Price guide · Office Stationery
Paper Clip: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.02 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.006 at volume. These medians come from published supplier pricing. Treat them as a starting point, not a binding quote. Your spec and quantity set the final price.
Median price by order quantity
| Order size | Median /unit |
|---|---|
| 500–999 units | $0.02 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.015 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.012 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.01 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.008 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.006 |
What moves the price
For paper clip, the drivers are wattage, color temperature, dimming, fixture length, finish, occupancy sensor, imprint size, handle type — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Published US-facing wholesale listings show paper clips around $0.01 per clip at 1,000-pack retail-wholesale quantities, while Alibaba-style custom/OEM listings show much lower ex-factory quotes near $0.01-$0.14 depending on design and customization. Realistic supplier routes are office-supply wholesalers for branded stock items and import/OEM marketplaces for custom-printed or customized clips; price is mainly driven by material, finish/coating, packaging, and customization rather than any of the unrelated fixture variables in the prompt. Because direct quotes for custom-printed paper clips at the exact requested ladder are sparse, the lower tiers here are anchored to published bulk pack pricing and the higher tiers are inferred from landed-equivalent OEM ranges
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