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Lc422

Maybe

Buyers convert on 22.9% of searches. But demand is soft, at -16.4% this quarter, so Lc422 is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
56
56 / 100
Top 7% of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · +14 vs the category median of 42
Market size
£203K/yr37K searches / yr
90-day growth
-16.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
66%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 94 sellers

Flapen Score

Lc422 against its category

The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, Lc422 is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

56Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Lc422 market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Lc422 37K times last year and spent an estimated £203K. The top 5 brands take 85% of clicks. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

22.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 37K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 22.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -16.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £203K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
37K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-16.4%
Conversion, latest week
22.9%
Market size, estimated
£203Ka year
Peak month
March1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
lc422xl ink cartridges10K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £23.86.

Listings sell for £23.86 on average, from £11.13 to £86.40. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £23.86 that is £12K to £18K a year per listing.

Average price
£23.86inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£11.13–£86.40
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£12K–£18K
Returns
0.8%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 #583 within Printers & Accessories. It carries 208 reviews at 4.38 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
#583in Printers & Accessories
Average rating
4.38 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
208per listing
Listings tracked
18

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 26 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

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

Products

Top Lc422 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 66% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£20K£41K£61K£81K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

94

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

  • Brother54%
  • KINGJET11%
  • starink7%
  • Greenjob7%
  • KINGWAY6%
  • Gureef5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 10%)

Demand

Lc422 search demand

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

800600Spike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Lc422 search terms shoppers use

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

  • lc422xl ink cartridges10K/yr
  • lc422xl6K/yr
  • brother lc422 ink cartridges5K/yr
  • brother mfc-j5340dw ink cartridges4K/yr
  • brother mfc-j5740dw ink cartridges3K/yr
  • lc4223K/yr
  • brother lc422xl ink cartridges3K/yr
  • lc422 ink cartridges2K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lc422

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

Complain

Compatibility-Overall36%−0.32

not compatible

Do not work in Brother

These ink cartridges are not compatible with the printer that is being sold alongside them

Quality-Overall20%+1.42

Cheap and cheerful

Unsure about the quality

Absolute rubbish

Functionality-Overall9%−0.07

No longer work after printer update

Value For Money6%+1.86

Quite expensive ink

rather costly

Display Colors5%−0.05

WHAT I DID PRINT HAD GOOD QUALITY COLOUR BUT ONLY PRODUCED 100 OR SO DOUBLE SIDED LEAFLETS

Love

Value For Money27%+1.86

at a lower price

Excellent Value

well worth the money

Quality-Overall23%+1.42

Good quality

superb product

Great value for the quality

Compatibility-Overall8%−0.32

Excellent compatible inks

worked perfectly with my printer

Compatible with my machine

Color7%−0.03

easy to see which colour- so you can use as required

Good colour content

the colours are vibrant

Cartridge/Ink Quality7%+0.38

Good quality ink

Great to get right cartridge for brother printer

Quality ink

Return

0.8% Return rate 17% Fixable by listing

Ink Refill37%▅▇▆█▇▅
Compatibility-Overall31%▇▆▇▄▅█

not compatible

Do not work in Brother

These ink cartridges are not compatible with the printer that is being sold alongside them

Size-Overall11%█▇▄▃▂▄
Functionality-Overall7%▄▁█▅▂▃

No longer work after printer update

Color3%▁▃▁▃█▄

The colours arent very bright compared to the originals that I replaced

FAQ

Common Lc422 questions

Answered from the same tracked data.