How competitive is the Capo niche on Amazon United Kingdom?

15 brands and 37 sellers compete in Capo on Amazon United Kingdom. The top 5 Capo products take 69% of clicks and its top 5 brands hold 72% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in Capo?

Capo buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Durability, Tune Retention, Size-Overall, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.2%.

What does it cost to enter the Capo niche?

Capo sells for £6.60 on average on Amazon United Kingdom, outside our $15–$100 sweet spot. Listings span £3.10–£20.21. The average incumbent carries 7,594 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

Capo

soft demand (-20.0% this quarter) — Capo doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

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This niche Category average

Is Capo profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Capo is a £506K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (559K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Capo: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -20.0% over the last 90 days and 13.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£506K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr80K

Search volume / yr-20.0%559K

Conversion rate13.7%

Avg price£6.60

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand, so 28% of the market is open.

28%

open market share

Brands · sellers15 · 37

Top-5 product click share69%

Open market28%

Avg brand age51 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 17 products

Top Capo 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

WINGO Guitar Capo for Acoustic and Electric Guitars with 5 Picks Black

Price: £5.20
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 50,337
Age: 9y ago

Guitar Capo Quick Change Capo for 6-String Acoustic Guitar Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Ukulele Capotastos Capo Black

Price: £3.54
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 2,684
Age: 5y ago

Guitar Capo with 6 Picks Metal Quick Release for Acoustic Electric Guitars

Price: £3.52
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 970
Age: 3y ago

LEKATO Guitar Capo with 6 Guitar Picks for Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar Guitar Clip Quick-Change Capo Clamp for Guitars Ukulele Mandolin and Banjo Pletrums & Strap Locks Included

Price: £4.47
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 3,649
Age: 6y ago

Guitar Capo for Acoustic Electric Ukulele - Metal Wood Capo with 6 Picks

Price: £4.77
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 2,620
Age: 3y ago

Newest

by launch date

Satargo Guitar Capo for Acoustic and Electric Guitars Black with 4 Guitar Picks and Pick Holder

Price: £4.89
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 21
Age: 1y ago

Guitar Capo for Acoustic & Electric Guitars Includes 1 Capo and 5 Picks for Free & Ideal for Musicians

Price: £3.61
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 151
Age: 1y ago

Aomig Guitar Capo - Quick-Change Capo for Acoustic & Electric Guitars

Price: £3.10
Rating: 4.3/5
Reviews: 364
Age: 1y ago

Guitar Capo for Performance & Style - a Capo for Acoustic Guitar - No Fret Buzz - Durable Stylish Kapo that is Built to Last

Price: £11.34
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 1,316
Age: 2y ago

Guitar Capo for Acoustic Electric Ukulele - Metal Wood Capo with 6 Picks

Price: £4.77
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 2,620
Age: 3y ago

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

15 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

23%

WiNGO27%
LHTECHTOY21%
Picko11%
LEKATO7%
BOXLUNT6%
Fender5%

Capo demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume559KCVR13.7%Products17Brands15Top 5 Brands72%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.6★Reviews7,594Avg BSR#13

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top Capo search terms shoppers use

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

capo222K/yr -17.6%11.2% conv.
guitar capo130K/yr -18.9%11.0% conv.
capo for acoustic guitar80K/yr -10.9%15.3% conv.
capo electric guitar23K/yr -38.4%12.7% conv.
guitar capo acoustic19K/yr -15.4%12.4% conv.
acoustic guitar capo15K/yr -29.5%10.8% conv.
capo guitar10K/yr -30.1%9.2% conv.
guitar capos10K/yr -45.6%4.8% conv.
kapo6K/yr -0.6%8.0% conv.
capo for classical guitar5K/yr +14.2%3.8% conv.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Capo

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

89% of reviews

Quality-Overall28%

“exceptional build quality for the price I paid”

Value For Money20%

“Worth the price”

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%

“As Advertised”

Strength9%

“it has been going strong for several months now”

Size-Overall4%

“Good fit”

What buyers complain about

80% of reviews

Durability22%

“Broke”

Tune Retention12%

“its not in tune when clamped on”

Size-Overall11%

“Too small”

Quality-Overall9%

“although the build quality seems to lack the sturdiness compared to the major brands”

Strap/String Quality8%

“even a standard Trigger put too much of a squeeze on the strings”

Capo return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.2%

Return rate

46%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall

41%

2Strap/String Quality

3Compatibility-Overall

4Quality-Overall

5Ease Of Use

Common Capo questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Capo 46/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £506K/yr across 17 tracked products. Search demand moved -20.0% over the last 90 days.