2b Pencil
FailPrices span $1.44–$8.90, mostly outside the sweet spot, so 2b Pencil is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 44 / 100Ranks 489 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · −3 vs the category median of 4744
- 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.
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.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
STAEDTLER 2B Drawing Pencils - Noris School - for Sketching - Box of 12 120-0
- Price
- £4.21
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7,085
- Age
- 20y ago

STAEDTLER 110-2B Tradition Graphite Pencil for Drawing & Sketching - 2B (Box of 12)
- Price
- £5.66
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,913
- Age
- 19y ago

STAEDTLER 121-S BK5D Noris School Graphite Pencils - Assorted Degrees 2B B HB H 2H (Pack of 5) Black
- Price
- £1.44
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 704
- Age
- 5y ago

Faber-Castell Art & Graphic Pitt Graphite Matt Pencil 2B for Art Craft Drawing Sketching Home School University Colouring
- Price
- £2.32
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 52
- Age
- 5y ago
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STAEDTLER Noris School Pencils 2B [Box of 36]
- Price
- £8.90
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 638
- Age
- 12y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
STAEDTLER 120-2 Noris Graphite Pencils for Writing and Sketching - 2B (Box of 12)
- Price
- £3.33
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7,083
- Age
- 19y ago

Faber-Castell Art & Graphic Pitt Graphite Matt Pencil 2B for Art Craft Drawing Sketching Home School University Colouring
- Price
- £2.32
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 52
- Age
- 5y ago

Eziglide HB Pencils Pack of 12 Hexagonal Graphite Pencils for Kids
- Price
- £4.64
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 170
- Age
- 4y ago

Westcott HB pencils 12 pieces | Value pack of pencils with eraser | Hexagonal shaft in dark blue | E-733992 00
- Price
- £2.60
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 68
- Age
- 1y ago

STAEDTLER 110-2B Tradition Graphite Pencil for Drawing & Sketching - 2B (Box of 12)
- Price
- £5.66
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,913
- Age
- 19y ago
Newest
by launch date
SimSign 30 Pack 2B Pencils with Extra-Thick Lead & Triangular Grip - Black Wood Graphite Pencils for School Office Sketching
- Price
- £6.25
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 78
- Age
- 10mo ago

CWWYQ 10 Pcs 2B Graphite with rubbers Wooden Hexagonal Pencils Penci for School Sharpened Pencil for Kids Teachers Writing Graphiting School Writing Wooden Red & Black Pencils Set
- Price
- £5.34
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 1y ago

Westcott HB pencils 12 pieces | Value pack of pencils with eraser | Hexagonal shaft in dark blue | E-733992 00
- Price
- £2.60
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 68
- Age
- 1y ago

M&G Wooden Hexagonal Pencils 10 Pcs 2B Graphite Round Pencils with Eraser for Classroom & Office Red & Black
- Price
- £4.41
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 34
- Age
- 1y ago

imiiHO 001 2B Pencils 12 Pack Wooden Lead Pencils with Rubber
- Price
- £5.71
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 60
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
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.
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
Too hard
Levels of hard/softness of lead isnt apparent
More grey than blackish
Good quality no yet put to proper use
Keep breaking when you sharp
These pencils are not 2B pencils as described
Love
It is of excellent quality and excellent timeing
Excellent Quality
Great product
Reasonable price
Good Value
Great value for money
Great Pencils
Quality Pencils
Great pencils
Good pencils
Good drawing pencils
Very useful set of pencils
the description was accurate
does the job
As described
Return
0.1% Return rate 17% Fixable by listing
Good quality no yet put to proper use
Too hard
Levels of hard/softness of lead isnt apparent
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