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title: "Amazon Refurbished — £28K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 40/100 · £28K/yr market · 399K searches/yr · £115.54 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **amazon refurbished**
**Skip it**
Weak search conversion (0.1%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 7Growth 21Conversion 1Competition 81Returns 96Price range 10Avg price 70Brand share 4Review moat 23Quality gap 86
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.8%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.1★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Great****34%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Avg price**
**Good****£115.54**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Bad****7,573.64**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Bad****-8.4%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Price range**
**Bad****£5.52–£847.26**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Market size**
**Bad****£28K**
£28K/yr · 399K searches
**Brand share**
**Bad****99%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, amazon refurbished is a £28K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (399K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **amazon refurbished market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **250–500**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£29K–£58K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#112**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **71%**
- **Sponsored**
- **86%**
- **Out of stock**
- **3.2%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **30 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **172 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**7 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**149**
**Top-5 brand share**
**99%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**34%**
Top 20: 69%
**Open market**
**1%**
- Amazon Essentials42% - Apple39% - Dell13% - Samsung4% - Amazon1% - Meta1% - Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 31 weeks — -8.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
30K20KSpike '26Dec '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/amazon-refurbished/trend)
## **Top amazon refurbished search terms**
- **refurbished**75K/yr-3.9%0.0% conv. - **amazon renewed uk**70K/yr-1.4%0.1% conv. - **amazon refurbished**83K/yr-13.7%0.0% conv. - **amazon renewed**76K/yr-14.4%0.1% conv. - **renewed**56K/yr-4.5%0.0% conv. - **amazon renewed store**24K/yr-27.5%0.0% conv. - **apple refurbished**8K/yr-4.7%0.1% conv. - **amazon renewed products**6K/yr-10.0%0.0% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/amazon-refurbished/search-terms)
## **Top amazon refurbished 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%3%£8296%£2K9%£2K12%£3K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Apple iPhone 14 128GB Midnight - (Renewed)**Apple**£264.88**4.2★6,029 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BNLXKVNQ) [2**Apple iPhone 14 128GB Starlight (Renewed)**Apple**£259.75**4.2★6,029 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BNLZ14Z2) [3**Dell Latitude 5400 14.0 Laptop Intel i5-8365U 16GB Ram 512GB SSD Windows 11 Pro Black (Renewed)**Dell**£178.63**4.0★494 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D35JN85B) [4**Amazon Essentials Womens Buckle Mule Gold 7 UK**Amazon Essentials**£18.29**4.1★3,156 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09RXGWFPH) [5**2021 Apple iPad (10.2-inch Wi-Fi 64GB) Space Grey (Renewed)**Apple**£147.17**4.4★3,697 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09K1RVTV6)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Amazon Essentials Womens Moccasin Slippers Grey 9 UK**Amazon Essentials**£14.50**191 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F7M4K849) [**Amazon Essentials Womens Moccasin Slippers Tan 8 UK**Amazon Essentials**£16.11**191 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F7M6W9WZ) [**Amazon Essentials Boys Cork Sandals Taupe 5 UK**Amazon Essentials**£14.13**83 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F7M4HG3L) [**Amazon Essentials Boys Cork Sandals Black 2 UK**Amazon Essentials**£13.35**83 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F7M4QTC4) [**Dell FAST Optiplex 7020/9020 SFF Desktop Computer PC - Intel Core i7 4th Gen (4 cores Upto 3.90GHz) 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Storage 300Mbps USB WiFi W11 Pro (Renewed) (PC ONLY (No monitor))**Dell**£127.94**175 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F94B5LRW)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Amazon Essentials Womens Thong Sandal Black 5.5 UK**Amazon Essentials**£8.22**4.2★**▲ 168%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07FQYVKYF) [**Amazon Essentials Boys Cork Sandals Taupe 5 UK**Amazon Essentials**£14.13**4.1★**▲ 168%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F7M4HG3L) [**Amazon Essentials Womens Thong Sandal Black 10 UK**Amazon Essentials**£7.17**4.2★**▲ 167%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07FQTRM81) [**Amazon Essentials Womens Thong Sandal Black 7 UK**Amazon Essentials**£9.35**4.2★**▲ 167%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07FQP8YNW) [**Amazon Essentials Womens Thong Sandal Black 5 UK**Amazon Essentials**£9.86**4.2★**▲ 167%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08LPTX4SK)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about amazon refurbished**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**24%
*“Excellent value”*
**Quality-Overall**17%
*“this came out well with good reviews”*
**Product Condition**12%
*“Looks like new”*
**Battery Life**10%
*“battery life excellent”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
*“Just what I wanted”*
**Charging**4%
*“Quick charge”*
**Assembly/Installation**2%
*“All set up now and working perfectly”*
**Computation Performance**2%
*“fast processor speed”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Easy to use”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“the phone is perfect works amazing like brand new”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Charging**17%
*“it would not charge up or hold charge”*
**Functionality-Overall**10%
*“Does not function”*
**Durability**9%
*“Broke after nine months”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“Absolute garbage”*
**Battery Life**8%
*“Poor battery performance”*
**Connectivity-Overall**4%
*“Connection Type Listed Inaccurate”*
**Software/Application**3%
*“Appart from an odd appearance of its previous network providers software you can't tell it from a new one”*
**Touch Screen**3%
*“Defective screen”*
**Heating**3%
*“Battery keeps overheating”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“Not as described”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**16%
**Charging**11%
**Battery Life**7%
**Defective Material/Parts**6%
**Touch Screen**5%
**Constant Reboot Or Restart**5%
**Touch/Button Controls**4%
**Software/Application**4%
**Connectivity-Overall**4%
**Size-Overall**4%
## **Common questions**
- **Is amazon refurbished profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £28K/yr across 56 tracked products. 1 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- **How competitive is the amazon refurbished niche?**
- 7 brands and 149 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 34% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in amazon refurbished?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Charging, Functionality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 0.8%.
- **What does it cost to enter the amazon refurbished niche?**
- Listings span £5.52–£847.26; the average listing price is £115.54 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 7,574 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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