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colored pencils 12 count

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.6%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 57Growth 96Conversion 83Competition 18Returns 97Price range 58Avg price 40Brand share 8Review moat 24Quality gap 15

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Growth

Incredible+144.6%

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

Conversion

Great9.0%

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

Price range

Good$2.41–$32.27

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

Market size

Good$433K

$433K/yr · 444K searches

Avg price

Okay$10.86

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Bad6,519.43

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Bad78%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Quality gap

Bad4.8★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad97%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Competition

The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

324

Top-5 brand share

97%

Open market

1%

  • Crayola56%
  • Generic19%
  • The Mega Deals15%
  • Pentel4%
  • Prang3%
  • Toidgy2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

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%10%$43K20%$87K30%$130K40%$173K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +144.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
70K50KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 70.6×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Color33%

“good vibrant colors”

Quality-Overall15%

“great quality for everyday use at home or in the classroom”

Value For Money13%

“Good buy”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“Exactly what I was looking for”

Gifting Purpose4%

“A great gift that brings hours of creativity and fun”

Educational-Overall4%

“Helped a teacher to get ready before school started”

Efficiency4%

“Works well”

Fun/Entertainment Experience3%

“Fun for the whole family”

Creativity2%

“are a fun and reliable choice for school projects, coloring books, and creative play”

Sharpness2%

“Did I mention get a good sharpener”

What buyers complain about

Color29%

“the color wasnt very bright”

Quality-Overall22%

“Poor Quality Control”

Durability17%

“They break easily”

Sharpness11%

“when I sharpen them the led breaks again so I have to keep sharpening until the led does not break which wears them down faster”

Product Condition5%

“Broken. Maybe used? First time I opened the box and 6 pencils look like they were mistaken for chalk and used on a sidewalk 🙄”

Moist/Dry2%

“These pencils have dry rotten thus”

Defective Material/Parts2%

“all the ends are broke off”

Thickness2%

“Crayola colored pencils are too thin”

Ease Of Use2%

“I imagine they would be a little frustrating to blend”

Top return reasons

Value For Money40%
Color17%
Product Condition7%
Defective Material/Parts6%
Quality-Overall5%
Size-Overall4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Sharpness3%
Functionality-Overall2%
Durability2%