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oyster card holder

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Pricing outside the sweet spot ($5.42 avg) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 17Growth 17Conversion 35Competition 88Returns 92Price range 30Avg price 15Brand share 80Review moat 44Quality gap 42

Returns

Great1.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great27%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Great55%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Review moat

Okay2,052.55

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Okay2.8%

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

Price range

Okay£1.65–£20.78

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

Market size

Bad£68K

£68K/yr · 448K searches

Growth

Bad-15.2%

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

Avg price

Bad£5.42

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, oyster card holder is a £68K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (448K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 55% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

oyster card holder market data

Units sold / yr
13K–15K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£68K–£81K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.8%
Avg BSR
#67
Page quality
0%
Prime
90%
Sponsored
52%
Out of stock
7.3%
Avg brand age
39 months
Avg seller age
182 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (27% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

34 rising

Sellers

42

Top-5 brand share

55%

Top 20: 91%

Top-5 click share

27%

Top 20: 68%

Open market

39%

  • ORCHIDS15%
  • Lizzy14%
  • Honeey9%
  • HITHIKA9%
  • Hibate8%
  • ALLEN & MATE6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -15.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top oyster card holder search terms

  • oyster card holder96K/yr
  • bus pass holder94K/yr
  • bus pass holder for women58K/yr
  • travel card holder55K/yr
  • bus pass holders for men26K/yr
  • bus pass wallet20K/yr
  • travel pass holder16K/yr
  • travel card wallet13K/yr
  • oyster card wallet12K/yr
  • bus pass holder for kids13K/yr
All search terms

Top oyster card holder 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%2%£1K4%£3K6%£4K8%£5K101001K10K 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 oyster card holder

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall28%

“Best quality”

Value For Money12%

“Good for price”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“As advertised”

Size-Overall8%

“Card fits perfectly”

Ease Of Use6%

“Its easy to operate”

Pockets/Compartments5%

“Very practical plenty of pockets to keep your personal things safe”

Design-Overall4%

“well designed”

Durability4%

“Compact and durable”

Color3%

“Lovely colour”

Leather Quality3%

“But the leather is nice”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall20%

“Looks cheap”

Size-Overall8%

“Bigger than expected”

Color7%

“Colour is quite off from the picture”

Leather Quality6%

“1-star deducted as it is that lower quality PU faux leather”

Durability6%

“Dont expect it to last”

Value For Money4%

“Expensive for what it is”

Strength4%

“flimsy”

Functionality-Overall3%

“Digital passes dont work”

Material Quality3%

“Cheap material”

Smell2%

“Smell”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall52%
Quality-Overall12%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Material Quality4%
Functionality-Overall4%
Color3%
Pockets/Compartments2%
Zipper Quality2%
Weight Heavy2%
Ease Of Use2%

Common questions

Is oyster card holder profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £68K/yr across 69 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -15.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the oyster card holder niche?
34 brands and 42 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 27% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 55% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in oyster card holder?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Color. The return rate is 1.1%.
When does demand for oyster card holder peak?
Demand peaks in Sep; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the oyster card holder niche?
Listings span £1.65–£20.78; the average listing price is £5.42 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,053 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.