brown permanent marker
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($5.28–$12.19) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible1.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great11.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay80%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Okay$203K$203K/yr · 231K searches
Competition
Okay69%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Okay+0.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Bad5,663.36avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Bad$7.93avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad$5.28–$12.19cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, brown permanent marker is a $203K/yr Amazon United States market (231K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
brown permanent marker market data
- Units sold / yr
- 20K–25K
- avg 1,000–1,250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $159K–$198K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 11.1%
- Avg BSR
- #208
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 93%
- Sponsored
- 50%
- Out of stock
- 1.4%
- Avg brand age
- 64 months
- Avg seller age
- 147 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
11 flat
Sellers
117
Top-5 brand share
80%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
69%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
15%
- Sharpie47%
- Allary16%
- Craiiby8%
- Rejuvenate6%
- Avery5%
- BOPOVA4%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 15%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 68 weeks — +0.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×
Top brown permanent marker search terms
- brown sharpie75K/yr
- brown sharpie permanent marker36K/yr
- brown permanent marker32K/yr
- brown marker16K/yr
- dark brown sharpie10K/yr
- dark brown permanent marker9K/yr
- brown sharpie marker7K/yr
- brown sharpies7K/yr
- brown permanent markers5K/yr
- dark brown sharpie permanent marker6K/yr
Top brown permanent marker 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 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Sharpie Permanent Markers Special Edition Portrait Colors Fine Point 12 Count - Assorted Skin Tone Shades
Sharpie$11.544.7★3,331 rev
Allary Furniture Touch-Up Markers: Brown Color; 1 Pack of 3 Markers
Allary$6.574.2★2,102 rev
Brown Paint Markers 2 Pack Oil-Based Waterproof Quick Dry Permanent Paint Pen Set for Rocks Painting Wood Fabric Plastic Canvas Glass Mugs Metal Tire Stone DIY Craft
Craiiby$6.894.4★2,184 rev
Sharpie Permanent Markers Fine Point 8 Count - School Office Arts & Crafts Desk Supplies
Sharpie$8.334.8★2,280 rev
Rejuvenate Exact Match Wood Furniture & Floor Repair Markers 6 Count Brown Markers Cover All Scratches Scuffs And Damage To Wood Furniture And Flooring
Rejuvenate$8.444.2★21,277 rev
Newest
by launch date
Morezmore M00452-3 3pc Fine Point Permanent Marker Brown
Morezmore$7.341 rev
FLYMAX Brown Marker Paint Pens - Permanent Marker Pens Brown Acrylic Paint Water-Based 0.7mm Fine Tip Waterproof Quick-Drying (3 in 1Pack)
FLYMAX$5.84359 rev
BOPOVA Furniture Markers Touch Up Scratch Repair Kit 3 Color Wood Markers for Scratches Stains Floors Tables Desks Cabinets Bedposts (Brown Reddish Brown Chestnut)
BOPOVA$6.90800 rev
Brown Paint Markers 2 Pack Oil-Based Waterproof Quick Dry Permanent Paint Pen Set for Rocks Painting Wood Fabric Plastic Canvas Glass Mugs Metal Tire Stone DIY Craft
Craiiby$6.892,184 rev
Sharpie Permanent Markers Special Edition Portrait Colors Fine Point 12 Count - Assorted Skin Tone Shades
Sharpie$11.543,331 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumMorezmore M00452-3 3pc Fine Point Permanent Marker Brown
Morezmore$7.345.0★
Allary Furniture Touch-Up Markers: Brown Color; 1 Pack of 3 Markers
Allary$6.574.2★
Sharpie Permanent Markers Special Edition Portrait Colors Fine Point 12 Count - Assorted Skin Tone Shades
Sharpie$11.544.7★
Sharpie Permanent Markers Fine Point 8 Count - School Office Arts & Crafts Desk Supplies
Sharpie$8.334.8★
Brown Paint Markers 2 Pack Oil-Based Waterproof Quick Dry Permanent Paint Pen Set for Rocks Painting Wood Fabric Plastic Canvas Glass Mugs Metal Tire Stone DIY Craft
Craiiby$6.894.4★
What buyers say about brown permanent marker
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“True to color”
“Good quality”
“Great value”
“As advertised”
“best touch for quality wood furniture”
“Easy to use”
“Effective”
“Perfect for fixing scratches on furniture and other”
“they look brand new”
“Coverage is awesome”
What buyers complain about
“They are all way too dark”
“Did not work”
“Dried up”
“This item is of poor quality”
“My mistake was being cheap”
“Dried up”
“Did not work as advertised”
“Coverage not sufficient”
“DON'T BUY THESE, AS THEY LEAK”
“The markers dont stick to wood”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is brown permanent marker profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $203K/yr across 14 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +0.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the brown permanent marker niche?
- 11 brands and 117 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in brown permanent marker?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Functionality-Overall, Moist/Dry. The return rate is 1.0%.
- When does demand for brown permanent marker peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the brown permanent marker niche?
- Listings span $5.28–$12.19; the average listing price is $7.93 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,663 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.