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Long Cable Ties

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.3% of orders. But prices span $2.35–$14.17, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Long Cable Ties is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Top 43% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +1 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£67K/yr68K searches / yr
90-day growth
+31.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
58%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 25 sellers

Flapen Score

Long Cable Ties against its category

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

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Long Cable Ties market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Long Cable Ties 68K times last year and spent an estimated £67K. The top 5 brands take 66% of clicks. Demand peaks in May. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

14.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 68K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 14.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +31.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £67K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
68K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+31.2%
Conversion, latest week
14.4%
Market size, estimated
£67Ka year
Peak month
May1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
long cable ties25K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.88.

Listings sell for £6.88 on average, from £2.35 to £14.17. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £6.88 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.88under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.35–£14.17
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
10K–13K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£5K
Returns
0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

81% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #77 within Electrical. It carries 2,488 reviews at 4.57 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
81%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.8%
Average rank
#77in Electrical
Average rating
4.57 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,488per listing
Listings tracked
26

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 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
4
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
42 months

Products

Top Long Cable Ties 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 58% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£3K£7K£10K£13K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 rising

Sellers

25

Top-5 brand share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

28%

  • Oksdown21%
  • YDYxieji16%
  • On1shelf15%
  • EzySup8%
  • XINGO7%
  • GOTVUGE6%

Demand

Long Cable Ties search demand

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

2K2KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Long Cable Ties search terms shoppers use

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

  • long cable ties25K/yr
  • extra long cable ties16K/yr
  • long zip ties7K/yr
  • cable ties long7K/yr
  • extra large cable ties4K/yr
  • extra long cable ties heavy duty4K/yr
  • zip ties long5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Long Cable Ties

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

Complain

Quality-Overall17%−0.02

Poor quality with duds

Rubbish

Extremely poor quality

Strength17%−0.04

Not as strong as you think

Very flimsy

Quite flimsy

Functionality-Overall8%−0.07

Will not click into position

Useless - do not work

they didnt job none the less

Weight Heavy5%−0.04

Not Heavy Duty

These are not heavy duty

Not heavy duty

Size-Overall4%+0.75

not as tight as some can go getting down to an oval around 5 x 8mm

larger than needed

To small

Love

Quality-Overall21%−0.02

Decent quality

Good sizing and quality

They feel well-made

Advertised Vs Actual Product18%+1.37

As advertised

As described

Just what I wanted

Strength16%−0.04

Good and strong

Strong, reliable and excellent value cable ties

Strong ties

Value For Money16%+1.46

Good price

Worth the money

Good value for money

Size-Overall10%+0.75

Perfect size to what I needed

Fit for purpose

gave a secure fit

Return

0.3% Return rate 62% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall53%▄▇▆▇█▄

not as tight as some can go getting down to an oval around 5 x 8mm

larger than needed

To small

Strength9%█▂▄▂▁▅

Not as strong as you think

Very flimsy

Quite flimsy

Quality-Overall7%▁▅█▂▃▄

Poor quality with duds

Rubbish

Extremely poor quality

Thin5%▁▅▄█▆▁
Value For Money5%▄▄█▅▁▁

very expensive compared to high st outlets which sell them much cheaper

However, if you are not robbing a bank, they are a little expensive

FAQ

Common Long Cable Ties questions

Answered from the same tracked data.