Electric Pencil Sharpener
MaybeReturns run at only 1.7% of orders. But demand is soft, at +3.3% this quarter, so Electric Pencil Sharpener is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 52 / 100Top 28% of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · +5 vs the category median of 4752
- Market size
- £224K/yr382K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +3.3%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 55%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 33 sellers
Flapen Score
Electric Pencil Sharpener against its category
The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Electric Pencil Sharpener is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Electric Pencil Sharpener market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Electric Pencil Sharpener 382K times last year and spent an estimated £224K. The top 5 brands take 77% of clicks. Flapen scores it 52 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
4.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 382K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +3.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £224K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 382K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +3.3%
- Conversion, latest week
- 4.2%
- Market size, estimated
- £224Ka year
- Peak month
- December1.8× the quietest month
- Top search term
- electric pencil sharpener159K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £13.84.
Listings sell for £13.84 on average, from £6.01 to £26.96. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £13.84 that is £14K to £17K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £13.84under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £6.01–£26.96
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 20K–25K
- Units per listing a year
- 1,000–1,250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £14K–£17K
- Returns
- 1.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is ads and reviews.
95% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #45 within Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies. It carries 1,510 reviews at 4.27 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 95%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 4.8%
- Average rank
- #45in Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.27 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,510per listing
- Listings tracked
- 20
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 3 launches as successful.
3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 61 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 3
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 61 months
Products
Top Electric Pencil Sharpener 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
Amazon Basics Portable Electric Pencil Sharpener Helical Blade Auto Stop Battery/USB Cord Operated Black 7.1 x 7.1 x 13.46 cm
- Price
- £8.91
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 5,831
- Age
- 4y ago
Rapesco 1449 PS12-USB Automatic Electric Pencil Sharpener Black
- Price
- £9.33
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 4,003
- Age
- 8y ago
Electric Pencil sharpener 2 Years Warranty Battery/2A USB Powered 5000 Times for Blade Suitable for 6.5-8mm Pencil Sharpener Automatic Pencil Sharpeners for Kids School Home Office Classroom (Grey)
- Price
- £10.99
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 127
- Age
- 1y ago
JUPITEARTH Electric Pencil Sharpener for Classroom Auto in & Out Black
- Price
- £20.05
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 417
- Age
- 11mo ago
Electric Pencil Sharpener AC Adapter Powered Sharpener with Container for 6-12mm Coloured Pencils Auto Stop for Artists Office Classroom School Use Portable Heavy Duty (Black)
- Price
- £18.41
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,284
- Age
- 5y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Electric Pencil Sharpener Pencil Sharpener with Container Battery Powered
- Price
- £6.01
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 54
- Age
- 10mo ago
AFMAT Fully Automatic Electric Pencil Sharpener for Colored Pencils 7-11.5mm Auto in&Out Rechargeable Hands-Free Pencil Sharpener with Container for School Home Classroom Battery Operated Purple PSX5
- Price
- £24.72
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 133
- Age
- 1y ago
tenwin Electric Pencil Sharpener Double Hole Battery Operated Sharpener for 6-12mm No.2/ Colored Pencils Durable Blade to Fast Sharpen Suitable for School/Classroom/Office/Home Blue
- Price
- £7.00
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 762
- Age
- 2y ago
Electric Pencil Sharpener for Coloured Pencils Portable Electric Sharpener with Container for 6-12mm Pencils Safety Design Fast Sharpen with Heavy Duty Helical Blade in Office School Home Use (Blue)
- Price
- £17.21
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,284
- Age
- 5y ago
ZMOL Electric Pencil Sharpener 2 Spare Blades & Brush Black
- Price
- £8.82
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 8,166
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch dateElectric Pencil Sharpener Pencil Sharpener with Container Battery Powered
- Price
- £6.01
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 54
- Age
- 10mo ago
JUPITEARTH Electric Pencil Sharpener for Classroom Auto in & Out Black
- Price
- £20.05
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 417
- Age
- 11mo ago
ZMOL Electric Pencil Sharpener USB Powered & Battery Operated Black
- Price
- £10.64
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 676
- Age
- 11mo ago
tenwin Electric Pencil Sharpener Double Hole Battery Operated Sharpener for 6-12mm No.2/Colored Pencils Durable Blade to Fast Sharpen Suitable for School/Classroom/Office/Home (Black)
- Price
- £7.66
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 85
- Age
- 1y ago
ZMOL Electric Pencil Sharpener 2 Spare Blades & Brush Black
- Price
- £8.82
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 8,166
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 55% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
10 falling
Sellers
33
Top-5 brand share
77%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
55%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
14%
- Amazon Basics26%
- tenwin15%
- Zmol13%
- RAPESCO13%
- Tihoo10%
- Sivelike9%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 14%)
Demand
Electric Pencil Sharpener search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Search terms
Top Electric Pencil Sharpener search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- electric pencil sharpener159K/yr
- electric sharpener64K/yr
- electric pencil sharpener uk45K/yr
- electric sharpener pencil28K/yr
- automatic pencil sharpener15K/yr
- electric pencil sharpeners14K/yr
- pencil sharpener electric15K/yr
- battery pencil sharpener8K/yr
- pencil sharpeners battery operated5K/yr
- rechargeable pencil sharpener5K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Electric Pencil Sharpener
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Broke very quickly
Did not last
Broken
is dangerous due to the sharp edges
Not good wouldn't sharpen pencils
It won't sharpen the pencils
Didn't work
Does not work well
Gutless, no power and takes forever
I think I will have to spend more money to get a better quality sharpener
Not the best quality
Rubbish quality
Does NOT fit faber Castell hexagon shape pencils or very wide pencils
Was not fit for purpose
Too big in size
Love
Perfect sharper
Sharpens well
Sharp and Good
It's well designed and thought out
it is well made
Excellent product
Worth the money
Excellent Value
Good value
Easy to use
handy piece of kit
made classroom life much easier
Does exactly what it promised, very happy
It did the job
As described
Return
1.7% Return rate 12% Fixable by listing
Didn't work
Does not work well
Gutless, no power and takes forever
is dangerous due to the sharp edges
Not good wouldn't sharpen pencils
It won't sharpen the pencils
Does NOT fit faber Castell hexagon shape pencils or very wide pencils
Was not fit for purpose
Too big in size
USB charger was faulty and didn't work
Charger also doesnt work
However, it has now decided not to charge
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