Price guide · Sporting Outdoor
Sports Sock: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $1.20 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.30 at volume, on a typical 35-day lead time. 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 | $1.20 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.90 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.70 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.50 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.40 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.30 |
What moves the price
For sports sock, the drivers are chamois type, compression level, leg gripper, fabric weight, seam construction, suspender material, insulation type, waterproof rating — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Prices move most with yarn/fabric choice, jacquard or knit complexity, and whether the sock is a stocked blank with decoration or a fully custom-made production run. Domestic wholesale routes like Sock Factory USA, Custom Sock Shop, and DollarDays show higher per-unit prices for smaller packs, while overseas factory/trade listings suggest much lower FOB pricing that becomes realistic only at higher MOQs and after freight, duty, and labeling costs. Moisture-wicking blends, compression, and branded packaging push the quote upward; simple crew or athletic socks in standard polyester/cotton blends are the cheapest realistic mid-range option.
Paying more than the median?
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