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Wholesale Lots Amazon FBA Ready: The Sample Approval That Survives Production - HOLYCOME
Wholesale Lots: tolerances, cost structure and the reject rule for US wholesale buyers.
The Sample Approval That Survives Production
The brief was simple: 200 wholesale Lots, 925 sterling silver, delivered before November. The run that arrived carried 17 pieces with prong geometry, and the buyer spent USD 25-80 on sorting before the goods reached a shelf, on a 200-piece Amazon FBA Ready order at USD 38-210.
On a 200-piece order at USD 38-210, a prong geometry rate above two percent is not a quality surprise. It is a costing error that shows up as a credit note three weeks later.
Nothing in the rebuild was expensive. A gauge, a written limit and a retained tray did the work that a discount would only have delayed, which is how the Amazon FBA Ready account reads it at USD 38-210.
What US buyers Check Before They Sign
At USD 38-210 per piece the four measurements below are worth more than the discount being negotiated. One of them costs nothing to write down.
| Spec point | Common trade output | HOLYCOME standard | Cost if missed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone colour consistency | Graded by eye under D65 | Colour matched to a retained master stone, per tray | Repeat colour complaint in the same SKU |
| Sizing drift across the run | Not measured | Go/no-go gauge on every size, drift held under 0.15 mm | Resize queue and reship cost |
| Clasp spring life | Sampled by hand | Cycled 500 times on a jig per lot | Detach claim and brand damage |
| Prong tension and seat depth | Checked by feel at the bench | Pull-tested per piece, seat depth written on the sheet | Stone loss and total replacement |
Write these into the Amazon FBA Ready purchase order and the arrival check becomes arithmetic instead of recollection, which is USD 38-210 on the Amazon FBA Ready schedule.
Where USD 38-210 Per Piece Actually Goes
Cost at USD 38-210 leaves no room for assumption. The table shows which line compresses and which line only moves quality down.
| Cost line | Share | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Base metal or alloy for wholesale Lots | 30% | Alloy choice and casting yield |
| Stone or melee for wholesale Lots | 20% | Sieve range and lot batching |
| Setting and finishing labor for wholesale Lots | 19% | Jig design and bench minutes |
| Plating, polish and QC for wholesale Lots | 12% | Per-tray versus per-piece checks |
| Packaging for wholesale Lots | 19% | retail-ready box with FNSKU label |
A factory that cannot state its bench minutes per piece has never costed its own line. Ask for minutes and for the reject rule, not for a discount, the figure being USD 38-210 for a 200-piece run.
The Three Failures We See Most in Incoming Samples
prong geometry
A prong that grips the girdle instead of the pavilion survives the showroom and fails the third ultrasonic clean. The seat has to be cut to the pavilion angle before the prongs close, shipped as retail-ready box with FNSKU label and certified GRA report.
In a 200-piece run this typically shows on 17 of pieces. Catching it means measuring stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test at the tray level, not inspecting the finished carton, and 200 pieces leaves Wuzhou in retail-ready box with FNSKU label at USD 38-210.
rhodium burn-off
A 0.05 micron rhodium layer reads white in the tray and shows yellow at the shank in six months of daily wear. Thickness, not bath chemistry, is the variable that matters, quoted at USD 38-210 per piece in retail-ready box with FNSKU label.
The commercial effect is a return shipment plus a resize labor claim, typically USD 9-14 per piece. Buyers who have seen it once put it in the purchase order; buyers who have not usually discover it on the first return, certified GRA report and packed retail-ready box with FNSKU label at 200 pieces.
size-step drift
A run gauged at size 6 and estimated elsewhere ships a size 8 that measures 7.75. The mismatch shows up as a resize queue two weeks after launch, and the Amazon FBA Ready quote for it sits at USD 38-210.
Our countermeasure is a gauge and a written limit. It adds about 22 seconds per piece and removes the defect from the run rather than from the carton, which is USD 38-210 on the Amazon FBA Ready schedule.
Listing wholesale Lots on Amazon FBA Without a Takedown
Amazon treats jewellery as a category where the packaging is part of the compliance file, not an afterthought. A poly bag with an opening of five inches or more needs the suffocation warning printed on it, and every unit needs an FNSKU label that covers the manufacturer barcode rather than sits beside it, and 200 pieces leaves Wuzhou in retail-ready box with FNSKU label at USD 38-210.
For wholesale Lots the practical constraint is that a unit must survive a bin with other units and still read clean at unboxing. We pack each piece in a foam-backed pouch, then the retail box, then the FNSKU on the outside of the pouch, so a warehouse scan never touches the box the customer sees, shipped as retail-ready box with FNSKU label and certified GRA report.
Weight and dimension limits decide your freight per unit more than the piece cost does. A single wholesale Lot in its retail box normally lands under eight ounces, which keeps it in the small standard tier. Anything above that moves a tier and eats the margin you built into the USD 38-210 quote.
Order Terms, Sample Timing and Packing
The commercial frame is short enough to state in full. Minimum order is 50 pieces per design, and mixed designs travel in one shipment, so a 200-piece Amazon FBA Ready order can carry three or four models without a separate setup charge. Sample pieces leave in 3-5 days when the components are in stock, and a new model adds about twenty days before the first article exists, which is how the Amazon FBA Ready account reads it at USD 38-210.
Payment is 30 percent with the order and 70 percent against the bill of lading, with the balance window stated on the invoice rather than agreed by message. Prices quoted at USD 38-210 are FOB Guangzhou or Shenzhen; DDP is quoted separately because the duty line moves with the tariff schedule and not with our cost.
Packing follows the retail-ready box with FNSKU label format at 200 pieces to the carton, and the packing list carries SKU, size and stone size so receiving can count without opening every box. Private-label cartons add three days for the print run and must be approved before the first bulk order, not after it, and at USD 38-210 for 200 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
Certification is GRA report for the lots that carry it, with a batch report and per-piece measurement of stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test for the lots below the threshold. The document set travels with the shipping papers, which is what a customs broker asks for at the port rather than after clearance, which is USD 38-210 on the Amazon FBA Ready schedule.
A rejected tray is settled inside the same order cycle against the retained reference piece. If the difference sits on our retained sample we replace or credit; if it appeared in transit we split the assay cost and file with the carrier, and that rule is written on the order before the deposit clears, priced at USD 38-210 for the 200-piece Amazon FBA Ready run.
The Reject Tray Policy That Decides a Partnership
Most wholesale Lots disputes we arbitrate trace back to this line, not to the defect itself, priced at USD 38-210 for the 200-piece Amazon FBA Ready run.
At 200 pieces the arithmetic on wholesale Lots changes: the fixed costs spread, the variable costs do not. That is why the second order prices better than the first even when the gold fix has moved up, priced at USD 38-210 for the 200-piece Amazon FBA Ready run.
We quote both a first-run price and a reorder price for wholesale Lots on the same sheet so the buyer can see where the curve flattens. Most flatten by the third run, quoted at USD 38-210 per piece in retail-ready box with FNSKU label.
What the Quote Actually Covers
On wholesale Lots, the cheapest answer is rarely the cheapest outcome once the second season is counted, which the Amazon FBA Ready file records at USD 38-210 in retail-ready box with FNSKU label.
Buyers who get this wrong on wholesale Lots usually get it wrong in the first order and correct it in the second. The cost of that correction is rarely the money; it is the four to six weeks of shelf time lost while a replacement run of wholesale Lots is scheduled behind other orders, and the Amazon FBA Ready quote for it sits at USD 38-210.
Our approach is to write the rule into the wholesale Lots spec sheet before casting, then test it on the first tray. A rule that only exists in an email is not a rule, and a rule that is not tested is a hope, and the Amazon FBA Ready quote for it sits at USD 38-210.
How a Repeat Order Gets Built
Nothing in this sequence is unusual, and that is the point. Each step exists because skipping it produced a specific failure on a previous order, shipped as retail-ready box with FNSKU label and certified GRA report, certified GRA report and packed retail-ready box with FNSKU label at 200 pieces.
- Lock the spec: metal, stone size range, plating thickness, sizing band and finish, all written on one sheet.
- Pull a stock-component sample in 3-5 days and measure it against that sheet, not against the photo.
- Approve the sample in writing, including the reject rule and the retained reference tray.
- Run bulk in 15-20 days for orders under 500 pieces, with the gauge check independent of the shift.
- Ship from Guangzhou or Shenzhen with the QC sheet in the carton and the batch report by email.
Reorders inside this sequence run 12-15 days because the model, the gauge set and the signed spec stay in our system, and at USD 38-210 for 200 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
What This Means for a First Order
A first Amazon FBA Ready order of 50 pieces per design at USD 38-210 tests the line rather than the range. Three designs covers the shelf.
Ask for the retained tray and the GRA report batch sheet with the first shipment. Both are free and both decide the reorder, and the Amazon FBA Ready quote for it sits at USD 38-210.
Freight, Duty and the Arrival Check
Export runs through Guangzhou or Shenzhen. Air lands in 5-8 days on the US west coast, 7-10 on the east, and sea takes roughly three times the transit, which is USD 38-210 on the Amazon FBA Ready schedule.
FOB is the default on wholesale Lots and DDP is the option. Buyers new to North American retail usually take DDP once, then switch after they see the breakdown, on a 200-piece Amazon FBA Ready order at USD 38-210.
If prong geometry appears in the arrival check, the retained tray decides who owns it. Keep the GRA report batch sheet in the same folder as the packing list, quoted at USD 38-210 per piece in retail-ready box with FNSKU label.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the minimum order for wholesale Lots?
50 pieces per wholesale Lot. Designs mix inside one shipment, so a first order of three designs at 50 pieces each is normal for a new US account. Below 50 the gauge check stops being independent of the shift, which is how the Amazon FBA Ready account reads it at USD 38-210.
Do you supply certificates for wholesale Lots?
GRA report on wholesale Lots above the threshold stated on the quote. Below it we supply a batch report plus per-piece measurement of stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test, which is what a counter or a listing actually needs, shipped as retail-ready box with FNSKU label and certified GRA report.
How do you handle a rejected tray?
We replace or credit inside the same order cycle. The retained reference tray decides: if prong geometry shows on our retained piece we own it, and if it appeared in transit we split the assay cost and file with the carrier, and 200 pieces leaves Wuzhou in retail-ready box with FNSKU label at USD 38-210.
What are the payment terms?
30 percent deposit with the order, 70 percent against the bill of lading. For accounts on a second order we quote 30/70 with a 15-day balance window once the first shipment has cleared, and 200 pieces leaves Wuzhou in retail-ready box with FNSKU label at USD 38-210.
What is the minimum order for wholesale Lots?
50 pieces per wholesale Lot. Designs mix inside one shipment, so a first order of three designs at 50 pieces each is normal for a new US account. Below 50 the gauge check stops being independent of the shift, which is how the Amazon FBA Ready account reads it at USD 38-210.
Next Step
The next step is a sample in 3-5 days, not a container. Write to service@holycome.com or WhatsApp +86 18078079070, subject Amazon FBA Ready, quoted at USD 38-210 per piece in retail-ready box with FNSKU label.
HOLYCOME is operated by Wuzhou HengliLai Jewelry Co., Ltd., a factory in Wuzhou, Guangxi, producing since 2009 at roughly 60,000 pieces a month. Contact service@holycome.com or WhatsApp +86 18078079070, which the Amazon FBA Ready file records at USD 38-210 in retail-ready box with FNSKU label.
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