Tape Gun
FailPrices span $5.44–$13.43, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Tape Gun is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 46 / 100Ranks 1,352 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −3 vs the category median of 4946
- Market size
- £320K/yr250K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -14.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 74%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 58 sellers
Flapen Score
Tape Gun against its category
The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Tape Gun is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Tape Gun market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Tape Gun 250K times last year and spent an estimated £320K. The top 5 brands take 91% of clicks. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
15.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 250K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 15.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -14.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £320K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 250K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -14.1%
- Conversion, latest week
- 15.3%
- Market size, estimated
- £320Ka year
- Peak month
- January1.3× the quietest month
- Top search term
- tape gun64K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £8.37.
Listings sell for £8.37 on average, from £5.44 to £13.43. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £8.37 that is £13K to £17K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £8.37under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £5.44–£13.43
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 30K–40K
- Units per listing a year
- 1,500–2,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £13K–£17K
- Returns
- 0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
69% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #39 within Adhesives & Sealers. It carries 2,262 reviews at 4.33 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 69%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #39in Adhesives & Sealers
- Average rating
- 4.33 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 2,262per listing
- Listings tracked
- 16
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 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 57 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 57 months
Products
Top Tape Gun products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Fit For The Job Brown Parcel Tape Gun and Dispenser - Heavy Duty Packing Tape Dispenser for Efficient Sealing and Packing Needs - 2 Rolls
- Price
- £5.78
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 2,451
- Age
- 2y ago

brackit Tape Gun Dispenser with 6 Brown Packing Tape Rolls 48mm x 66m
- Price
- £11.28
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 6,761
- Age
- 6y ago

RAPESCO TD9600A1 Germ-Savvy Antibacterial 960 Packing Tape Dispenser
- Price
- £5.45
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 5,644
- Age
- 17y ago

Packatape Packing Tape Gun with 6 Rolls of Extra Strong Brown Tape - Heavy Duty Packaging Tape with Premium Dispenser for Moving Shipping and Storage
- Price
- £10.85
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 256
- Age
- 11mo ago

Amazon Basics Packaging Tape Dispenser Gun For 1.88-Inch Wide Packing Tape
- Price
- £5.44
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 5,599
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Brackit Packing Tape Set - Brown Tapes with Dispenser - 48mm x 66m - 2 Roll Pack Strong Heavy Duty Tape for General Use or Moving Home Easily Seal Your Parcels and Boxes
- Price
- £5.81
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 151
- Age
- 3y ago

Mr. Pen- Packing Tapes 2 Wide 60 Yard Brown 2 Pack with 1 Dispenser Gun 2.6 mil Heavy Duty Packing Tape with Dispenser
- Price
- £5.83
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 400
- Age
- 1y ago

Packatape Packing Tape Gun with 6 Rolls of Extra Strong Brown Tape - Heavy Duty Packaging Tape with Premium Dispenser for Moving Shipping and Storage
- Price
- £10.85
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 256
- Age
- 11mo ago

Brackit Tape Gun Dispenser with 6 Clear Packing Tape Rolls 48mm x 66m
- Price
- £11.18
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,844
- Age
- 6y ago

Fit For The Job Brown Parcel Tape Gun and Dispenser - Heavy Duty Packing Tape Dispenser for Efficient Sealing and Packing Needs - 2 Rolls
- Price
- £5.78
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 2,451
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date
Packatape Packing Tape Gun with 6 Rolls of Extra Strong Brown Tape - Heavy Duty Packaging Tape with Premium Dispenser for Moving Shipping and Storage
- Price
- £10.85
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 256
- Age
- 11mo ago

Mr. Pen- Packing Tapes 2 Wide 60 Yard Brown 2 Pack with 1 Dispenser Gun 2.6 mil Heavy Duty Packing Tape with Dispenser
- Price
- £5.83
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 400
- Age
- 1y ago

Fit For The Job Brown Parcel Tape Gun and Dispenser - Heavy Duty Packing Tape Dispenser for Efficient Sealing and Packing Needs - 2 Rolls
- Price
- £5.78
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 2,451
- Age
- 2y ago

Fit For The Job Brown Parcel Tape Gun and Dispenser - Heavy Duty Packing Tape Dispenser for Efficient Sealing and Packing Needs - 6 Rolls
- Price
- £8.60
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 2,451
- Age
- 2y ago

Fit For The Job Clear Parcel Tape Gun and Dispenser - Heavy Duty Packing Tape Dispenser for Efficient Sealing and Packing Needs - 2 Rolls
- Price
- £5.70
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 2,451
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 74% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
10 falling
Sellers
58
Top-5 brand share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
6%
- Fit For The Job28%
- brackit23%
- RAPESCO18%
- Packatape13%
- Amazon Basics10%
- Zuvo3%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 6%)
Demand
Tape Gun search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Search terms
Top Tape Gun search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- tape gun64K/yr
- packing tape dispenser49K/yr
- parcel tape dispenser36K/yr
- tape gun for packing boxes20K/yr
- packing tape gun14K/yr
- tape dispenser for packing boxes11K/yr
- brown tape dispenser11K/yr
- packing tape with dispenser8K/yr
- parcel tape gun9K/yr
- tape dispenser gun10K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Tape Gun
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Poor quality tape
It doesn't stick
Not super sticky
But very disappointed with the quality control of this product
Poor quality
Garbage product
almost non functional
Doesnt work
Doesn t work well
Broke during usage
First one was broken within minutes
kept falling off when trying to use
Quite awkward to use
NOT EASY TO USE
Almost impossible to operate
Love
Easy to use
It's handy and it works
It's made my life so much easier
is super sticky
Good quality tape
stick well to boxes
Reliable product
Great product well made
Excellent product
Reasonably priced
Excellent value
Good value
Does the job as advertised
As described
Just what I wanted
Return
0.7% Return rate 19% Fixable by listing
Poor quality tape
It doesn't stick
Not super sticky
almost non functional
Doesnt work
Doesn t work well
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