gold leaf pen
Skip itA small market ($24K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Great1.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Good6.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Good4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Good$6.17–$23.91cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Okay$10.19avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Okay+2.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Okay3,908.31avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Bad72%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad95%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Market size
Bad$24K$24K/yr · 37K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, gold leaf pen is a $24K/yr Amazon United States market (37K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
gold leaf pen market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $31K–$41K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.4%
- Avg BSR
- #161
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 77%
- Out of stock
- 6.0%
- Avg brand age
- 52 months
- Avg seller age
- 165 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
7 falling
Sellers
47
Top-5 brand share
95%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
72%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
2%
- Krylon59%
- ARTISTRO24%
- Pagather4%
- KERIFI4%
- DWIL4%
- Overseas3%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 26 weeks — +2.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Top gold leaf pen search terms
- gold leaf pen15K/yr
- krylon gold leafing pen9K/yr
- gold leaf paint pen4K/yr
- gold leafing pen5K/yr
- gold foil pen4K/yr
Top gold leaf pen 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.
All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Krylon K09901A00 Leafing Pen Gold .33 Ounce
Krylon$14.384.7★3,646 rev
Krylon KSCP901 Short Cuts Paint Pen Gold Leaf .33 Ounce
Krylon$10.404.0★973 rev
ARTISTRO 2 Gold Dual-Tip Acrylic Paint Pens - Multisurface Markers for Glass Rock Fabric Wood Plastic & More - 1 mm Fine & Brush Tips
ARTISTRO$6.174.4★2,700 rev
ARTISTRO 2 Gold Acrylic Paint Markers - 0.7mm Extra Fine-Tip Metallic Paint Pens - Perfect for Crafting Art Projects & More
ARTISTRO$6.514.3★3,912 rev
ARTISTRO 5 Gold Acrylic Paint Markers - Paint Pens for Drawing - For Fabric Rock Glass Wood Molds - Arts & Crafts Gift for Adults Teens Kids Classroom Must Haves & School Supplies
ARTISTRO$7.444.5★7,479 rev
Newest
by launch date
DWIL Liquid Gold Leaf Paint - Multi Surface Gold Touch Up Paint Pen Fast Drying Acrylic Metallic Finish Scratch Repair for Metal Wood Craft Canvas Plastic 1.5 Fl Oz (High Gloss)
DWIL$9.311,277 rev
ARTISTRO 5 Gold Acrylic Paint Markers - Paint Pens for Drawing - For Fabric Rock Glass Wood Molds - Arts & Crafts Gift for Adults Teens Kids Classroom Must Haves & School Supplies
ARTISTRO$7.447,479 rev
ARTISTRO 5 Gold Paint Pen for Rock Glass Ceramic Wood Tire Fabric Metal Canvas Marking Painting - Set of 5 Acrylic Paint Markers Water-based
ARTISTRO$7.9914,053 rev
ARTISTRO 2 Gold Dual-Tip Acrylic Paint Pens - Multisurface Markers for Glass Rock Fabric Wood Plastic & More - 1 mm Fine & Brush Tips
ARTISTRO$6.172,700 rev
Pagather 3Pcs Chrome Paint Markers Permanent Mirror Liquid Chrome Pens for Plastic Metal Model Jewelry Wheel Painting Touch Up & Repair Kit DIY Art Projects
Pagather$6.621,116 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Overseas Gold Paint Pens Paint Markers - Permanent Acrylic Markers 3 Pack Water Based Quick Dry Waterproof Marker Pen for Rock Wood Plastic Metal Canvas Glass Fabric Mugs. Medium Tip
Overseas$7.804.4★
DWIL Liquid Gold Leaf Paint - Multi Surface Gold Touch Up Paint Pen Fast Drying Acrylic Metallic Finish Scratch Repair for Metal Wood Craft Canvas Plastic 1.5 Fl Oz (High Gloss)
DWIL$9.314.3★
ARTISTRO 5 Gold Acrylic Paint Markers - Paint Pens for Drawing - For Fabric Rock Glass Wood Molds - Arts & Crafts Gift for Adults Teens Kids Classroom Must Haves & School Supplies
ARTISTRO$7.444.5★
Krylon KSCP901 Short Cuts Paint Pen Gold Leaf .33 Ounce
Krylon$10.404.0★
Pagather 3Pcs Chrome Paint Markers Permanent Mirror Liquid Chrome Pens for Plastic Metal Model Jewelry Wheel Painting Touch Up & Repair Kit DIY Art Projects
Pagather$6.624.3★
What buyers say about gold leaf pen
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“the color is very pretty”
“Great quality markers”
“as advertised”
“Writes great and vibrant”
“Easy to use”
“Beautiful pens”
“Affordable”
“Works great exactly as I expected”
“an extra fine tip”
“Smooth flow of paint”
What buyers complain about
“Ugly Color”
“Breaks very easy”
“Doesnt work”
“Dry markers”
“Not as shown”
“not very shiny”
“Not very good marker tip either”
“very hard to use”
“No matter how much I worked with them they wouldn't write”
“Its arrived leaky”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is gold leaf pen profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $24K/yr across 13 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +2.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
- How competitive is the gold leaf pen niche?
- 7 brands and 47 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in gold leaf pen?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Durability, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 1.9%.
- What does it cost to enter the gold leaf pen niche?
- Listings span $6.17–$23.91; the average listing price is $10.19 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,908 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.