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Wax Jacket Reproofing

Fail

Demand is soft, at -66.9% this quarter, so Wax Jacket Reproofing is a Fail.

Flapen Score
40
40 / 100
Ranks 1,933 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −8 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£168K/yr75K searches / yr
90-day growth
-66.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
92%top-5 click share · 4 brands · 40 sellers

Flapen Score

Wax Jacket Reproofing against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Wax Jacket Reproofing is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

40Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Wax Jacket Reproofing market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Wax Jacket Reproofing 75K times last year and spent an estimated £168K. All 4 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 40 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

13.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 75K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 13.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -66.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £168K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
75K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-66.9%
Conversion, latest week
13.1%
Market size, estimated
£168Ka year
Peak month
November7.7× the quietest month
Top search term
barbour wax58K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £17.08.

Listings sell for £17.08 on average, from £4.55 to £32.33. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £17.08 that is £4K to £9K a year per listing.

Average price
£17.08inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.55–£32.33
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£9K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

43% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 71% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #89 within Coats, Jackets & Gilets. It carries 1,165 reviews at 4.51 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
43%
Prime listings
71%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#89in Coats, Jackets & Gilets
Average rating
4.51 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,165per listing
Listings tracked
7

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 87 months on average, so the names here are established.

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

Products

Top Wax Jacket Reproofing 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 92% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£17K£34K£50K£67K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • WALKER AND HAWKES46%
  • Barbour41%
  • Granger's9%
  • Trilanco3%

Demand

Wax Jacket Reproofing search demand

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

4K3KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.7×

Search terms

Top Wax Jacket Reproofing search terms shoppers use

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

  • barbour wax58K/yr
  • barbour wax thornproof dressing14K/yr
  • wax for barbour jacket3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Wax Jacket Reproofing

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

Complain

Heating25%−0.11

This treatment has a higher melting point that the Barbour so it doesn't melt easily making it difficult to apply

Too much heat to soften

This can take 10-20 mins to fully melt in a boiling pot

Size-Overall14%−0.08

Small

I ordered thinking it would be a lot bigger as like I previously said it started as family size

Adhesion/Stickiness7%+0.17

it can end up sticky

Smell5%−0.01

Has a petrol like smell for a bit after

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%−0.04

Doesn't Do what it says on the tin

Love

Quality-Overall35%+2.12

Good product, does what it says on the tin

Very good wax

Excellent product

Ease Of Use19%+1.68

Easy to use

is easy to apply

Great for amateur use

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%−0.04

Honest, it was way better than I expected

Does what it does

Exactly what I needed, no issues

Value For Money8%+0.14

the can is a lot cheaper

Wax was great price

still have plenty of product left to do other items making this extremely good value for money

Size-Overall4%−0.08

Good size

Return

0.4% Return rate 56% Fixable by listing

Advertised Vs Actual Product50%▁██▁█▁

Doesn't Do what it says on the tin

Ease Of Use25%█▁▁▁▅▁
Leak-Proof13%▁▁█▁▁▁
Size-Overall6%▁█▁▁▁▁

Small

I ordered thinking it would be a lot bigger as like I previously said it started as family size

Value For Money6%▁█▁▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Wax Jacket Reproofing questions

Answered from the same tracked data.