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Referee Cards

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But prices span $3.29–$7.29, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Referee Cards is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Ranks 386 of 792 Sports & Outdoors niches · on the category median
Market size
£41K/yr65K searches / yr
90-day growth
+39.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
72%top-5 click share · 19 brands · 20 sellers

Flapen Score

Referee Cards against its category

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

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Referee Cards market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Referee Cards 65K times last year and spent an estimated £41K. The top 5 brands take 72% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

13.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 65K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 13.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +39.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £41K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
65K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+39.6%
Conversion, latest week
13.0%
Market size, estimated
£41Ka year
Peak month
October1.8× the quietest month
Top search term
referee cards36K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.81.

Listings sell for £4.81 on average, from £3.29 to £7.29. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £4.81 that is £1K to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.81under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.29–£7.29
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£2K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

95% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 16.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #0 within Sports & Outdoor Recreation Accessories. It carries 46 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
95%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
16.7%
Average rank
#0in Sports & Outdoor Recreation Accessories
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
46per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 11 launches as successful.

11 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 28 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
11
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
28 months

Products

Top Referee Cards 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 72% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£4K£8K£12K£16K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

19 rising

Sellers

20

Top-5 brand share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

25%

  • WOLMIK22%
  • mwellewm19%
  • NJS17%
  • NAUZE9%
  • Zernavith5%
  • SHILIUZHI3%

Demand

Referee Cards search demand

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

2K1KSpike '25Spike '26Prime Day '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Search terms

Top Referee Cards search terms shoppers use

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

  • referee cards36K/yr
  • red and yellow football referee cards12K/yr
  • yellow and red cards5K/yr
  • red and yellow cards5K/yr
  • football red and yellow cards3K/yr
  • ref cards4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Referee Cards

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

Complain

Quality-Overall60%−0.31

Not great quality

Poor quality

Quality is not good

Durability10%−0.04

The cards are not durable

Strength10%−0.05

Very flimsy

Material Quality5%−0.01

I think the whistle is fairly cheap feeling

Thickness5%+0.11

they are not as thick as I expected

Love

Value For Money23%+1.92

This product offers high value for money

amazin value for very little outlay

Good Value

Quality-Overall17%−0.31

Good product

Overall, it offers great quality for the price and works exactly as expected

is high quality

Color12%+0.89

The colours are bright and clearly visible, making them effective for signalling decisions on the field

Ideal set of colours for covering my full range of refereeing

The vibrant colours offer clear instructions to be given

Fun/Entertainment Experience9%+0.68

Fun item

keeps the punters entertained

Fun to use

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%+0.16

Exactly what I was expecting

And gets the job done

Exactly as described and imaged

Return

0.2% Return rate 29% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall25%▁▁▁▁█▁
Quality-Overall17%▁▃█▁▁▁

Not great quality

Poor quality

Quality is not good

Durability17%▁█▁▁█▁

The cards are not durable

Product Condition13%
Smell13%▁▁▁▁▁█

FAQ

Common Referee Cards questions

Answered from the same tracked data.