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Paper Place Card: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $1.68 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.14 at volume, on a typical 14-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 | $1.68 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $1.15 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.68 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.38 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.24 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.14 |
What moves the price
For paper place card, the drivers are material: paper, cardstock, recycled paper, print: full color, one-sided or two-sided, format: die-cut pocket, foldover, finish: matte, gloss, uncoated, personalization: variable data, technology: RFID, NFC, magnetic stripe, material: PVC, composite, wood, encoding: UID, encrypted, pre-programmed — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Quoted retail/wholesale place-card pricing from US-facing stationery sellers is far above true bulk manufacturing levels, while custom-card printers show steep per-unit drops at higher quantities. The most realistic routes are trade stationery wholesalers for paper-only cards, or overseas/contract print manufacturers for variable-data or specialty options like RFID/NFC, where pricing is driven most by print coverage, personalization, stock weight, finishing, and whether the card is flat, folded, or die-cut. Lead times are typically about 1-2 weeks for domestic print runs and longer for custom-manufactured or encoded cards.
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