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545xl Ink Cartridge Black

Fail

Demand is soft, at -25.3% this quarter, so 545xl Ink Cartridge Black is a Fail.

Flapen Score
48
48 / 100
Top 25% of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · +6 vs the category median of 42
Market size
£67K/yr13K searches / yr
90-day growth
-25.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
69%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 96 sellers

Flapen Score

545xl Ink Cartridge Black against its category

The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, 545xl Ink Cartridge Black is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

48Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The 545xl Ink Cartridge Black market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for 545xl Ink Cartridge Black 13K times last year and spent an estimated £67K. The top 5 brands take 82% of clicks. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

23.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 13K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 23.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -25.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £67K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
13K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-25.3%
Conversion, latest week
23.1%
Market size, estimated
£67Ka year
Peak month
October6.5× the quietest month
Top search term
canon ts3300 ink cartridges8K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £22.90.

Listings sell for £22.90 on average, from £13.77 to £35.79. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £22.90 that is £0 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£22.90inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£13.77–£35.79
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
2K–3K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£2K
Returns
1.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

89% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #448 within Printers & Accessories. It carries 5,511 reviews at 4.38 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
89%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.4%
Average rank
#448in Printers & Accessories
Average rating
4.38 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
5,511per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 4 of last year's 7 launches as successful.

7 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 4 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 34 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
7
Successful launches
4Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
34 months

Products

Top 545xl Ink Cartridge Black products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£3K£7K£10K£13K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

15 rising

Sellers

96

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

  • Canon31%
  • LIFOR19%
  • Lxprinton18%
  • INFITONER8%
  • IKONK7%
  • KINGWAY3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 15%)

Demand

545xl Ink Cartridge Black search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

3K2KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.5×

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 545xl Ink Cartridge Black

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Compatibility-Overall24%−0.12

Not recognise by my printer

NOT COMPATIBLE

Not compatible with canon printer

Functionality-Overall10%−0.06

Black cartridge didnt work at all

The black cartridge has stopped flowing correctly. half full

Did not work

Color8%−0.05

very pale ink

Colour not recognised

Terrible - no colour

Value For Money8%+1.88

Not the cheapest

I only buy branded which makes it expensive

It is a bit expensive

Quality-Overall5%+1.25

Rubbish quality

constant errors and barely usable

Bad quality

Love

Value For Money24%+1.88

Cheap price

Excellent value

Excellent value for money

Quality-Overall19%+1.25

Overall, the quality of these ink cartridges seems fairly good,

Excellent quality

The build quality seemed solid

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%+0.80

As advertised

Works as expected

product was exactly as advertised

Assembly/Installation7%+0.47

Easy to assemble

EASY INSTALLATION

Easy to put in

Cartridge/Ink Quality6%+0.12

This ink is great

Excellent quality ink

good quality ink as expected *****

Return

1.3% Return rate 27% Fixable by listing

Compatibility-Overall38%▇▇▇███

Not recognise by my printer

NOT COMPATIBLE

Not compatible with canon printer

Size-Overall20%██▇█▇█

Cartridge doesnt fit

Doesn't fit my printer

Does not necessarily fit

Functionality-Overall16%▇▇▇██▇

Black cartridge didnt work at all

The black cartridge has stopped flowing correctly. half full

Did not work

Ink Refill10%▅▆█▄▇▆
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%▇█▆▄▄▄

Misleading

Misleading product description

Not as described

FAQ

Common 545xl Ink Cartridge Black questions

Answered from the same tracked data.