marker pens thick tip
Skip itA small market ($51K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible16.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay3,062avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Okay£2.39–£21.40cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Okay85%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Okay69%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Okay+0.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£7.50avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£51K£51K/yr · 42K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, marker pens thick tip is a £51K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (42K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
marker pens thick tip market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £45K–£60K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 16.2%
- Avg BSR
- #105
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 88%
- Sponsored
- 44%
- Out of stock
- 4.0%
- Avg brand age
- 57 months
- Avg seller age
- 183 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
10 falling
Sellers
79
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
69%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
9%
- Sharpie34%
- Artline22%
- BIC13%
- ARTISTRO9%
- Just stationery8%
- 12PA5%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 9%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +0.1% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top marker pens thick tip search terms
- redacting pens11K/yr
- thick black marker pen8K/yr
- marker pens thick tip4K/yr
- thick marker pens7K/yr
- thick permanent marker pens6K/yr
- redaction pen3K/yr
- thick marker pen3K/yr
Top marker pens thick tip products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Chisel Tip | Black | 2 Count
Sharpie£2.684.7★10,020 rev
Bic Marking 2300 Permanent Marker Pens Pack of 3 PTE mm Wide Black
BIC£3.404.7★1,411 rev
ARTISTRO 5 Black Acrylic Paint Pens for Rock Painting Stone Ceramic Glass Wood Tire Fabric Metal Canvas - Set of 5 Paint Markers Water-Based - Jumbo Tip
ARTISTRO£11.964.4★19,471 rev
Artline Pack of 2 Secure Permanent Marker Pens Black. Indelible Marker Pens with 4mm Chisel Tip for Obscuring Private Information Permanently - Genuine Permanent Markers & Marker Pens
Artline£8.884.0★52 rev
Just stationery Chisel Tip Permanent Marker - Black (Pack of 4) 1156
Just stationery£2.394.4★2,210 rev
Newest
by launch dateArtline Pack of 2 Secure Permanent Marker Pens Black. Indelible Marker Pens with 4mm Chisel Tip for Obscuring Private Information Permanently - Genuine Permanent Markers & Marker Pens
Artline£8.8852 rev
Artline MARKING_PEN
Artline£13.1976 rev
Amazon Basics Professional Permanent Marker Pens Chisel Tip Black 12-Pack
Amazon Basics£6.731,189 rev
SureMark Alpha Broadtip Jumbo Permanent Marker Black Single
SureMark£5.23393 rev
ARTISTRO 5 Black Acrylic Paint Pens for Rock Painting Stone Ceramic Glass Wood Tire Fabric Metal Canvas - Set of 5 Paint Markers Water-Based - Jumbo Tip
ARTISTRO£11.9619,471 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumARTISTRO 5 Black Acrylic Paint Pens for Rock Painting Stone Ceramic Glass Wood Tire Fabric Metal Canvas - Set of 5 Paint Markers Water-Based - Jumbo Tip
ARTISTRO£11.964.4★
BIC Marking 2000 ECOlutions Permanent Marker Pens Black - Multi-Surface Marker Pens Multipack - Pack of 12
BIC£6.444.6★
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Chisel Tip | Black | 2 Count
Sharpie£2.684.7★
Just stationery Chisel Tip Permanent Marker - Black (Pack of 4) 1156
Just stationery£2.394.4★
STAEDTLER Permanent Marker Pens - Lumocolor - Chisel Tip - 2-5mm Line Width - Pack of 4 350 WP4
STAEDTLER£5.764.6★
What buyers say about marker pens thick tip
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Reasonable price”
“Works far better than I expected”
“A great addition to my kit”
“Great markers”
“Easy to use”
“Nice tip and writes well”
“Great quality,permanent markers”
“Sharpies are excellent”
“Great pens for permanent erasing of ID, on envelopes etc”
“Good marker”
What buyers complain about
“everyone of the markers were dried up”
“out of water all day didnt help”
“Only 1 works”
“Expensive for what it is”
“bad quality ink of the privacy roller stamp I had previously”
“they are HUGE”
“Ok. Not much ink in them”
“Didnt last long”
“These don't work well on shiny envelopes like those used for some comapny mailouts”
“don't dry out to quickly”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is marker pens thick tip profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £51K/yr across 16 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +0.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the marker pens thick tip niche?
- 10 brands and 79 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in marker pens thick tip?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Dry/Empty Ink, Water Resistance, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for marker pens thick tip peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the marker pens thick tip niche?
- Listings span £2.39–£21.40; the average listing price is £7.50 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,062 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.