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Patch Cable

Fail

Demand is soft, at -20.7% this quarter, so Patch Cable is a Fail.

Flapen Score
42
42 / 100
Ranks 498 of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · on the category median
Market size
£75K/yr107K searches / yr
90-day growth
-20.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
61%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 28 sellers

Flapen Score

Patch Cable against its category

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

42Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Patch Cable market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Patch Cable 107K times last year and spent an estimated £75K. The top 5 brands take 67% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

6.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 107K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -20.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £75K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
107K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-20.7%
Conversion, latest week
6.7%
Market size, estimated
£75Ka year
Peak month
December1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
patch cables38K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.54.

Listings sell for £10.54 on average, from £5.25 to £19.42. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £10.54 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.54under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.25–£19.42
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–£5K
Returns
0.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

79% 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 #29 within Cables & Accessories. It carries 2,250 reviews at 4.67 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
79%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#29in Cables & Accessories
Average rating
4.67 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,250per listing
Listings tracked
19

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 61 months on average, so the names here are established.

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

Products

Top Patch 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 61% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

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

Brands

15 rising

Sellers

28

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

28%

  • Amazon Basics32%
  • Yauhody12%
  • SONICAKE10%
  • AA AUDIO ACCESSORY6%
  • Sovvid6%
  • Cable Matters5%

Demand

Patch Cable search demand

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

3K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Black Friday '25DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Patch Cable search terms shoppers use

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

  • patch cables38K/yr
  • guitar patch cables19K/yr
  • patch cables for guitar pedals13K/yr
  • patch cable10K/yr
  • patch leads7K/yr
  • guitar pedal cable8K/yr
  • guitar patch cable5K/yr
  • guitar pedal connectors5K/yr
  • patch lead3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Patch Cable

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

Complain

Durability19%−0.08

trodden on as part of their general use so they do break down over time

2 of them broke after a few weeks

now two of them have broken

Connectivity-Overall14%−0.03

Couldnt get connection speed above 10mbps

Quality-Overall12%+1.59

They have a lower sound performance

Not the best quality

Value For Money7%−0.05

More expensive than most

Mounting7%−0.03

missing screws

Love

Quality-Overall41%+1.59

the cable quality is good

They seem well made

Excellent product

Value For Money16%−0.05

Worth it

Good value

Great value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%+1.06

Work as advertised

it does exactly what its supposed to do

They worked well as expected

Flexibility5%+0.50

Well made and flexible

Great quality and flexible patch cables

Superb quality and flexibility

Connectivity-Overall4%−0.03

High quality and connectivity is perfect

Great for pedal to pedal connections

Plugged it in, network worked immediately, no issues

Return

0.9% Return rate 44% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall33%▄▆█▇▆▄
Compatibility-Overall14%▆█▇▂▄▆
Quality-Overall11%▅▅▅▅▃█

They have a lower sound performance

Not the best quality

Functionality-Overall10%▇█▂▅█▆

didnt work for the. niche

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%▁▁▇▄▁█

FAQ

Common Patch Cable questions

Answered from the same tracked data.