What actually moves the price — and why 'cheap sinking-grade' is a red flag.
Updated 2026-10-07 · Wubaiyi Agarwood (伍佰艺沉香), Hainan plantations & Beijing flagship store
Agarwood is not priced by the word "agarwood". It is priced by measurable facts: grade (sinking, semi-sinking or non-sinking), gram weight, bead count and diameter, and the richness of the oil lines. Two bracelets that look similar in a photo can sit in very different price bands once those numbers are stated. Always ask for the numbers.
For a first purchase, the entry and mid tiers give the best experience per unit of budget. Higher grade is for collecting, not for learning your nose.
Wild agarwood is scarce and CITES-regulated, so supply cannot be expanded — and that scarcity, not a guaranteed quality gap, drives the premium. Cultivated, traceable material is the sustainable route and is usually the better value for everyday use.
We state grade in writing, give gram weight and bead count, photograph the oil lines of the actual lot, and ship a sample before volume. Tell us your budget band and intended use and we will point to the right grade rather than the most expensive one.
There is a genuine entry point: a non-sinking bead bracelet or a starter chip set. Price rises with grade (sinking, then qinan-class) and with documented weight, not with adjectives.
Low prices usually mean low resin content, unclear grade, or material that is not what it is labelled as. Ask for gram weight and an oil-line photo before judging the price.
Wild commands a premium from scarcity and CITES limits, not automatically from quality. Well-grown cultivated material can reach qinan class and is easier to trace and ship.