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liquid sculpey

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 27Growth 19Conversion 76Competition 26Returns 94Price range 40Avg price 52Brand share 0Review moat 57Quality gap 48

Returns

Great1.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great7.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Review moat

Good1,213.83

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Good$12.26

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Okay$7.46–$19.94

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Okay$113K

$113K/yr · 129K searches

Competition

Okay69%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Growth

Bad-12.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, liquid sculpey is a $113K/yr Amazon United States market (129K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

liquid sculpey market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
$98K–$123K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.1%
Avg BSR
#284
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
58%
Out of stock
1.0%
Avg brand age
52 months
Avg seller age
156 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

4 flat

Sellers

61

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Sculpey63%
  • Polyform16%
  • DINGSEN12%
  • INNOVAYOU9%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -12.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top liquid sculpey search terms

  • liquid clay32K/yr
  • liquid polymer clay32K/yr
  • liquid sculpey22K/yr
  • liquid clay for polymer clay14K/yr
  • polymer clay glue8K/yr
  • sculpey liquid clay7K/yr
  • sculpey bake and bond5K/yr
  • liquid sculpey liquid polymer clay5K/yr
  • polymer glue2K/yr
  • bake and bond3K/yr
All search terms

Top liquid sculpey 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%10%$11K20%$23K30%$34K40%$45K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about liquid sculpey

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall29%

“Great quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%

“As described”

Adhesion/Stickiness13%

“It adheres cleanly without softening or degrading the surrounding clay, and once baked, the bond feels secure and durable”

Value For Money10%

“Great price for two bottles”

Functionality-Overall4%

“It performs exactly as intended”

Ease Of Use3%

“easy to control”

Thickness2%

“It works so well that even when it gets thick from age”

Wood Quality2%

“It works beautifully to bond ccraft wood together as armature”

Durability2%

“This bottle will last me a while”

Heating2%

“Holds up fine after being heated”

What buyers complain about

Moist/Dry29%

“Received very dry”

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

“Description clear is a lie”

Adhesion/Stickiness12%

“It also isn't as sticky as I thought”

Thickness12%

“I wish it was a little thicker”

Ease Of Use10%

“difficult to use”

Size-Overall3%

“Its a bigger bottle than I would get at some place like hobby lobby”

Top return reasons

Value For Money11%
Functionality-Overall11%
Adhesion/Stickiness9%
Size-Overall9%
Leak-Proof9%
Advertised Vs Actual Product9%
Quality-Overall6%
Material Quality5%
Color4%
Ease Of Use3%

Common questions

Is liquid sculpey profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $113K/yr across 12 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -12.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the liquid sculpey niche?
4 brands and 61 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in liquid sculpey?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Moist/Dry, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Adhesion/Stickiness. The return rate is 1.0%.
When does demand for liquid sculpey peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the liquid sculpey niche?
Listings span $7.46–$19.94; the average listing price is $12.26 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,214 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.