Fancy Pen
MaybeReturns run at only 0.4% of orders. But shoppers spend only $93K a year here, so Fancy Pen is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 50 / 100Top 37% of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · +3 vs the category median of 4750
- Market size
- £93K/yr248K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +2.5%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 40%top-5 click share · 32 brands · 111 sellers
Flapen Score
Fancy Pen against its category
The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Fancy Pen is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Fancy Pen market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Fancy Pen 248K times last year and spent an estimated £93K. The top 5 brands take 68% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
2.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 248K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +2.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £93K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 248K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +2.5%
- Conversion, latest week
- 2.7%
- Market size, estimated
- £93Ka year
- Peak month
- December3.7× the quietest month
- Top search term
- nice pen29K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £13.86.
Listings sell for £13.86 on average, from £3.36 to £78.51. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £13.86 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £13.86under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £3.36–£78.51
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 6K–8K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £1K–£3K
- Returns
- 0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
87% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 91% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #99 within Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies. It carries 3,831 reviews at 4.59 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 87%
- Prime listings
- 91%
- Out of stock, average day
- 1.5%
- Average rank
- #99in Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.59 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 3,831per listing
- Listings tracked
- 47
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 8 launches as successful.
8 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 33 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 8
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 33 months
Products
Top Fancy Pen 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
PARKER Jotter Ballpoint Pen | Stainless Steel with Golden Trim | Medium Point | Handwriting Pens & Stationery Supplies | Blue Ink | Gift Box
- Price
- £7.32
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 21,596
- Age
- 10y ago

Parker Jotter Ballpoint Pen | Stainless Steel with Chrome Trim | Medium Point | Handwriting Pens & Stationery Supplies | Blue Ink | Gift Box
- Price
- £7.72
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 21,596
- Age
- 10y ago

Bond & Regent Gloss Black & 24 Karat Gold - Certified Luxury Grade Rollerball Pen | Nice Gift for Men & Women
- Price
- £26.57
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 1,637
- Age
- 3y ago

Scriveiner Black Lacquer Rollerball Pen - Multi Award Winning Luxury Rollerball Real Gold Plating Schmidt Refill Quality Executive Writing Pen for the Office Journaling or Gift Set for Men & Women
- Price
- £27.28
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 17,864
- Age
- 7y ago

Robert Frederick Van Gogh Irises Ballpoint Pen in Gift Box
- Price
- £3.57
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 216
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Zidoley Crystal Pen Retirement Gifts for Women Leaving Gifts for Colleagues Teacher New Job Farewell Gift for Coworkers Best Friend New Beginnings Graduation Presents
- Price
- £5.19
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 5mo ago

Velmonto Luxury Personalised Engraved Pen Premium Metal Ballpoint Pen with Gift Box Custom Name Pen Black Gold & Rainbow Finish
- Price
- £6.83
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 4mo ago

Robert Frederick Van Gogh Sunflowers Ballpoint Pen in Gift Box | Black Ink Twist Nib | Stylish Writing Pen | Elegant Stationery Gift
- Price
- £3.93
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 91
- Age
- 2y ago

EDSG Personalised Pen Engraved Pen with Black Ink Ballpoint Pens Customised Pen Gifts for Men Women Teacher Personalised Gifts for Birthday Fathers Day Graduation Christmas Thank You Gift (Silver)
- Price
- £6.70
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,548
- Age
- 6y ago

Paper Mate Flexgrip Ultra Retractable Ballpoint Pens | Medium Point (1.0mm) | Black | 5 Count
- Price
- £3.54
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 14,203
- Age
- 8y ago
Newest
by launch date
Velmonto Luxury Personalised Engraved Pen Premium Metal Ballpoint Pen with Gift Box Custom Name Pen Black Gold & Rainbow Finish
- Price
- £6.83
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 4mo ago

Zidoley Crystal Pen Retirement Gifts for Women Leaving Gifts for Colleagues Teacher New Job Farewell Gift for Coworkers Best Friend New Beginnings Graduation Presents
- Price
- £5.19
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 5mo ago

OddMart 6Pcs Luxury Business Metal Ballpoint Writing Pens Signature Pen
- Price
- £5.75
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 25
- Age
- 11mo ago

Wood Rollerball Pen Set Luxury Pen Gift Fancy Personalised Pen with Box
- Price
- £7.22
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 11mo ago

Belegao 3PCS Floral Ballpoint Pens with Box Metal Flower Black Ink Pen
- Price
- £5.11
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 39
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 40% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
32 falling
Sellers
111
Top-5 brand share
68%
Top 20: 91%
Top-5 click share
40%
Top 20: 76%
Open market
29%
- PARKER27%
- Bond & Regent11%
- Scriveiner10%
- Robert Frederick10%
- UIXJODO10%
- Platignum4%
Demand
Fancy Pen search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.7×
Search terms
Top Fancy Pen search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- nice pen29K/yr
- pen gift29K/yr
- fancy pen28K/yr
- pens for men18K/yr
- luxury pen25K/yr
- fancy pens17K/yr
- gift pen13K/yr
- luxury pens for men13K/yr
- ball point pens luxury12K/yr
- nice pens for writing8K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Fancy Pen
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Quality is either cheap or this is fake, deeply dissapointed
thus it lost a point in my rating for poor quality control
Poor quality
It broke within the first 24 hours
Broke, snapped off after 2 months
Fallen apart
Messy and difficult to change tips
the nib comes down
After a short time the nib disappeared inside the pen
a little expensive
Although it is slightly overpriced it feels expensive
Looks more expensive than price
of course wouldn't write
it doesn't write great
is difficult to write with
Love
Easy to write with
Smooth writing
Writes great
Amazing quality
Fantastic purchase, ideal quality gift
in a quality case
Good value
Excellent value
Great value
Great pens
Good quality pen
Lovely pens at a great price
Amazing design
Design is cute
sleek
Return
0.4% Return rate 28% Fixable by listing
Quality is either cheap or this is fake, deeply dissapointed
thus it lost a point in my rating for poor quality control
Poor quality
does not work at all
one of them doesn't work at all
Not colored ink
And it keeps getting yellower
didn't realise they are colored
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