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title: "Brown Permanent Marker — $203K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **brown permanent marker**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($5.28–$12.19) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 40Growth 25Conversion 91Competition 26Returns 95Price range 0Avg price 22Brand share 41Review moat 24Quality gap 57
**Returns**
**Incredible****1.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****11.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****80%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Market size**
**Okay****$203K**
$203K/yr · 231K searches
**Competition**
**Okay****69%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Okay****+0.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Review moat**
**Bad****5,663.36**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Bad****$7.93**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Bad****$5.28–$12.19**
cheapest 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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
13K8KSpike '25Holiday '25 seasonAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/brown-permanent-marker/trend)
## **Top brown permanent marker search terms**
- **brown sharpie**75K/yr+3.2%9.9% conv. - **brown sharpie permanent marker**36K/yr-3.6%10.5% conv. - **brown permanent marker**32K/yr+0.4%7.9% conv. - **brown marker**16K/yr-4.4%5.0% conv. - **dark brown sharpie**10K/yr+1.0%8.9% conv. - **dark brown permanent marker**9K/yr+12.3%6.1% conv. - **brown sharpie marker**7K/yr+11.5%6.7% conv. - **brown sharpies**7K/yr+0.8%11.7% conv. - **brown permanent markers**5K/yr+30.0%5.4% conv. - **dark brown sharpie permanent marker**6K/yr-7.8%10.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/brown-permanent-marker/search-terms)
## **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.
0%10%$20K20%$41K30%$61K40%$81K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Sharpie Permanent Markers Special Edition Portrait Colors Fine Point 12 Count - Assorted Skin Tone Shades**Sharpie**$11.54**4.7★3,331 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDG9LRZ2) [2**Allary Furniture Touch-Up Markers: Brown Color; 1 Pack of 3 Markers**Allary**$6.57**4.2★2,102 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M8X2T8S) [3**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**$6.89**4.4★2,184 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLYRRP6P) [4**Sharpie Permanent Markers Fine Point 8 Count - School Office Arts & Crafts Desk Supplies**Sharpie**$8.33**4.8★2,280 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000I0YYZO) [5**Rejuvenate Exact Match Wood Furniture & Floor Repair Markers 6 Count Brown Markers Cover All Scratches Scuffs And Damage To Wood Furniture And Flooring**Rejuvenate**$8.44**4.2★21,277 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D8OKFP0)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Morezmore M00452-3 3pc Fine Point Permanent Marker Brown**Morezmore**$7.34**1 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZNDW725) [**FLYMAX Brown Marker Paint Pens - Permanent Marker Pens Brown Acrylic Paint Water-Based 0.7mm Fine Tip Waterproof Quick-Drying (3 in 1Pack)**FLYMAX**$5.84**359 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DBHHRN8T) [**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**$6.90**800 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7BXZSK4) [**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**$6.89**2,184 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLYRRP6P) [**Sharpie Permanent Markers Special Edition Portrait Colors Fine Point 12 Count - Assorted Skin Tone Shades**Sharpie**$11.54**3,331 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDG9LRZ2)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Morezmore M00452-3 3pc Fine Point Permanent Marker Brown**Morezmore**$7.34**5.0★**▲ 152%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZNDW725) [**Allary Furniture Touch-Up Markers: Brown Color; 1 Pack of 3 Markers**Allary**$6.57**4.2★**▲ 38%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M8X2T8S) [**Sharpie Permanent Markers Special Edition Portrait Colors Fine Point 12 Count - Assorted Skin Tone Shades**Sharpie**$11.54**4.7★**▲ 21%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDG9LRZ2) [**Sharpie Permanent Markers Fine Point 8 Count - School Office Arts & Crafts Desk Supplies**Sharpie**$8.33**4.8★**▲ 12%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000I0YYZO) [**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**$6.89**4.4★**— 1%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLYRRP6P)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about brown permanent marker**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Color**23%
*“True to color”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“Good quality”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“Great value”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
*“As advertised”*
**Wood Quality**7%
*“best touch for quality wood furniture”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Easy to use”*
**Efficiency**5%
*“Effective”*
**Scratch Resistance**5%
*“Perfect for fixing scratches on furniture and other”*
**Product Condition**3%
*“they look brand new”*
**Coverage**2%
*“Coverage is awesome”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Color**28%
*“They are all way too dark”*
**Functionality-Overall**13%
*“Did not work”*
**Moist/Dry**8%
*“Dried up”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“This item is of poor quality”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“My mistake was being cheap”*
**Dry/Empty Ink**3%
*“Dried up”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“Did not work as advertised”*
**Coverage**3%
*“Coverage not sufficient”*
**Leak-Proof**2%
*“DON'T BUY THESE, AS THEY LEAK”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**2%
*“The markers dont stick to wood”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Color**46%
**Functionality-Overall**13%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
**Display Colors**7%
**Value For Money**4%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
**Size-Overall**3%
**Product Condition**2%
**Dry/Empty Ink**2%
**Quality-Overall**1%
## **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.
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