Price guide · Electronics Accessories
Tube Socket: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $1.20 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 | $1.20 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.80 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.55 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.35 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.22 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.15 |
What moves the price
For tube socket, the drivers are material, thickness, finish, hole pattern, load rating, tray compatibility, microvia count, laser drill size — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published distributor pricing for tube sockets is mostly in the $2-$17 range at low quantities, while Alibaba/AliExpress-style sourcing shows around $0.46-$0.97 per piece at 100+ quantities for commodity 8/9-pin styles, so the realistic bulk price moves mainly with socket type, contact material/plating, and chassis vs PCB mounting. Higher pin count, ceramic or phosphor-bronze contacts, gold flash, and tighter mechanical tolerances raise cost; simple printed-phenolic or basic brass sockets are cheapest. At 500+ units, the most realistic routes are direct factory or import brokers; US-facing electronics distributors and surplus sellers are usually much higher and not representative of true bulk pricing.
Paying more than the median?
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