marxman
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible13.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good774.71avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Okay£9.78avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Okay£112K£112K/yr · 84K searches
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-39.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad94%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad£5.85–£14.32cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, marxman is a £112K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (84K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 32/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
marxman market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 1,000–1,250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £78K–£98K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 13.5%
- Avg BSR
- #155
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 29%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 48 months
- Avg seller age
- 166 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 94% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
5 falling
Sellers
30
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- CHARLES BENTLEY47%
- Marxman35%
- Xllent12%
- Czdtq4%
- Tracer2%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -39.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top marxman search terms
- marxman marking tool18K/yr
- marksman marking tool18K/yr
- marxman17K/yr
- marksman10K/yr
- hole marker spray pen7K/yr
- spray marker3K/yr
- marxman pen6K/yr
- marksman pen5K/yr
Top marxman 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.
All 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
CHARLES BENTLEY Twin pack Marxman chalk NON-Permanent DIY Marking tool pen
CHARLES BENTLEY£8.804.6★1,961 rev
Marxman Pen Marx-1-1 Hole Marking Tool
Marxman£5.894.6★1,536 rev
Marxman Pen Set - 1 x Standard - 1 x Deep
Xllent£9.064.7★844 rev
MarXman Green Chalk Marking Pen x4 Hole Marking Tool Upto 45mm MARXMAN1GRN
Marxman£14.314.6★253 rev
Czdtq 6pcs Marxman Marking Tool Marksman Marking Tool Deep Hole Marker Tracer Pen Drill Hole Marker for Permanent Marking of Hard to Reach Areas (Black Blue Red)
Czdtq£5.854.8★8 rev
Newest
by launch date
Tracer Trueshot Deep Hole Chalk Marker 100mm Spray One-Hand Use
Tracer£10.21117 rev
Czdtq 6pcs Marxman Marking Tool Marksman Marking Tool Deep Hole Marker Tracer Pen Drill Hole Marker for Permanent Marking of Hard to Reach Areas (Black Blue Red)
Czdtq£5.858 rev
MarXman Green Chalk Marking Pen x4 Hole Marking Tool Upto 45mm MARXMAN1GRN
Marxman£14.31253 rev
Marxman Green Standard x2 Chalk Black Deep x2 Marking Pen Hole Marking Tool Set
Marxman£14.32704 rev
Marxman Pen Set - 1 x Standard - 1 x Deep
Xllent£9.06844 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumTracer Trueshot Deep Hole Chalk Marker 100mm Spray One-Hand Use
Tracer£10.214.6★
Marxman Pen Marx-1-1 Hole Marking Tool
Marxman£5.894.6★
Czdtq 6pcs Marxman Marking Tool Marksman Marking Tool Deep Hole Marker Tracer Pen Drill Hole Marker for Permanent Marking of Hard to Reach Areas (Black Blue Red)
Czdtq£5.854.8★
CHARLES BENTLEY Twin pack Marxman chalk NON-Permanent DIY Marking tool pen
CHARLES BENTLEY£8.804.6★
Marxman Pen Set - 1 x Standard - 1 x Deep
Xllent£9.064.7★
What buyers say about marxman
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to use”
“Excellent product”
“Great markers”
“Great value from this seller”
“lasted a while”
“two of different colours is really helpful”
“Marking pens”
“Does exactly what you think it will”
“clean it up”
“Great for any DIYer for accurately marking through an item onto the planned mounting surface prior to drilling”
What buyers complain about
“Not quite as good as I was led to believe”
“Both stopped working after a couple of uses”
“The standard marking tool didnt work”
“Used once, stored for 2 days then the pens wouldnt spray again”
“twist it slightly - don't leave the pin/rail sitting in the slot engaged as the bottle will lose its charge over a short period of time as it will become useless if you do”
“poor value for money”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is marxman profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £112K/yr across 7 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -39.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (32/100).
- How competitive is the marxman niche?
- 5 brands and 30 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 94% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in marxman?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Durability, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for marxman peak?
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the marxman niche?
- Listings span £5.85–£14.32; the average listing price is £9.78 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 775 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.