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title: "Distress Ink — $333K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 50/100 · $333K/yr market · 338K searches/yr · $22.61 avg price. Soft demand (-20.5% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **distress ink**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (1.1%), but soft demand (-20.5% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 53Growth 15Conversion 53Competition 52Returns 94Price range 86Avg price 94Brand share 20Review moat 70Quality gap 28
**Returns**
**Great****1.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****$22.61**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$6.25–$80.59**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****706.72**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Good****$333K**
$333K/yr · 338K searches
**Conversion**
**Good****4.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Competition**
**Good****54%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Bad****92%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Growth**
**Bad****-20.5%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, distress ink is a $333K/yr Amazon United States market (338K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **distress ink market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **15K–20K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$339K–$452K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **4.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#106**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **60%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **47 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **165 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**8 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**77**
**Top-5 brand share**
**92%**
Top 20: 100%
**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 & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -20.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
9K7KPrime Day '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/distress-ink/trend)
## **Top distress ink search terms**
- **distress oxide ink pads**99K/yr-21.1%2.9% conv. - **distress ink**63K/yr-3.7%3.2% conv. - **tim holtz distress ink pads**37K/yr-21.6%3.3% conv. - **distress ink pads**30K/yr-46.6%2.7% conv. - **distress oxide**20K/yr-14.7%1.6% conv. - **distressed ink**12K/yr-32.0%4.1% conv. - **distressed oxide ink pads**8K/yr-3.9%2.7% conv. - **tim holtz ink pads**11K/yr-11.4%2.3% conv. - **tim holtz distress ink**9K/yr-29.1%1.9% conv. - **tim holtz ink**8K/yr-16.4%1.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/distress-ink/search-terms)
## **Top distress ink 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%5%$17K10%$33K15%$50K20%$67K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**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)**CraftyManor**$18.99**4.6★213 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKBB6VFJ) [2**Ranger DIS-19527 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Vintage Photo**Ranger**$7.43**4.7★2,924 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013JLDVC) [3**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**Tim Holtz**$28.89**4.7★662 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073R6Q8V3) [4**Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad Kits #1 #2 and #3 Bundle**junliangshebei**$28.27**4.5★755 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L6RKMGS) [5**Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Bundle - Four 3 x 3 Pads (E : Black Soot Walnut Stain Vintage Photo and Antique Linen)**Tim Holtz**$21.09**4.6★1,248 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D2MLD8D)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**Tim Holtz**$80.59**8 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FR2FBRK8) [**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)**CraftyManor**$18.99**213 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKBB6VFJ) [**CraftyManor Mini Smudge Ink Pads for Stamps Water Based Halo Dye Stamp Pad for Scrapbooking DIY Craft Scrapbook Supplies for Adults (8 Colors)**CraftyManor**$8.95**404 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZHZYJZQ) [**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**GRAS Art Bundles**$18.86**156 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLFCD8RH) [**UNIMEIX 6 Pack Blending Brush for Card Making Crafting Ink Blender Brushes Set Tool Paper Background Brush Drawing (Brown)**UNIMEIX**$8.02**969 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1ZGX5SP)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
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)**Tim Holtz**$22.58**4.6★**▲ 101%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DDG1PBQ) [**Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pads 12pc January 2018**Ranger**$54.23**4.7★**▲ 80%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0797LLF1Q) [**Tim Holtz Ranger Mini Distress Oxide Ink Cube Pads Kits 7 8 9 10 11 12-24 Colors 6 Carnora Blending Brushes**Tim Holtz**$80.59**4.8★**▲ 57%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FR2FBRK8) [**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)**CraftyManor**$18.99**4.6★**▲ 53%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKBB6VFJ) [**Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxides Ink Pad-Gathered Twigs**Ranger**$8.03**4.7★**▲ 38%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079CQFQ67)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about distress ink**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Color**33%
*“Beautiful colors”*
**Quality-Overall**19%
*“Excellent Product”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“Good price”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“Exactly as pictured”*
**Size-Overall**6%
*“the different sizes in the brushes are perfect”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Easy to use”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**5%
*“they come out so clean”*
**Efficiency**2%
*“Its works great”*
**Soft Feel**2%
*“Smooth application”*
**Drawing Experience**1%
*“they have one or two I liked on projects”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Moist/Dry**24%
*“Dry”*
**Size-Overall**14%
*“Very small”*
**Value For Money**14%
*“Pricey”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
*“Not as advertised”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“Inconsistent quality”*
**Color**7%
*“Hardly any pigment, like”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“VERY hard to open”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**2%
*“cant remove the ink”*
**Grip**2%
*“my fingers or the pad slips”*
**Functionality-Overall**1%
*“This came all dried out doesnt even work”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**32%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**15%
**Color**12%
**Moist/Dry**9%
**Value For Money**8%
**Dry/Empty Ink**3%
**Display Colors**3%
**Functionality-Overall**2%
**Product Condition**2%
**Quality-Overall**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is distress ink profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $333K/yr across 25 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- **How competitive is the distress ink niche?**
- 8 brands and 77 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 54% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in distress ink?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Moist/Dry, Size-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 1.1%.
- **When does demand for distress ink peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the distress ink niche?**
- Listings span $6.25–$80.59; the average listing price is $22.61 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 707 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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