pencil eraser
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($0.95–$13.98) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible12.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Good48%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Okay2,824.96avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-10.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£5.64avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£57K£57K/yr · 83K searches
Brand share
Bad98%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad£0.95–£13.98cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, pencil eraser is a £57K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (83K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
pencil eraser market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £56K–£71K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 12.3%
- Avg BSR
- #34
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 9%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 43 months
- Avg seller age
- 177 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
6 falling
Sellers
89
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
48%
Top 20: 96%
Open market
0%
- Tombow60%
- STAEDTLER25%
- Faber-Castell9%
- UICCVOKK3%
- Helix2%
- Pasler2%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top pencil eraser search terms
- tombow mono eraser19K/yr
- eraser pencil15K/yr
- staedtler eraser14K/yr
- mono eraser7K/yr
- pencil erasers for artists6K/yr
- tombow eraser5K/yr
- pencil rubbers4K/yr
- tombow mono zero eraser4K/yr
- mono zero eraser5K/yr
- staedtler rubber3K/yr
Top pencil eraser 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 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Tombow Mono Eraser Set - Zero Round Tip Eraser With Refills (Pack of 2) - White
Tombow£6.054.6★3,767 rev
Tombow 4003198501119 2.3 mm Round Tip MONO Zero Refillable Eraser
Tombow£4.094.6★8,107 rev
STAEDTLER 52650BK4DA - Mars Plastic Eraser (Pack of 4)
STAEDTLER£4.744.6★3,510 rev
5 x Staedtler Mars Plastic Pencil Eraser Rubbers School Office Drawing
STAEDTLER£5.404.6★928 rev
STAEDTLER 52650BK2DA - Mars Plastic Eraser (Pack of 2)
STAEDTLER£2.954.7★2,869 rev
Newest
by launch date
Faber-Castell 185610 - Precision Eraser Pen Includes Refill Eraser for Professionals and Hobby Artists
Faber-Castell£5.881,589 rev
UICCVOKK 6PCS Eraser Pencils for Artists Highlight Eraser Pencil Rubber Wooden Sketch Erasers Pen Erasers Pencil for Sketching Charcoal Sketch Drawings Pencils for Artists Revise Erasing
UICCVOKK£4.22319 rev
Pasler Eraser Pencils 7802 - Perfection Eraser Drawing Pencil with Brush and a Sharpener Perfect for Sketches and Coloured illustrations (7802-4)
Pasler£6.131,597 rev
Tombow Mono Zero Eraser Pen (1 Eraser Pen and 10 Refills 2.3mm Round Tip)
Tombow£11.10919 rev
Tombow Mono Zero Eraser Set Includes Round & Square Eraser Holders (4 Total) & Refills (Choose Color) - Silver
Tombow£13.00657 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
STAEDTLER Eraser & Sharpener Set - Medium Size - Latex & Phthalate-Free Rubber - Pack of 2 526 N-S1BK
STAEDTLER£0.954.7★
Tombow Mono Zero Rectangle Tip Eraser - White With Refills (Pack of 2)
Tombow£6.204.7★
Pasler Eraser Pencils 7802 - Perfection Eraser Drawing Pencil with Brush and a Sharpener Perfect for Sketches and Coloured illustrations (7802-4)
Pasler£6.134.5★
Dragonfly Pencil Eraser Mono PE01 JCA-061 (Japan Import)
Tombow£9.334.6★
Tombow Eraser Mono Zero Round 23mm Black
Tombow£4.304.6★
What buyers say about pencil eraser
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“erases very well”
“Best on the market”
“Easy to use”
“Great Value for Money”
“Brilliant for drawing”
“As described”
“Durability been great so far”
“a good size”
“Does the job well”
“Work well do not leave smudges”
What buyers complain about
“False advertising”
“Such poor quality and unusable”
“These Chinese erasers do not work well”
“Do not work at all”
“at times can break of easily”
“it is rather useless there- it leaves smudges”
“Horrendous Horrendous Horrendous tool, wouldn't go through a paper bag and it wet dreadful”
“the sleeve is flimsy”
“My only concern is cost over time - I can burn through a refill in a large color sketch”
“not sure how it will sharpen as not needed to yet”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is pencil eraser profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £57K/yr across 23 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -10.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the pencil eraser niche?
- 6 brands and 89 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in pencil eraser?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Advertised Vs Actual Product, Quality-Overall, Erasability. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for pencil eraser peak?
- Demand peaks in Sep; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the pencil eraser niche?
- Listings span £0.95–£13.98; the average listing price is £5.64 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,825 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.