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Plastic Glue

Fail

Prices span $3.33–$8.24, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Plastic Glue is a Fail.

Flapen Score
48
48 / 100
Ranks 1,131 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −1 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£97K/yr131K searches / yr
90-day growth
+2.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
51%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 207 sellers

Flapen Score

Plastic Glue against its category

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

48Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Plastic Glue market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Plastic Glue 131K times last year and spent an estimated £97K. The top 5 brands take 76% of clicks. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

13.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 131K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 13.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +2.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £97K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
131K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+2.9%
Conversion, latest week
13.4%
Market size, estimated
£97Ka year
Peak month
January1.1× the quietest month
Top search term
plastic glue68K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.57.

Listings sell for £5.57 on average, from £3.33 to £8.24. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £5.57 that is £3K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.57under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.33–£8.24
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£4K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

87% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 12.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #27 within Adhesives & Sealers. It carries 6,427 reviews at 4.41 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
87%
Prime listings
96%
Out of stock, average day
12.3%
Average rank
#27in Adhesives & Sealers
Average rating
4.41 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
6,427per listing
Listings tracked
23

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 51 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
51 months

Products

Top Plastic Glue 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 51% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£5K£10K£15K£19K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

207

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

18%

  • GORILLA31%
  • Loctite17%
  • GH120011%
  • Revell11%
  • Wonshine7%
  • GleamGlee6%

Demand

Plastic Glue search demand

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

3K2KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.1×

Search terms

Top Plastic Glue search terms shoppers use

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

  • plastic glue68K/yr
  • glue for plastic16K/yr
  • plastic glue heavy duty12K/yr
  • strong glue for plastic9K/yr
  • glue for plastic to plastic4K/yr
  • strong plastic glue4K/yr
  • strongest glue for plastic4K/yr
  • plastic adhesive4K/yr
  • polypropylene glue3K/yr
  • plastics glue3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plastic Glue

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

Complain

Adhesion/Stickiness43%−0.06

Poor adhesive

Does not stick

Not very sticky

Functionality-Overall10%−0.15

Didn't work for me

doesnt work properly

Does not work well

Quality-Overall7%+0.90

Very poor quality glue

Absolutely garbage

Very poor quality

Ease Of Use6%−0.04

Nearly impossible to use

Not easy to apply

hard to control

Value For Money4%+0.79

Not worth the price

Very expensive for what you get

always thought it somewhat expensive when bought in small quantities - 2 x 15ml tubes costs around £8

Love

Adhesion/Stickiness40%−0.06

Highly adhesive

Sticks really well

Good adhesive

Quality-Overall12%+0.90

Excellent product

As good as premium priced brands

Very good product performance

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+1.13

Work as advertised

As described

Does the job nicely

Value For Money8%+0.79

Good price

Good value for money

Excellent value

Strength5%+0.30

so far it's held firm

Really strong

Strong hold

Return

0.2% Return rate 8% Fixable by listing

Adhesion/Stickiness44%█▇▆▇▆▇

Poor adhesive

Does not stick

Not very sticky

Functionality-Overall13%▄█▆▆▅▆

Didn't work for me

doesnt work properly

Does not work well

Defective Material/Parts5%▇▆▆█▆▃
Leak-Proof5%█▆▃▁▃▇
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%▂▄▂▇█▆

FAQ

Common Plastic Glue questions

Answered from the same tracked data.