Gold Pen
prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.61–$14.68) — Gold Pen doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Ranks 4,022 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −6 vs the category median of 51
Is Gold Pen profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Gold Pen is a £259K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (290K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Gold Pen: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -0.9% over the last 90 days and 17.0% of searches end in a purchase.
£259K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand, so 5% of the market is open.
5%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 20 products
Top Gold Pen products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Assorted Metallic Colours | 3 Marker Pens
- Price
- £3.07
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 9,666
- Age
- 9y ago
Sharpie Metallic Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Gold | 1 Marker Pen
- Price
- £2.61
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 9,666
- Age
- 9y ago
Sharpie Metallic Permanent Marker | Fine Tip | Silver | 1 Count
- Price
- £2.92
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 9,666
- Age
- 9y ago
ARTISTRO 2 Gold Metallic Acrylic Paint Pens for Rock Ceramic Wood Glass Metal Fabric Plastic - 0.7mm Extra-Fine Tip Paint Markers - Ideal for Scrapbooking DIY Crafts & Art Projects
- Price
- £5.37
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 4,925
- Age
- 2y ago
STAEDTLER 8323-S BK2 Metallic Marker Pens - Gold/Silver (Pack of 2)
- Price
- £3.39
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 8,665
- Age
- 13y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
ARTISTRO 5 Gold Acrylic Paint Pens for Rock Painting Stone Ceramic Glass Wood Tire Fabric Metal Canvas - Set of 5 Paint Markers Water-Based - Extra-Fine Tip
- Price
- £6.23
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 19,407
- Age
- 12mo ago
JusArt Gold Pens with 0.4mm 0.5mm & 1.0mm Assorted Tips Opaque Gold Ink Pens for Writing Black Paper Journaling Drawing & DIY Crafts Ideal Drawing Pens for Artists & Art Supplies 3 Pack
- Price
- £4.81
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 378
- Age
- 10mo ago
ARTISTRO Permanent Marker - Waterproof Markers for Tire Fabric Rocks Glass Ceramic Wood Paper - Oil Based Paint Pens 2 Silver Extra-Fine Tip
- Price
- £4.99
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 834
- Age
- 1y ago
ARTISTRO 5 Gold Acrylic Paint Pens Dual Tip (Brush & Fine) Markers for Fabric Canvas Rock Glass Wood Calligraphy Scrapbook Supplies DIY & Gift for Kids Teens - Art Set
- Price
- £6.40
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 6,892
- Age
- 12mo ago
Sharpie Metallic Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Gold | 1 Marker Pen
- Price
- £2.61
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 9,666
- Age
- 9y ago
Newest
by launch dateJusArt Gold Pens with 0.4mm 0.5mm & 1.0mm Assorted Tips Opaque Gold Ink Pens for Writing Black Paper Journaling Drawing & DIY Crafts Ideal Drawing Pens for Artists & Art Supplies 3 Pack
- Price
- £4.81
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 378
- Age
- 10mo ago
ARTISTRO 5 Gold Acrylic Paint Pens for Rock Painting Stone Ceramic Glass Wood Tire Fabric Metal Canvas - Set of 5 Paint Markers Water-Based - Extra-Fine Tip
- Price
- £6.23
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 19,407
- Age
- 12mo ago
ARTISTRO 5 Gold Acrylic Paint Pens Dual Tip (Brush & Fine) Markers for Fabric Canvas Rock Glass Wood Calligraphy Scrapbook Supplies DIY & Gift for Kids Teens - Art Set
- Price
- £6.40
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 6,892
- Age
- 12mo ago
ARTISTRO Permanent Marker - Waterproof Markers for Tire Fabric Rocks Glass Ceramic Wood Paper - Oil Based Paint Pens 2 Silver Extra-Fine Tip
- Price
- £4.99
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 834
- Age
- 1y ago
STATIONERY ISLAND Acrylic Paint Pens 12 PCS Metallic Gold Silver White Black Dual Tip Fine & Brush Markers Water Based for Rock Glass Ceramic Wood Metal DIY & Halloween Crafts
- Price
- £4.86
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,878
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
8 falling
Sellers
52
Top-5 brand share
95%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
62%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
3%
- Sharpie53%
- ARTISTRO27%
- STAEDTLER8%
- STATIONERY ISLAND5%
- JusArt3%
- Drawlish2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Gold Pen demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×
Top Gold Pen search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- gold pen84K/yr
- silver pen31K/yr
- gold pens metallic29K/yr
- gold sharpie17K/yr
- silver sharpie16K/yr
- gold marker pen18K/yr
- silver paint pen9K/yr
- gold permanent marker pen9K/yr
- silver marker pen9K/yr
- silver permanent marker pen7K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Gold Pen
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
79% of reviews“theyre a good set”
“Good price”
“Easy to use”
“Brilliant colour”
“Good pens”
What buyers complain about
68% of reviews“Did not work”
“Dried out pen”
“Dead on first day”
“Absolutely rubbish”
“Just got dull watery grey”
Gold Pen return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.4%
Return rate
33%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Gold Pen questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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