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Oil Paint

soft demand (-16.8% this quarter) — Oil Paint doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

49
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Ranks 3,207 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −2 vs the category median of 51

Market size 37Growth 17Conversion 51Competition 49Returns 98Price range 69Avg price 83Brand share 60Review moat 51Quality gap 30
This niche Category average · 5,777 niches

Is Oil Paint profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Oil Paint is a £183K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (248K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Oil Paint: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -16.8% over the last 90 days and 4.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£183K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr10K
Search volume / yr-16.8%248K
Conversion rate4.1%
Avg price£18.16

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand, so 31% of the market is open.

31%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 49
Top-5 product click share56%
Open market31%
Avg brand age59 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 21 products

Sponsored placement62%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews1,449

Top Oil Paint products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 56% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£9K£18K£27K£37K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

49

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

56%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

23%

  • Winsor & Newton18%
  • Castle Art Supplies17%
  • Magicfly12%
  • Royal & Langnickel12%
  • Ohuhu10%
  • PEBEO8%

Oil Paint demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume248KCVR4.1%Products21Brands13Top 5 Brands69%OOS Rate1.8%Rating4.6★Reviews1,449Avg BSR#757
7K5KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top Oil Paint search terms shoppers use

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

  • oil paint101K/yr
  • oil paints52K/yr
  • oil paint set58K/yr
  • oil paints for artists21K/yr
  • oil painting set8K/yr
  • oil paints set6K/yr
  • professional oil paint3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Oil Paint

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

91% of reviews
Quality-Overall24%

Great quality and easy to blend on canvas

Value For Money20%

good value

Color14%

Bright colours

Paint Quality11%

Gorgeous paints

Soft Feel8%

Smooth and creamy for application

What buyers complain about

78% of reviews
Paint Quality32%

Very big paint tubes are often better value for money

Drying Time13%

The only thing I would say is a slight negative is that they dry up quicker than other paints Ive used

Coverage13%

Bad coverage

Moist/Dry6%

Want a quick dry dont bother

Size-Overall6%

Tubes are very small

Oil Paint return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.4%

Return rate

21%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Paint Quality
34%
2Color
13%
3Quality-Overall
13%
4Material Quality
11%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
5%

Common Oil Paint questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Oil Paint 49/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £183K/yr across 21 tracked products. Search demand moved -16.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Oil Paint on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.