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mixed media sketchbook 9x12

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Soft demand (-52.6% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 5Growth 0Conversion 67Competition 31Returns 96Price range 44Avg price 64Brand share 48Review moat 22Quality gap 18

Returns

Incredible0.8%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Good6.1%

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

Avg price

Good$13.65

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Okay76%

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

Price range

Okay$6.88–$21.41

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

Competition

Okay66%

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

Review moat

Bad8,968.11

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad$19K

$19K/yr · 22K searches

Growth

Bad-52.6%

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

Competition

The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

61

Top-5 brand share

76%

Open market

19%

  • MOFUNY23%
  • Canson22%
  • Prudiut12%
  • Hapikalor12%
  • U.S. Art Supply6%
  • Strathmore4%

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%$2K20%$4K30%$6K40%$7K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 47 weeks — -52.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KBlack Friday '25Spike '26Aug '25Oct '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26Jun '26

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Drawing Experience23%

“Great for drawing”

Quality-Overall21%

“Solid quality”

Value For Money10%

“Worth it”

Size-Overall8%

“Nice size”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“As advertised”

Gifting Purpose5%

“Its a good gift”

Paper Quality3%

“Great paper”

Thickness3%

“a thick cover that feels durable”

Ease Of Use3%

“ease of use”

Durability2%

“Durable”

What buyers complain about

Thickness21%

“could be thicker”

Durability13%

“breaks a lot”

Paper Quality9%

“Okay cheap paper”

Paint Quality8%

“it doesnt handle paint well”

Color7%

“not for water colors”

Quality-Overall6%

“Very poor quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“fake advertisement”

Value For Money2%

“so expensive now”

Size-Overall2%

“Please READ return for us please They were just too big”

Adhesion/Stickiness2%

“Doesnt hold up to wet glue very well”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall53%
Value For Money13%
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
Quality-Overall3%
Color3%
Weight Heavy3%
Paper Quality3%
Thin2%
Material Quality2%
Strength2%