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pica

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

Market size 59Growth 21Conversion 81Competition 28Returns 99Price range 68Avg price 79Brand share 0Review moat 33Quality gap 40

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great8.4%

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

Avg price

Great€16.51

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good€6.60–€32.98

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

Market size

Good€492K

€492K/yr · 354K searches

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay3,153.73

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay68%

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

Growth

Bad-8.7%

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

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, pica is a €492K/yr Amazon Germany market (354K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

pica market data

Units sold / yr
30K–40K
avg 1,500–2,000/product
Revenue / yr
€495K–€660K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
8.4%
Avg BSR
#25
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
20%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
44 months
Avg seller age
180 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

3 flat

Sellers

121

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Pica94%
  • EXPERT3%
  • vasalat3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top pica search terms

  • pica117K/yr
  • pica stift67K/yr
  • pica dry99K/yr
  • pika13K/yr
  • pica marker9K/yr
  • pica set9K/yr
  • pica tieflochmarker10K/yr
  • pika bleistift4K/yr
  • pica bleistift9K/yr
  • tieflochmarker pica6K/yr
All search terms

Top pica products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%€49K20%€98K30%€148K40%€197K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about pica

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt28%

“Top Produkte”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit14%

“einfacher Handhabung – ideal für präzise Markierarbeiten.”

Gesamtgröße7%

“Passt”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“Macht was es soll”

Holzqualität4%

“Der Markierer macht das was er soll, er schreibt auf nassem und trockenem Material, Holz, Stein, etc”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Sein Geld wert”

Design insgesamt3%

“sind extrem durchdacht: Grafit für den Standard (Putz, Gipskarton),”

Stärke3%

“Mega stabil, auch auf der Baustelle”

Effizienz3%

“Macht was es soll”

Füllt insgesamt nach3%

“Gut sichtbar, praktisch durch Nachfüllbarkeit”

What buyers complain about

Haltbarkeit21%

“er war kaputt”

trocken/leerTinte12%

“Leider enttäuschend: Nach nur zwei Monaten im Bulli ist der Tieflochmarker komplett eingetrocknet und schreibt nicht mehr”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit9%

“unpraktisch”

Qualität insgesamt9%

“Nicht ausgereiftes Produkt”

Messung / Ablesegenauigkeit7%

“- Nicht ganz so präzise wie ein klassischer Stift für feine Linien”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Schade um das Geld”

Funktionalität insgesamt6%

“Macht nur Probleme”

Einfache Reinigung5%

“Unpräzise und Sauerei”

Sprühen/Durchfluss4%

“Bei einem Sprühstoß kommt recht viel raus”

Materialqualität3%

“Kein beste Material”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße22%
Funktionalität insgesamt18%
Defekt Material/Teile12%
Haltbarkeit8%
Dünn5%
trocken/leerTinte5%
Produktzustand5%
Griff2%
Auslaufsicher2%
Qualität insgesamt2%

Common questions

Is pica profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €492K/yr across 15 tracked products. 4 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the pica niche?
3 brands and 121 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 68% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pica?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Haltbarkeit, trocken/leerTinte, Benutzerfreundlichkeit. The return rate is 0.2%.
When does demand for pica peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the pica niche?
Listings span €6.60–€32.98; the average listing price is €16.51 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,154 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.