tamiya black
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 96% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great8.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good788avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Good$3.32–$31.33cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Good$12.85avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Bad71%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Bad$55K$55K/yr · 50K searches
Growth
Bad-21.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad96%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, tamiya black is a $55K/yr Amazon United States market (50K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
tamiya black market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $51K–$64K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.6%
- Avg BSR
- #343
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 85%
- Sponsored
- 50%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 80 months
- Avg seller age
- 164 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
9 rising
Sellers
61
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
4%
- TAMIYA57%
- Testors17%
- YISHIDA10%
- Micro-Mark9%
- AK Interactive2%
- Vallejo2%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 4%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -21.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
Top tamiya black search terms
- tamiya paint remover6K/yr
- tamiya thinner9K/yr
- enamel thinner8K/yr
- enamel paint thinner6K/yr
- testors paint thinner5K/yr
- tamiya enamel thinner5K/yr
- model paint thinner4K/yr
- tamiya paint thinner3K/yr
- tamiya x203K/yr
Top tamiya black 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 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Tamiya 81040 X-20Ael Acrylic Solvent 250Ml - 250ml / 8.45 Fl.Oz
TAMIYA$15.324.8★497 rev
tamiya
TAMIYA$31.334.7★1,930 rev
Testors 1148TT Enamel Paint Thinner 0.25 Oz
Testors$3.324.7★6,812 rev
Testors Enamel Plastic Model Paint Thinner & Brush Cleaner 1.75 oz. by Testor Corp.
YISHIDA$10.204.7★1,627 rev
TAMIYA TAM81040 Acrylic/Poly X-20A Thinner 250ml
TAMIYA$14.524.6★37 rev
Newest
by launch date
Odorless Mineral Spirits 100ml Premium Odorless Paint Thinner for Oil Painting Odor-Free Solvent for Artists Thinning Oil Colors and Cleaning Brushes Professionals Oil Painting Supplies
Bellisinno$10.28110 rev
Micro-Mark Thinner 8 oz | Professional-Grade Thinner for Acrylics Enamels & More | Ideal for Precision Model Painting & Crafting
Micro-Mark$12.2488 rev
Micro-Mark Airbrush Paint Thinner 8oz - Made in USA Acrylic Paint Thinner for Models Miniatures and Crafts
Micro-Mark$10.9455 rev
TAMIYA TAM81040 Acrylic/Poly X-20A Thinner 250ml
TAMIYA$14.5237 rev
Tamiya 81040 X-20Ael Acrylic Solvent 250Ml - 250ml / 8.45 Fl.Oz
TAMIYA$15.32497 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumOdorless Mineral Spirits 100ml Premium Odorless Paint Thinner for Oil Painting Odor-Free Solvent for Artists Thinning Oil Colors and Cleaning Brushes Professionals Oil Painting Supplies
Bellisinno$10.284.3★
TAMIYA 81040 Acrylic Paint Thinner X-20A 250ml bottle
TAMIYA$13.724.6★
Micro-Mark Airbrush Paint Thinner 8oz - Made in USA Acrylic Paint Thinner for Models Miniatures and Crafts
Micro-Mark$10.944.5★
Testors Airbrush Thinner
Testors$16.194.4★
Paint Stripper 100ml Bottle AK Interactive
AK Interactive$15.504.3★
What buyers say about tamiya black
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Arrived exactly as described”
“High quality”
“Testors works best with the Testors paint”
“Excellent Airbrush thinner”
“Doesnt stink”
“it helps me clean my brushes”
“Works great - cost effective”
“Ised this in conjunction with another chemical to revitalize my outdoor cast aluminum furniture worked pretty good”
“The colors are beautiful, smooth, and easy to work with”
“Easy to use”
What buyers complain about
“Its paint thinner”
“Bought some off market paint by number kits whose included paint too thick to fill in the small thin spaces on the canvas”
“Doesnt work”
“Garbage”
“They can be found cheaper if you look”
“the bottle was 2-3 times larger”
“I am not sure why it says it is odorless”
“it will not clean oil paint from a brush”
“just dont breathe it in”
“Before I even used it I was suspect given it's milky color”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is tamiya black profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $55K/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -21.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- How competitive is the tamiya black niche?
- 9 brands and 61 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in tamiya black?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Paint Quality, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.3%.
- When does demand for tamiya black peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the tamiya black niche?
- Listings span $3.32–$31.33; the average listing price is $12.85 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 788 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.