makers
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$37.13avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Great1.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Good$11.76–$130.07cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good45%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Okay$104K$104K/yr · 174K searches
Review moat
Bad8,496.8avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Bad1.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-18.4%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, makers is a $104K/yr Amazon United States market (174K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
makers market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $149K–$186K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.6%
- Avg BSR
- #96
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 0.2%
- Avg brand age
- 37 months
- Avg seller age
- 171 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
1 flat
Sellers
5
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
45%
Top 20: 89%
Open market
0%
- Shuttle Art100%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 98 weeks — -18.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×
Top makers 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Shuttle Art 61 Colors Alcohol Markers 60 Colors Dual Tip Art Marker Set Plus 1 Colorless Blender with Marker Case Perfect for Illustration Students Adult Coloring Sketching
Shuttle Art$22.724.5★10,293 rev
Shuttle Art Automatic Ink Control Acrylic Paint Markers 36 Colors Brush Tip Acrylic Paint Pens for Rock Painting Ceramic Wood Canvas Glass Stone Fabric Card DIY Football Crafts
Shuttle Art$37.194.6★3,309 rev
Shuttle Art 101 Colors Alcohol Markers 100 Colors Dual Tip Art Marker Set Plus 1 Colorless Blender with Marker Case Perfect for Illustration Students Adult Coloring Sketching
Shuttle Art$35.594.5★10,293 rev
Shuttle Art Colored Pens 72 Vibrant Colors Cute Journal Pens 0.6mm Fine Point Colored Gel Pens for Black Paper in Portable Bag for Coloring Writing Drawing Journaling Note Taking School Office Home
Shuttle Art$29.204.5★708 rev
Shuttle Art 121 Colors Alcohol Markers 120 Colors Dual Tip Art Marker Set Plus 1 Colorless Blender with Marker Case Perfect for Illustration Students Adult Coloring Sketching
Shuttle Art$53.304.6★16,990 rev
Newest
by launch date
Shuttle Art Brush Tip Alcohol Markers Dual Tip Brush & Fine Tip Art Marker Set 121 Colors Marker Pens with Organized Case Perfect for Illustration Students Adults Coloring Sketching
Shuttle Art$56.02646 rev
Shuttle Art Brush Tip Alcohol Markers Dual Tip Brush & Fine Tip Art Marker Set 89 Colors Marker Pens with Organized Case Perfect for Illustration Students Adults Coloring Sketching
Shuttle Art$36.85646 rev
Shuttle Art 120 Colors Dual Tone Acrylic Paint Markers 60 Pack Acrylic Paint Pens Set for Rock Painting Ceramic Wood Canvas Glass Stone Fabric Card Making DIY Football Crafts FlipFunAlong
Shuttle Art$36.263,263 rev
Shuttle Art 68 Pcs Magic Foam Texture Painting Refill Paper Kit - 60 Sheets of Upgraded Foam Texture Paper for a Magical 3D Effect
Shuttle Art$33.99517 rev
Shuttle Art Colored Pens 72 Vibrant Colors Cute Journal Pens 0.6mm Fine Point Colored Gel Pens for Black Paper in Portable Bag for Coloring Writing Drawing Journaling Note Taking School Office Home
Shuttle Art$29.20708 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumShuttle Art Brush Tip Alcohol Markers Dual Tip Brush & Fine Tip Art Marker Set 89 Colors Marker Pens with Organized Case Perfect for Illustration Students Adults Coloring Sketching
Shuttle Art$36.854.2★
Shuttle Art Brush Tip Alcohol Markers Dual Tip Brush & Fine Tip Art Marker Set 121 Colors Marker Pens with Organized Case Perfect for Illustration Students Adults Coloring Sketching
Shuttle Art$56.024.2★
Shuttle Art Acrylic Paint 36 Colors Acrylic Paint Set with Brushes & Palette 2oz/60ml Bottles Rich Pigments Non-toxic for Artists Kids & Adults Painting on Canvas Rocks Ceramic Wood
Shuttle Art$25.114.7★
Shuttle Art 310 Colors Alcohol Markers 309 Colors Dual Tip Art Marker Set Plus Colorless Blender Micro-tip Pens White Highlighter Pens Marker Bag with Holders Perfect for Students Adults Coloring
Shuttle Art$130.074.4★
Shuttle Art Colored Pens 72 Vibrant Colors Cute Journal Pens 0.6mm Fine Point Colored Gel Pens for Black Paper in Portable Bag for Coloring Writing Drawing Journaling Note Taking School Office Home
Shuttle Art$29.204.5★
What buyers say about makers
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Beautiful colors”
“Good color quality”
“Great value”
“Decent markers”
“Ease of Use”
“Fun to go around”
“The product work exactly as advertised”
“love how they draw”
“Smooth”
“Would highly recommend as a gift”
What buyers complain about
“Alot of the colors are really dark”
“Dried out, alas”
“Not good quality”
“These were dry from the get-go”
“several even broken”
“However, on very thin paper they bleed slightly”
“False advertisement”
“after a week of using these they are drying out”
“Over priced”
“Markers bleed & ink spreads”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is makers profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $104K/yr across 30 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -18.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- How competitive is the makers niche?
- 1 brands and 5 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 45% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in makers?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Dry/Empty Ink, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.4%.
- When does demand for makers peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the makers niche?
- Listings span $11.76–$130.07; the average listing price is $37.13 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 8,497 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.