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Epson Xp-342 Ink Cartridges

Fail

Demand is soft, at -18.3% this quarter, so Epson Xp-342 Ink Cartridges is a Fail.

Flapen Score
49
49 / 100
Top 22% of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · +7 vs the category median of 42
Market size
£73K/yr18K searches / yr
90-day growth
-18.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
60%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 103 sellers

Flapen Score

Epson Xp-342 Ink Cartridges against its category

The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, Epson Xp-342 Ink Cartridges is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

49Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Epson Xp-342 Ink Cartridges market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Epson Xp-342 Ink Cartridges 18K times last year and spent an estimated £73K. The top 5 brands take 90% of clicks. Flapen scores it 49 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

25.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 18K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 25.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -18.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £73K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
18K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-18.3%
Conversion, latest week
25.6%
Market size, estimated
£73Ka year
Peak month
January1.5× the quietest month
Top search term
epson strawberry ink cartridges8K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £15.37.

Listings sell for £15.37 on average, from £7.61 to £58.63. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £15.37 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£15.37inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.61–£58.63
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

67% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 92% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #658 within Printers & Accessories. It carries 2,175 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
67%
Prime listings
92%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#658in Printers & Accessories
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,175per listing
Listings tracked
24

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 43 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
43 months

Products

Top Epson Xp-342 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 60% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£4K£7K£11K£15K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

103

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

7%

  • Epson70%
  • Q-image8%
  • ejet6%
  • Tinnee3%
  • Jhaan3%
  • WISETA3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 7%)

Demand

Epson Xp-342 Ink Cartridges search demand

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

600400Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Search terms

Top Epson Xp-342 Ink Cartridges search terms shoppers use

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

  • epson strawberry ink cartridges8K/yr
  • epson 29 ink cartridges5K/yr
  • epson xp-342 ink cartridges3K/yr
  • epson xp245 ink cartridges2K/yr
  • epson 291K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Epson Xp-342 Ink Cartridges

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

Complain

Compatibility-Overall37%−0.18

The printer comes up with a message not compatible

Incompatible

Not compatible with printer

Value For Money12%+1.56

why is it so expensive

Expensive

its cost me time

Functionality-Overall11%−0.08

after 2 days still doesn't recognise it + won't print anything

Not working

still not working correctly

Quality-Overall8%+1.12

Cheap and cheerful

Not or good quality

Rubbish

Display Colors5%−0.03

Text isn't quite as black as things I've printed prior

The black is not jet black

Love

Value For Money25%+1.56

Good price

Good value for money

Good value for money

Compatibility-Overall15%−0.18

no compatibility problems

Very compatible with my printer

Work very well no compatibility issues and strong colours

Quality-Overall14%+1.12

Good quality

Reliable as always from Epson

Excellent Product

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+0.18

As advertised work well

Does the job

Item as shown

Cartridge/Ink Quality6%+0.31

Genuine ink

Good ink

Good value for good cartridges

Return

0.6% Return rate 22% Fixable by listing

Compatibility-Overall35%█▅▇▇█▇

The printer comes up with a message not compatible

Incompatible

Not compatible with printer

Functionality-Overall19%▄▇▄█▄▆

after 2 days still doesn't recognise it + won't print anything

Not working

still not working correctly

Size-Overall11%▂█▅▄▁▃
Ink Refill10%██▄▁█▆
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%▁▃▃█▆▄

FAQ

Common Epson Xp-342 Ink Cartridges questions

Answered from the same tracked data.