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Fablon

Fail

Shoppers spend only $50K a year here, so Fablon is a Fail.

Flapen Score
41
41 / 100
Ranks 1,774 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −8 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£50K/yr350K searches / yr
90-day growth
-20.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
35%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 24 sellers

Flapen Score

Fablon against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Fablon is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

41Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Fablon market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Fablon 350K times last year and spent an estimated £50K. The top 5 brands take 93% of clicks. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 350K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -20.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £50K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
350K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-20.1%
Conversion, latest week
2.3%
Market size, estimated
£50Ka year
Peak month
September1.8× the quietest month
Top search term
fablon119K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.23.

Listings sell for £6.23 on average, from £3.26 to £25.21. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £6.23 that is £0 to £623 a year per listing.

Average price
£6.23under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.26–£25.21
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£623
Returns
1.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

91% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 98% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #115 within Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments. It carries 2,639 reviews at 4.28 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
91%
Prime listings
98%
Out of stock, average day
1.7%
Average rank
#115in Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments
Average rating
4.28 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,639per listing
Listings tracked
47

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 42 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
42 months

Products

Top Fablon 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 only 35% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£3K£5K£6K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

35%

Top 20: 76%

Open market

5%

  • Fablon40%
  • Abyssaly21%
  • Hode21%
  • vgoltd8%
  • Alened3%
  • Decoroom2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 5%)

Demand

Fablon search demand

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

13K8KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Search terms

Top Fablon search terms shoppers use

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

  • fablon119K/yr
  • fablon sticky back plastic83K/yr
  • sticky back vinyl29K/yr
  • fablon for kitchen worktops27K/yr
  • self adhesive vinyl roll28K/yr
  • sticky back plastic patterned17K/yr
  • patterned sticky back plastic12K/yr
  • fablon for kitchen cupboards10K/yr
  • sticky vinyl8K/yr
  • sticky paper for furniture4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Fablon

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

Complain

Adhesion/Stickiness21%−0.35

Poor adhesive

It doesn't stick well

Did not stick

Quality-Overall14%−0.05

Bad quality

Cheap looking

Absolutely garbage

Thickness6%−0.08

Far too thick

Felt thinner too

Not very thick vinyl either

Color6%

Not as dark as it looks

Not the same color

Not white

Strength4%−0.08

very flimsy and tears easily

Backing is easily ripped so not easy to remove

Too fragile

Love

Ease Of Use17%+1.64

Easy to use

Easy to handle

Easy to apply

Quality-Overall17%−0.05

overall Im really happy with how it turned out

Good quality

Quality- I think the quality on this wrap is good

Adhesion/Stickiness9%−0.35

Good adhesion

Good adhesive

sticks well

Value For Money8%+0.97

Great value for money

Well worth the money

Good value

Design-Overall6%+0.61

The design is perfect

blended nicely with the rest of the décor

Forgiving pattern ❤️ Looks luxurious

Return

1.8% Return rate 81% Fixable by listing

Color36%█▇▇▇▇█

Not as dark as it looks

Not the same color

Not white

Size-Overall36%▇█▇▇▇▆

Not fit for purpose

However this roll is smaller than others

check measurements as roll is small

Adhesion/Stickiness6%▇▄▆▄▅█

Poor adhesive

It doesn't stick well

Did not stick

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%▄▄▅█▄▃

Not as advertised

Not as pretty as shown

Product shown different to what i got

Quality-Overall3%▅▃▂██▅

Bad quality

Cheap looking

Absolutely garbage

FAQ

Common Fablon questions

Answered from the same tracked data.