Price guide · Jewelry Accessories
Bead: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $6.90 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $6.90 at volume. These medians come from published supplier pricing. Treat them as a starting point for a sourcing conversation rather than a binding quote.
Median price by order quantity
| Order size | Median /unit |
|---|---|
| 500–999 units | $6.90 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $6.90 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $6.90 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $6.90 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $6.90 |
| 100,000+ units | $6.90 |
What moves the price
For bead, the drivers are material, fit size, adhesive type, slot count, custom cut, color, size, hole diameter — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Real supplier pricing for blister pearls is sparse and mostly comes from loose natural pearl listings rather than fully custom-manufactured B2B parts. The clearest published wholesale references are $2.98 per piece for a blister pearl shell pendant from a wholesale supplier, $6.90-$11.60 for blister pearl strand wholesale from a pearl supplier, and $15-$22 for single loose/specimen blister pearls from retail mineral sellers, so a mid-range custom-printed jewelry-accessory configuration would usually price above commodity strand quotes and below one-off retail specimens. The strongest price drivers are pearl size and grade, whether the item is sold loose versus mounted/finished, and any custom metal/backing or printing/assembly; realistic supplier routes are pearl wholesalers, shell-jewelry/pendant wholesalers, and import/custom OEM factories rather than general retail bead shops.
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