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Epson 603 Ink Cartridges

Maybe

Buyers convert on 18.7% of searches. But demand is soft, at -15.1% this quarter, so Epson 603 Ink Cartridges is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 10% of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · +12 vs the category median of 42
Market size
£186K/yr57K searches / yr
90-day growth
-15.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
49%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 130 sellers

Flapen Score

Epson 603 Ink Cartridges against its category

The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, Epson 603 Ink Cartridges is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Epson 603 Ink Cartridges market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Epson 603 Ink Cartridges 57K times last year and spent an estimated £186K. The top 5 brands take 88% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Sep–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

18.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 57K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 18.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -15.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £186K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
57K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-15.1%
Conversion, latest week
18.7%
Market size, estimated
£186Ka year
Peak month
October2.6× the quietest month
Top search term
epson 603 ink cartridges12K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £17.47.

Listings sell for £17.47 on average, from £6.79 to £58.88. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £17.47 that is £4K to £9K a year per listing.

Average price
£17.47inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.79–£58.88
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£9K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

64% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #741 within Printers & Accessories. It carries 3,952 reviews at 4.44 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
64%
Prime listings
96%
Out of stock, average day
10.9%
Average rank
#741in Printers & Accessories
Average rating
4.44 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,952per listing
Listings tracked
28

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 39 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
39 months

Products

Top Epson 603 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 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£9K£19K£28K£37K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 flat

Sellers

130

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

9%

  • Epson55%
  • Greenjob12%
  • CATJOY11%
  • Torvon6%
  • Cartridgeify4%
  • Gureef3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 9%)

Demand

Epson 603 Ink Cartridges search demand

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

10K6KSpike '24Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Search terms

Top Epson 603 Ink Cartridges search terms shoppers use

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

  • epson 603 ink cartridges12K/yr
  • 603xl ink cartridges13K/yr
  • epson 6034K/yr
  • epson 603xl ink cartridges multipack5K/yr
  • epson 603xl5K/yr
  • epson starfish ink cartridges4K/yr
  • epson workforce wf-2830 ink cartridges4K/yr
  • 603xl4K/yr
  • epson 3100 ink cartridges3K/yr
  • 603xl ink cartridges multipack3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Epson 603 Ink Cartridges

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

Complain

Functionality-Overall19%−0.16

First new block not working

Didn't work

They work ok until the epson update then they don,t

Cartridge Capacity15%−0.10

They only had the smallest amount of ink in them

Hardly any ink in it, Cone job

Low ink

Value For Money14%+1.85

Avoid at all costs

much cheaper

The price is very low

Print Quality12%−0.07

Inked out

print quality is awful

Wouldn't work in printer

Compatibility-Overall8%+0.11

Not compatible

Although they claimed to be compatible they did not work

Dont work with the Epson XP-3150

Love

Value For Money28%+1.85

Value for money

Excellent value

Decent price

Quality-Overall17%+1.46

I found this item was consistent in quality

Premium quality with zero hassle — will definitely buy again

Excellent product

Compatibility-Overall8%+0.11

no problem with compatibility

Excellent compatible ink cartridges

Works in Epson printer

Print Quality8%−0.07

Print quality very very good

Print quality is clear

print was clear

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%−0.02

Does the job

just as expected

exactly what was needed

Return

0.6% Return rate 15% Fixable by listing

Compatibility-Overall26%▃█▄▆▅▇

Not compatible

Although they claimed to be compatible they did not work

Dont work with the Epson XP-3150

Functionality-Overall23%█▄▄▃▆▅

First new block not working

Didn't work

They work ok until the epson update then they don,t

Size-Overall10%▇▃▃█▇▇
Ink Refill10%▆▅▆▄▃█
Cartridge/Ink Quality6%▄▃█▃▅▃

FAQ

Common Epson 603 Ink Cartridges questions

Answered from the same tracked data.