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2b Pencil

Fail

Prices span $1.44–$8.90, mostly outside the sweet spot, so 2b Pencil is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 489 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · −3 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£33K/yr60K searches / yr
90-day growth
+12.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
53%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 61 sellers

Flapen Score

2b Pencil against its category

The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, 2b Pencil is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The 2b Pencil market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for 2b Pencil 60K times last year and spent an estimated £33K. The top 5 brands take 84% of clicks. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

13.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 60K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 13.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +12.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £33K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
60K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+12.6%
Conversion, latest week
13.0%
Market size, estimated
£33Ka year
Peak month
September3.1× the quietest month
Top search term
2b pencils42K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.24.

Listings sell for £4.24 on average, from £1.44 to £8.90. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £4.24 that is £2K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.24under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.44–£8.90
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
10K–13K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£3K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

55% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #98 within Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies. It carries 6,322 reviews at 4.53 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
55%
Prime listings
95%
Out of stock, average day
1.2%
Average rank
#98in Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies
Average rating
4.53 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
6,322per listing
Listings tracked
20

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 65 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
65 months

Products

Top 2b Pencil 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 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£3K£5K£7K1101001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

61

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

13%

  • STAEDTLER60%
  • Faber-Castell9%
  • imiiHO6%
  • Drawlish5%
  • M&G4%
  • CWWYQ3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 13%)

Demand

2b Pencil search demand

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

4K3KHoliday '24Spike '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×

Search terms

Top 2b Pencil search terms shoppers use

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

  • 2b pencils42K/yr
  • 2b pencil11K/yr
  • 2b pencils pack7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 2b Pencil

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

Complain

Hard Feel31%−0.08

Too hard

Levels of hard/softness of lead isnt apparent

Color13%−0.03

More grey than blackish

Quality-Overall13%+2.80

Good quality no yet put to proper use

Sharpness13%−0.03

Keep breaking when you sharp

Nib/Tip Quality6%−0.02

These pencils are not 2B pencils as described

Love

Quality-Overall35%+2.80

It is of excellent quality and excellent timeing

Excellent Quality

Great product

Value For Money20%

Reasonable price

Good Value

Great value for money

Pen/Pencil Quality18%+1.46

Great Pencils

Quality Pencils

Great pencils

Drawing Experience11%+0.25

Good pencils

Good drawing pencils

Very useful set of pencils

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%−0.01

the description was accurate

does the job

As described

Return

0.1% Return rate 17% Fixable by listing

Certifications17%▁▁▁▁█▁
Writing Experience17%▁▁▁▁█▁
Quality-Overall17%▁▁█▁▂▁

Good quality no yet put to proper use

Gifting Purpose8%▁▁▁▁▁█
Hard Feel8%▁█▁▁▁▁

Too hard

Levels of hard/softness of lead isnt apparent

FAQ

Common 2b Pencil questions

Answered from the same tracked data.