Zip
FailPrices span $2.64–$13.35, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Zip is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 43 / 100Ranks 1,437 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −5 vs the category median of 4843
- Market size
- £76K/yr296K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -14.3%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 52%top-5 click share · 20 brands · 27 sellers
Flapen Score
Zip against its category
The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Zip is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Zip market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Zip 296K times last year and spent an estimated £76K. The top 5 brands take 66% of clicks. Flapen scores it 43 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
3.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 296K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -14.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £76K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 296K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -14.3%
- Conversion, latest week
- 3.5%
- Market size, estimated
- £76Ka year
- Peak month
- January1.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- zip86K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £7.34.
Listings sell for £7.34 on average, from £2.64 to £13.35. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £7.34 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £7.34under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.64–£13.35
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 10K–13K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £2K–£4K
- Returns
- 2.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is ads.
92% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #309 within Medical Supplies & Equipment. It carries 1,165 reviews at 4.13 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 92%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 5.3%
- Average rank
- #309in Medical Supplies & Equipment
- Average rating
- 4.13 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,165per listing
- Listings tracked
- 25
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 6 launches as successful.
6 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 30 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 6
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 30 months
Products
Top Zip products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
DOITEM 20cm/8 Inch 30cm/12Inch 40cm/16Inch Multicolor Nylon Coil Zippers for Sewing and Crafts 24 Colors 72PCS (DT1045)
- Price
- £10.74
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5,728
- Age
- 3y ago

8Pcs Zipper Pull Replacement Zinc Alloy Zips for Sewing Assorted Sizes UK Zip Puller Detachable Zip Repair Kit Extension & Fixing Pulls Rescue for Repair Clothes Jeans Coats Jacket Backpack Luggage
- Price
- £2.64
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 189
- Age
- 2y ago

DOITEM 25cm/10 Inch Multicolor Nylon Coil Zippers for Sewing and Crafts 24 Colors
- Price
- £5.02
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5,728
- Age
- 4y ago

DOITEM 2.8 mm Zippers 39.2 m Nylon Endless Zip Set with Slider and Zip for Sewing and Crafts 14 Colors
- Price
- £12.50
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 3,304
- Age
- 3y ago

Eulihent 30M 10 Color Zips for Sewing 2.6 mm Zippers Nylon Endless Zip Set with Slider for DIY Sewing Tailor Craft Supplies
- Price
- £8.46
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 6mo ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Eulihent 30M 10 Color Zips for Sewing 2.6 mm Zippers Nylon Endless Zip Set with Slider for DIY Sewing Tailor Craft Supplies (Version B)
- Price
- £8.06
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 4mo ago

20m Continuous Nylon Coil Zipper White Zips for Sewing with 40 Sliders Metal Heavy Duty Zip with Soft Tape Measures for DIY Sewing Tailor Craft Supplies
- Price
- £5.97
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 7mo ago

5Pcs Invisible Zip 40cm/16 Inch Zip Nylon Zips for Sewing Concealed Invisible Zipper for Tailor Sewing Accessories Pillows Cushions Skirts Pants Clothes Bags (Beige)
- Price
- £4.98
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 70
- Age
- 9mo ago

Eulihent 30M 10 Color Zips for Sewing 2.6 mm Zippers Nylon Endless Zip Set with Slider for DIY Sewing Tailor Craft Supplies
- Price
- £8.46
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 6mo ago

Exquilnova Zips for Sewing 30M 10 Colors Zipper Sewing Accessories Zip Repair Kit with 50 Sliders Nylon Invisible Zip for DIY Craft Projects Skirts Bags Luggage Accessories(10 Macarons Colors)
- Price
- £8.21
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 55
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
Eulihent 30M 10 Color Zips for Sewing 2.6 mm Zippers Nylon Endless Zip Set with Slider for DIY Sewing Tailor Craft Supplies (Version B)
- Price
- £8.06
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 4mo ago

Eulihent 30M 10 Color Zips for Sewing 2.6 mm Zippers Nylon Endless Zip Set with Slider for DIY Sewing Tailor Craft Supplies
- Price
- £8.46
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 6mo ago

20m Continuous Nylon Coil Zipper White Zips for Sewing with 40 Sliders Metal Heavy Duty Zip with Soft Tape Measures for DIY Sewing Tailor Craft Supplies
- Price
- £5.97
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 7mo ago

12 Inch Zips for Sewing 10Pcs 30cm Zipper Nylon Coil Multicolor Zips with 10 Sliders Zip Heads for Sewing Crafts and Replacement in Bags Clothing (10 Assorted Colors)
- Price
- £4.50
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 7mo ago

5Pcs Invisible Zip 40cm/16 Inch Zip Nylon Zips for Sewing Concealed Invisible Zipper for Tailor Sewing Accessories Pillows Cushions Skirts Pants Clothes Bags (Beige)
- Price
- £4.98
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 70
- Age
- 9mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 52% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
20 falling
Sellers
27
Top-5 brand share
66%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
52%
Top 20: 92%
Open market
31%
- DOITEM39%
- Jc.upin12%
- Eulihent7%
- Exquilnova5%
- SMCEHEYA4%
- Ymapinc3%
Demand
Zip search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Search terms
Top Zip search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- zip86K/yr
- zips68K/yr
- zips for sewing53K/yr
- zipper45K/yr
- zippers11K/yr
- zippers for sewing7K/yr
- black zip9K/yr
- zips for bag making5K/yr
- zip for sewing3K/yr
- black zipper3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Zip
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Didn't work for me
Rubbish don't stay on keep popping off
It doesn't work on golf bags
waste of money
Expensive,
A bit pricey
it probs won't fit
Not large at all
Much too big
Not the best
Poor Quality
Rubbish
unlike cheap plastic alternative sold on Amazon that I tried yesterday
Firstly, it's made of metal, whereas others are sometimes plastic
Very thin material
Love
Excellent product
Seems of fair quality
Great variety
Good value
Excellent value
well worth the money
Good fit
Easy to fit
Fitted onto zip
Easy to use
Very simple to attach
Easy to fit
Lovely colours
vibrant colours
Good variety of colours
Return
2.9% Return rate 52% Fixable by listing
it probs won't fit
Not large at all
Much too big
Didn't work for me
Rubbish don't stay on keep popping off
It doesn't work on golf bags
no one else had the colour
Different colours to one's shown
Keep looking
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FAQ
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Answered from the same tracked data.









