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Black Ink Pad

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.79–$10.73) — Black Ink Pad 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 35Growth 18Conversion 100Competition 33Returns 89Price range 0Avg price 18Brand share 39Review moat 38Quality gap 48
This niche Category average · 4,656 niches

Is Black Ink Pad profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Black Ink Pad is a $168K/yr Amazon United States market (133K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Black Ink Pad: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -15.0% over the last 90 days and 19.6% of searches end in a purchase.

$168K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr40K
Search volume / yr-15.0%133K
Conversion rate19.6%
Avg price$6.46

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand, so 18% of the market is open.

18%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 103
Top-5 product click share65%
Open market18%
Avg brand age58 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 15 products

Sponsored placement73%
New entrants (1y)4· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews2,685

Top Black Ink Pad 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 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$17K$34K$50K$67K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 flat

Sellers

103

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • Avery35%
  • MaxMark20%
  • Ranger9%
  • MERDTTES9%
  • Hoiny8%
  • Ancwzoz6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 12%)

Black Ink Pad demand & seasonality

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

Volume133KCVR19.6%Products15Brands11Top 5 Brands82%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.5★Reviews2,685Avg BSR#22
4K3KBlack Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Black Ink Pad search terms shoppers use

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

  • black ink pad66K/yr
  • black stamp pad22K/yr
  • black ink pads for stamping17K/yr
  • black ink stamp pad9K/yr
  • black stamp ink pad9K/yr
  • ink pad black4K/yr
  • black ink pads3K/yr
  • black ink pad for stamps3K/yr
  • black ink pad for rubber stamps881/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Ink Pad

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

What buyers love

65% of reviews
Value For Money10%

Worth it

Size-Overall10%

Good size

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

As advertised

Ease Of Use8%

Easy to use

Quality-Overall7%

Excellent product

What buyers complain about

57% of reviews
Dry/Empty Ink14%

Almost dry

Moist/Dry12%

It came mostly dry

Size-Overall9%

the ink pad was small for it

Color4%

Wrong color

Quality-Overall4%

Not good quality control

Black Ink Pad return rate & reasons

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

1.3%

Return rate

61%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
30%
2Color
19%
3Ink Refill
13%
4Dry/Empty Ink
6%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
6%

Common Black Ink Pad questions

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

Flapen scores Black Ink Pad 43/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $168K/yr across 15 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -15.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Black Ink Pad on Amazon United States peaks in Dec, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.