permanent marker pens fine point
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible18.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Okay£175K£175K/yr · 185K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-0.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad74%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Review moat
Bad14,571.08avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Bad£5.15avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad£1.20–£11.47cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, permanent marker pens fine point is a £175K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (185K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
permanent marker pens fine point market data
- Units sold / yr
- 30K–40K
- avg 3,000–4,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £155K–£206K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 18.4%
- Avg BSR
- #19
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 67%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 165 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
5 rising
Sellers
94
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Sharpie83%
- Amazon Basics6%
- Generic5%
- G4GADGET3%
- Pentel3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 99 weeks — -0.2% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top permanent marker pens fine point search terms
- sharpie fine point markers12K/yr
- fine tip permanent marker pens22K/yr
- fine permanent marker16K/yr
- sharpie ultra fine point marker7K/yr
- fine sharpie8K/yr
- sharpie fine point28K/yr
- fine tip sharpie9K/yr
- thin sharpies fine tip8K/yr
- ultra fine sharpie9K/yr
- thin permanent marker pen7K/yr
Top permanent marker pens fine point 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 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Ultra Fine Point for Precise Marks | Black Ink | 2 Marker Pens
Sharpie£1.834.7★26,526 rev
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Ultra Fine Point for Precise Marks | Assorted Colours | 12 Marker Pens
Sharpie£8.084.7★26,526 rev
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Black Ink | 2 Marker Pens
Sharpie£1.574.7★41,970 rev
Amazon Basics Permanent Markers Ultra Fine Point for Precise Marks Black Ink 12-Pack
Amazon Basics£5.164.3★1,323 rev
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Black Ink | 12 Marker Pens
Sharpie£6.554.8★7,933 rev
Newest
by launch date
12 Pcs Permanent Marker Pens Black 0.6mm Fine Tip Markers Quick Drying & Waterproof Fineliner Pens Felt Tip Pen for Doodling & Marking on Plastic Wood Metal Glass Ceramic Paper
Generic£5.4064 rev
Pentel NFS410 Ultra Fine Permanent Marker 0.4mm Line Black ink (One Pen)
Pentel£1.2094 rev
Amazon Basics Permanent Markers Ultra Fine Point for Precise Marks Black Ink 12-Pack
Amazon Basics£5.161,323 rev
G4GADGET Black Permanent Marker Bullet Tip Fine Point Ideal for Plastic Wood Metal and Glass - Durable & Quick-Drying Ink (10) - Packaging May Vary
G4GADGET£3.34373 rev
Sharpie Twin Tip Permanent Marker Pens - Black Ink - Pack of 3 - Fine & Ultra Fine Tips
Sharpie£6.05536 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Ultra-Fine Point | Assorted Classic Colours | 4 Count
Sharpie£4.524.7★
G4GADGET Black Permanent Marker Bullet Tip Fine Point Ideal for Plastic Wood Metal and Glass - Durable & Quick-Drying Ink (10) - Packaging May Vary
G4GADGET£3.344.5★
12 Pcs Permanent Marker Pens Black 0.6mm Fine Tip Markers Quick Drying & Waterproof Fineliner Pens Felt Tip Pen for Doodling & Marking on Plastic Wood Metal Glass Ceramic Paper
Generic£5.404.2★
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Assorted Colours | 12 Marker Pens
Sharpie£6.574.7★
Pentel NFS410 Ultra Fine Permanent Marker 0.4mm Line Black ink (One Pen)
Pentel£1.204.2★
What buyers say about permanent marker pens fine point
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent price”
“consistent product quality”
“Sharpies permanent markers come in handy to have at least one in every room”
“🖋️ Fine Top Writing Pens”
“As advertised”
“Great marker”
“the fine nibs are good for detail work”
“The colors are nice and vibrant”
“Very easy to use”
“Good for drawing or writing”
What buyers complain about
“Very poor performance”
“Ink is dry”
“neither of them worked”
“Very dry”
“it seems to have ran out of ink really fast”
“Barely writes”
“Dried up in 5 min”
“doesn't last long”
“though are typically more expensive”
“Very little ink”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is permanent marker pens fine point profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £175K/yr across 12 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -0.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
- How competitive is the permanent marker pens fine point niche?
- 5 brands and 94 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 74% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in permanent marker pens fine point?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Dry/Empty Ink, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for permanent marker pens fine point peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the permanent marker pens fine point niche?
- Listings span £1.20–£11.47; the average listing price is £5.15 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 14,571 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.