Yes, you can usually buy a mix of designs in small quantities from Rajkot, as long as the designs are ones the workshop already makes. A maker who has dies, moulds and plating set up for a design can add a few dozen pieces to a running batch, so mixing many designs at a low count each is normal for stock and catalogue items.
The answer changes when you want something new. A fresh die, a custom stone colour or a special plating colour has a fixed setup cost, and the maker will want enough pieces of that design to cover it.
Where small mixed orders work
- Ready stock: designs already made and plated, sold by the piece, dozen or set. You can mix freely, limited only by what is in stock.
- Running designs: items in the maker's current catalogue that are produced in regular batches. Small counts per design are usually accepted and added to the next batch.
- Colour and finish variants of one design: a necklace offered in gold, rose gold and rhodium can often be split across finishes, because the casting is shared and only the plating bath differs.
Where minimums come back
Minimums apply per design when the workshop has to do something just for you. That includes a new die or rubber mould, a non-standard stone size or colour, a different base metal, a thicker plating specification than the maker normally runs, or your own logo or tag on the piece.
Plating is a common limit that buyers do not expect. Gold and rhodium baths are run in batches, and a plater may not want to run a special colour or thickness for a handful of pieces. If your order mixes many finishes, ask which ones the maker plates in-house and which go out to a separate plating unit.
How to get the most from a mixed order
- Pick most designs from the maker's existing range, and add custom pieces only where they matter for your brand.
- Keep to one or two plating colours across the order so batches stay large.
- Ask for the minimum per design and per colour in writing, separately for stock and new production.
- Expect a higher price per piece on very small counts. Packing, inspection and handling cost about the same for six pieces as for sixty.
- If one maker cannot cover your range, combine several makers into one shipment rather than forcing one workshop to make items outside its strength.
What this means for a buyer
Small mixed orders are a good way to test a market before committing to bigger runs, and Rajkot suits them well because so many designs are already in production. The risk is that quality varies more across many small lots and several workshops, so each design still needs checking against its sample.
Creston & Co works for buyers only, for a fixed fee agreed in writing. We find makers whose running range fits your list, check plating and finish piece by piece, and supervise packing of mixed orders. Start with a free sourcing review.