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Rubber Washers

Fail

Prices span $3.60–$10.68, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Rubber Washers is a Fail.

Flapen Score
37
37 / 100
Ranks 2,017 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −12 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£69K/yr127K searches / yr
90-day growth
+4.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
78%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 15 sellers

Flapen Score

Rubber Washers against its category

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

37Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Rubber Washers market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Rubber Washers 127K times last year and spent an estimated £69K. The top 5 brands take 89% of clicks. Flapen scores it 37 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

8.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 127K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +4.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £69K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
127K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+4.1%
Conversion, latest week
8.8%
Market size, estimated
£69Ka year
Peak month
April1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
rubber washers62K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.23.

Listings sell for £6.23 on average, from £3.60 to £10.68. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £6.23 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.23under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.60–£10.68
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
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #125 within Nails, Screws & Fasteners. It carries 4,449 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
83%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
6.8%
Average rank
#125in Nails, Screws & Fasteners
Average rating
4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,449per listing
Listings tracked
12

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 31 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

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

Products

Top Rubber Washers 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 78% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£10K£21K£31K£42K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

15

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

8%

  • TEAMIOULING48%
  • Newoutset21%
  • ZDBB8%
  • XBVV7%
  • Zefphxs5%
  • Prasacco3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 8%)

Demand

Rubber Washers search demand

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

3K2KSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Rubber Washers search terms shoppers use

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

  • rubber washers62K/yr
  • rubber washers assorted18K/yr
  • rubber washer15K/yr
  • rubber washers for plumbing10K/yr
  • washers for plumbing8K/yr
  • flat rubber washers5K/yr
  • rubber washers for screws5K/yr
  • plumbing washers5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Rubber Washers

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

Complain

Size-Overall34%−0.14

The sizes are not accurate

It is not standard size

Abundance of Smaller Sizes

Compatibility-Overall13%−0.07

These do not fit any taps on our house

Durability13%−0.05

I dont know how long they will last

It lasted less than two months

Quality-Overall6%+1.50

Questionable quality

So, quality is questionable

Thickness6%−0.01

Too thin for most UK taps

Love

Quality-Overall26%+1.50

They seem well made

Brilliant quality

Just what i wanted great variety

Value For Money25%+1.42

Good value

Good value for money

Money well spent

Size-Overall14%−0.14

Fit

Luckily one size in the box fitted perfectly

Good range of sizes

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%+0.71

As Advertised

Perfect as described thank you

Just the job

Ease Of Use10%+0.78

very useful

handy

Handy selection

Return

0.7% Return rate 69% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall64%▅█▅▇▇▇

The sizes are not accurate

It is not standard size

Abundance of Smaller Sizes

Quality-Overall7%█▄▆▁▅▃

Questionable quality

So, quality is questionable

Compatibility-Overall5%█▁▅▁▅▅

These do not fit any taps on our house

Functionality-Overall3%█▁▁▁▁█
Material Quality3%▁▁█▁▃▄

It is not standard size also low quality material

FAQ

Common Rubber Washers questions

Answered from the same tracked data.