Black Pencil
FailThe top 5 brands take 99% of clicks, so Black Pencil is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 39 / 100Ranks 626 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · −8 vs the category median of 4739
- Market size
- £149K/yr130K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +6.3%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 64%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 87 sellers
Flapen Score
Black Pencil against its category
The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Black Pencil is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Black Pencil market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Black Pencil 130K times last year and spent an estimated £149K. The top 5 brands take 99% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 39 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
2.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 130K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +6.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £149K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 130K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +6.3%
- Conversion, latest week
- 2.8%
- Market size, estimated
- £149Ka year
- Peak month
- December2.0× the quietest month
- Top search term
- faber castell polychromos46K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £40.48.
Listings sell for £40.48 on average, from £3.08 to £243.12. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £40.48 that is £4K to £10K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £40.48inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £3.08–£243.12
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 4K–5K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £4K–£10K
- Returns
- 0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
42% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #217 within Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies. It carries 2,786 reviews at 4.64 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 42%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 1.7%
- Average rank
- #217in Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.64 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 2,786per listing
- Listings tracked
- 19
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are settling in.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 59 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 59 months
Products
Top Black 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
Faber-Castell Art & Graphic Polychromos Colour Pencil Multicoloured Tin of 36 for Art Craft Drawing Sketching Home School University Colouring
- Price
- £40.73
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 607
- Age
- 19y ago

Faber-Castell Art & Graphic Polychromos Colour Pencil Multicoloured Tin of 24 for Art Craft Drawing Sketching Home School University Colouring
- Price
- £27.31
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 5,500
- Age
- 19y ago

Faber-Castell Art & Graphic Polychromos Colour Pencil Multicoloured Tin of 120 Art Craft Drawing Sketching Home School University Colouring
- Price
- £142.26
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 6,559
- Age
- 19y ago

Faber-Castell Art & Graphic Polychromos Colour Pencil Multicoloured Tin of 12 for Art Craft Drawing Sketching Home School University Colouring
- Price
- £14.20
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 3,233
- Age
- 19y ago

Faber-Castell Art & Graphic Polychromos Colour Pencil Multicoloured Tin Of 60 For Art Craft Drawing Sketching Home School University Colouring
- Price
- £62.80
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 4,332
- Age
- 19y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Faber-Castell Art & Graphic Polychromos Colour Pencil Multicoloured Tin Of 6 For Art Craft Drawing Sketching Home School University Colouring Artist Art Set Supplies
- Price
- £17.61
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 8y ago

CRAYOLA Colours of the World Pencils - Assorted Colours (Pack of 24) | Colours That Represent Skin Tones from Around the World | Ideal for Kids Aged 3+
- Price
- £3.95
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 6,772
- Age
- 5y ago

Faber-Castell Art & Graphic Polychromos Colour Pencil Gift Set Mixed Media Multicoloured Polychromos Gift Set Art Craft Drawing Sketching Home School University Colouring
- Price
- £56.56
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 39
- Age
- 2y ago

Faber-Castell Art & Graphic Polychromos Colour Pencils Gift Set Mixed Media Multicoloured Polychromos for Arts Craft Drawing Sketching Home School University Colouring
- Price
- £26.02
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 310
- Age
- 7y ago

KALOUR PDAS 36 Skin Tones Colouring Pencils Portrait Set Oil Based Prefabricated Drawing Pencils for Beginners Adults Artist Colouring Book Drawing Sketching Art Project with Light Fastness Ratings
- Price
- £8.05
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 449
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date
Ohuhu Colouring Pencils 72 Blendable High Pigmentation Soft and Thick Core 4mm Oil-based Lead Coloured Pencils for Professionals Artists Adults Students Drawing Sketching Portrait - Halawa Series
- Price
- £27.25
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 873
- Age
- 1y ago

KALOUR PDAS 36 Skin Tones Colouring Pencils Portrait Set Oil Based Prefabricated Drawing Pencils for Beginners Adults Artist Colouring Book Drawing Sketching Art Project with Light Fastness Ratings
- Price
- £8.05
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 449
- Age
- 2y ago

Faber-Castell Art & Graphic Polychromos Colour Pencil Gift Set Mixed Media Multicoloured Polychromos Gift Set Art Craft Drawing Sketching Home School University Colouring
- Price
- £56.56
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 39
- Age
- 2y ago

Faber-Castell Colour Pencils Black Edition - Skin Tones x 12
- Price
- £5.32
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,378
- Age
- 3y ago

Peter Pauper Press Skin Tone Coloured Pencils (24 soft-core high pigment pencils for skin tones and faces)
- Price
- £7.40
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 44
- Age
- 5y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 64% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
6 falling
Sellers
87
Top-5 brand share
99%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
64%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Faber-Castell88%
- CRAYOLA6%
- STAEDTLER3%
- KALOUR PDAS2%
- Peter Pauper Press1%
- Ohuhu1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand
Black Pencil search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
Search terms
Top Black Pencil search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- faber castell polychromos46K/yr
- polychromos colouring pencils31K/yr
- polychromos10K/yr
- skin tone pencils10K/yr
- skin colour pencils9K/yr
- polychromos pencils8K/yr
- faber-castell polychromos6K/yr
- faber castell polychromos pencils4K/yr
- skin tone colouring pencils4K/yr
- faber castell colouring pencils polychromos3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Pencil
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
there aren't any colours that suit a dark skin tone
come in a much more limited range of colours
Very pale for colouring
I am happy with the product although I think the description is quite misleading when you look at the picture
These do not sharpen well at all
Poor quality, do not sharpen well
lacking diversity
Shame really as wouldn't expect that from a good make like Faber-Castell
But no names of colours on the pencils
Love
beautiful colours
Brilliant collection of colours
nice bright colors
The quality of that pencils is well worth the money
Reasonable quality as I did this
Amazing Quality
Value for Money
Worth the money
Good value
Great pencils
a good pencil
lovely pencils to use at an affordable price
Thank you I love it Ohuhu Colouring Pencils, 72 Blendable High quality 💯 perfect and easy and soft I love it 💖 when I use my color book and sketchbook for my art I love it 💖💞🥰
My grandaughter loves drawing characters so she was thrilled to give them authentic skin
This was a gift for someone who likes to draw
Return
0.6% Return rate 46% Fixable by listing
lacking diversity
Shame really as wouldn't expect that from a good make like Faber-Castell
there aren't any colours that suit a dark skin tone
come in a much more limited range of colours
Very pale for colouring
I am happy with the product although I think the description is quite misleading when you look at the picture
But no names of colours on the pencils
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