Poster Tube
Poster Tube shows low returns (0.8%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Flapen Score
Is Poster Tube profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Poster Tube is a £37K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (66K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 57% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Poster Tube: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Worth a look. Search demand moved -16.6% over the last 90 days and 4.9% of searches end in a purchase.
£37K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 57% of demand, so 43% of the market is open.
43%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 40 products
Top Poster Tube 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
Craftplay Cardboard modelling tubes | Assorted lengths & diameters | Strong card | Pack of 54 tubes
- Price
- £8.27
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 3y ago
Craftplay Cardboard modelling rolls | Pack of 75 rolls! | Assorted sizes
- Price
- £12.20
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 4y ago
Triplast 2 x A0 Postal Tubes with End Caps (885x45mm | 35x1.8inch) - Cardboard Tube Mailers for Packing Storing & Shipping Posters Charts Blueprints Maps Artwork & Other Rolled Documents
- Price
- £6.99
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 280
- Age
- 2y ago
ZMCYN 40 Pack 1.6x3.9 Inch Cardboard Tubes Brown Paper Roll Tubes Paper Cardboard Craft Tube Rolls for Craft DIY Arts Classroom Projects Extra 100 Sheets Colored Paper 80 Pcs Wiggle Eyes
- Price
- £14.53
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 55
- Age
- 5y ago
Tosnail 40 Pieces Craft Rolls 10x5cm Cardboard Tubes 2 x 3.9 Empty Toilet Paper Roll Tubes
- Price
- £13.06
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 77
- Age
- 6y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Operitacx 15pcs Cardboard Craft Tubes 4 Inch Round Paper Rolls DIY Art Projects Blank for Kids Painting Drawing School Supplies (White)
- Price
- £8.56
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 6mo ago
Cabilock 20-Pack Kraft Paper Mailing Tubes Mixed 30cm Round Cardboard Tubes for Posters and Art Prints Postal for Shipping and DIY Crafts - 4cm & 3cm Diameter
- Price
- £13.62
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 5mo ago
NUOBESTY 20pcs Cardboard Tubes for Crafts Paper Tubes Paintable Kraft Paper Roll 4.33x1.57 - for School DIY Craft & Art Projects
- Price
- £9.97
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 6mo ago
36 Pack Brown Cardboard Tubes for Crafts DIY Crafting Paper Rolls for Classrooms and Art Projects (3 Assorted Sizes)
- Price
- £16.54
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 190
- Age
- 6y ago
Austin Commerce CARDBOARD TUBES 10CM TO 2.4M LENGTH CUT TO SIZE ARTS CRAFTS MAILING LONGEST (Cardboard 50cm)
- Price
- £5.79
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 15
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch dateCabilock 20-Pack Kraft Paper Mailing Tubes Mixed 30cm Round Cardboard Tubes for Posters and Art Prints Postal for Shipping and DIY Crafts - 4cm & 3cm Diameter
- Price
- £13.62
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 5mo ago
Operitacx 15pcs Cardboard Craft Tubes 4 Inch Round Paper Rolls DIY Art Projects Blank for Kids Painting Drawing School Supplies (White)
- Price
- £8.56
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 6mo ago
NUOBESTY 20pcs Cardboard Tubes for Crafts Paper Tubes Paintable Kraft Paper Roll 4.33x1.57 - for School DIY Craft & Art Projects
- Price
- £9.97
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 6mo ago
MotiveTech 10 Pcs Craft Cardboard Tubes Empty Toilet Thick Paper Towel Tube Paper Rolls Round Cardboard Craft Tube Rolls DIY Supplies for DIY School Crafts & Art Projects Classrooms Kids 10cm
- Price
- £6.55
- Rating
- 2.4/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 9mo ago
Healifty 20pcs Cardboard Tubes for Craft: Round Kraft Paper Tubes Cardboard Rolls for DIY Arts and Crafts Projects (Brown)
- Price
- £10.79
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 11mo ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
27 rising
Sellers
34
Top-5 brand share
57%
Top 20: 96%
Top-5 click share
42%
Top 20: 84%
Open market
36%
- Craftplay22%
- Triplast13%
- Healifty8%
- Bright Creations8%
- zmybcpack7%
- STOBOK7%
Poster Tube demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top Poster Tube search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- cardboard tubes31K/yr
- cardboard tube17K/yr
- cardboard tubes for craft14K/yr
- toilet roll tubes4K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Poster Tube
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
86% of reviews“the rest of the tubes feel sturdy”
“Good value”
“Excellent quality cardboard”
“As described”
“these are the right size”
What buyers complain about
88% of reviews“Not fit for purpose”
“a bit overpriced”
“Innaaccurate description”
“All stuck together with glue that will kill hatching bees”
“they are a little thicker”
Poster Tube return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.8%
Return rate
84%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Poster Tube questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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