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# **palette knife**

**Skip it**

Soft demand (-10.6% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 52Growth 20Conversion 85Competition 35Returns 96Price range 42Avg price 27Brand share 60Review moat 34Quality gap 23

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.9%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Great****9.6%**

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

**Brand share**

**Good****69%**

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

**Market size**

**Good****$323K**

$323K/yr · 366K searches

**Price range**

**Okay****$4.39–$22.59**

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

**Competition**

**Okay****64%**

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

**Review moat**

**Okay****3,053.23**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Avg price**

**Okay****$9.20**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.6★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Growth**

**Bad****-10.6%**

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

## **Competition**

The top 5 products take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

**Brands**

**15 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**26**

**Top-5 brand share**

**69%**

**Open market**

**25%**

- conda27% - Herain16% - Egypamid12% - Honoson7% - Cualork7% - LIGHTWISH6%

## **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%$32K20%$65K30%$97K40%$129K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

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

All 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![CONDA Palette Knife Painting Stainless Steel Spatula Palette Knife Oil Paint Metal Knives Wood Handle (Red 5 Piece)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41YOKpIg6OL.jpg)**CONDA Palette Knife Painting Stainless Steel Spatula Palette Knife Oil Paint Metal Knives Wood Handle (Red 5 Piece)**conda**$7.16**4.7★15,032 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G176P6I) [2![5 Piece Palette knifes Painting Knife Set Supplies for Oil Acrylic Paint Cake Decorating Stainless Steel Pallet Knife Paint Knife Art Spatula for Various Types of Painting ColorMixing Smearing](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41b9DHhpewL.jpg)**5 Piece Palette knifes Painting Knife Set Supplies for Oil Acrylic Paint Cake Decorating Stainless Steel Pallet Knife Paint Knife Art Spatula for Various Types of Painting ColorMixing Smearing**Herain**$4.96**4.6★1,195 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV5S193T) [3![5pcs Palette Knife Stainless Steel Spatula Palette Knife set Pallet Knife Painting Knives Oil Painting Accessories for Oil Canvas Acrylic Painting By EGYPAMID](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41LbfbySHGL.jpg)**5pcs Palette Knife Stainless Steel Spatula Palette Knife set Pallet Knife Painting Knives Oil Painting Accessories for Oil Canvas Acrylic Painting By EGYPAMID**Egypamid**$4.39**4.6★553 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CY2WTL59) [4![10PCS Palette Knife Stainless Steel Painting Knife Set Flexible Spatula Pallet Knife Metal Artist Knives Oil Painting Accessories Color Mixing Scraper for Oil Canvas Acrylic Painting By CUALORK](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41f-dHufsHL.jpg)**10PCS Palette Knife Stainless Steel Painting Knife Set Flexible Spatula Pallet Knife Metal Artist Knives Oil Painting Accessories Color Mixing Scraper for Oil Canvas Acrylic Painting By CUALORK**Cualork**$6.84**4.7★1,421 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BG4R99X6) [5![5 Pieces Painting Knives Stainless Steel Spatula Palette Knife Oil Painting Accessories Color Mixing Set for Oil Canvas Acrylic Painting-Lightwish](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41yYAXX9NPL.jpg)**5 Pieces Painting Knives Stainless Steel Spatula Palette Knife Oil Painting Accessories Color Mixing Set for Oil Canvas Acrylic Painting-Lightwish**LIGHTWISH**$6.37**4.7★9,703 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072P1R5B7)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Phinus Pallet Knife 8P Stainless Steel Palette Knife Set Flexible Palette Knives with Wood Handle Paint Spatula for Oil Acrylic Painting Cake Decorating and Canvas](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41yDxFwoKTL.jpg)**Phinus Pallet Knife 8P Stainless Steel Palette Knife Set Flexible Palette Knives with Wood Handle Paint Spatula for Oil Acrylic Painting Cake Decorating and Canvas**Phinus**$7.16**28 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJRKZLB1) [![Painting Palette Knife - 5pcs Professional Stainless Palette Paint Knives With 6 Plastic Scrapers Ar Paint Tool for Oil Canvas Acrylic Painting & Cake Decorating](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41j73GCEVfL.jpg)**Painting Palette Knife - 5pcs Professional Stainless Palette Paint Knives With 6 Plastic Scrapers Ar Paint Tool for Oil Canvas Acrylic Painting & Cake Decorating**CllyCnny**$9.97**16 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5N53NLS) [![JYN-ANREN 5-Piece Stainless Steel Palette Knife Set for Oil Acrylic Watercolor Painting & Cake Decorating - Art & Mixing Tools for Texture Creation](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41mbpwxhc4L.jpg)**JYN-ANREN 5-Piece Stainless Steel Palette Knife Set for Oil Acrylic Watercolor Painting & Cake Decorating - Art & Mixing Tools for Texture Creation**jyn-anren**$6.99**13 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWK5NY3L) [![MEEDEN Artist Spatula Palette Knife: 8.86 Flexible Stainless Steel Art Pallet Scraper Knife with Wood Handle for Canvas DIY Crafts #4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21Tebi5N4eL.jpg)**MEEDEN Artist Spatula Palette Knife: 8.86 Flexible Stainless Steel Art Pallet Scraper Knife with Wood Handle for Canvas DIY Crafts #4**MEEDEN**$7.65**236 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWK41F93) [![MEEDEN Artist Paint Palette Knife: 9.88 Flexible Stainless Steel Art Pallet Scraper Knife with Wooden Handle for Oil Painting Accessories for Acrylic Gouache Canvas #23](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21N5+6M76JL.jpg)**MEEDEN Artist Paint Palette Knife: 9.88 Flexible Stainless Steel Art Pallet Scraper Knife with Wooden Handle for Oil Painting Accessories for Acrylic Gouache Canvas #23**MEEDEN**$7.66**236 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWK4XYS3)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Phinus Pallet Knife 8P Stainless Steel Palette Knife Set Flexible Palette Knives with Wood Handle Paint Spatula for Oil Acrylic Painting Cake Decorating and Canvas](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41yDxFwoKTL.jpg)**Phinus Pallet Knife 8P Stainless Steel Palette Knife Set Flexible Palette Knives with Wood Handle Paint Spatula for Oil Acrylic Painting Cake Decorating and Canvas**Phinus**$7.16**4.7★**▲ 297%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJRKZLB1) [![JYN-ANREN 5-Piece Stainless Steel Palette Knife Set for Oil Acrylic Watercolor Painting & Cake Decorating - Art & Mixing Tools for Texture Creation](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41mbpwxhc4L.jpg)**JYN-ANREN 5-Piece Stainless Steel Palette Knife Set for Oil Acrylic Watercolor Painting & Cake Decorating - Art & Mixing Tools for Texture Creation**jyn-anren**$6.99**4.5★**▲ 218%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWK5NY3L) [![Painting Palette Knife - 5pcs Professional Stainless Palette Paint Knives With 6 Plastic Scrapers Ar Paint Tool for Oil Canvas Acrylic Painting & Cake Decorating](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41j73GCEVfL.jpg)**Painting Palette Knife - 5pcs Professional Stainless Palette Paint Knives With 6 Plastic Scrapers Ar Paint Tool for Oil Canvas Acrylic Painting & Cake Decorating**CllyCnny**$9.97**4.8★**▲ 185%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5N53NLS) [![KINGART Diamond TROWEL PALETTE KNIFE and Painting Tool for Scraping Mixing and Painting with Oil and Acrylic Paints](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21GYOmEt2ML.jpg)**KINGART Diamond TROWEL PALETTE KNIFE and Painting Tool for Scraping Mixing and Painting with Oil and Acrylic Paints**KINGART**$4.85**4.5★**▲ 63%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C34TTSGL) [![MEEDEN Artist Spatula Palette Knife: 8.86 Flexible Stainless Steel Art Pallet Scraper Knife with Wood Handle for Canvas DIY Crafts #4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21Tebi5N4eL.jpg)**MEEDEN Artist Spatula Palette Knife: 8.86 Flexible Stainless Steel Art Pallet Scraper Knife with Wood Handle for Canvas DIY Crafts #4**MEEDEN**$7.65**4.5★**▲ 55%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWK41F93)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.6% search growth over the last 90 days.

9K7KSpike '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Quality-Overall**26%

*“Good quality”*

**Value For Money**13%

*“Excellent price”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%

*“As advertised”*

**Strength**5%

*“Very sturdy”*

**Paint Quality**4%

*“These are so good that they come with a special paint pallet”*

**Size-Overall**4%

*“I like these fit in my hand, very comfortable”*

**Durability**4%

*“Overall, they seem durable, easy to clean, and a great versatile set to have”*

**Ease Of Cleaning**4%

*“cleans up nicely”*

**Ease Of Use**3%

*“Easy to Use”*

**Handle Quality**3%

*“The handles are comfortable”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Quality-Overall**17%

*“Get a better quality set”*

**Durability**12%

*“They do not feel or look durable”*

**Strength**8%

*“The blades are a bit stiffer than the ones I was used to in the past”*

**Thickness**6%

*“not as thin as I would have liked”*

**Wood Quality**6%

*“The #1 knife was bent at the handle and free spinning, and the handle wood is damaged”*

**Size-Overall**5%

*“Seem way bigger than the picture first time user tho”*

**Hard Feel**5%

*“were slightly rough”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%

*“I didnt read the description because they are pretty basic”*

**Product Condition**3%

*“It just looked like a bunch of used pieces were packaged together and shipped out”*

**Charging**2%

*“again charged twice”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Size-Overall**36%

**Quality-Overall**13%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**11%

**Value For Money**8%

**Paint Quality**5%

**Defective Material/Parts**4%

**Product Condition**3%

**Shape/Style**3%

**Functionality-Overall**3%

**Strength**3%