Price guide · Jewelry Accessories
Glass Cabochons: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.09 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.02 at volume, on a typical 21-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 | $0.09 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.07 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.05 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.04 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.03 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.02 |
What moves the price
For glass cabochons, the drivers are strip size, treatment chemistry, pack count, paper grade, shelf life, material, cut style, color — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published supplier listings show glass cabochons ranging from about $0.02 to $0.16 per piece on China-facing wholesale marketplaces, with lower per-piece pricing on plain transparent shapes and higher pricing for printed, faceted, colored, or specialty finished cabochons. Realistic routes for these volumes are Alibaba/Made-in-China/GETS-style factory listings for import pricing, or US resellers for smaller lots; custom printing, special coatings, and nonstandard sizes typically push the unit price toward the upper end of each tier. The biggest price drivers are shape/size, printed or plated decoration, color complexity, and whether pricing is quoted per piece or per bag/pack rather than true loose-unit wholesale.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder glass cabochons 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.
Related prices
Anti Tarnish Strip wholesale price