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Gold Paint

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.7% of orders. But demand is soft, at -7.3% this quarter, so Gold Paint is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
53
53 / 100
Top 29% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +4 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£134K/yr230K searches / yr
90-day growth
-7.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
47%top-5 click share · 26 brands · 104 sellers

Flapen Score

Gold Paint against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Gold Paint is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

53Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Gold Paint market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Gold Paint 230K times last year and spent an estimated £134K. The top 5 brands take 50% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov. Flapen scores it 53 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 230K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -7.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £134K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
230K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-7.3%
Conversion, latest week
7.0%
Market size, estimated
£134Ka year
Peak month
November1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
gold paint101K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.41.

Listings sell for £8.41 on average, from £1.97 to £21.66. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £8.41 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.41under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.97–£21.66
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

59% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 81% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #193 within Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments. It carries 3,344 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
59%
Prime listings
81%
Out of stock, average day
5.1%
Average rank
#193in Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments
Average rating
4.39 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,344per listing
Listings tracked
32

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 62 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
62 months

Products

Top Gold Paint products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 47% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£5K£11K£16K£21K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

26 falling

Sellers

104

Top-5 brand share

50%

Top 20: 95%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 88%

Open market

44%

  • RUSTINS18%
  • 15110%
  • VGSEBA9%
  • Liquitex7%
  • Hammerite6%
  • Shabby Chic Furniture Paint6%

Demand

Gold Paint search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

7K5KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Gold Paint search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • gold paint101K/yr
  • gold metal paint22K/yr
  • gold paint for metal21K/yr
  • gold paint for wood26K/yr
  • antique gold paint10K/yr
  • gold wood paint7K/yr
  • gold metallic paint7K/yr
  • metallic gold paint7K/yr
  • gold furniture paint7K/yr
  • gold paint for walls8K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Gold Paint

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Color19%−0.03

Colour issue

Too dark for what I wanted I assumed it would be a lighter colour

Quite yellow

Paint Quality14%+0.46

A very odd behaving paint

It cant paint normal

not for painting

Value For Money7%−0.03

it could turn out pretty expensive

postage too expensive

Bit pricey

Thickness7%−0.05

Much thinner line than I hoped and expected

ended up in thick patches

was a little worried that it would be thin

Quality-Overall5%+1.48

These pens are not good at all

Looks so cheap

Poor

Love

Quality-Overall17%+1.48

Lovely product and so easy to use

Excellent product

All good the product was perfect for my needs

Color16%−0.03

Beautiful colour

The colour is gorgeous

Vibrant colours

Paint Quality15%+0.46

Great finish paint

Good paint

Excellent quality paint

Ease Of Use10%+0.55

Easy to use

Easy to remove as well with a microfibre cloth

They were so easy to use on the gravestone

Engraving/Paint/Sublimation9%+1.18

Paints on well with a fine brush

Excellent paint

Nice gold paint

Return

0.7% Return rate 46% Fixable by listing

Color30%▆█▅▇▄▇

Colour issue

Too dark for what I wanted I assumed it would be a lighter colour

Quite yellow

Paint Quality24%▆▂▅▅▅█

A very odd behaving paint

It cant paint normal

not for painting

Size-Overall8%▃█▇▃▇▂

Smaller than expected

It's a very small tube

Too small

Functionality-Overall6%▁█▄▃▂▅
Leak-Proof5%▁▁▅▂█▃

FAQ

Common Gold Paint questions

Answered from the same tracked data.