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Carabiner

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But prices span $2.54–$8.39, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Carabiner is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
60
60 / 100
Top 15% of 792 Sports & Outdoors niches · +10 vs the category median of 50
Market size
£559K/yr1.3M searches / yr
90-day growth
+23.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
48%top-5 click share · 22 brands · 37 sellers

Flapen Score

Carabiner against its category

The dotted line is the Sports & Outdoors average. Past it, Carabiner is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

60Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Carabiner market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Carabiner 1.3M times last year and spent an estimated £559K. The top 5 brands take 58% of clicks. Flapen scores it 60 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

8.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.3M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +23.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £559K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.3M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+23.4%
Conversion, latest week
8.2%
Market size, estimated
£559Ka year
Peak month
July1.5× the quietest month
Top search term
carabiner clip465K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.24.

Listings sell for £5.24 on average, from £2.54 to £8.39. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 80K to 100K a year. The average listing sells 2,500 to 3,000 of them. At £5.24 that is £13K to £16K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.24under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.54–£8.39
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
80K–100K
Units per listing a year
2,500–3,000
Revenue per listing a year
£13K–£16K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

79% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #6 within Sports & Outdoor Recreation Accessories. It carries 1,190 reviews at 4.44 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
79%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
6.8%
Average rank
#6in Sports & Outdoor Recreation Accessories
Average rating
4.44 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,190per listing
Listings tracked
28

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 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 33 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
33 months

Products

Top Carabiner 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 48% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£28K£56K£84K£112K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 falling

Sellers

37

Top-5 brand share

58%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

35%

  • BEEWAY22%
  • BANSHAN12%
  • Ekunbuy9%
  • BROTREE9%
  • O5O27%
  • SoftcuteLee6%

Demand

Carabiner search demand

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

30K20KSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Search terms

Top Carabiner search terms shoppers use

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

  • carabiner clip465K/yr
  • carabiner270K/yr
  • caribeana clips100K/yr
  • carabiner clips72K/yr
  • carabiner clip heavy duty64K/yr
  • small carabiner clips56K/yr
  • carabiners33K/yr
  • climbing carabiner34K/yr
  • carabiner clip small25K/yr
  • large carabiner clip23K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Carabiner

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

Complain

Size-Overall27%−0.11

These carabiners are very small

Too big

Smaller than expected

Strength15%−0.11

not sturdy

cheap and flimsy

Not very strong

Durability9%−0.10

Break easily

Broke within a few weeks

another broke within a day of use

Quality-Overall7%+1.37

Far from a quality item

Poor quality, will teach me for being a tight fit and saving some money

Very poor quality as the screws dont move easily

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%+0.94

Incorrect advertising

Misleading picture

Not as advertised only nine sent

Love

Quality-Overall29%+1.37

the quality is sturdy

They are very well made

Build quality is excellent

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%+0.94

As advertised

Better than expected

As described

Value For Money12%+0.76

Good value

Excellent value for money

Well worth it

Ease Of Use10%+0.76

Easy to use

It's a really good and handy thing

Handy to keep for alsorts of items

Color7%+0.09

Love the colours

Nice bright colours

Colours are lovely

Return

0.5% Return rate 86% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall81%██▇█▇▇

These carabiners are very small

Too big

Smaller than expected

Quality-Overall3%▁▅█▃▄▆

Far from a quality item

Poor quality, will teach me for being a tight fit and saving some money

Very poor quality as the screws dont move easily

Weight Heavy3%▁█▄▅█▂

Tiny not very heavy duty

Functionality-Overall3%▁▂▃▅▅█
Strength2%▁▃▇▆▁█

not sturdy

cheap and flimsy

Not very strong

FAQ

Common Carabiner questions

Answered from the same tracked data.