Is dvd box set profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £72K/yr across 9 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -22.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (33/100).

How competitive is the dvd box set niche?

7 brands and 68 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 78% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in dvd box set?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 0.7%.

When does demand for dvd box set peak?

Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.7× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the dvd box set niche?

Listings span £5.00–£47.88; the average listing price is £17.42 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,052 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

dvd box set

Skip it

Weak search conversion (0.9%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great£17.42

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£5.00–£47.88

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

Review moat

Good1,051.56

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad£72K

£72K/yr · 473K searches

Competition

Bad78%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad93%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Growth

Bad-22.8%

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

Conversion

Bad0.9%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, dvd box set is a £72K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (473K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 33/100.

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

dvd box set market data

Units sold / yr: 3K–4K; avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr: £52K–£70K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 0.9%
Avg BSR: #72
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 89%
Sponsored: 11%
Out of stock: 4.0%
Avg brand age: 121 months
Avg seller age: 208 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

ITV Studios Home Entertainment22%
Spirit Entertainment20%
STUDIOCANAL19%
METRO GOLDWYN MAYER14%
Warner Bros9%
LIOVODE9%
Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 7%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -22.8% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.7×

Open Trend

Top dvd box set search terms

dvd box set134K/yr -15.3%0.0% conv.
dvd box sets complete series79K/yr -33.1%0.0% conv.
dvd box sets46K/yr -15.9%0.0% conv.
box sets dvd complete series35K/yr -14.3%0.0% conv.
dvd box sets complete series tv17K/yr +1.8%0.0% conv.
tv series dvd box sets35K/yr -40.1%0.0% conv.
comedy dvd box sets24K/yr -26.3%0.1% conv.
dvds box sets20K/yr -27.6%0.0% conv.
tv box sets9K/yr -13.1%0.0% conv.
box sets dvd18K/yr -26.5%0.0% conv.

All search terms

Top dvd box set 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Agatha Christies Poirot - Series 1-13: The Definitive Collection [DVD]

ITV Studios Home Entertainment£47.884.8★1,486 rev

Rocky: The Undisputed Collection [DVD] [2014] [2007]

METRO GOLDWYN MAYER£12.764.8★3,031 rev

Going Straight - The Complete Series

Spirit Entertainment£5.004.7★1,119 rev

The St Trinians Collection

STUDIOCANAL£8.254.7★982 rev

John Adams: The Complete Series [DVD] [2008]

Warner Bros£7.484.4★381 rev

Newest

by launch date

Stranger Things the Complete Season 1-4 DVD

EETU£40.3045 rev

3y ago

LIOVODE DVD Case 128 DVDs and 64 Booklets Capacity Storage CDs with Booklet Inserts Media Organizer Holder Black CD Wallet for Home and Car

LIOVODE£21.02510 rev

4y ago

Agatha Christies Poirot - Series 1-13: The Definitive Collection [DVD]

ITV Studios Home Entertainment£47.881,486 rev

12y ago

John Adams: The Complete Series [DVD] [2008]

Warner Bros£7.48381 rev

18y ago

Rocky: The Undisputed Collection [DVD] [2014] [2007]

METRO GOLDWYN MAYER£12.763,031 rev

18y ago

What buyers say about dvd box set

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

What buyers love

Value For Money33%

“Good value for money”

Quality-Overall25%

“Superb set and high quality”

Design-Overall17%

“looks like it will do the job it is designed for”

Color8%

“but great train robbery is in colour”

Storage Capacity8%

“Great way to store all those box sets”

Strength8%

“The folder is very sturdy and holds so many discs, great”

What buyers complain about

Smell50%

“Like other reviews have said - It really does smell awful”

Ease Of Use50%

“Some complained that the discs were awkward to get out”

Top return reasons

Quality-Overall33%

Size-Overall22%

Smell22%

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

Gifting Purpose11%

Common questions

Is dvd box set profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £72K/yr across 9 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -22.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (33/100).
How competitive is the dvd box set niche?: 7 brands and 68 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 78% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in dvd box set?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 0.7%.
When does demand for dvd box set peak?: Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the dvd box set niche?: Listings span £5.00–£47.88; the average listing price is £17.42 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,052 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.