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Cat 5e Ethernet Cable

Fail

Shoppers spend only $63K a year here, so Cat 5e Ethernet Cable is a Fail.

Flapen Score
37
37 / 100
Ranks 728 of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · −5 vs the category median of 42
Market size
£63K/yr123K searches / yr
90-day growth
-7.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
72%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 13 sellers

Flapen Score

Cat 5e Ethernet Cable against its category

The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, Cat 5e Ethernet Cable is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

37Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Cat 5e Ethernet Cable market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Cat 5e Ethernet Cable 123K times last year and spent an estimated £63K. The top 5 brands take 88% of clicks. Flapen scores it 37 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

4.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 123K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -7.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £63K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
123K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-7.7%
Conversion, latest week
4.1%
Market size, estimated
£63Ka year
Peak month
October1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
cat 5e ethernet cable31K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.47.

Listings sell for £12.47 on average, from £2.56 to £60.11. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £12.47 that is £3K to £6K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.47under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.56–£60.11
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£6K
Returns
1.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

93% 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 #14 within Cables & Accessories. It carries 12,324 reviews at 4.52 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
93%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#14in Cables & Accessories
Average rating
4.52 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
12,324per listing
Listings tracked
14

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 71 months on average, so the names here are established.

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

Products

Top Cat 5e Ethernet Cable 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 72% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£6K£13K£19K£25K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

13

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

9%

  • rhinocables57%
  • Rhinocables10%
  • Mr. Tronic9%
  • Nixsto8%
  • Digoloan4%
  • MutecPower3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 9%)

Demand

Cat 5e Ethernet Cable search demand

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

3K2KSpike '25DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Cat 5e Ethernet Cable search terms shoppers use

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

  • cat 5e ethernet cable31K/yr
  • cat5e ethernet cable27K/yr
  • cat 5 ethernet cable15K/yr
  • cat 5 cable11K/yr
  • cat5 cable7K/yr
  • cat5e cable7K/yr
  • cat5e4K/yr
  • cat 5e cable5K/yr
  • cat 5e4K/yr
  • cat 53K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cat 5e Ethernet Cable

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

Complain

Quality-Overall26%−0.03

Slight quality issue

Poor quality

Rubbish quality

Durability10%−0.08

Broke within 3 months

Not durable

It stopped working after only 30 mins of use

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%+1.30

the item didnt work as advertised

False specs

should not be advertised as such

Thickness8%−0.03

It is not - it's too thick

which was paper thin

it's still thick and doesn't bend well

Data Transfer Speed5%−0.04

Speed limited to below 100mbps

maxing out at speeds of 100mbps

Love

Quality-Overall25%−0.03

Good quality and seems to be sturdy and easy to install

The build quality is solid

Good quality

Value For Money17%+1.19

Great value

Good value

low price

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%+1.30

Just what I needed

work exactly as promised

As described

Connectivity-Overall14%+1.05

Connection has been stable

Easy to connect

Good connection

Data Transfer Speed5%−0.04

A solid, fast cable that does exactly what it promises — great speeds, stable connection, and no fussing around once its plugged in

back to full speed

Good speeds and well made

Return

1.4% Return rate 36% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall30%▇█▇▇▇▇
Functionality-Overall17%█▆█▆▇▇

Didn't work

Doesn't work

Connectivity-Overall16%▄█▇▇█▇

small movements of the laptop or cable were enough to cause temporary loss of connection

The main weakness is not the connection speed

Cable Issue

Compatibility-Overall14%█▆▅▇▆▆

Cat 5 mislabled

Quality-Overall5%▄▂▄▃█▄

Slight quality issue

Poor quality

Rubbish quality

FAQ

Common Cat 5e Ethernet Cable questions

Answered from the same tracked data.