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title: "Trend — mdf primer - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 32/100 · £61K/yr market · 73K searches/yr · £10.22 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **mdf primer**

**Skip it**

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 15Growth 13Conversion 80Competition 17Returns 91Price range 23Avg price 35Brand share 0Review moat 23Quality gap 37

**Returns**

**Great****1.2%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Great****8.2%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Avg price**

**Okay****£10.22**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Review moat**

**Bad****7,637.23**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Price range**

**Bad****£3.83–£18.39**

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

**Competition**

**Bad****79%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Market size**

**Bad****£61K**

£61K/yr · 73K searches

**Growth**

**Bad****-24.4%**

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

**Brand share**

**Bad****100%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand