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dummy cctv camera

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Soft demand (+0.6% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 27Growth 26Conversion 67Competition 55Returns 76Price range 36Avg price 33Brand share 40Review moat 43Quality gap 80

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Great1.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Good6.0%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Competition

Good52%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Okay2,241.4

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay81%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Price range

Okay£4.55–£20.96

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Avg price

Okay£9.99

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Okay£115K

£115K/yr · 192K searches

Growth

Okay+0.6%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, dummy cctv camera is a £115K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (192K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

dummy cctv camera market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£100K–£125K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.0%
Avg BSR
#19
Page quality
0%
Prime
96%
Sponsored
88%
Out of stock
1.7%
Avg brand age
42 months
Avg seller age
190 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

52%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

13%

  • BW25%
  • JUSTOP24%
  • QWORK16%
  • kwmobile8%
  • WALI8%
  • TIMESETL6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 13%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +0.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top dummy cctv camera search terms

  • dummy cctv camera outdoor34K/yr
  • dummy cameras24K/yr
  • fake camera21K/yr
  • dummy cameras for outside12K/yr
  • dummy camera18K/yr
  • fake cctv14K/yr
  • fake security camera12K/yr
  • fake cctv camera9K/yr
  • dummy cctv camera10K/yr
  • dummy security camera outdoor7K/yr
All search terms

Top dummy cctv camera products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%5%£6K10%£12K15%£17K20%£23K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about dummy cctv camera

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Value For Money18%

“very much worth the purchase”

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%

“As advertised”

Quality-Overall13%

“It's perfect; It's cheap”

Assembly/Installation9%

“I bought these as a deterrent they are really easy to assemble”

Security7%

“effective security solution – Im very happy with it”

Camera Quality6%

“Great authentic cameras”

Drop/Impact Protection5%

“Good deterrent”

Brightness/Shine/Glow5%

“Funny camera surprisingly has a bright light”

Size-Overall4%

“looks very real good size”

Strength2%

“effective”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall34%

“Very low quality”

Battery Life11%

“the solar charged battery doesn't last lighting the led long into dark”

Material Quality8%

“Cheap crappy plastic”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“half to blame for not reading or understanding the description”

Brightness/Shine/Glow7%

“the light itself isn't that bright”

Camera Quality5%

“one camera failed to work”

Durability5%

“This product does not last- the light stops working after a few months”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“Gave it up in the end too much of a mess on”

Assembly/Installation3%

“pain to set them up high”

Height3%

“Need to put high enough not to be tampered with”

Top return reasons

Quality-Overall18%
Defective Material/Parts15%
Size-Overall13%
Functionality-Overall12%
Color7%
Strength4%
Assembly/Installation4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Compatibility-Overall3%
Material Quality3%

Common questions

Is dummy cctv camera profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £115K/yr across 25 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +0.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the dummy cctv camera niche?
12 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 52% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 81% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in dummy cctv camera?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Battery Life, Material Quality. The return rate is 1.9%.
When does demand for dummy cctv camera peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the dummy cctv camera niche?
Listings span £4.55–£20.96; the average listing price is £9.99 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,241 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.