blank cds
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.38–$15.37) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great11.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay1,652.79avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay84%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Okay£166K£166K/yr · 213K searches
Competition
Okay68%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Avg price
Bad£6.99avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-18.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Bad£1.38–£15.37cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, blank cds is a £166K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (213K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
blank cds market data
- Units sold / yr
- 20K–25K
- avg 1,250–1,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £140K–£175K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 11.2%
- Avg BSR
- #8
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 93%
- Sponsored
- 57%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 105 months
- Avg seller age
- 199 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 flat
Sellers
56
Top-5 brand share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
68%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
9%
- Verbatim39%
- ACU-DISC17%
- HP13%
- Traxdata7%
- Maxell7%
- Hama7%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 9%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -18.1% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top blank cds search terms
- blank cds74K/yr
- blank cd30K/yr
- blank cds for burning music26K/yr
- cd-r16K/yr
- cdr blank discs17K/yr
- cd-r blank discs9K/yr
- cd r8K/yr
- cdr6K/yr
- cds blank4K/yr
- cd discs4K/yr
Top blank cds 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.
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Verbatim CD-R Extra Protection 700MB CD Blanks - Ideal for Photo and Video Recording - Compatible with Any Conventional CD Drive - Pack of 10 Spindle
Verbatim£4.834.6★4,613 rev
HP CD-R 52X 50PK BULK HP 700MB
HP£10.424.4★1,141 rev
ACU-DISC Pro-Series CD-R80 700MB 52x 80min Blank Discs UV Protection Hard Coat Anti-Scratch Surface Perfect for Photos & Videos Compatible with Any CD Drive 17646 10 Pack
ACU-DISC£4.594.4★68 rev
Traxdata 10x Blank Discs CD CD-R 52x Diamond Silver/White Printable in Sleeves
Traxdata£5.104.3★1,062 rev
Hama Jewel CD Disc Cases (Pack of 5) Protective CD/DVD Cases Transparent
Hama£3.504.3★2,709 rev
Newest
by launch dateACU-DISC Pro-Series CD-R80 700MB 52x 80min Blank Discs UV Protection Hard Coat Anti-Scratch Surface Perfect for Photos & Videos Compatible with Any CD Drive 17646 10 Pack
ACU-DISC£4.5968 rev
ACU-DISC Pro-Series Blank CD-R80 700MB 52x 80min Blank Discs UV Protection Hard Coat Anti-Scratch Surface Perfect for Photos & Videos Compatible with Any CD Drive 17660 50 Pack
ACU-DISC£8.1879 rev
ACU-DISC Pro-Series CD-R80 700MB 52x 80min Blank Discs UV Protection Hard Coat Anti-Scratch Surface Perfect for Photos & Videos Compatible with Any CD Drive 17653 25 Pack
ACU-DISC£7.2645 rev
Traxdata 10x Blank Discs CD CD-R 52x Diamond Silver/White Printable in Sleeves
Traxdata£5.101,062 rev
5 x Professional Quality Recordable Ritek Branded CD Recordable Discs With White Inkjet Printable Surface. Allow 80 Minutes Of Music Recording 700MB 52X. Packed in Plastic Sleeves With Flap
DragonTrading£5.1864 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum5 x Professional Quality Recordable Ritek Branded CD Recordable Discs With White Inkjet Printable Surface. Allow 80 Minutes Of Music Recording 700MB 52X. Packed in Plastic Sleeves With Flap
DragonTrading£5.184.2★
Maxell CD-R 25 Blank Discs 700MB Extra Protection
Maxell£6.984.4★
Hama Jewel CD Disc Cases (Pack of 5) Protective CD/DVD Cases Transparent
Hama£3.504.3★
Philips CD-R 80 Minute 52x Spindle - 25Pack
PHILIPS£8.504.5★
Verbatim 43787 52X 700MB 50Pk CD-R Extra Protection Wrap Spindle - Matt Silver
Verbatim£10.914.5★
What buyers say about blank cds
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent quality”
“Great product very reasonable price”
“Works exactly as expected”
“Easy to use”
“the sound quality is great”
“I have had no compatibility issues”
“burns easily great for recording”
“which makes storage easier”
“good quality materials”
“Playback has been consistent”
What buyers complain about
“Quality control worries”
“Do not work”
“Cds didn't work well”
“These cases are really flimsy”
“can sometimes be difficult to burn”
“Slip-sliding away”
“Used. Scratch”
“1 product arrived broken please do not buy this”
“Cost wise, this is more expensive based on the price of disks I usually buy,”
“Work well, hard to assess durability on arrival”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is blank cds profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £166K/yr across 14 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -18.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the blank cds niche?
- 9 brands and 56 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 68% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in blank cds?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Functionality-Overall, Compatibility-Overall. The return rate is 0.5%.
- When does demand for blank cds peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the blank cds niche?
- Listings span £1.38–£15.37; the average listing price is £6.99 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,653 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.