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Cast Protectors

Fail

Prices span $2.85–$11.55, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Cast Protectors is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 1,173 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −2 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£130K/yr160K searches / yr
90-day growth
+41.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
69%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 18 sellers

Flapen Score

Cast Protectors against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Cast Protectors is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Cast Protectors market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Cast Protectors 160K times last year and spent an estimated £130K. The top 5 brands take 79% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

10.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 160K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 10.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +41.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £130K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
160K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+41.6%
Conversion, latest week
10.6%
Market size, estimated
£130Ka year
Peak month
July1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
cast cover waterproof21K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.69.

Listings sell for £7.69 on average, from £2.85 to £11.55. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £7.69 that is £6K to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.69under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.85–£11.55
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£6K–£8K
Returns
1.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

93% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #8 within Medical Supplies & Equipment. It carries 7,301 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
93%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#8in Medical Supplies & Equipment
Average rating
4.48 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
7,301per listing
Listings tracked
15

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 29 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
29 months

Products

Top Cast Protectors 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 69% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£13K£26K£39K£52K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

  • Mighty-X32%
  • Fasola19%
  • EuyiHlybt11%
  • CureSquad9%
  • Box Commerce8%
  • Atan6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 15%)

Demand

Cast Protectors search demand

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

4K3KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Cast Protectors search terms shoppers use

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

  • cast cover waterproof21K/yr
  • waterproof cast cover arm17K/yr
  • waterproof arm cover for shower19K/yr
  • cast cover12K/yr
  • plaster cast waterproof cover arm13K/yr
  • arm cast cover for shower11K/yr
  • waterproof arm cast cover8K/yr
  • cast protector arm waterproof6K/yr
  • arm cast cover6K/yr
  • waterproof cast cover6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cast Protectors

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

Complain

Size-Overall29%−0.30

Too narrow

Didn't fit

It is tight

Ease Of Use14%−0.03

A: very hard to put on

Difficult to put on

so have not been able to use

Water Resistance5%+1.57

Opening very tight making it watertight

it is no longer waterproof

its too keep the water out

Durability4%−0.06

Mg sleeve split with in first week

see no reason it will not last for the duration needed 6 to 8 weeks

Didn't last long

Leak-Proof4%

Just leaked

leaks

I found water droplets inside of it

Love

Quality-Overall20%+1.05

well made item

Excellent product

Cover is of good quality

Water Resistance19%+1.57

Brilliantly waterproof

Definitely waterproof

Completely waterproof

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%+0.52

Really worked as promised

Did the job perfectly

As described

Size-Overall10%−0.30

it fits all sizes

Excellent fit

Easy to fit

Ease Of Use8%−0.03

Easy to use

It was very easy to wear

Easy to put on

Return

1.6% Return rate 70% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall63%▆▇▇▇█▇

Too narrow

Didn't fit

It is tight

Water Resistance5%█▄▃▆▄▅

Opening very tight making it watertight

it is no longer waterproof

its too keep the water out

Leak-Proof5%▁▃█▅▄▆

Just leaked

leaks

I found water droplets inside of it

Durability4%█▄▆▄▄▅

Mg sleeve split with in first week

see no reason it will not last for the duration needed 6 to 8 weeks

Didn't last long

Ease Of Use4%█▅▄▆▅▆

A: very hard to put on

Difficult to put on

so have not been able to use

FAQ

Common Cast Protectors questions

Answered from the same tracked data.