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tim holtz alcohol ink

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Soft demand (-19.4% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 20Growth 15Conversion 52Competition 68Returns 98Price range 56Avg price 95Brand share 25Review moat 49Quality gap 16

Returns

Incredible0.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible$29.12

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Good44%

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

Price range

Good$8.82–$161.45

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

Conversion

Good4.2%

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

Review moat

Okay1,621.49

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Bad90%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Market size

Bad$81K

$81K/yr · 66K searches

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-19.4%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, tim holtz alcohol ink is a $81K/yr Amazon United States market (66K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

tim holtz alcohol ink market data

Units sold / yr
3K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$73K–$87K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.2%
Avg BSR
#241
Page quality
0%
Prime
80%
Sponsored
60%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
59 months
Avg seller age
173 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 84%

Open market

5%

  • Ranger58%
  • Trebbies14%
  • GrandProducts Art Bundles7%
  • GRAS Art Bundles6%
  • LET'S RESIN6%
  • Tim Holtz5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -19.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top tim holtz alcohol ink search terms

  • ranger alcohol ink27K/yr
  • tim holtz alcohol ink22K/yr
  • ranger alcohol ink set6K/yr
  • tim holtz alcohol ink set6K/yr
  • ranger alcohol inks5K/yr
All search terms

Top tim holtz alcohol ink 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%4%$3K8%$6K12%$10K16%$13K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about tim holtz alcohol ink

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

What buyers love

Color50%

“The colors are vibrant”

Quality-Overall11%

“Excellent quality”

Value For Money7%

“Good price”

Ink Refill5%

“The 10ml bottles are convenient to work with and store, and the dropper-style application makes it fairly easy to control how much ink is used”

Ease Of Use3%

“Easy to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Works as advertised”

Fun/Entertainment Experience2%

“Fun medium to use”

Moist/Dry1%

“It dries quickly”

Compatibility-Overall1%

“It works well with my projects”

Design-Overall1%

“its very creative”

What buyers complain about

Color28%

“Color is not true”

Leak-Proof11%

“Leaking”

Value For Money8%

“2 times the price than in store”

Size-Overall6%

“Tiny bottles, hard to open”

Ink Leakage5%

“I feel the ink doesn't flow well”

Functionality-Overall4%

“Does not work well unless mixed in”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Confusing description”

Display Colors3%

“The colors seem to fade very easily - I am using them on tiles”

Ease Of Use3%

“Hard to open”

Print Quality2%

“Overall I'm not super happy with these inks”

Top return reasons

Ink Refill22%
Size-Overall13%
Color7%
Locking Mechanism7%
Value For Money6%
Functionality-Overall6%
Product Condition6%
Quality-Overall6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Scratch Resistance3%

Common questions

Is tim holtz alcohol ink profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $81K/yr across 35 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -19.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the tim holtz alcohol ink niche?
9 brands and 45 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 44% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in tim holtz alcohol ink?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Leak-Proof, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.4%.
When does demand for tim holtz alcohol ink peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the tim holtz alcohol ink niche?
Listings span $8.82–$161.45; the average listing price is $29.12 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,621 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.