
No — nobody signs up for anything. Owners fill a form and get one email with a private link. Opening it publishes the listing and confirms the address is real; after that the same link edits or deletes it. No password to forget, no account to close.
Where does my location go?
Distance sorting happens inside your browser, and nothing is recorded when a search works. If a search finds nobody close enough, an approximate area — about an 11 km square — is counted towards the demand map, because that's what persuades an owner there to list. No name, no device, nothing that links two visits. Full detail on the privacy page.
Are exact addresses shown?
No. By default a pin is offset by roughly 500 metres from the PIN code centre, and only the area and city are published. An owner can choose to be placed nearer their real spot — about two kilometres, one kilometre, or 500 metres — because a PIN area can be several kilometres wide; even then the point is shifted a random distance in a random direction before it leaves their browser, so it is never a doorstep. Most owners print at home, and the address is theirs to share once they've spoken to you.
How do I change or remove my listing?
Yourself, in about ten seconds. When you sign up you get a private link by email — open it and the form fills with your details. Change anything and save, or hit Remove and you're off the map straight away. No password and no account to cancel; the link is the key, so don't forward it. Lost it? Ask for it again.
Why does it ask my name and email?
Because 3DPO relays your request without publishing the owner's phone number. You first confirm your email; only then does the owner receive your name, what you need and your verified reply address. Requests are also protected by a security check and rate limits.
Who sets the price?
The owner. As a rough sanity check: most of the cost is machine time, not plastic — a part that takes eight hours costs more than one that weighs the same but prints in two.
What if the print comes out wrong?
That's between you and the owner. 3DPO doesn't vet quality, hold money, or settle disputes. Ask for a photo before pickup and start with a small job.
A listing looks fake or wrong. What now?
Every card has a Report it link that opens an email with the listing already identified. Listings publish only after the owner confirms their email address, but incorrect public details can still be submitted. Reports are how those get caught, and they come down the same day.
Which cities are covered?
Any of them. Type any Indian PIN code and the list sorts by distance from it. Coverage is thin in most places right now — that only changes as owners add themselves, so if your city is empty, be the one who fixes it.
Someone far away is nearest to me. Is that useful?
Probably not. Printed parts are awkward to courier and the whole point is picking one up nearby. If the closest owner is hundreds of kilometres away, treat the listing as a sign the map hasn't reached you yet.
