Pencil: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.12 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.02 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 | $0.12 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.08 |
| 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 pencil, the drivers are material grade, part geometry, durometer, overmolding, flash control, tolerance, material, diameter — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Published US-facing wholesale listings show basic wood-cased #2 pencils around $0.06–$0.09 each at 1,000-unit scale, while bulk/import marketplace quotes for custom wooden pencils fall to roughly $0.01–$0.07 depending on MOQ and specification. Price moves most with whether the pencil is plain vs custom-printed, pre-sharpened vs unsharpened, wood/graphite quality, and whether it is sold in retail packs or loose bulk cases. Realistic supplier routes are US school/office wholesalers for fast-turn stock items and import/B2B marketplaces for custom-manufactured runs; the latter usually give the lowest unit cost but require higher MOQs and longer, less standardized fulfillment.
Paying more than the median?
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