Wholesale Lots
Wholesale Lots Trade Show Sample: MOQ, Mixed Designs and the Real First Order - HOLYCOME
Wholesale Lots: tolerances, cost structure and the reject rule for US wholesale buyers.
Trade Show Sampling for wholesale Lots
A trade show converts on the sample that leaves the booth, not on the catalogue that gets left behind. The sample card has to carry the model number, the metal, the stone size, the FOB price and the MOQ, or the follow-up email starts from zero, and at USD 41-231 for 100 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
Ten to twelve pieces on a tray is the useful number for wholesale Lots. More than that and the buyer photographs instead of touching, and a photograph is not an order, the figure being USD 41-231 for a 100-piece run.
The follow-up window is seven days. After that the card sits in a stack. We write the quote the same week and put the sample in the post so the buyer has the piece on the desk when the price arrives, and at USD 41-231 for 100 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
MOQ, Mixed Designs and the Real First Order
Last January, a US buyer of wholesale Lots placed 100 wholesale Lots against a sample signed in May. The first container landed with 9 pieces that failed on prong geometry alone, and USD 30-85 landed on the buyer's P&L before a single unit sold, the figure being USD 41-231 for a 100-piece run.
Nobody on that bench was careless. They were working to a spec that existed only in a photograph, and prong geometry is what a photograph fails to define, which the Trade Show Sample file records at USD 41-231 in display tray with sample card.
The fix cost about 22 seconds per wholesale Lot and removed the credit note entirely. That is the whole economics of a spec sheet, and it is why we write one on every quote, quoted at USD 41-231 per piece in display tray with sample card.
What US buyers Check Before They Sign
Four lines decide whether wholesale Lots at USD 41-231 sells through or comes back, and none of them appears on a typical trading-company quote.
| 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 |
Put these four into the purchase order and the Trade Show Sample argument after delivery becomes arithmetic, which the Trade Show Sample file records at USD 41-231 in display tray with sample card.
Where USD 41-231 Per Piece Actually Goes
Cost per piece at USD 41-231 leaves little room for assumption. The table shows which line compresses and which one only moves quality.
| 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% | display tray with sample card |
A factory with no bench minutes per piece has never costed wholesale Lots at USD 41-231. Ask for minutes and for the reject rule.
MOQ, Mixed Designs and the Real First Order
Every year we see the same omission in wholesale Lots spec sheets, and every year it costs a buyer a season, and at USD 41-231 for 100 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
The commercial version of this question for wholesale Lots is simple: what does a failure cost the buyer, and who pays it. In our terms the answer is a replacement inside the same order cycle, with the retained reference tray as the arbiter, quoted at USD 41-231 per piece in display tray with sample card.
That clause matters more than a discount on wholesale Lots. A 4% lower unit price disappears on the first rejected tray; a written responsibility clause does not, shipped as display tray with sample card and certified GRA report.
Sample to Container: The Real Calendar
The number is less interesting than the rule behind it, and wholesale Lots is where that rule gets tested, which the Trade Show Sample file records at USD 41-231 in display tray with sample card.
What buyers underestimate on wholesale Lots is the cost of the interruption, not the cost of the piece. A missing 6% of a run stalls a launch, and a stalled launch costs more than the 6% ever did, certified GRA report and packed display tray with sample card at 100 pieces.
We plan a 3-5% buffer on first runs of wholesale Lots and tell the buyer it exists. Hiding a buffer and shipping it as production is how a supplier trains a buyer to distrust the count, certified GRA report and packed display tray with sample card at 100 pieces.
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 100-piece Trade Show Sample 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 the Trade Show Sample file records at USD 41-231 in display tray with sample card.
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 41-231 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 display tray with sample card format at 100 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, on a 100-piece Trade Show Sample order at USD 41-231.
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, with GRA report and display tray with sample card stated on the same sheet.
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, and 100 pieces leaves Wuzhou in display tray with sample card at USD 41-231.
The Three Failures We See Most in Incoming Samples
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, the figure being USD 41-231 for a 100-piece run.
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, shipped as display tray with sample card and certified GRA report.
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, which is how the Trade Show Sample account reads it at USD 41-231.
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, with GRA report and display tray with sample card stated on the same sheet.
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, which is USD 41-231 on the Trade Show Sample schedule.
In a 100-piece run this typically shows on 8 of pieces. Catching it means measuring stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test at the tray level, not inspecting the finished carton, priced at USD 41-231 for the 100-piece Trade Show Sample run.
What This Means for a First Order
A first Trade Show Sample order of 50 pieces per design at USD 41-231 is a test of the line, not a commitment to the range.
Ask for the retained tray and the batch report with the first shipment. Both are free and both decide the second order, which is how the Trade Show Sample account reads it at USD 41-231.
How a Repeat Order Gets Built
The sequence below is fixed for a Trade Show Sample run. The dates move with the stone lot, not with the shipping season, on a 100-piece Trade Show Sample order at USD 41-231.
- 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 and the gauge set stay here after the Trade Show Sample shipment, shipped as display tray with sample card and certified GRA report.
Freight, Duty and the Arrival Check
Export runs through Guangzhou or Shenzhen. Air freight lands in 5-8 days on the US west coast and 7-10 on the east, with GRA report and display tray with sample card stated on the same sheet, and at USD 41-231 for 100 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
For a first order, DDP matters more than the freight rate. The surprise is the duty line, not the per-kilo charge, priced at USD 41-231 for the 100-piece Trade Show Sample run.
Check the count, the weight and stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test and prong tip height within +/-0.10 mm before the carton goes to the shelf. Twenty minutes at receiving saves a season of returns, and the Trade Show Sample quote for it sits at USD 41-231.
Frequently Asked Questions
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, which the Trade Show Sample file records at USD 41-231 in display tray with sample card.
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, which the Trade Show Sample file records at USD 41-231 in display tray with sample card.
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, quoted at USD 41-231 per piece in display tray with sample card.
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, which is USD 41-231 on the Trade Show Sample schedule.
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, which the Trade Show Sample file records at USD 41-231 in display tray with sample card.
Next Step
The next step is a sample in 3-5 days, not a container. Write to service@holycome.com or WhatsApp +86 18078079070 and mark it Trade Show Sample, priced at USD 41-231 for the 100-piece Trade Show Sample run.
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, certified GRA report and packed display tray with sample card at 100 pieces.
Related reading: Wholesale Lots Q4 Holiday Stock: Sample to Container: The Real Calendar - HOLYCOME Moissanite Jewelry Bridal Boutique: The Reject Tray Policy That Decides a Partnership - HOLYCOME
