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# **posca pastel**

**Skip it**

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 2Growth 16Conversion 44Competition 2Returns 91Price range 89Avg price 90Brand share 0Review moat 35Quality gap 16

**Returns**

**Great****1.2%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Avg price**

**Great****$20.86**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Great****$13.23–$38.50**

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

**Conversion**

**Okay****3.5%**

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

**Review moat**

**Okay****2,958.14**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Growth**

**Bad****-17.5%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.7★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Market size**

**Bad****$9K**

$9K/yr · 12K searches

**Competition**

**Bad****97%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Brand share**

**Bad****100%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

## **Competition**

The top 5 products capture 97% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

**Brands**

**3 **—flat

**Sellers**

**39**

**Top-5 brand share**

**100%**

**Open market**

**0%**

- posca83% - uni14% - 三菱鉛筆3% - 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%15%$1K30%$3K45%$4K60%$5K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

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

All 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Posca Markers Set 8 Medium Paint Markers 5M Soft Tones White Sunshine Yellow Apricot Light Pink Coral Lavender Light Blue Aqua Green](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/512Xy3-deYL.jpg)**Posca Markers Set 8 Medium Paint Markers 5M Soft Tones White Sunshine Yellow Apricot Light Pink Coral Lavender Light Blue Aqua Green**posca**$15.96**4.8★2,899 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0933H74M4) [2![Posca Markers Set 8 Fine Paint Markers 3M Soft Tones White Sunshine Yellow Apricot Light Pink Coral Pink Lavender Light Blue Aqua Green](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51GhuCdwhnL.jpg)**Posca Markers Set 8 Fine Paint Markers 3M Soft Tones White Sunshine Yellow Apricot Light Pink Coral Pink Lavender Light Blue Aqua Green**posca**$13.23**4.7★483 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VH9LLWP) [3![uni Posca 5M Medium Pastel Markers with Reversible Tips Set of 7 Kids Art Supplies For Gifts Decorations Fabric Metal Glass Wood and Canvas](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51RGOh6jjgL.jpg)**uni Posca 5M Medium Pastel Markers with Reversible Tips Set of 7 Kids Art Supplies For Gifts Decorations Fabric Metal Glass Wood and Canvas**uni**$13.30**4.8★6,553 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZC9JK4Q) [4![Posca Heat Pliable Oil & Wax Based Pastels Pack with Natural Pigments and Powerful Chromatic Intensity Artist Grade Pastels Have 24 Highly Pigmented Colors for Shading Scratching and Smoothing](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51D2p+Rb6iL.jpg)**Posca Heat Pliable Oil & Wax Based Pastels Pack with Natural Pigments and Powerful Chromatic Intensity Artist Grade Pastels Have 24 Highly Pigmented Colors for Shading Scratching and Smoothing**posca**$32.15**4.5★389 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081THS7KM) [5![Posca Markers Set 8 Extra Fine Paint Markers 1MR Soft Tones White Sunshine Yellow Apricot Light Pink Coral Pink Lavender Light Blue Aqua Green](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51LJbfhWwdL.jpg)**Posca Markers Set 8 Extra Fine Paint Markers 1MR Soft Tones White Sunshine Yellow Apricot Light Pink Coral Pink Lavender Light Blue Aqua Green**posca**$17.97**4.8★79 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HCTW8VF)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Posca Markers Set 8 Extra Fine Paint Markers 1MR Soft Tones White Sunshine Yellow Apricot Light Pink Coral Pink Lavender Light Blue Aqua Green](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51LJbfhWwdL.jpg)**Posca Markers Set 8 Extra Fine Paint Markers 1MR Soft Tones White Sunshine Yellow Apricot Light Pink Coral Pink Lavender Light Blue Aqua Green**posca**$17.97**79 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HCTW8VF) [![Posca Markers Set 8 Medium Paint Markers 5M Soft Tones White Sunshine Yellow Apricot Light Pink Coral Lavender Light Blue Aqua Green](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/512Xy3-deYL.jpg)**Posca Markers Set 8 Medium Paint Markers 5M Soft Tones White Sunshine Yellow Apricot Light Pink Coral Lavender Light Blue Aqua Green**posca**$15.96**2,899 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0933H74M4) [![Posca Markers Set 8 Fine Paint Markers 3M Soft Tones White Sunshine Yellow Apricot Light Pink Coral Pink Lavender Light Blue Aqua Green](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51GhuCdwhnL.jpg)**Posca Markers Set 8 Fine Paint Markers 3M Soft Tones White Sunshine Yellow Apricot Light Pink Coral Pink Lavender Light Blue Aqua Green**posca**$13.23**483 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VH9LLWP) [![Posca Heat Pliable Oil & Wax Based Pastels Pack with Natural Pigments and Powerful Chromatic Intensity Artist Grade Pastels Have 24 Highly Pigmented Colors for Shading Scratching and Smoothing](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51D2p+Rb6iL.jpg)**Posca Heat Pliable Oil & Wax Based Pastels Pack with Natural Pigments and Powerful Chromatic Intensity Artist Grade Pastels Have 24 Highly Pigmented Colors for Shading Scratching and Smoothing**posca**$32.15**389 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081THS7KM) [![posca Paint Markers 3M Fine Point Acrylic Paint Pens with Reversible Tips Art Supplies For Gifts Decorations Fabric Metal Glass Wood and Canvas Set of 24](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51BqfxwXMGL.jpg)**posca Paint Markers 3M Fine Point Acrylic Paint Pens with Reversible Tips Art Supplies For Gifts Decorations Fabric Metal Glass Wood and Canvas Set of 24**posca**$38.50**6,248 rev9y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZYTZXG2)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Posca Markers Set 8 Fine Paint Markers 3M Soft Tones White Sunshine Yellow Apricot Light Pink Coral Pink Lavender Light Blue Aqua Green](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51GhuCdwhnL.jpg)**Posca Markers Set 8 Fine Paint Markers 3M Soft Tones White Sunshine Yellow Apricot Light Pink Coral Pink Lavender Light Blue Aqua Green**posca**$13.23**4.7★**▲ 37%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VH9LLWP) [![Uni Posca Paint Marker Pen Fine Point Set of 7 Natural Color (PC-3M 7C) Original Version](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61BcKJi27dL.jpg)**Uni Posca Paint Marker Pen Fine Point Set of 7 Natural Color (PC-3M 7C) Original Version**三菱鉛筆**$14.90**4.8★**▲ 29%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BY1JZO0) [![Posca Markers Set 8 Medium Paint Markers 5M Soft Tones White Sunshine Yellow Apricot Light Pink Coral Lavender Light Blue Aqua Green](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/512Xy3-deYL.jpg)**Posca Markers Set 8 Medium Paint Markers 5M Soft Tones White Sunshine Yellow Apricot Light Pink Coral Lavender Light Blue Aqua Green**posca**$15.96**4.8★**▲ 18%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0933H74M4) [![Posca Heat Pliable Oil & Wax Based Pastels Pack with Natural Pigments and Powerful Chromatic Intensity Artist Grade Pastels Have 24 Highly Pigmented Colors for Shading Scratching and Smoothing](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51D2p+Rb6iL.jpg)**Posca Heat Pliable Oil & Wax Based Pastels Pack with Natural Pigments and Powerful Chromatic Intensity Artist Grade Pastels Have 24 Highly Pigmented Colors for Shading Scratching and Smoothing**posca**$32.15**4.5★**— 9%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081THS7KM) [![posca Paint Markers 3M Fine Point Acrylic Paint Pens with Reversible Tips Art Supplies For Gifts Decorations Fabric Metal Glass Wood and Canvas Set of 24](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51BqfxwXMGL.jpg)**posca Paint Markers 3M Fine Point Acrylic Paint Pens with Reversible Tips Art Supplies For Gifts Decorations Fabric Metal Glass Wood and Canvas Set of 24**posca**$38.50**4.8★**▼ 14%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZYTZXG2)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 97 weeks — -17.5% search growth over the last 90 days.

800600Prime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Color**30%

*“Beautiful colors”*

**Quality-Overall**18%

*“My daughter loves these Great quality markers”*

**Durability**8%

*“very durable”*

**Value For Money**6%

*“Got these at a great price”*

**Pen/Pencil Quality**6%

*“Nice markers”*

**Ease Of Use**5%

*“Easy to Use”*

**Drawing Experience**4%

*“Good for drawing and small details”*

**Design-Overall**4%

*“You can design your own ANYTHING”*

**Paint Quality**2%

*“Best paint markers around”*

**Soft Feel**2%

*“So smooth and fun to use”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Value For Money**23%

*“But it should be more cheaper”*

**Color**9%

*“Hard to find a good white”*

**Dry/Empty Ink**6%

*“Dried out”*

**Product Condition**6%

*“Must be an old set”*

**Durability**6%

*“then died so fast”*

**Drying Time**6%

*“The tips dry up quick”*

**Quality-Overall**5%

*“Quality is Average”*

**Leak-Proof**3%

*“tends to leak out instead of soaking into the tip of the marker”*

**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**2%

*“I just don't know how to use them”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Value For Money**14%

**Color**13%

**Size-Overall**9%

**Product Condition**8%

**Paint Quality**8%

**Functionality-Overall**7%

**Dry/Empty Ink**7%

**Display Colors**4%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%

**Ink Refill**4%