Upholstery Tacks
FailPrices span $2.45–$11.73, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Upholstery Tacks is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 46 / 100Ranks 1,352 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −3 vs the category median of 4946
- Market size
- £55K/yr119K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -5.3%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 53%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 28 sellers
Flapen Score
Upholstery Tacks against its category
The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Upholstery Tacks is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Upholstery Tacks market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Upholstery Tacks 119K times last year and spent an estimated £55K. The top 5 brands take 75% of clicks. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
12.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 119K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -5.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £55K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 119K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -5.3%
- Conversion, latest week
- 12.3%
- Market size, estimated
- £55Ka year
- Peak month
- February1.3× the quietest month
- Top search term
- carpet tacks35K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £3.81.
Listings sell for £3.81 on average, from £2.45 to £11.73. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £3.81 that is £2K to £3K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £3.81under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.45–£11.73
- 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
- £2K–£3K
- Returns
- 0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
56% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #30 within Nails, Screws & Fasteners. It carries 964 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 56%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 3.9%
- Average rank
- #30in Nails, Screws & Fasteners
- Average rating
- 4.47 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 964per listing
- Listings tracked
- 25
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 5 launches as successful.
5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 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
- 5
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 31 months
Products
Top Upholstery Tacks 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
25mm Upholstery Tacks Black Blued Steel Carpet & Furniture Pins 50 Pack
- Price
- £3.05
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 703
- Age
- 5y ago

Carpet Upholstery Tacks 13mm Black Blued Steel Furniture Pins 50 Pack
- Price
- £2.97
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 703
- Age
- 5y ago

Amazon Basics Hardware Nail Assortment Kit - Includes Finish Wire Common Brad and Picture Hanging Nails 550-Piece
- Price
- £3.84
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 5,650
- Age
- 6y ago

Sterling PNAIL1 Small Nails Clear Set of 1000 Pieces
- Price
- £2.55
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 557
- Age
- 8y ago

Merriway BH02815 (100 gm) Blued Cut Carpet Upholstery Tacks Nails 13 mm - Pack of 100 gm black
- Price
- £3.19
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 908
- Age
- 11y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Tourna Unique Unisex - Adult Overgrip Mega Tac 3 Pack White Standard
- Price
- £11.73
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 692
- Age
- 12y ago

Carpet & Upholstery Tacks (100 Pcs) Steel Pins
- Price
- £3.62
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 5mo ago

Carpet & Upholstery Tacks 100 Pcs Steel Pins
- Price
- £3.57
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 5mo ago

Carpet Upholstery Tacks 15mm Black Blued Steel Furniture Pins 50 Pack
- Price
- £3.06
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 116
- Age
- 5y ago

Tacks for Wood 100PCS 17MM Upholstery Thumb Tack for Wall Furniture Tack Long Thumb Tacks Upholstery-Tacks for Office Home Furniture Decor Fabric Wooden Photo Bronze
- Price
- £4.37
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 6mo ago
Newest
by launch date
Carpet & Upholstery Tacks (100 Pcs) Steel Pins
- Price
- £3.62
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 5mo ago

Carpet & Upholstery Tacks 100 Pcs Steel Pins
- Price
- £3.57
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 5mo ago

Tacks for Wood 100PCS 17MM Upholstery Thumb Tack for Wall Furniture Tack Long Thumb Tacks Upholstery-Tacks for Office Home Furniture Decor Fabric Wooden Photo Bronze
- Price
- £4.37
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 6mo ago

100PCS Upholstery Tacks Carpet Tacks Split Pins Craft Paper Fasteners Upholstery Nails for Wood Wall Crafting Stairs Outdoor 6 * 14mm
- Price
- £4.14
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 9mo ago

500 PCS Upholstery Carpet Tacks Bulk 4x13mm Black Furniture Nails Tacks Box of Hardware Cut Nails Studs for Woodworking Stairs Runners Shoes Boots Heels Soles Conveyor Belt Hanging and Repairing
- Price
- £6.04
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 19
- Age
- 9mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
16 falling
Sellers
28
Top-5 brand share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
53%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
20%
- SISI UK35%
- Merriway12%
- OMOTOOL11%
- Amazon Basics9%
- Sterling7%
- Xinjoduz5%
Demand
Upholstery Tacks search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Search terms
Top Upholstery Tacks search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- carpet tacks35K/yr
- tacks28K/yr
- tacks for wood12K/yr
- carpet tacks for stairs11K/yr
- wall tacks9K/yr
- tacs5K/yr
- carpet nails5K/yr
- tacks for wall6K/yr
- tacs for wall4K/yr
- carpet nails for stairs3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Upholstery Tacks
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Rubbish
Just cheap
Bad quality
Weak
Not too sturdy
It is not strong
They're small
Very small bag
Too tiny
Expensive tacks - go to a market
not worth it
I have no confidence they will last
Ran out
Love
Good selection
Absolute variety
Good Quality
Exactly as described
Does what you expect
Does the job
Definitely worth the money
Good value
Excellent value for money
Fit for purpose
Perfect 👍 Multiple sizes, perfect for what I needed them for
Great size pack
Easy to use
They're easy to use as long as you have a hammer at hand
very handy for DIY purposes liked very much ordered another one
Return
0.2% Return rate 79% Fixable by listing
They're small
Very small bag
Too tiny
Weak
Not too sturdy
It is not strong
Rubbish
Just cheap
Bad quality
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