Playing Cards: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $2.50 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.24 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 | $2.50 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $1.00 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.80 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.59 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.32 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.24 |
What moves the price
For playing cards, the drivers are board grade, print method, coating, insert style, magnetic closure, dimensions, material, die-cut style — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published supplier pricing spans both retail wholesale assortments and factory-direct bulk quotes, so the biggest drivers are print complexity, stock/material, and whether the quote is domestic wholesale versus FOB factory pricing. Realistic routes are U.S.-facing wholesale resellers for small runs and China-based OEM/ODM suppliers or marketplaces for larger custom runs; the factory quotes show steep per-deck drops at higher volumes, while U.S. wholesale listings sit much higher for low-volume orders. Mid-range custom printed playing cards usually land between these extremes, with coating, stock, finish, and pack configuration moving price materially.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder playing cards regularly, run a free savings check — enter what you pay and see it against these researched medians, item by item. About three minutes, no card or account.