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Matt Black Paint

Fail

Prices span $3.86–$15.48, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Matt Black Paint is a Fail.

Flapen Score
43
43 / 100
Ranks 1,615 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −6 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£50K/yr54K searches / yr
90-day growth
-12.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
60%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 97 sellers

Flapen Score

Matt Black Paint against its category

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

43Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Matt Black Paint market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Matt Black Paint 54K times last year and spent an estimated £50K. The top 5 brands take 79% of clicks. Flapen scores it 43 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

10.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 54K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 10.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -12.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £50K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
54K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-12.7%
Conversion, latest week
10.3%
Market size, estimated
£50Ka year
Peak month
October1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
matt black paint24K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.82.

Listings sell for £8.82 on average, from £3.86 to £15.48. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £8.82 that is £882 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.82under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.86–£15.48
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£882–£2K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

64% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 82% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #183 within Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments. It carries 4,136 reviews at 4.35 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
64%
Prime listings
82%
Out of stock, average day
3.1%
Average rank
#183in Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments
Average rating
4.35 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,136per listing
Listings tracked
22

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 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 67 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
67 months

Products

Top Matt Black Paint 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 60% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£5K£7K£10K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

97

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

16%

  • RUSTINS25%
  • Johnstone's24%
  • THE ONE18%
  • Inspired Essentials7%
  • 1516%
  • PEBBLE HUG5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 16%)

Demand

Matt Black Paint search demand

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

1K750Spike '25Spike '26AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Matt Black Paint search terms shoppers use

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

  • matt black paint24K/yr
  • black matt paint18K/yr
  • matt black metal paint7K/yr
  • matt black paint for metal3K/yr
  • matte black paint3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Matt Black Paint

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

Complain

Paint Quality23%−0.14

This paint does not cover well

Paint isnt what it says

Poor quality paint

Size-Overall12%+0.19

it's small

It's a small pot

Yes the tin is small

Value For Money8%−0.03

Rather expensive for the amount received

Absolute rubbish at a high price

Overpriced for such a tiny amount

Rusts/Corrodes8%+0.31

It took a bit of time to remove the loose rust

rust showing again on the job two days later

Rust paint

Smell6%−0.03

get the smell from them

a little strong smelling

also does have any strong odour that I could detect

Love

Paint Quality23%−0.14

The paint applies smoothly

Excellent paint

Excellent touch up paint

Quality-Overall15%+2.05

Excellent quality, quick drying easy to get off my hands

Excellent Quality

Reliable Hammerite

Engraving/Paint/Sublimation8%+0.20

Really nice paint to use on copper pipe, went on smoothly and dried quickly, gave a lovely finish

Brilliant Matt Paint

Excellent paint

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

Did the job

Does the job well

exactly as expected

Coverage7%+0.20

Covers well

consistency easy coverage

Excellent coverage, decent black colour a little goes a long way

Return

0.7% Return rate 61% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall43%▇█▇██▆

it's small

It's a small pot

Yes the tin is small

Paint Quality24%▇▇███▇

This paint does not cover well

Paint isnt what it says

Poor quality paint

Color12%▆█▇▅▇█

IT EVENTUALLY GOES MATT

The colour is black. not blue or grey as some reviews stated

Leak-Proof4%▆▃▄▁▇█
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%█▃▆▇▂▄

FAQ

Common Matt Black Paint questions

Answered from the same tracked data.