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Hp 973x

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Hp 973x doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

43
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Top 39% of 1,375 Computer & Zubehör niches · +2 vs the category median of 41

Market size 43Growth 8Conversion 98Competition 9Returns 71Price range 36Avg price 74Brand share 0Review moat 64Quality gap 81
This niche Category average · 1,375 niches

Is Hp 973x profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Hp 973x is a €226K/yr Amazon Germany market (13K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Hp 973x: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -33.3% over the last 90 days and 16.6% of searches end in a purchase.

€226K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr3K
Search volume / yr-33.3%13K
Conversion rate16.6%
Avg price€103.06

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers4 · 78
Top-5 product click share90%
Open market0%
Avg brand age42 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 8 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.2★
Avg reviews927

Top Hp 973x products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 90% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

€0€34K€68K€102K€136K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

78

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • HP79%
  • Smart Ink9%
  • GREENSKY8%
  • Jettruemedia3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Hp 973x demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume13KCVR16.6%Products8Brands4Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.2★Reviews927Avg BSR#966
450350Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top Hp 973x search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • hp pagewide pro 477dw patronen4K/yr
  • hp 973x4K/yr
  • 973x2K/yr
  • hp 973x schwarz3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Hp 973x

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

100% of reviews
Druckqualität50%

Drucker funktioniert super

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt17%

tut was es soll

Gesamtgröße17%

Passen perfekt

Qualität insgesamt17%

Super Produkt

What buyers complain about

100% of reviews
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis33%

Leider Geldverschwendung

Haltbarkeit33%

Läuft aus

Kompatibilität – insgesamt33%

Meine hier gekaufte Originalpatrone wird vom HP Pagewide 477 nicht erkannt / akzeptiert

Hp 973x return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

2.2%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Kompatibilität – insgesamt
31%
2Funktionalität insgesamt
24%
3Gesamtgröße
15%
4Defekt Material/Teile
9%
5Tintennachfüllung
4%

Common Hp 973x questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Hp 973x 43/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €226K/yr across 8 tracked products. Search demand moved -33.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Hp 973x on Amazon Germany peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.