Gumball Machine
soft demand (-11.7% this quarter) — Gumball Machine doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Gumball Machine profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Gumball Machine is a £94K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (199K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Gumball Machine: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -11.7% over the last 90 days and 2.1% of searches end in a purchase.
£94K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand, so 9% of the market is open.
9%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 3.9★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 16 products
Top Gumball Machine products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
CALVY GUMBALL VENDING MACHINE DISPENSER SWEET BUBBLEGUM FUN KIDS TOY CHEWING GUM NEW
- Price
- £9.67
- Rating
- 3.6/5
- Reviews
- 66
- Age
- 2y ago
Ebuzz Spiral Gumball Machine Sweet Dispenser - Kids Bubblegum Vending Fun Toy Chewing Gum
- Price
- £10.66
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 99
- Age
- 3y ago
11 Inch Metal Gumball Machine Coin Operated Bubblegum Sweet Dispenser - Vending Vintage Retro Candy Kid Chewing Piggy Bank Adult Classic Jellybean Bubble Gum
- Price
- £24.98
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 428
- Age
- 4y ago
CKB LTD Gumball Machine Retro Sweet Dispenser Storage Piggy Bank Money Box Coin Operated Saver H23cm (Small Size 23 x 12.5 x 11.5cm) (Red)
- Price
- £20.53
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 284
- Age
- 2y ago
Large Gumball Machine Retro Sweet Dispenser Storage Piggy Bank Money Box Coin Operated Saver H28cm (Large Size 28 x 15.3 x 16.5cm) (Red)
- Price
- £25.73
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 631
- Age
- 4y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Candy Vending Machines Coin Operated Bubble Gum Machine Capsule Gumball Bank 200 Empty Balls 100 Stainless Steel Tokens Ideal for Toy Capsules Bouncy Balls Candy Game Stores(Silver)
- Price
- £87.53
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 3mo ago
CKB LTD Large Gumball Machine Retro Sweet Dispenser Storage Piggy Bank Money Box Coin Operated Saver H28cm (Large Size 28 x 15.3 x 16.5cm) (Pink)
- Price
- £23.48
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 631
- Age
- 4mo ago
Weddingstar Gumball Machine Retro Gold Colour Mini Pack of 2
- Price
- £4.14
- Rating
- 3.1/5
- Reviews
- 51
- Age
- 8y ago
Ebuzz Spiral Gumball Machine Sweet Dispenser - Kids Bubblegum Vending Fun Toy Chewing Gum
- Price
- £10.66
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 99
- Age
- 3y ago
STWBHW Candy Vending Machines Coin Operated Bubble Gum Machine 200 Empty Balls 100 Stainless Steel Tokens Coin Operated Gumball Bank for Toy Capsules Bouncy Balls Candy for Game Stores(Black)
- Price
- £55.14
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 15
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch dateCandy Vending Machines Coin Operated Bubble Gum Machine Capsule Gumball Bank 200 Empty Balls 100 Stainless Steel Tokens Ideal for Toy Capsules Bouncy Balls Candy Game Stores(Silver)
- Price
- £87.53
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 3mo ago
CKB LTD Large Gumball Machine Retro Sweet Dispenser Storage Piggy Bank Money Box Coin Operated Saver H28cm (Large Size 28 x 15.3 x 16.5cm) (Pink)
- Price
- £23.48
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 631
- Age
- 4mo ago
CKB LTD Gumball Machine Retro Sweet Dispenser Storage Piggy Bank Money Box Coin Operated Saver H23cm (Small Size 23 x 12.5 x 11.5cm) (Pink)
- Price
- £21.70
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 284
- Age
- 7mo ago
STWBHW Candy Vending Machines Coin Operated Bubble Gum Machine 200 Empty Balls 100 Stainless Steel Tokens Coin Operated Gumball Bank for Toy Capsules Bouncy Balls Candy for Game Stores(Black)
- Price
- £55.14
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 15
- Age
- 1y ago
Candy Dispenser Mini Sweet Machine - Plastic Gumball Vending Machine for Candies or Nuts Less Than 1.5cm in Diameter (Red)
- Price
- £7.49
- Rating
- 3.2/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
11 falling
Sellers
30
Top-5 brand share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
69%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
7%
- Calvy34%
- Ebuzz26%
- CKB LTD25%
- STWBHW4%
- Les-Theresa3%
- Weddingstar2%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 7%)
Gumball Machine demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×
Top Gumball Machine search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- gumball machine97K/yr
- gumball29K/yr
- gum ball machine11K/yr
- gumball machine for kids16K/yr
- gum ball machine kids7K/yr
- bubble gum machine dispenser11K/yr
- bubblegum machine8K/yr
- mini gumball machine4K/yr
- bubble gum machine5K/yr
- gumball machine large5K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Gumball Machine
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
97% of reviews“It is really well made”
“Taste lovely”
“Good value for money”
“Would be a great gift”
“Good, sturdy well made”
What buyers complain about
95% of reviews“Doesnt fit £1 coins in”
“Poor quality”
“Item not worth purchase price”
“broke easily due to cheap thin plastic”
“the glass was so thin it just exploded”
Gumball Machine return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
1.7%
Return rate
26%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Gumball Machine questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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