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Brother Lc3217 Ink Cartridges

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Brother Lc3217 Ink Cartridges is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Top 39% of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · +2 vs the category median of 42
Market size
£76K/yr12K searches / yr
90-day growth
-18.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
81%top-5 click share · 5 brands · 97 sellers

Flapen Score

Brother Lc3217 Ink Cartridges against its category

The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, Brother Lc3217 Ink Cartridges is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Brother Lc3217 Ink Cartridges market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Brother Lc3217 Ink Cartridges 12K times last year and spent an estimated £76K. All 5 brands take every click. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

27.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 12K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 27.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -18.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £76K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
12K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-18.2%
Conversion, latest week
27.8%
Market size, estimated
£76Ka year
Peak month
September1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
lc3217 ink cartridges brother5K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £22.63.

Listings sell for £22.63 on average, from £9.10 to £69.38. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £22.63 that is £6K to £11K a year per listing.

Average price
£22.63inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£9.10–£69.38
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£6K–£11K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #281 within Printers & Accessories. It carries 761 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#281in Printers & Accessories
Average rating
4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
761per listing
Listings tracked
10

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 56 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
56 months

Products

Top Brother Lc3217 Ink Cartridges 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 81% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£8K£15K£23K£30K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

97

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Brother76%
  • Gureef14%
  • KINGJET4%
  • LxTek4%
  • KINGWAY3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Brother Lc3217 Ink Cartridges search demand

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

350250Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Brother Lc3217 Ink Cartridges search terms shoppers use

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

  • lc3217 ink cartridges brother5K/yr
  • brother lc3217 ink cartridges4K/yr
  • lc32173K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Brother Lc3217 Ink Cartridges

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

Complain

Compatibility-Overall27%−0.13

Did not work in our Brother Printer

These are not compatible with Brother J5335DW

not perfect for my brother printer

Value For Money14%+0.80

unfortunately other inks might be a lot cheaper

Not worth the money

Print Quality11%−0.06

Poor print quality

This item didn't work on our printer

Dry/Empty Ink7%−0.05

Low ink on installation

Purchased as I'd no ink

Cartridge Capacity7%−0.05

2 of 3 empty

Low ink on installation

Love

Quality-Overall26%+1.43

the current quality remains consistent

Reliable quality

Good quality

Value For Money23%+0.80

Value for Money

Excellent value for money

Good value

Cartridge/Ink Quality11%+0.86

Quality ink

Excellent inks

Bought of my printer - very pleased with the ink

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%+0.77

Exactly as described

Exactly what I ordered

Just the job

Compatibility-Overall8%−0.13

compatability with my printer

the printer had no problem with recognition plus no compatibility issues

Didnt face any issue to pair with the printer

Return

0.6% Return rate 16% Fixable by listing

Ink Refill29%▁▇█▇▄▄
Compatibility-Overall28%▆▅▅▄█▃

Did not work in our Brother Printer

These are not compatible with Brother J5335DW

not perfect for my brother printer

Size-Overall15%▆▇▅▃▃█

They neither fit

Functionality-Overall12%█▁▁▃▅▅
Cartridge/Ink Quality5%▁▁█▄▇▇

FAQ

Common Brother Lc3217 Ink Cartridges questions

Answered from the same tracked data.