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Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen

Fail

Prices span $0.86–$11.73, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen is a Fail.

Flapen Score
41
41 / 100
Ranks 577 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · −6 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£49K/yr109K searches / yr
90-day growth
-28.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
53%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 61 sellers

Flapen Score

Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen against its category

The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

41Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen 109K times last year and spent an estimated £49K. The top 5 brands take 83% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

9.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 109K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -28.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £49K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
109K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-28.3%
Conversion, latest week
9.8%
Market size, estimated
£49Ka year
Peak month
December1.8× the quietest month
Top search term
fountain pen ink cartridges27K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.63.

Listings sell for £4.63 on average, from £0.86 to £11.73. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £4.63 that is £1K to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.63under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£0.86–£11.73
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
10K–13K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£2K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

50% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #117 within Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies. It carries 6,156 reviews at 4.44 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
50%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
3.7%
Average rank
#117in Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies
Average rating
4.44 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
6,156per listing
Listings tracked
28

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 60 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
60 months

Products

Top Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen 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 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past 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%)

Demand

Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen search demand

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

3K2KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Search terms

Top Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen search terms shoppers use

The exact words 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

Reviews and returns

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

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

Complain

Size-Overall45%−0.19

A tight fit

Dont fit

Too small

Compatibility-Overall12%−0.03

it is difficult to see if they are compatible

Not suitable for Parker ink pens

Don't buy those cartridges if you have a Parker fountain-pen - they are not compatible

Cartridge/Ink Quality6%+0.10

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

These are not universal cartridges I wasted my money have to just throw them away

Price probably does not work out as good value compared tp branded full size cartridges

Dry/Empty Ink5%−0.01

ink does take a lot longer to dry than another brand

Dried ink inside cartridges. faulty patch

After leaving the ink to dry for a few minutes

Ink Leakage3%−0.01

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

Poor quality ink blurs instantly on paper

Problems with ink flow

Love

Quality-Overall18%+1.43

Great quality and value arrived quickly

Excellent product well made

seems to be excellent quality

Ink Refill13%+1.00

Excellent refills

Good fountain pen refills

these refills are perfect

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%+0.77

Does as advertised

item as described

Exactly what you need

Color10%+0.32

Lovely color

Good, strong black colour

Great colours

Size-Overall9%−0.19

Perfect fit

Fits the pen perfectly

exact size as mentioned

Return

0.4% Return rate 62% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall52%▆▆▆▇▆█

A tight fit

Dont fit

Too small

Ink Refill19%▇█▄▃▃█
Compatibility-Overall8%▇▇█▅▃▁

it is difficult to see if they are compatible

Not suitable for Parker ink pens

Don't buy those cartridges if you have a Parker fountain-pen - they are not compatible

Color4%▁▇█▆█▁

Black not blue

colours are slightly inaccurate

The green and purple are different than in the pictures

Cartridge Capacity3%▁▁▁▃█▁

FAQ

Common Ink Cartridges Fountain Pen questions

Answered from the same tracked data.