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title: "Trend — masking tape - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-07-31T16:15:14.023Z"
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  description: "Niche score 50/100 · £1.8M/yr market · 1.3M searches/yr. Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.35–$14.08) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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  "og:title": "Trend — masking tape - Flapen"
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# **masking tape**

**Worth a look**

Shows searches that convert (22.0% search→purchase), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.35–$14.08) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 91Growth 22Conversion 100Competition 23Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 17Brand share 30Review moat 24Quality gap 42

**Conversion**

**Incredible****22.0%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.2%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Market size**

**Great****£1.8M**

£1.8M/yr · 1.3M searches

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Brand share**

**Okay****87%**

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

**Review moat**

**Bad****5,032.93**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Competition**

**Bad****73%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Growth**

**Bad****-5.2%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Avg price**

**Bad****£6.18**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Bad****£1.35–£14.08**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100