14pt Postcard 4.00x6.00 - Qty 5,000 4.00" x 6.00", 14pt card stock, 4 color 2 sides + aqueous coating
Market range PER UNIT (QTY 250+)
The discount curve
1 100 250 500 1000 5000 Show as table QTY FLOOR TYPICAL CEILING VENDORS
1 4
100 5
250 7
500 5
1,000 5
5,000 3
Procurement playbook
What moves the price
Where your quantity sits against the 1/100/250/500/1000/5000 break points (just under a break is the expensive place to be) Piece format, paper, and folding or finishing Data processing, list hygiene, and personalization Postage class and whether the mailer qualifies for presort or automation discounts Check before signing
Postage marked up rather than passed through at cost Presort or automation discounts the vendor keeps instead of crediting you Data and list fees that scale per record without disclosure Handling charged on top of inserting Negotiation levers
Ask for postage as a documented pass-through Design the piece to hit automation postage rates Provide a clean list to cut data fees About 14pt postcard 4.00x6.00 - qty 5,000 pricing
Priced per unit with quantity breaks. Vendors quote steps at 1 / 100 / 250 / 500 / 1000 / 5000 units, and the per-unit rate drops at each break.
Should I be charged a markup on postage? No. Postage is a carrier rate. Reputable vendors pass it through at cost and earn margin on printing and services, not on stamps.
What makes one mail piece cheaper to send than another? Size, weight, and whether the design qualifies for presort and automation discounts. A small design change can move it into a cheaper postal category.
Tracked variants
The same product family is tracked in 2.75×8.50, 3.50×8.50, 4.00×9.00. Quotes are NOT interchangeable across variants, so match the spec before comparing.
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