Black Marker Pen
prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.57–$13.25) — Black Marker Pen doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Black Marker Pen profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Black Marker Pen is a £285K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (278K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Black Marker 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 -9.6% over the last 90 days and 21.5% of searches end in a purchase.
£285K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand, so 19% of the market is open.
19%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 21 products
Top Black Marker 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 | Chisel Tip | Black | 2 Count
- Price
- £2.68
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 10,020
- Age
- 9y ago
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Black Ink | 2 Marker Pens
- Price
- £1.57
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 41,970
- Age
- 9y ago
Amazon Basics Permanent Markers - Black - Pack of 12
- Price
- £3.46
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 53,584
- Age
- 9y ago
Seal and Store 6 Black Permanent Markers Bullet Tip Black Marker
- Price
- £4.90
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 4,048
- Age
- 8y ago
BIC Marking 2000 ECOlutions Permanent Marker Pens Black - Multi-Surface Marker Pens Multipack - Pack of 12
- Price
- £6.44
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7,069
- Age
- 19y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
ANSIO Permanent Marker Pens Black Ink Fine Tip Markers Ideal for Office Home & School Works on Paper Plastic Metal & Glass (Pack of 12)
- Price
- £3.58
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 81
- Age
- 1y ago
G4GADGET Black Permanent Marker Bullet Tip Fine Point Ideal for Plastic Wood Metal and Glass - Durable & Quick-Drying Ink (10) - Packaging May Vary
- Price
- £3.34
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 373
- Age
- 1y ago
G4GADGET Black Permanent Marker Bullet Tip Fine Point Ideal for Plastic Wood Metal and Glass - Durable & Quick-Drying Ink (50)
- Price
- £13.25
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 373
- Age
- 1y ago
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Chisel Tip | Black | 2 Count
- Price
- £2.68
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 10,020
- Age
- 9y ago
Just stationery Chisel Tip Permanent Marker - Black (Pack of 4) 1156
- Price
- £2.39
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 2,210
- Age
- 13y ago
Newest
by launch dateANSIO Permanent Marker Pens Black Ink Fine Tip Markers Ideal for Office Home & School Works on Paper Plastic Metal & Glass (Pack of 12)
- Price
- £3.58
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 81
- Age
- 1y ago
G4GADGET Black Permanent Marker Bullet Tip Fine Point Ideal for Plastic Wood Metal and Glass - Durable & Quick-Drying Ink (50)
- Price
- £13.25
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 373
- Age
- 1y ago
G4GADGET Black Permanent Marker Bullet Tip Fine Point Ideal for Plastic Wood Metal and Glass - Durable & Quick-Drying Ink (10) - Packaging May Vary
- Price
- £3.34
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 373
- Age
- 1y ago
ARTISTRO 5 Black Acrylic Paint Pens for Rock Fabric Wood Glass Decoration - Dual Tip (Dot & Fine) Paint Markers for Coloring Books for Adults Teens Kids - Art and Craft Supplies Kit
- Price
- £6.34
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 635
- Age
- 2y ago
12PA 12 Black | Permanent Marker Pens | Thick Bullet Tip | Permanent Markers | Permanent Marker for Plastic metal marker Garden Marker Pen (12 Black Marker Pen)
- Price
- £5.34
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,119
- Age
- 4y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
14 rising
Sellers
119
Top-5 brand share
81%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
62%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
16%
- Sharpie48%
- BIC13%
- Amazon Basics8%
- Seal and Store7%
- Just stationery5%
- G4GADGET3%
- Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 16%)
Black Marker Pen demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top Black Marker Pen search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- black marker pen64K/yr
- black permanent marker35K/yr
- marker pen33K/yr
- black marker20K/yr
- black marker pens16K/yr
- permanent marker pens black44K/yr
- black permanent marker pens12K/yr
- black markers13K/yr
- black marker pens permanent15K/yr
- permanent marker pen9K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Marker Pen
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
81% of reviews“worth it”
“consistent product quality”
“Great markers”
“As advertised”
“Sharpies are excellent”
What buyers complain about
57% of reviews“Bad quality”
“the ink drys very fast”
“neither pen works”
“don't store them pointing up or down as that causes the ink to pool”
“they are so expensive”
Black Marker Pen return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.1%
Return rate
24%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Black Marker Pen questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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