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Ashtray

Ashtray shows low returns (0.4%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

61
Worth a look

Top 8% of 811 Automotive niches · +12 vs the category median of 49

Market size 54Growth 56Conversion 63Competition 62Returns 98Price range 31Avg price 23Brand share 82Review moat 53Quality gap 52
This niche Category average · 811 niches

Is Ashtray profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Ashtray is a £377K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (829K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 53% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 61/100.

Ashtray: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +30.1% over the last 90 days and 5.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£377K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr50K
Search volume / yr+30.1%829K
Conversion rate5.6%
Avg price£8.16

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 53% of demand, so 47% of the market is open.

47%

open market share

Brands · sellers28 · 86
Top-5 product click share48%
Open market47%
Avg brand age40 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 30 products

Sponsored placement7%
New entrants (1y)4· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews1,377

Top Ashtray 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 take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£19K£38K£57K£75K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

28 falling

Sellers

86

Top-5 brand share

53%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

43%

  • LEPENDOR25%
  • Navani10%
  • Bull Brand7%
  • SOQKEEN6%
  • Navoys5%
  • YFPOPONE5%

Ashtray demand & seasonality

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

Volume829KCVR5.6%Products30Brands28Top 5 Brands53%OOS Rate13.5%Rating4.4★Reviews1,377Avg BSR#31
25K15KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top Ashtray search terms shoppers use

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

  • ashtray316K/yr
  • ash tray93K/yr
  • outdoor ashtray65K/yr
  • ashtrays for outside45K/yr
  • ashtray with lid54K/yr
  • ash trays outdoors29K/yr
  • ashtrays39K/yr
  • outdoor ashtray with lid waterproof20K/yr
  • garden ashtray19K/yr
  • outside ashtray16K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ashtray

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

What buyers love

73% of reviews
Quality-Overall18%

These ashtrays are really good quality

Value For Money13%

Good value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

Better than expected

Size-Overall8%

They're the perfect size

Suitable For Indoor5%

It feels sturdy, well-made, and looks great both indoors and outdoors

What buyers complain about

69% of reviews
Quality-Overall16%

Inferior quality

Size-Overall14%

It also doesnt fit the casing snug

Durability11%

is no longer effective

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

This is mislead

Value For Money4%

Expensive, much cheaper in actual shops

Ashtray return rate & reasons

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

0.4%

Return rate

59%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
42%
2Defective Material/Parts
11%
3Quality-Overall
9%
4Color
5%
5Durability
4%

Common Ashtray questions

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

Flapen scores Ashtray 61/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £377K/yr across 30 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +30.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Ashtray on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.