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ölfarben

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Soft demand (-22.6% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 34Growth 14Conversion 36Competition 43Returns 98Price range 76Avg price 92Brand share 61Review moat 44Quality gap 50

Returns

Incredible0.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great€21.77

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great€4.51–€49.07

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

Brand share

Good68%

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

Quality gap

Good4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay2,053.64

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay59%

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

Conversion

Okay2.9%

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

Market size

Okay€163K

€163K/yr · 257K searches

Growth

Bad-22.6%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, ölfarben is a €163K/yr Amazon Germany market (257K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 68% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

ölfarben market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€131K–€174K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.9%
Avg BSR
#310
Page quality
0%
Prime
91%
Sponsored
86%
Out of stock
10.5%
Avg brand age
63 months
Avg seller age
187 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

16 rising

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

25%

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Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -22.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Top ölfarben search terms

  • ölfarben106K/yr
  • ölfarben set52K/yr
  • ölfarbe23K/yr
  • oil paint21K/yr
  • öl farben set16K/yr
  • ölfarben starterset12K/yr
  • öl farben9K/yr
  • oil paint set8K/yr
  • oil painting5K/yr
  • öl farbe4K/yr
All search terms

Top ölfarben 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%€16K20%€33K30%€49K40%€65K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market 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.

What buyers say about ölfarben

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

What buyers love

Farbe31%

“Die Pigmente ierung ist gut”

Qualität insgesamt22%

“Super Qualität”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis9%

“Preis Leistung oke”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“Wie erwartet”

Lackqualität6%

“Super Set für Ölmalerei”

Einfache Reinigung3%

“für diesen preis vollkommen in ordnung liegen gut in der hand lassen sich gut reinigen und sind präzise”

Effizienz3%

“Lassen sich gut verarbeiten”

Textur/Konsistenz – insgesamt3%

“die Textur ist geschmeidig,”

Gesamtgröße3%

“Passt”

Abdeckung2%

“Gutes Produkt, schönes Farbbild, gute Deckung”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt21%

“Schlechte Qualität, nicht zu empfehlen”

Farbe17%

“Miese Farbe”

Lackqualität16%

“Farbe und Öl trennen sich teilweise”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis8%

“Geldverschwendung”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit7%

“Beim Öffnen des Karton war alles verklebt da musste ich erst alle Tuben reinigen daher der Abzug”

Produktzustand4%

“Benutzter Artikel”

Gesamtgröße3%

“kleiner als erwartet”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit3%

“Sie lassen sich nicht gut verarbeiten”

Auslaufsicher2%

“die Farbtuben waren teilweise ausgelaufen”

Haltbarkeit2%

“Deckel gehen kaputt”

Top return reasons

Farbe21%
Qualität insgesamt21%
Gesamtgröße11%
Lackqualität9%
Weiches Gefühl6%
Geruch5%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%
Defekt Material/Teile3%
Auslaufsicher3%

Common questions

Is ölfarben profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €163K/yr across 22 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -22.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the ölfarben niche?
16 brands and 40 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 68% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in ölfarben?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Farbe, Lackqualität. The return rate is 0.5%.
When does demand for ölfarben peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the ölfarben niche?
Listings span €4.51–€49.07; the average listing price is €21.77 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,054 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.