Price guide · Jewelry Accessories
Beading Cable: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.33 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.15 at volume, on a typical 30-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 | $0.33 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.28 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.24 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.21 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.18 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.15 |
What moves the price
For beading cable, 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.
Published wholesale listings for beading wire and related stringing cable are usually retail-style spool prices, so true B2B volume pricing is typically inferred from dealer tiers and import-equivalent commodity wire economics. The main cost drivers are material grade (stainless, nylon-coated stainless, nylon, nylon-coated flexible cable), strand count/diameter, finish/color, and whether the cable is cut, spooled, or custom-labeled. The most realistic routes are jewelry-supply wholesalers for sub-5k quantities and import/OEM sourcing for 10k+ volumes, where landed cost is driven more by packaging and specification than raw wire cost.
Paying more than the median?
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