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wet palette

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Soft demand (-10.8% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 57Growth 20Conversion 73Competition 27Returns 95Price range 80Avg price 95Brand share 29Review moat 49Quality gap 28

Returns

Great1.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible$23.34

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$8.44–$44.05

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

Conversion

Good6.7%

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

Market size

Good$433K

$433K/yr · 276K searches

Review moat

Okay1,612.9

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay88%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay69%

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

Growth

Bad-10.8%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, wet palette is a $433K/yr Amazon United States market (276K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

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

wet palette market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
$350K–$467K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.7%
Avg BSR
#81
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
95%
Out of stock
4.2%
Avg brand age
48 months
Avg seller age
173 days

Competition & brand share

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

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

32

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

9%

  • golden maple23%
  • The Army Painter20%
  • Redgrassgames20%
  • Kreapa13%
  • Nicpro11%
  • Masterson3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 9%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top wet palette search terms

  • wet palette161K/yr
  • wet pallete40K/yr
  • wet pallets for painting miniatures19K/yr
  • wet pallet13K/yr
  • redgrass wet palette12K/yr
  • redgrass games9K/yr
  • red grass games wet palette4K/yr
  • red grass games4K/yr
  • redgrass3K/yr
  • wet palette for miniatures6K/yr
All search terms

Top wet palette 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%5%$22K10%$43K15%$65K20%$87K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about wet palette

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

What buyers love

Paint Quality20%

“it does do a good job at keep paints fresh”

Quality-Overall15%

“Good quality”

Value For Money12%

“Well worth it”

Ease Of Use7%

“Easy to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Exactly as pictured and described”

Size-Overall3%

“Great and convenient size”

Moist/Dry3%

“Pretty good at keeping moisture in”

Color2%

“Nice color”

Efficiency2%

“Does the job”

Compactness2%

“The compact design is simply genius”

What buyers complain about

Paint Quality14%

“Day 2 and paint is wet”

Size-Overall14%

“Really small”

Value For Money9%

“It was expensive”

Quality-Overall8%

“OVERPRICED Extremely Low Quality product”

Moist/Dry4%

“These drops dry”

Durability4%

“will break if dropped”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“Sponge is too messy to use”

Product Condition3%

“Received used one instead of new”

Ease Of Use2%

“Worst Wet Palette I've Ever Had The Displeasure Of Using”

Material Quality2%

“Cheap plastic”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall39%
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
Paint Quality10%
Defective Material/Parts7%
Wet Cleaning5%
Quality-Overall4%
Material Quality4%
Functionality-Overall4%
Value For Money3%
Product Condition2%

Common questions

Is wet palette profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $433K/yr across 21 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -10.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the wet palette niche?
12 brands and 32 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 88% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in wet palette?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Paint Quality, Size-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 1.0%.
When does demand for wet palette peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the wet palette niche?
Listings span $8.44–$44.05; the average listing price is $23.34 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,613 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.