I've seen and worked with a fare share of projects that base the mass production in China in the past 20+ years, this is what you can expect: - Sourcing of ele

I've seen and worked with a fare share of projects that base the mass production in China in the past 20+ years, this is what you can expect: - Sourcing of electronic components vary from day-to-day currently, expect quotes to go from 1x to 5x the actual price. - Plastic moulding is expensive [0], you need injection moulds for every part of the headset and each one of these moulds range from $2K to $20K per part depending entirely on the factory, place of manufacture and the business of choice. Also, use a factory that have frequently do new moulds, because the differences in pressure and precision is something that needs to be dialed in, doing your own moulds and then ship them to China is risky due to differences in implementation methods. - If you do assembly in China, expect every single part to be copied and sold on the Chinese market and to wholesalers that ship out of China, probably even before your kickstarter backers have gotten their initial units. This is even more true for the low-cost factories, which cover their invested costs by selling your IP to larger factories. - Shipping out of China for packages over 3KG is currently very expensive, especially during Corona where shipping by water can take +6 months at the very least. Shipping by Air is even more expensive because prices have exploded 3-5x depending on carrier, but you can ship out in a couple of weeks (depending on volume of goods). Also take into consideration distribution in the US and the EU, both vary greatly and stock can be outright stolen (happened twice for a client that did a Kickstarter with distribution in US). [0] https://www.plastopialtd.com/pricing-guide/ https://www.plastopialtd.com/pricing-guide/