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tinte

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Soft demand (-24.8% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 18Growth 13Conversion 45Competition 61Returns 99Price range 52Avg price 34Brand share 37Review moat 23Quality gap 19

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Good48%

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

Price range

Good€3.69–€27.02

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

Conversion

Okay3.6%

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

Brand share

Okay83%

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

Avg price

Okay€10.03

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Bad8,465.5

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad€71K

€71K/yr · 197K searches

Growth

Bad-24.8%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, tinte is a €71K/yr Amazon Germany market (197K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

tinte market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€60K–€80K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.6%
Avg BSR
#100
Page quality
0%
Prime
94%
Sponsored
53%
Out of stock
0.2%
Avg brand age
67 months
Avg seller age
183 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

137

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

14%

  • Pelikan55%
  • PARKER10%
  • Waterman9%
  • Winsor & Newton5%
  • Asvine3%
  • AOKUY3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 14%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -24.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top tinte search terms

  • tinte61K/yr
  • tintenfass34K/yr
  • ink28K/yr
  • fountain pen ink15K/yr
  • pelikan tinte11K/yr
  • tinte füller11K/yr
  • tinten9K/yr
  • füller tinte7K/yr
  • tintenfass königsblau7K/yr
  • füllertinte6K/yr
All search terms

Top tinte 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%5%€4K10%€7K15%€11K20%€14K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about tinte

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

What buyers love

Farbe20%

“Leuchtendes Purple”

Qualität insgesamt14%

“Prima Qualität”

Tintennachfüllung13%

“den Füller mit Tinte wieder zu befüllen mit Patronen ist natürlich sauberer und sicherer, geht auch schneller.”

Patrone/Tinte Qualität11%

“Excellence 👍 Geniale Tinte”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“Alles, wie bestellt”

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis6%

“Zugängliches Familienspiel mit Anspruch”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“Preis/Leistung ist super”

Wasserbeständigkeit2%

“Sie ist relativ wasserfest, je nach Füller, bekommt man ein schönes schwarz”

Papierqualität2%

“Toller Artikel, Patronen sind schön aufgräumt auf dem Schreibtisch”

Druckqualität2%

“Schönes Schriftbild”

What buyers complain about

Farbe14%

“Leider wntspricht die Farbe kwineswegs blaugrün”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis11%

“Völlig überteuert”

Tintenleck10%

“Die Tinte wird sehr schnell trocken beim Schreiben”

Funktionalität insgesamt7%

“Schraubdeckel geht nicht auf”

Einfache Reinigung7%

“Das Ergebnis war, dass ich meinen Füller aufwändig reinigen musste”

Geruch4%

“Riecht extrem stark”

Patrone/Tinte Qualität4%

“Schlechter Tintenfluß und immer wieder Aussetzer”

Dicke4%

“Diese Tinte ist sehr dünnflüssig”

Papierhelligkeit4%

“Aber dann geht eh erst das Papier kaputt :D”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit4%

“schwer reinzukommen”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße25%
Tintennachfüllung19%
Farbe10%
Tintenleck9%
Auslaufsicher7%
Kompatibilität – insgesamt6%
Patrone/Tinte Qualität5%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis3%
trocken/leerTinte3%
Patronekapazität3%

Common questions

Is tinte profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €71K/yr across 32 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -24.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the tinte niche?
15 brands and 137 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in tinte?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Farbe, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Tintenleck. The return rate is 0.2%.
When does demand for tinte peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the tinte niche?
Listings span €3.69–€27.02; the average listing price is €10.03 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 8,466 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.