Fountain Pen Ink
FailDemand is soft, at -27.4% this quarter, so Fountain Pen Ink is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 35 / 100Ranks 5,308 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −16 vs the category median of 5135
- Market size
- £77K/yr177K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -27.4%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 62%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 51 sellers
Flapen Score
Fountain Pen Ink against its category
The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Fountain Pen Ink is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Fountain Pen Ink market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Fountain Pen Ink 177K times last year and spent an estimated £77K. The top 5 brands take 85% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 35 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
5.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 177K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -27.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £77K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 177K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -27.4%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.6%
- Market size, estimated
- £77Ka year
- Peak month
- December1.7× the quietest month
- Top search term
- fountain pen ink96K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £7.84.
Listings sell for £7.84 on average, from £3.63 to £17.56. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £7.84 that is £4K to £6K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £7.84under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £3.63–£17.56
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 8K–10K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- £4K–£6K
- Returns
- 0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
65% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #58 within Drawing. It carries 12,913 reviews at 4.61 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 65%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #58in Drawing
- Average rating
- 4.61 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 12,913per listing
- Listings tracked
- 20
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are established.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 64 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 64 months
Products
Top Fountain Pen Ink products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Parker Fountain Pen Ink Bottle | Black QUINK Ink | 57 ml Fountain Pen Refill
- Price
- £4.99
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 22,114
- Age
- 10y ago
Parker Fountain Pen Ink Bottle | Blue QUINK Ink | 57 ml Fountain Pen Refill
- Price
- £4.94
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 22,114
- Age
- 10y ago
Waterman Fountain Pen Ink | Tender Purple | 50ml Bottle
- Price
- £5.32
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 34,120
- Age
- 17y ago
Jacques Herbin 13026T - One 30 ml Bottle of Ink for Fountain pens and Rollerball pens Rouge Amarante/Red Amaranth Colour - Made in France - Calligraphy
- Price
- £4.99
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 1y ago
Waterman Fountain Pen Ink | Intense Black | 50ml Bottle
- Price
- £7.02
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 34,120
- Age
- 19y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Pelikan 329201 Turquoise Ink 62.5 ml
- Price
- £7.20
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 8,313
- Age
- 15y ago
Diamine - 30ml Fountain Pen Ink - Colour Wheel - 6 x Bottles - Autumn Oak Syrah Macassar Earl Grey Aurora Borealis Twilight
- Price
- £17.56
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 91
- Age
- 5y ago
Jacques Herbin 13007T - One 30 ml bottle of ink for fountain pens and rollerballs Vert de gris/ grey Green colour - Made in France - Calligraphy Writing
- Price
- £6.22
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7,604
- Age
- 8y ago
Pelikan 300056 Ink 30ml Dark Green
- Price
- £7.66
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,985
- Age
- 10y ago
Jacques Herbin 13026T - One 30 ml Bottle of Ink for Fountain pens and Rollerball pens Rouge Amarante/Red Amaranth Colour - Made in France - Calligraphy
- Price
- £4.99
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch dateJacques Herbin 13026T - One 30 ml Bottle of Ink for Fountain pens and Rollerball pens Rouge Amarante/Red Amaranth Colour - Made in France - Calligraphy
- Price
- £4.99
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 1y ago
Toms Studio British Made Fountain Pen Ink Neptune Blue 50ml | Glass Ink Bottle for Fountain Pen | Designed for Writing Drawing and Doodling | Acid Free Non Toxic and Vegan
- Price
- £12.39
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 90
- Age
- 3y ago
Asvine Hongdian Fountain Pen Bottled Ink Black 60ml Fountain Pen Bottled Ink Non Carbon
- Price
- £8.36
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,217
- Age
- 4y ago
Diamine - 30ml Fountain Pen Ink - Colour Wheel - 6 x Bottles - Autumn Oak Syrah Macassar Earl Grey Aurora Borealis Twilight
- Price
- £17.56
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 91
- Age
- 5y ago
GC Fountain Pen Ink - Set of 10 Colours x 20ml Ink Bottles - Non-Carbon Ink Refill for Dip Pen - for Calligraphy Journaling Writing and Drawing GC-710
- Price
- £17.04
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 542
- Age
- 5y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 62% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
11 falling
Sellers
51
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
62%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
11%
- PARKER50%
- Waterman19%
- Jacques Herbin8%
- Diamine5%
- Pelikan4%
- Tom's Studio4%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 11%)
Demand
Fountain Pen Ink search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Search terms
Top Fountain Pen Ink search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- fountain pen ink96K/yr
- fountain pen ink bottle8K/yr
- ink for fountain pen10K/yr
- pen ink10K/yr
- quink ink8K/yr
- black fountain pen ink7K/yr
- parker ink7K/yr
- ink bottle8K/yr
- bottled ink4K/yr
- ink fountain pen4K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Fountain Pen Ink
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Black ink that's clearly not black
Wrong colour in right box
It's dark
Do not fit
these were fractionally shorter
A tight fit
Dried ink inside cartridges. faulty patch
The ink dries quick
I also find the ink is quite wet
Pretty expensive for what you get
Its a high price for the ink pot
Overpriced,
So doesnt flow
Doesnt flow too well
Problems with ink flow
Love
Excellent quality ink
Good ink
Overall, these are excellent-quality ink cartridges that deliver dependable performance and great value for money
Love the colour
Great Set Of Colours
Great colours
Excellent refills
Good fountain pen refills
Excellent Ink
Does the job
is exactly what I was expecting
Exactly what you need
The quality is consistent from start to end
Good quality
Great item
Return
0.3% Return rate 33% Fixable by listing
Black ink that's clearly not black
Wrong colour in right box
It's dark
Poor quality ink blurs instantly on paper
Problems with ink flow
Ink went off
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FAQ
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