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Antiquing Wax

soft demand (-21.3% this quarter) — Antiquing Wax doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

43
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Ranks 3,148 of 4,656 Arts, Crafts & Sewing niches · −4 vs the category median of 47

Market size 24Growth 14Conversion 53Competition 52Returns 89Price range 53Avg price 73Brand share 48Review moat 39Quality gap 27
This niche Category average · 4,656 niches

Is Antiquing Wax profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Antiquing Wax is a $96K/yr Amazon United States market (150K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Antiquing Wax: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -21.3% over the last 90 days and 4.3% of searches end in a purchase.

$96K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-21.3%150K
Conversion rate4.3%
Avg price$14.71

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand, so 24% of the market is open.

24%

open market share

Brands · sellers15 · 82
Top-5 product click share54%
Open market24%
Avg brand age63 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 23 products

Sponsored placement52%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews2,572

Top Antiquing Wax products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$10K$19K$29K$38K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

82

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

54%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

20%

  • FolkArt45%
  • Jolie12%
  • AMY HOWARD AT HOME8%
  • HOWARD7%
  • Mister Rui4%
  • BLUEBIRD4%

Antiquing Wax demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume150KCVR4.3%Products23Brands15Top 5 Brands76%OOS Rate6.1%Rating4.6★Reviews2,572Avg BSR#162
4K3KSpike '25Spike '26NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Feb, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Top Antiquing Wax search terms shoppers use

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

  • antiquing wax30K/yr
  • antique wax23K/yr
  • waverly antique wax19K/yr
  • antique wax for crafting17K/yr
  • antiquing wax for crafts13K/yr
  • waverly antique wax for crafts4K/yr
  • wax paint8K/yr
  • craft wax6K/yr
  • dark wax for antiquing4K/yr
  • antique wax for crafts6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Antiquing Wax

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

77% of reviews
Quality-Overall22%

And those handles still look perfect & beautiful

Ease Of Use14%

Easy to use

Color11%

The color is very bright

Paint Quality8%

Works well with any type of paint

Efficiency6%

produces results

What buyers complain about

75% of reviews
Size-Overall13%

Too small

Color12%

Disappointed the product was very dark

Value For Money9%

Because it's quite pricey for a small container

Quality-Overall8%

Utterly garbage liquid like product

Paint Quality8%

This makes me think it may be more of a topcoat for chalk paint

Antiquing Wax return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.3%

Return rate

57%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
30%
2Paint Quality
14%
3Color
11%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
10%
5Functionality-Overall
7%

Common Antiquing Wax questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Antiquing Wax 43/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $96K/yr across 23 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -21.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Antiquing Wax on Amazon United States peaks in Feb–Sep, where the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.