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title: "Trend — tape - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-07-31T16:42:34.165Z"
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  description: "Niche score 52/100 · £497K/yr market · 735K searches/yr. Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($0.83–$13.88) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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  "og:title": "Trend — tape - Flapen"
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# **tape**

**Worth a look**

Shows low returns (0.1%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($0.83–$13.88) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 60Growth 23Conversion 97Competition 56Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 13Brand share 53Review moat 21Quality gap 45

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.1%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Incredible****14.8%**

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

**Market size**

**Good****£497K**

£497K/yr · 735K searches

**Competition**

**Good****51%**

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

**Brand share**

**Good****73%**

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Growth**

**Bad****-4.4%**

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

**Review moat**

**Bad****11,527.8**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Avg price**

**Bad****£4.58**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Bad****£0.83–£13.88**

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