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colored pencils bulk

Launch it

A $1.0M/yr market growing +54.5% this quarter with returns at 0.4% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 78Growth 72Conversion 73Competition 45Returns 98Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 22Review moat 36Quality gap 17

Returns

Incredible0.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible$29.87

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Incredible$16.20–$66.80

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

Market size

Great$1.0M

$1.0M/yr · 515K searches

Conversion

Good6.8%

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

Growth

Good+54.5%

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

Competition

Okay58%

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

Review moat

Okay2,887

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Bad91%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, colored pencils bulk is a $1.0M/yr Amazon United States market (515K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug. Verdict: Launch it — 61/100.

Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

colored pencils bulk market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 2,000–2,500/product
Revenue / yr
$1.2M–$1.5M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.8%
Avg BSR
#21
Page quality
0%
Prime
95%
Sponsored
91%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
46 months
Avg seller age
131 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

173

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

5%

  • Crayola49%
  • Toidgy21%
  • YEGEER13%
  • Shuttle Art4%
  • Rosmonde4%
  • V-Opitos3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 102 weeks — +54.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
25K15KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Top colored pencils bulk search terms

  • colored pencils bulk253K/yr
  • bulk colored pencils73K/yr
  • crayola colored pencils bulk27K/yr
  • color pencils bulk20K/yr
  • bulk colored pencils for classroom17K/yr
  • color pencils bulk classroom19K/yr
  • colored pencils bulk classroom15K/yr
  • color pencil bulk9K/yr
  • colored pencils class set11K/yr
  • class set colored pencils9K/yr
All search terms

Top colored pencils bulk 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%$104K20%$208K30%$311K40%$415K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about colored pencils bulk

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

What buyers love

Color28%

“the colors are bright”

Value For Money22%

“Value for the money”

Quality-Overall17%

“Amazing Quality”

Sharpness5%

“They sharpen well”

Educational-Overall4%

“very suitable for teachers or anyone that has a lot of kids around”

Ease Of Use4%

“easy to use”

Gifting Purpose4%

“she absolutely loved this as a gift”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Just what I wanted”

Durability3%

“doesn't break easily”

Creativity1%

“The Crayola 120-count colored pencil set is an absolute dream for any young artist or creative kid”

What buyers complain about

Color28%

“the colors come up faded even when pushing down”

Quality-Overall13%

“These are all horrible quality for Crayola”

Durability8%

“They break easily”

Sharpness6%

“keeps getting caught in any sharpener I use”

Value For Money5%

“Which box wasnt so cheap”

Material Quality3%

“Not best material compared to crayola”

Texture/Consistency-Overall3%

“not as smooth or nice as Crayola”

Hard Feel3%

“a little hard”

Smell2%

“I gave 4 stars because the smell was a little on the chemical side”

Gifting Purpose1%

“not for gifting”

Top return reasons

Value For Money35%
Color13%
Defective Material/Parts9%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Size-Overall7%
Quality-Overall5%
Weight Heavy4%
Sharpness3%
Thin3%
Durability2%

Common questions

Is colored pencils bulk profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $1.0M/yr across 22 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +54.5%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (61/100).
How competitive is the colored pencils bulk niche?
9 brands and 173 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in colored pencils bulk?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 0.4%.
When does demand for colored pencils bulk peak?
Demand peaks in Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the colored pencils bulk niche?
Listings span $16.20–$66.80; the average listing price is $29.87 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,887 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.