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Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($0.86–$11.73) — Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

41
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Market size 12Growth 11Conversion 86Competition 54Returns 98Price range 0Avg price 13Brand share 36Review moat 24Quality gap 52
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Is Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen is a £49K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (109K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -28.3% over the last 90 days and 9.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£49K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr13K
Search volume / yr-28.3%109K
Conversion rate9.8%
Avg price£4.63

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand, so 17% of the market is open.

17%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 61
Top-5 product click share53%
Open market17%
Avg brand age60 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 28 products

Sponsored placement50%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews6,156

Top Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£2K£5K£7K£10K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

61

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

13%

  • PARKER46%
  • Anker International13%
  • Helix13%
  • Online7%
  • BOCIYER5%
  • Scriveiner4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 13%)

Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume109KCVR9.8%Products28Brands12Top 5 Brands83%OOS Rate3.7%Rating4.4★Reviews6,156Avg BSR#117
3K2KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen search terms shoppers use

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

  • fountain pen ink cartridges27K/yr
  • ink cartridges fountain pen24K/yr
  • parker ink cartridges13K/yr
  • parker fountain pen refills13K/yr
  • parker fountain pen ink cartridges7K/yr
  • fountain pen cartridges4K/yr
  • ink cartridges for fountain pens4K/yr
  • black ink cartridges fountain pen6K/yr
  • parker pen ink cartridges4K/yr
  • pen ink cartridges3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

82% of reviews
Quality-Overall18%

Great quality and value arrived quickly

Ink Refill13%

Excellent refills

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

Does as advertised

Color10%

Lovely color

Size-Overall9%

Perfect fit

What buyers complain about

79% of reviews
Size-Overall45%

A tight fit

Compatibility-Overall12%

it is difficult to see if they are compatible

Cartridge/Ink Quality6%

Can't comment on the quality of the ink as I have no use for them

Dry/Empty Ink5%

ink does take a lot longer to dry than another brand

Ink Leakage3%

be aware the cartridge necks on these are too long, dont get pierced or fit properly and will not remain attached to the pen, so they fall off in the pen barrel and leak everywhere

Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.4%

Return rate

62%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
52%
2Ink Refill
19%
3Compatibility-Overall
8%
4Color
4%
5Cartridge Capacity
3%

Common Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen 41/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £49K/yr across 28 tracked products. Search demand moved -28.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Dec, where the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.