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Red Marker Pen

Fail

Prices span $1.53–$11.03, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Red Marker Pen is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 489 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · −3 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£55K/yr58K searches / yr
90-day growth
+38.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
59%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 103 sellers

Flapen Score

Red Marker Pen against its category

The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Red Marker Pen is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Red Marker Pen market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Red Marker Pen 58K times last year and spent an estimated £55K. The top 5 brands take 99% of clicks. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

19.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 58K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 19.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +38.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £55K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
58K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+38.4%
Conversion, latest week
19.4%
Market size, estimated
£55Ka year
Top search term
red sharpie14K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.88.

Listings sell for £4.88 on average, from £1.53 to £11.03. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £4.88 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.88under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.53–£11.03
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

32% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 84% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #274 within Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies. It carries 5,071 reviews at 4.52 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
32%
Prime listings
84%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#274in Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies
Average rating
4.52 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
5,071per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 68 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
68 months

Products

Top Red Marker 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 59% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£6K£11K£17K£22K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

103

Top-5 brand share

99%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Sharpie77%
  • Tracer9%
  • FNX7%
  • Q-Connect4%
  • Shuttle Art3%
  • Pentel1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Red Marker Pen search demand

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

3K2KSpike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6× · 8 of 12 months tracked

Search terms

Top Red Marker Pen search terms shoppers use

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

  • red sharpie14K/yr
  • blue sharpie8K/yr
  • blue sharpies4K/yr
  • red permanent marker9K/yr
  • red marker pen8K/yr
  • red sharpie pens6K/yr
  • green sharpie3K/yr
  • red marker3K/yr
  • green marker pen3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Red Marker Pen

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

Complain

Dry/Empty Ink28%−0.09

Red marker ran dry in about 2 minutes of use

Some were even dried up before first use

dry pens, pens are dry,

Value For Money13%+0.22

they cost more

waste of money

Cartridge Capacity10%−0.03

Very little ink

A few pens had very little ink in them

Functionality-Overall10%−0.03

25% did not work

Moist/Dry5%−0.02

Very dry

Love

Sharpness17%+1.37

Sharpie pens are always excellent I have found

Sharpie Permanent Markers

I Love Sharpies

Color14%+1.01

The colors are nice and vibrant

Colour is great

Variety of colours

Quality-Overall14%+0.53

These are quality pens

Overall, no complaints

Great quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%+0.61

As described

As good as it gets

Just the job

Value For Money13%+0.22

honestly, theyre great value for money

Good value

Fair price

Return

0.2% Return rate 29% Fixable by listing

Color20%▆▄▄▁▆█
Value For Money15%▁██▁▁▆

they cost more

waste of money

Functionality-Overall11%▁█▅▁▁▁

25% did not work

Sharpness10%▁█▁▁▇▆
Nib/Tip Quality5%█▁▁▁▁▁

Dry thin tip

FAQ

Common Red Marker Pen questions

Answered from the same tracked data.