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charcoal art supplies

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.6%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 52Growth 18Conversion 76Competition 72Returns 97Price range 41Avg price 82Brand share 75Review moat 29Quality gap 20

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great$17.61

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Great7.3%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Great60%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Good42%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Market size

Good$324K

$324K/yr · 252K searches

Price range

Okay$3.33–$212.74

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Review moat

Okay3,629.69

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-14.6%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Competition

The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

23 falling

Sellers

87

Top-5 brand share

60%

Open market

35%

  • Aenir16%
  • PANDAFLY15%
  • Strathmore15%
  • KALOUR8%
  • Faber-Castell6%
  • HIFORNY5%

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%$13K8%$26K12%$39K16%$52K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 42 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -14.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall23%

“Decent quality”

Drawing Experience14%

“Great for drawing”

Value For Money14%

“Great deal”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“As advertised”

Size-Overall5%

“The different sizes are very nice”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Soft Feel4%

“They blended with gentle touch”

Color3%

“The accuracy of the colors are amazing”

Fun/Entertainment Experience2%

“Lots of fun”

Durability2%

“They are definitely durable”

What buyers complain about

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

“product images are misleading”

Durability10%

“it broke apart”

Quality-Overall8%

“Poor quality”

Adhesion/Stickiness7%

“if you roll it then it won't stick”

Size-Overall7%

“too small”

Sharpness4%

“Other half just breaks immediately when trying hard to sharpen it”

Defective Material/Parts4%

“2 of the grey charcoal came broken”

Thickness4%

“Thin, not for me”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“take forever to get dirty”

Nib/Tip Quality3%

“Well...when i try to sharpen the pencils the tips keep breaking off”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall28%
Value For Money13%
Advertised Vs Actual Product11%
Defective Material/Parts8%
Quality-Overall6%
Functionality-Overall6%
Color3%
Weight Heavy2%
Gifting Purpose2%
Product Condition2%