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lumber crayon

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.3%), but a small market ($73K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 18Growth 27Conversion 83Competition 67Returns 99Price range 59Avg price 65Brand share 30Review moat 77Quality gap 75

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great9.0%

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

Review moat

Great464

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Good45%

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

Avg price

Good$13.76

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good$1.38–$34.55

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

Brand share

Okay87%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Growth

Okay+1.8%

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

Market size

Bad$73K

$73K/yr · 59K searches

Competition

The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

90

Top-5 brand share

87%

Open market

10%

  • Dixon51%
  • AMERICAN MUTT TOOLS19%
  • Johnson10%
  • IRWIN4%
  • Zeluga3%
  • MotiMind3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 10%)

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%3%$2K6%$4K9%$7K12%$9K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 35 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 103 weeks — +1.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall15%

“Solid quality overall”

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

“As advertised”

Color12%

“Pretty good color selection too”

Value For Money11%

“Amazing deal”

Durability7%

“dont break easily”

Ease Of Use7%

“They are easy to use”

Strength3%

“Sturdy”

Shape/Style3%

“The shape also makes them easy to grip”

Efficiency3%

“Works great”

Size-Overall2%

“Good size and easy to use”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall11%

“Garbage”

Strength7%

“Very brittle”

Functionality-Overall7%

“Doesnt work good”

Ease Of Use7%

“difficult to use”

Durability6%

“Break in half too easy”

Writing Experience5%

“Will not show up when writing with this black crayon on a white car”

Precision Of Cut5%

“These didnt cut it at all for my intended purpose”

Color4%

“The color isnt very bold so if you want more color a black would probably be better suited”

Material Quality2%

“I dont really recommend unless you really work with all types of materials to be this versatile as it is”

Design-Overall2%

“Poorly made”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall30%
Color14%
Defective Material/Parts14%
Functionality-Overall9%
Quality-Overall8%
Value For Money5%
Writing Experience3%
Material Quality3%
Compatibility-Overall3%
Durability2%