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Silver Duct Tape

Fail

Shoppers spend only $39K a year here, so Silver Duct Tape is a Fail.

Flapen Score
42
42 / 100
Ranks 1,704 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −7 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£39K/yr33K searches / yr
90-day growth
-0.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
66%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 58 sellers

Flapen Score

Silver Duct Tape against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Silver Duct Tape is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

42Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Silver Duct Tape market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Silver Duct Tape 33K times last year and spent an estimated £39K. The top 5 brands take 81% of clicks. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

19.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 33K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 19.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -0.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £39K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
33K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-0.9%
Conversion, latest week
19.8%
Market size, estimated
£39Ka year
Peak month
October1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
silver duct tape11K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.03.

Listings sell for £6.03 on average, from £2.89 to £17.33. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £6.03 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.03under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.89–£17.33
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£5K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

75% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #25 within Adhesives & Sealers. It carries 3,617 reviews at 4.44 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
75%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
10.7%
Average rank
#25in Adhesives & Sealers
Average rating
4.44 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,617per listing
Listings tracked
16

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 62 months on average, so the names here are established.

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

Products

Top Silver Duct Tape 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 66% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£4K£8K£12K£16K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

58

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

16%

  • Duck46%
  • G4GADGET11%
  • JeeJaan11%
  • 3M7%
  • Stick Well5%
  • Fyguard4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 16%)

Demand

Silver Duct Tape search demand

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

2K1KSpike '25Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Silver Duct Tape search terms shoppers use

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

  • silver duct tape11K/yr
  • grey duct tape5K/yr
  • duct tape silver4K/yr
  • silver tape strong4K/yr
  • silver duck tape3K/yr
  • silver duct tape heavy duty2K/yr
  • duck tape silver2K/yr
  • grey gaffa tape2K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Silver Duct Tape

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

Complain

Adhesion/Stickiness32%−0.20

Doesn't stick

Not very sticky

Weak adhesive

Thickness7%−0.06

Not quite as thick as expected

Not anywhere near as thick

Its not as thick as gorilla

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%−0.03

Misleading description

wrong description

Not as described

Quality-Overall6%+1.55

performance is very poor

These strips are really bad quality

Not very good quality

Durability5%−0.03

It can be torn by hand in a rush

comes off by the next morning

Falls off in minutes

Love

Adhesion/Stickiness32%−0.20

adhesion is very good

Very good tape

Sticks really well

Value For Money16%+1.79

Great value for money

Decent price

Excellent value

Quality-Overall14%+1.55

Overall it is a reliable

Great quality for multiple uses

Best quality

Ease Of Use6%+0.53

Easy to use

Always handy to have some around

its been really handy

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%−0.03

It did the job I needed it to do well

Exactly as advertised

As described

Return

0.2% Return rate 34% Fixable by listing

Adhesion/Stickiness32%▇▇▆█▅▇

Doesn't stick

Not very sticky

Weak adhesive

Size-Overall16%▁▄▅█▇▄

Not fit for purpose

Too short, not 10m

Unfit for purpose

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%▇▃█▃█▇

Misleading description

wrong description

Not as described

Quality-Overall8%▃▅▂▃█▃

performance is very poor

These strips are really bad quality

Not very good quality

Value For Money7%▂▄█▁▂▄

wast of money

much less this ridiculous price

Price is a bit steep

FAQ

Common Silver Duct Tape questions

Answered from the same tracked data.