disposable paint cups
Worth a lookShows searches that convert (13.5% search→purchase), but a small market ($85K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Conversion
Incredible13.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Great1.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Good$4.04–$45.16cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good44%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Good1,294.17avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Good$12.26avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Okay+10.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Okay89%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Bad$85K$85K/yr · 52K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, disposable paint cups is a $85K/yr Amazon United States market (52K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
disposable paint cups market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $74K–$98K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 13.5%
- Avg BSR
- #25
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 94%
- Out of stock
- 2.4%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 193 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
16 rising
Sellers
20
Top-5 brand share
89%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
44%
Top 20: 88%
Open market
10%
- Mister Rui44%
- Bates Choice37%
- Voomey4%
- LNAUJS3%
- Pro Grade2%
- Hulameda1%
- Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 10%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +10.6% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top disposable paint cups search terms
- small paint tray20K/yr
- 4 inch paint tray8K/yr
- mini paint tray6K/yr
- small paint trays4K/yr
- 4 paint tray4K/yr
- 4 inch paint tray liner4K/yr
- 4 inch paint roller tray3K/yr
- 4 paint roller tray3K/yr
Top disposable paint cups 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Bates- Paint Tray Liner 4 Inches Paint Tray with 10x Paint Pan Liners
Bates Choice$9.354.5★264 rev
Mister Rui 4 Inch Paint Tray Set with 5 Liners 6 Pack
Mister Rui$9.374.7★332 rev
Bates- 4 Inch Paint Tray Set 22 pcs 1x 4 Inch Paint Roller Tray 20x Disposable Plastic Liners & 1x Roller Frame
Bates Choice$12.804.7★214 rev
Bates- 4 Inch Paint Tray Set 22 pcs 1x 4 Inch Paint Roller Tray
Bates Choice$12.844.8★111 rev
Mister Rui 4 Inch Paint Tray and Liners Small Paint Pan with Liners
Mister Rui$9.584.7★520 rev
Newest
by launch date
Voomey 4 Inch Paint Tray Set - Paint Tray with 12 Pcs Paint Pan Liners
Voomey$9.9019 rev
Mister Rui 4 Inch Paint Tray Liners 8-Pack with Lid
Mister Rui$9.48332 rev
Mister Rui 4 Inch Paint Roller Kit 12-Piece Mini Roller Set with 6 Microfiber Sleeves Tray Liner & Cover Handle 1.5 Angled Brush - for Walls Cabinets DIY & Pro Painting
Mister Rui$9.91495 rev
Bates- 4 Inch Paint Tray Set 22 pcs 1x 4 Inch Paint Roller Tray 20x Disposable Plastic Liners & 1x Roller Frame
Bates Choice$12.80214 rev
Mister Rui Mini Paint Roller Kit-13 Piece Small Roller Paint Brush & Frame
Mister Rui$10.421,681 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumVoomey 4 Inch Paint Tray Set - Paint Tray with 12 Pcs Paint Pan Liners
Voomey$9.904.5★
21 Pack Disposable Thickened Plastic Paint Tray Liners with 2Inch Roller Tray
NANJA$8.964.7★
Mister Rui Mini Paint Roller Kit-13 Piece Small Roller Paint Brush & Frame
Mister Rui$10.424.6★
Hubaow 4 Inch Paint Tray 15 Pack Plastic Paint Roller Tray
Hubaow$16.794.4★
Bates- 4 Inch Paint Tray Set 22 pcs 1x 4 Inch Paint Roller Tray
Bates Choice$12.844.8★
What buyers say about disposable paint cups
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Well worth it”
“Great quality in a great little kit”
“Best Paint Kit Out There”
“Cleans up well”
“Just as advertised”
“Easy to use”
“These were the perfect fit”
“Not flimsy”
“quite durable”
“Work great”
What buyers complain about
“Extremely small”
“This made it tricky to gauge when painting”
“So cheap definitely waste of money”
“Cheap material”
“It doesnt look like this brand sells replacement liners for that tray so I ended up having to buy a red one which was a little frustrating”
“flimsy crap”
“They're certainly not the thickest nap”
“Not worth any money”
“hard to clean completely”
“Fabric shed after first coat”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is disposable paint cups profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $85K/yr across 36 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +10.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
- How competitive is the disposable paint cups niche?
- 16 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 44% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in disposable paint cups?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Paint Quality, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.5%.
- When does demand for disposable paint cups peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the disposable paint cups niche?
- Listings span $4.04–$45.16; the average listing price is $12.26 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,294 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.