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Coloured Biros

Fail

Prices span $1.78–$9.25, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Coloured Biros is a Fail.

Flapen Score
33
33 / 100
Ranks 723 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · −14 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£41K/yr111K searches / yr
90-day growth
-7.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
62%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 264 sellers

Flapen Score

Coloured Biros against its category

The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Coloured Biros is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

33Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Coloured Biros market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Coloured Biros 111K times last year and spent an estimated £41K. The top 5 brands take 98% of clicks. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 33 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

7.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 111K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -7.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £41K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
111K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-7.5%
Conversion, latest week
7.5%
Market size, estimated
£41Ka year
Peak month
September2.9× the quietest month
Top search term
coloured biros16K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.90.

Listings sell for £4.90 on average, from £1.78 to £9.25. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 13K to 15K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £4.90 that is £1K to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.90under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.78–£9.25
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
13K–15K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£2K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

68% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #20 within Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies. It carries 6,468 reviews at 4.62 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
68%
Prime listings
95%
Out of stock, average day
0.3%
Average rank
#20in Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies
Average rating
4.62 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
6,468per listing
Listings tracked
22

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 43 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
43 months

Products

Top Coloured Biros 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 62% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£4K£8K£12K£16K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

264

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

0%

  • BIC66%
  • STAEDTLER20%
  • Paper Mate6%
  • Zebra Pen4%
  • EYEYE2%
  • Helix2%

Demand

Coloured Biros search demand

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

8K6KSpike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×

Search terms

Top Coloured Biros search terms shoppers use

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

  • coloured biros16K/yr
  • bic coloured pens18K/yr
  • bic cristal pens16K/yr
  • coloured ballpoint pens14K/yr
  • bic cristal9K/yr
  • coloured biro pens14K/yr
  • bic crystal7K/yr
  • bic pastel pens4K/yr
  • coloured biro4K/yr
  • coloured pens ballpoint5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Coloured Biros

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

Complain

Quality-Overall19%

Expected better quality control from bic

Poor quality from a once reliable brand

But these are not the normal quality

Dry/Empty Ink11%−0.05

Dried up ink

Was sent pens with no ink or were dry

Dry and not 1 pen worked

Functionality-Overall9%−0.05

They don't work

None of the pens worked

2 pens never worked from the start

Leak-Proof9%

Leak really badly too

Leaked everywhere

They leak so easily

Ink Leakage5%−0.02

The ink is very blotchy

getting ink everywhere

this batch of pens leaks when you start to use them lasts about 3 mins before ink fill bottom of pen

Love

Quality-Overall16%

Excellent Product

Good quality birds

Great pens, good quality

Writing Experience15%+0.42

Smooth writing

easy to write with

Writes beautifully

Color15%+0.92

Bright colours

Beautiful colour

Beautiful colours

Value For Money13%+1.06

Excellent value for money

Great deal

Excellent price

Pen/Pencil Quality11%+0.62

Brilliant pens at a great price

Good quality pens for the price

Good pens

Return

0.1% Return rate 38% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall13%█▃█▁▆▆

They don't work

None of the pens worked

2 pens never worked from the start

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%▁▅██▁▇
Color10%█▆▁▁▅▅
Writing Experience8%▁▅█▇▃▃

No good for journaling or diary writing

cannot be be used for writing

2 more pens gave up after writing a few words

Size-Overall7%▁▁▄▇█▆

FAQ

Common Coloured Biros questions

Answered from the same tracked data.