Bulk 2017

2017 year end -
More 2017 - $1.75/meter, but shipping is almost twice that. This is chrome plated but soft rod -
$3/meter for chrome plated rods including sea freight, based on a 1 ton minimum order-

Consumer

$4/foot from Aliexpress - [1]
$4.6/foot on amazon - [2]
$10 for 1 meter - Folgertech - [3]
Specifications included - [4]. $7.10 for 355 mm
How about less hard rod and plastic bearings? See about IGUS plastic bearings - [5]
Igus - $8/bearing - [6]
Reddit thread - no consensus - [7]
Igus external bearing dimensions are not the same - [8]
This reddit includes comments on Lulzbot rods - [9]
Press fit vs non-press fit IGUS - [10]
Drylin from Folgertech - $1.25 - [11]
8 mm oil impregnated bushings - [12]