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title: "100 Lb Cardstock — $30K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **100 lb cardstock**
**Skip it**
A small market ($30K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 7Growth 16Conversion 95Competition 22Returns 98Price range 64Avg price 77Brand share 34Review moat 40Quality gap 30
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.4%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****12.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Avg price**
**Great****$15.76**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Good****$6.93–$29.60**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,520.33**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Brand share**
**Okay****85%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Bad****74%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Growth**
**Bad****-18.7%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Bad****$30K**
$30K/yr · 15K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 100 lb cardstock is a $30K/yr Amazon United States market (15K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **100 lb cardstock market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–3K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$39K–$47K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **12.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#109**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **73%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **47 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **175 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**11 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**67**
**Top-5 brand share**
**85%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**74%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**11%**
- Neenah43% - Astrobrights15% - WritePads13% - Desktop Publishing Supplies8% - Hammermill6% - Goefun4% - Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 11%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -18.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/100-lb-cardstock/trend)
## **Top 100 lb cardstock search terms**
- **card stock 110 lb**5K/yr-24.2%9.9% conv. - **100 lb cardstock 8.5 x 11 white**3K/yr-15.7%11.3% conv. - **white cardstock 8.5 x 11 110lb**3K/yr-13.6%14.1% conv. - **120 lb cardstock 8.5 x 11 white**2K/yr-20.3%9.8% conv. - **110 lb cardstock paper**1K/yr-6.8%5.2% conv. - **card stock paper 8.5 x 11 white 110lb**2K/yr-26.8%12.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/100-lb-cardstock/search-terms)
## **Top 100 lb cardstock 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.
0%10%$3K20%$6K30%$9K40%$12K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Neenah Paper Exact Index Card Stock 94 Bright 110 lb Index Weight 8.5 x 11 White 250/Pack**Neenah**$11.83**4.6★12,682 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006P1EQXA) [2**Premium Astrobrights White Cardstock 8.5 x 11 110 lb. Index 94 Brightness 235 Sheets - More Sheets Heavyweight Astro White Card Stock for Invitations Business Cards Crafts and Printing**Astrobrights**$11.12**4.4★137 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWRYP3CC) [3**Veritas White Cardstock 8.5 x 11 110LB Index/199GSM Heavyweight Card Stock 100 Sheets Thick Cardstock Printer Paper for Copy Printing Art Projects Invitations Made In USA**WritePads**$18.56**4.5★313 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1S48WJP) [4**Neenah White Index Paper Mediumweight 110 lb. Index - 199 Gsm 300 Sheets 94 Brightness 8.5 x 11 - More Sheets! (91635)**Neenah**$17.28**4.7★14,915 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QQ3L753) [5**Hammermill Cardstock Premium Color Copy 100 lb 8.5x11 - 1 Pack (250 Sheets) - 100 Bright Made in the USA Card Stock 120024R White**Hammermill**$21.84**4.6★1,764 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SN0PI88)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Premium Astrobrights White Cardstock 8.5 x 11 110 lb. Index 94 Brightness 235 Sheets - More Sheets Heavyweight Astro White Card Stock for Invitations Business Cards Crafts and Printing**Astrobrights**$11.12**137 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWRYP3CC) [**Premium Astrobrights White Cardstock 8.5 x 11 110 lb. Index 94 Brightness 200 Sheets - Heavyweight Astro White Card Stock for Invitations Business Cards Crafts and Printing**Astrobrights**$10.21**56 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWRXM5FW) [**Cardstock Paper | 300 Pack White Card Stock Printer Paper 8.5 x11 Heavyweight Thick 110 lb Premium Smooth Sheets and Printer Compatible - for Crafts Cards and Business**Alitte**$29.60**71 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7N1ZKHX) [**Cover stock Paper White Cardstock 8.5 x 11 110 lb/300 gsm Heavy Card Stock for Printer Card Stock Paper for Invitations Scrapbooking Greeting Crafts Diy Cards Decoration Drawing (White 25P)**YIXUNHL**$8.74**121 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZGVVFWT) [**Heavy Weight 110lb Cover Cardstock White Certificate paper Goefun 24 Pack White Card Stock 8.5x11 for Cards Making Office Printing Paper Crafting**Goefun**$9.67**205 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHVH3P6C)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Premium Astrobrights White Cardstock 8.5 x 11 110 lb. Index 94 Brightness 235 Sheets - More Sheets Heavyweight Astro White Card Stock for Invitations Business Cards Crafts and Printing**Astrobrights**$11.12**4.4★**▲ 175%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWRYP3CC) [**Cardstock Paper | 300 Pack White Card Stock Printer Paper 8.5 x11 Heavyweight Thick 110 lb Premium Smooth Sheets and Printer Compatible - for Crafts Cards and Business**Alitte**$29.60**4.4★**▲ 119%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7N1ZKHX) [**Neenah White Index Paper Mediumweight 110 lb. Index - 199 Gsm 300 Sheets 94 Brightness 8.5 x 11 - More Sheets! (91635)**Neenah**$17.28**4.7★**▲ 75%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QQ3L753) [**Veritas White Cardstock 8.5 x 11 110LB Index/199GSM Heavyweight Card Stock 100 Sheets Thick Cardstock Printer Paper for Copy Printing Art Projects Invitations Made In USA**WritePads**$18.56**4.5★**▲ 73%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1S48WJP) [**50 Sheets of Heavyweight White Cardstock Ideal for Business Cards Art Projects Invitations and Stationery Printing | 80 lb Weight | 8.5 x 11 inches | Thick Cover Stock (216 gsm) |**Cranium Press**$13.26**4.8★**▲ 56%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYFCT1QQ)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about 100 lb cardstock**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Paper Quality**18%
*“Beautiful paper”*
**Quality-Overall**15%
*“Good quality cardstock”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“Less expensive”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
*“As Advertised”*
**Thickness**7%
*“Great thickness for cards”*
**Color**7%
*“the color is bright”*
**Print Quality**6%
*“It prints great”*
**Weight Light**3%
*“It was a nice weight”*
**Weight Heavy**2%
*“Love the weight of this cardstock”*
**Strength**2%
*“Not flimsy at all”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Thickness**24%
*“not as thick as it makes it seem”*
**Paper Quality**16%
*“My suggestion is if you are looking for flimsy paper, go ahead and order this”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“False advertisement in several ways”*
**Strength**6%
*“Too flimsy”*
**Weight Heavy**5%
*“This is a heavy/dense product that ALWAYS needs to be in a box”*
**Color**5%
*“Color is not true white”*
**Weight Light**3%
*“Not as heavy as it should be”*
**Thin**2%
*“Very thin”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“This one doesn't feed correctly”*
**Print Quality**2%
*“The images print out very dull-looking”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Paper Quality**23%
**Thickness**11%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
**Thin**7%
**Value For Money**6%
**Size-Overall**6%
**Color**5%
**Weight Heavy**5%
**Compatibility-Overall**5%
**Paper Compatibility**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is 100 lb cardstock profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $30K/yr across 15 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -18.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- **How competitive is the 100 lb cardstock niche?**
- 11 brands and 67 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 74% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in 100 lb cardstock?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Paper Quality, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.4%.
- **When does demand for 100 lb cardstock peak?**
- Demand peaks in Mar; the busiest month runs 2.9× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the 100 lb cardstock niche?**
- Listings span $6.93–$29.60; the average listing price is $15.76 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,520 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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