Distress Ink
MaybeAn estimated 1.1% of orders come back. But demand is soft, at -20.5% this quarter, so Distress Ink is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 50 / 100Top 30% of 4,656 Arts, Crafts & Sewing niches · +4 vs the category median of 4650
- Market size
- $333K/yr338K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -20.5%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 54%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 77 sellers
Flapen Score
Distress Ink against its category
The dotted line is the Arts, Crafts & Sewing average. Past it, Distress Ink is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Distress Ink market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Distress Ink 338K times last year and spent an estimated $333K. The top 5 brands take 92% of clicks. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
An estimated 4.3% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 338K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 4.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -20.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $333K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 338K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -20.5%
- Conversion, latest week
- 4.3%
- Market size, estimated
- $333Ka year
- Peak month
- February1.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- distress oxide ink pads99K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $22.61.
Listings sell for $22.61 on average, from $6.25 to $80.59. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At $22.61 that is $6K to $11K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $22.61inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $6.25–$80.59
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 15K–20K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- $6K–$11K
- Returns
- 1.1%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
60% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #106 within Scrapbooking & Stamping. It carries 707 reviews at 4.58 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 60%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #106in Scrapbooking & Stamping
- Average rating
- 4.58 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 707per listing
- Listings tracked
- 25
04 · Newcomers
1 of last year's 2 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
2 products launched here in the last 12 months. 1 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 47 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 47 months
Products
Top Distress Ink products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 10, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
CraftyManor Masked Impression Mini Ink Pads for Stamps Water Based Smudge Chalk Stamp Pad for Scrapbooking Journaling Card Making DIY Craft Scrapbook Supplies for Adults (24 Colors)
- Price
- $18.99
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 213
- Age
- 11mo ago

Ranger DIS-19527 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Vintage Photo
- Price
- $7.43
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,924
- Age
- 22y ago

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pads - Abandoned Coral Wild Honey Picked Raspberry Peacock Feathers Salty Ocean and Seedless Preserves - Bundle of 6 Ink Pads - Set Released June 2017
- Price
- $28.89
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 662
- Age
- 8y ago

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad Kits #1 #2 and #3 Bundle
- Price
- $28.27
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 755
- Age
- 12y ago

Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Bundle - Four 3 x 3 Pads (E : Black Soot Walnut Stain Vintage Photo and Antique Linen)
- Price
- $21.09
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,248
- Age
- 8y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Bundle - Four 3 x 3 Pads (T - Tea and Coffee : Dried Marigold Tea Dye Rusty Hinge and Ground Espresso)
- Price
- $22.58
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,248
- Age
- 8y ago

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pads 12pc January 2018
- Price
- $54.23
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 277
- Age
- 9y ago

Tim Holtz Ranger Mini Distress Oxide Ink Cube Pads Kits 7 8 9 10 11 12-24 Colors 6 Carnora Blending Brushes
- Price
- $80.59
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 9mo ago

CraftyManor Masked Impression Mini Ink Pads for Stamps Water Based Smudge Chalk Stamp Pad for Scrapbooking Journaling Card Making DIY Craft Scrapbook Supplies for Adults (24 Colors)
- Price
- $18.99
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 213
- Age
- 11mo ago

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxides Ink Pad-Gathered Twigs
- Price
- $8.03
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 246
- Age
- 9y ago
Newest
by launch date
Tim Holtz Ranger Mini Distress Oxide Ink Cube Pads Kits 7 8 9 10 11 12-24 Colors 6 Carnora Blending Brushes
- Price
- $80.59
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 9mo ago

CraftyManor Masked Impression Mini Ink Pads for Stamps Water Based Smudge Chalk Stamp Pad for Scrapbooking Journaling Card Making DIY Craft Scrapbook Supplies for Adults (24 Colors)
- Price
- $18.99
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 213
- Age
- 11mo ago

CraftyManor Mini Smudge Ink Pads for Stamps Water Based Halo Dye Stamp Pad for Scrapbooking DIY Craft Scrapbook Supplies for Adults (8 Colors)
- Price
- $8.95
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 404
- Age
- 1y ago

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pads and Pixiss Foam Blending Brush Tools - 1x1 Stamp Pads Antique Linen Vintage Photo Walnut Stain Black Soot for Card Making Tools and Scrapbooking Supplies
- Price
- $18.86
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 156
- Age
- 2y ago

UNIMEIX 6 Pack Blending Brush for Card Making Crafting Ink Blender Brushes Set Tool Paper Background Brush Drawing (Brown)
- Price
- $8.02
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 969
- Age
- 4y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 54% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
8 falling
Sellers
77
Est. top-5 brand share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
54%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
3%
- Ranger31%
- Tim Holtz28%
- CraftyManor19%
- junliangshebei8%
- GRAS Art Bundles6%
- Tim Holtz Ranger Ink4%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Demand
Distress Ink search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Search terms
Top Distress Ink search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- distress oxide ink pads99K/yr
- distress ink63K/yr
- tim holtz distress ink pads37K/yr
- distress ink pads30K/yr
- distress oxide20K/yr
- distressed ink12K/yr
- distressed oxide ink pads8K/yr
- tim holtz ink pads11K/yr
- tim holtz distress ink9K/yr
- tim holtz ink8K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Distress Ink
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Dry”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
16 topics
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FAQ
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Answered from the same tracked data.
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