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# **oil pastels classroom set**

**Skip it**

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 99% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 22Growth 28Conversion 80Competition 25Returns 96Price range 74Avg price 76Brand share 3Review moat 36Quality gap 24

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.9%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Great****8.3%**

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

**Avg price**

**Great****$15.22**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Good****$5.05–$43.80**

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

**Review moat**

**Okay****2,877.94**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Growth**

**Okay****+2.6%**

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

**Competition**

**Bad****70%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.6★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Market size**

**Bad****$90K**

$90K/yr · 71K searches

**Brand share**

**Bad****99%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

## **Competition**

The top 5 products capture 70% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

**Brands**

**6 **—flat

**Sellers**

**69**

**Top-5 brand share**

**99%**

**Open market**

**0%**

- SAKURA83% - Cray-Pas7% - Artecho5% - Pentel3% - KOKUYO1% - KINGART1% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)

## **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%$9K20%$18K30%$27K40%$36K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![SAKURA Cray-Pas Junior Artist Assorted Color Oil Pastels Set of 25 XEP25](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Sl810981L.jpg)**SAKURA Cray-Pas Junior Artist Assorted Color Oil Pastels Set of 25 XEP25**SAKURA**$6.15**4.7★2,217 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017D5XO2) [2![SAKURA XLP50 50-Piece Cray-Pas Expressionist Oil Pastel Set Assorted Color](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/511Ag1gaWpL.jpg)**SAKURA XLP50 50-Piece Cray-Pas Expressionist Oil Pastel Set Assorted Color**SAKURA**$22.12**4.6★1,413 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KIDZ5O) [3![SAKURA Cray-Pas Junior Artist Oil Pastels 50 Count (Pack of 1) Colors may vary](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51I8HaAXp1L.jpg)**SAKURA Cray-Pas Junior Artist Oil Pastels 50 Count (Pack of 1) Colors may vary**SAKURA**$11.78**4.6★2,055 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017DEQAY) [4![Sakura Cray-Pas 24 colors](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Z-rOmcXnL.jpg)**Sakura Cray-Pas 24 colors**Cray-Pas**$14.80**4.6★691 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FGLTVU) [5![SAKURA XLP25 25-Piece Cray-Pas Expressionist Oil Pastel Set Assorted Color](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516VIkstsDL.jpg)**SAKURA XLP25 25-Piece Cray-Pas Expressionist Oil Pastel Set Assorted Color**SAKURA**$12.31**4.7★733 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005E0CF5O)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Artecho Oil Pastels Set of 50 Colors (8 x 60 mm) Soft Oil Pastels for Art Painting Drawing Blending Art Supplies for Artists Teachers](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/512P7qsf2HL.jpg)**Artecho Oil Pastels Set of 50 Colors (8 x 60 mm) Soft Oil Pastels for Art Painting Drawing Blending Art Supplies for Artists Teachers**Artecho**$11.57**684 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D21N3V3J) [![SAKURA Cray-Pas Junior Artist Oil Pastel Set - Soft Oil Pastels for Artists - 12 Colors - 6 Sets of 12](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51wztLxGLfL.jpg)**SAKURA Cray-Pas Junior Artist Oil Pastel Set - Soft Oil Pastels for Artists - 12 Colors - 6 Sets of 12**SAKURA**$14.58**168 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BG3L89R7) [![Artecho Oil Pastels Set of 48 Colors Soft Oil Pastels for Art Painting Drawing Blending Art Supplies for Artists Beginners Students Teachers (10 x 70 mm)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51IVzdbR6JL.jpg)**Artecho Oil Pastels Set of 48 Colors Soft Oil Pastels for Art Painting Drawing Blending Art Supplies for Artists Beginners Students Teachers (10 x 70 mm)**Artecho**$17.31**5,604 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094QB55YT) [![KOKUYO KE-AC26 Transparent Crayons 5 Colors](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51CjFQO2iGL.jpg)**KOKUYO KE-AC26 Transparent Crayons 5 Colors**KOKUYO**$13.50**344 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0721JVVJ2) [![KINGART Mixed Media Gel Stick Crayons Multicolor Set of 48-Colors](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/415-ph-nz7L.jpg)**KINGART Mixed Media Gel Stick Crayons Multicolor Set of 48-Colors**KINGART**$35.28**633 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VNN23PC)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![KOKUYO KE-AC26 Transparent Crayons 5 Colors](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51CjFQO2iGL.jpg)**KOKUYO KE-AC26 Transparent Crayons 5 Colors**KOKUYO**$13.50**4.3★**▲ 141%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0721JVVJ2) [![Artecho Oil Pastels Set of 50 Colors (8 x 60 mm) Soft Oil Pastels for Art Painting Drawing Blending Art Supplies for Artists Teachers](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/512P7qsf2HL.jpg)**Artecho Oil Pastels Set of 50 Colors (8 x 60 mm) Soft Oil Pastels for Art Painting Drawing Blending Art Supplies for Artists Teachers**Artecho**$11.57**4.6★**▲ 63%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D21N3V3J) [![KINGART Mixed Media Gel Stick Crayons Multicolor Set of 48-Colors](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/415-ph-nz7L.jpg)**KINGART Mixed Media Gel Stick Crayons Multicolor Set of 48-Colors**KINGART**$35.28**4.7★**▲ 45%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VNN23PC) [![SAKURA Cray-Pas Junior Artist Oil Pastels 50 Count (Pack of 1) Colors may vary](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51I8HaAXp1L.jpg)**SAKURA Cray-Pas Junior Artist Oil Pastels 50 Count (Pack of 1) Colors may vary**SAKURA**$11.78**4.6★**▲ 43%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017DEQAY) [![Artecho Oil Pastels Set of 48 Colors Soft Oil Pastels for Art Painting Drawing Blending Art Supplies for Artists Beginners Students Teachers (10 x 70 mm)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51IVzdbR6JL.jpg)**Artecho Oil Pastels Set of 48 Colors Soft Oil Pastels for Art Painting Drawing Blending Art Supplies for Artists Beginners Students Teachers (10 x 70 mm)**Artecho**$17.31**4.7★**▲ 41%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094QB55YT)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 101 weeks — +2.6% search growth over the last 90 days.

9K7KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Color**26%

*“Variety of colors”*

**Quality-Overall**13%

*“Excellent product”*

**Value For Money**11%

*“affordable”*

**Ease Of Use**9%

*“Easy to use”*

**Soft Feel**8%

*“Smooth”*

**Drawing Experience**4%

*“They were good for drawing”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%

*“product was exactly as promised”*

**Fun/Entertainment Experience**2%

*“made it easy for me to play around with them”*

**Texture/Consistency-Overall**2%

*“creamy and full texture”*

**Thickness**2%

*“very thick”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Smell**23%

*“Stinky strong odor”*

**Quality-Overall**9%

*“These oil pastels are pretty mediocre”*

**Size-Overall**8%

*“Disappointed in size”*

**Color**7%

*“dont have the colors I thought they would like dark red”*

**Hard Feel**6%

*“They are hard”*

**Value For Money**5%

*“Not a good value”*

**Ease Of Use**4%

*“difficult to use”*

**Adhesion/Stickiness**3%

*“Horrible Crumbly Stank Sticks”*

**Durability**3%

*“They break easily”*

**Moist/Dry**3%

*“some seem dried out”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Smell**26%

**Color**11%

**Quality-Overall**10%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%

**Size-Overall**8%

**Functionality-Overall**7%

**Value For Money**6%

**Defective Material/Parts**4%

**Hard Feel**4%

**Moist/Dry**2%