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Wood Stain

Fail

Prices span $3.33–$14.74, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Wood Stain is a Fail.

Flapen Score
36
36 / 100
Ranks 2,049 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −13 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£104K/yr434K searches / yr
90-day growth
-4.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
66%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 42 sellers

Flapen Score

Wood Stain against its category

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

36Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Wood Stain market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Wood Stain 434K times last year and spent an estimated £104K. The top 5 brands take 91% of clicks. Flapen scores it 36 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 434K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -4.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £104K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
434K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-4.2%
Conversion, latest week
2.9%
Market size, estimated
£104Ka year
Peak month
April1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
wood stain216K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.34.

Listings sell for £8.34 on average, from £3.33 to £14.74. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £8.34 that is £4K to £6K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.34under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.33–£14.74
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
£4K–£6K
Returns
1.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

85% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #38 within Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments. It carries 3,515 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
85%
Prime listings
95%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#38in Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments
Average rating
4.39 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,515per listing
Listings tracked
20

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 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 60 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
60 months

Products

Top Wood Stain 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£10K£21K£31K£42K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

42

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

6%

  • Furniture Clinic50%
  • Littlefair's21%
  • Johnstone's11%
  • GRAIN GUARD5%
  • RUSTINS4%
  • Village Green3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)

Demand

Wood Stain search demand

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

10K6KSpike '25Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Wood Stain search terms shoppers use

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

  • wood stain216K/yr
  • wood stain indoor60K/yr
  • wood dye25K/yr
  • stain17K/yr
  • oak wood stain18K/yr
  • wood stain gel8K/yr
  • oak stain9K/yr
  • natural oak wood stain6K/yr
  • wood stains9K/yr
  • medium oak wood stain9K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Wood Stain

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

Complain

Color25%−0.06

Inconsistent colour

make it darker

came out grey

Value For Money13%−0.20

so the value for money is poor

Dont waste money

although the price is very high

Size-Overall7%−0.03

50ml is tiny

Small tin

Durability5%−0.02

has not lasted

Im not naive enough to think it will last the full 5 years as it says on the tin

Leak-Proof5%

Bottle had leaked in packaging on arrival

However, leakage inside

Love

Color23%−0.06

Perfect color match and

Beautiful colour

The colour is light

Quality-Overall15%+0.89

Good quality product, easy application and does the job nicely

Excellent, great results

Excellent product

Value For Money8%−0.20

Well worth the money

Good value for money

Good for the price

Ease Of Use7%+0.57

Easy to use

its easily applied

easy to apply

Stain Resistance7%+0.73

Nice stain easily applied from reliable manufacturer

Good Stain

The Wood Stain covers well

Return

1.2% Return rate 69% Fixable by listing

Color53%█▇▆▆▆█

Inconsistent colour

make it darker

came out grey

Leak-Proof11%▄▄▆▄█▃

Bottle had leaked in packaging on arrival

However, leakage inside

Size-Overall8%▁▄▂▆█▇

50ml is tiny

Small tin

Paint Quality5%▄▃▄█▃▇
Functionality-Overall5%▄█▄▆▆▄

Not effective in my view

FAQ

Common Wood Stain questions

Answered from the same tracked data.