Cross Pen Refill
FailThe top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Cross Pen Refill is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 32 / 100Ranks 736 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · −15 vs the category median of 4732
- Market size
- £61K/yr52K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -22.6%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 80%top-5 click share · 5 brands · 29 sellers
Flapen Score
Cross Pen Refill against its category
The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Cross Pen Refill is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Cross Pen Refill market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Cross Pen Refill 52K times last year and spent an estimated £61K. All 5 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Flapen scores it 32 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
19.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 52K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 19.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -22.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £61K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 52K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -22.6%
- Conversion, latest week
- 19.9%
- Market size, estimated
- £61Ka year
- Peak month
- December1.8× the quietest month
- Top search term
- cross pen refill20K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £5.85.
Listings sell for £5.85 on average, from £4.20 to £9.24. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £5.85 that is £3K to £4K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £5.85under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £4.20–£9.24
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 8K–10K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- £3K–£4K
- Returns
- 0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
27% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #69 within Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies. It carries 5,733 reviews at 4.52 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 27%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 4.5%
- Average rank
- #69in Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.52 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 5,733per listing
- Listings tracked
- 11
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are settling in.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 57 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
- 57 months
Products
Top Cross Pen Refill 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
Cross 8523-2 Original Refill for Rollerball Gel Ink Cartridges Compatible with a variety of Cross Rollerball Gel Pens Black (Pack of 2)
- Price
- £6.34
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,997
- Age
- 15y ago

Cross Ballpoint Refill Medium Black 2 per card (8513-2)
- Price
- £6.03
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 16,824
- Age
- 15y ago

Black Ballpoint Pen Refills Medium 10 Pack | Cross 8513 Compatible Refill
- Price
- £4.66
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 2,595
- Age
- 5y ago

Cross 8514-2 Original Refill for Ballpoint Pen Fine Point Suitable for most Cross Ballpoint Pens 2 Pack Black
- Price
- £6.61
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 4,737
- Age
- 15y ago

Cross 8523 Original Refill for Gel Ink Rollerball Pen Medium Point Suitable For Selectip Pens 1 Pack Black
- Price
- £4.64
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 5,957
- Age
- 15y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
5 Pack Pen Refills Medium Black Roller Pointe Metal Medium Refills 11.6cm Compatible with Cross 8513 Ballpoint Pens Black Ink Replacement Cartridges Quick Drying Office and Personal Use
- Price
- £5.27
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 35
- Age
- 1y ago

Cross 8513 Original Refill for Ballpoint Pen Medium Point Suitable For Most Cross Ballpoint Pens 1 Pack Black
- Price
- £4.20
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 16,824
- Age
- 9y ago

MengRan 4.5 Ballpoint Ink Pen Refills for Twist Pens Black 10Pcs
- Price
- £4.60
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,197
- Age
- 2y ago

CROSS 8511-2 Original Standard Refill for Ballpoint Pens Medium Point Suitable for most Ballpoint Pens 2 Pack Blue
- Price
- £5.99
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 4,968
- Age
- 15y ago

Cross Ballpoint Refill Medium Black 2 per card (8513-2)
- Price
- £6.03
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 16,824
- Age
- 15y ago
Newest
by launch date
5 Pack Pen Refills Medium Black Roller Pointe Metal Medium Refills 11.6cm Compatible with Cross 8513 Ballpoint Pens Black Ink Replacement Cartridges Quick Drying Office and Personal Use
- Price
- £5.27
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 35
- Age
- 1y ago

MengRan 4.5 Ballpoint Ink Pen Refills for Twist Pens Black 10Pcs
- Price
- £4.60
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,197
- Age
- 2y ago

Black Ballpoint Pen Refills Medium 10 Pack | Cross 8513 Compatible Refill
- Price
- £4.66
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 2,595
- Age
- 5y ago

Cross 8513 Original Refill for Ballpoint Pen Medium Point Suitable For Most Cross Ballpoint Pens 1 Pack Black
- Price
- £4.20
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 16,824
- Age
- 9y ago

Cross Medium Ballpoint Pen Refill - Black (Pack of 3)
- Price
- £9.24
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 151
- Age
- 10y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 80% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
5 rising
Sellers
29
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
80%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- CROSS83%
- Charmngifts8%
- Cross4%
- Qneneam3%
- MengRan2%
Demand
Cross Pen Refill search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Search terms
Top Cross Pen Refill search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- cross pen refill20K/yr
- cross ballpoint pen refill6K/yr
- cross pen refills6K/yr
- cross rollerball refill5K/yr
- cross refills for ballpoint pens4K/yr
- cross gel rolling ball refill 0.7mm black 85232K/yr
- cross refill3K/yr
- cross 8523 refill black 0.7mm2K/yr
- cross gel rolling ball refill1K/yr
- cross pen refill 85231K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cross Pen Refill
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Don't last
only last a few hours
others ran out much too soon
Not as fine as described
Mixed quality
Poor quality
Dried up already
These refills appear to be dried out
ink flow is bad: ink comes out faint
Ink problems
The ink didn't flew properly and the ball felt coarse and caught
the ink in both refills doesn't flow very well
Love
Fits perfectly
As described, fits ok
These cartridges fit perfectly
Good value
Worth the money
Great value
Great quality and speedy delivery
Good quality
However, superior quality and last much longer
nice writer, well described refills
Perfect for to replace the ink in a special pen
Great refills fits my pen perfectly
nice easy flow to write with
writes really well
Beautiful smooth write
Return
0.5% Return rate 48% Fixable by listing
The ink didn't flew properly and the ball felt coarse and caught
the ink in both refills doesn't flow very well
Don't work in my gold cross slimline pen
That they don't work
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