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panel liner gundam

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Soft demand (-16.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 38Growth 17Conversion 70Competition 25Returns 99Price range 73Avg price 77Brand share 17Review moat 68Quality gap 20

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great$15.84

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good$7.02–$36.59

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

Conversion

Good6.4%

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

Review moat

Good779.59

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Okay$194K

$194K/yr · 192K searches

Competition

Bad70%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-16.2%

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

Brand share

Bad93%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, panel liner gundam is a $194K/yr Amazon United States market (192K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

panel liner gundam market data

Units sold / yr
13K–15K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
$198K–$238K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.4%
Avg BSR
#69
Page quality
0%
Prime
76%
Sponsored
53%
Out of stock
0.5%
Avg brand age
47 months
Avg seller age
169 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 70% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

64

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

4%

  • TAMIYA59%
  • Gundam14%
  • Someie11%
  • GSI Creos6%
  • Make Your Day3%
  • stedi3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K4KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top panel liner gundam search terms

  • panel liner49K/yr
  • tamiya panel liner41K/yr
  • gundam panel liner21K/yr
  • panel liner gundam23K/yr
  • gundam paint16K/yr
  • gunpla panel liner9K/yr
  • tamiya panel line accent color7K/yr
  • panel line accent color8K/yr
  • gunpla paint6K/yr
  • panel line4K/yr
All search terms

Top panel liner gundam 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%$19K20%$39K30%$58K40%$78K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about panel liner gundam

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall24%

“Excellent product”

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

“As advertised”

Ease Of Use11%

“Ease of use”

Ease Of Cleaning10%

“easy clean up”

Value For Money9%

“Great product, good price”

Design-Overall5%

“Really good for making your model kits design pop”

Efficiency4%

“This marker works perfect fine”

Color3%

“The black color flows nicely into the panel lines and stays in place well, giving a clean and detailed look”

Drawing Experience2%

“Especially for a beginner getting into build model kits these markers a are easy way to learn flow to panel line”

Engraving/Paint/Sublimation2%

“Great paint”

What buyers complain about

Drying Time10%

“I could barely use any of them for longer than 5 minutes before they dried out and stopped working”

Paint Quality9%

“wiping way the excess paint”

Spray/Flow8%

“The main issue I've heard others complain about is that the capillary action doesn't work making this product hard to 'flow' along panel lines”

Durability7%

“Immediately non-functional within 10 minutes of opening”

Ease Of Use7%

“also a little trickier to use”

Material Quality7%

“ABS plastic may crack if these are used on it”

Leak-Proof5%

“It looks like other bottles leaked on them”

Value For Money5%

“Not a huge deal”

Color3%

“My only complaint is that the lines aren't a true black”

Dry/Empty Ink3%

“the ink quit flowing”

Top return reasons

Color15%
Functionality-Overall15%
Value For Money11%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Dry/Empty Ink7%
Defective Material/Parts7%
Paint Quality6%
Size-Overall5%
Ease Of Use4%
Moist/Dry3%

Common questions

Is panel liner gundam profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $194K/yr across 17 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -16.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
How competitive is the panel liner gundam niche?
8 brands and 64 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 70% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in panel liner gundam?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Drying Time, Paint Quality, Spray/Flow. The return rate is 0.2%.
When does demand for panel liner gundam peak?
Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the panel liner gundam niche?
Listings span $7.02–$36.59; the average listing price is $15.84 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 780 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.