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Date Stamp

Fail

Prices span $3.64–$11.41, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Date Stamp is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 489 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · −3 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£78K/yr109K searches / yr
90-day growth
-17.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
78%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 39 sellers

Flapen Score

Date Stamp against its category

The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Date Stamp is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Date Stamp market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Date Stamp 109K times last year and spent an estimated £78K. The top 5 brands take 86% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Sep. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

10.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 109K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 10.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -17.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £78K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
109K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-17.4%
Conversion, latest week
10.0%
Market size, estimated
£78Ka year
Peak month
January2.2× the quietest month
Top search term
date stamp75K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.11.

Listings sell for £7.11 on average, from £3.64 to £11.41. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At £7.11 that is £9K to £11K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.11under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.64–£11.41
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
10K–13K
Units per listing a year
1,250–1,500
Revenue per listing a year
£9K–£11K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

75% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 92% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #147 within Office Supplies. It carries 286 reviews at 4.12 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
75%
Prime listings
92%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#147in Office Supplies
Average rating
4.12 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
286per listing
Listings tracked
12

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 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 35 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
35 months

Products

Top Date Stamp 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 78% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£8K£16K£23K£31K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

39

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

  • Trodat43%
  • COLOP18%
  • Cathedral Products13%
  • PaulStore9%
  • D.RECT4%
  • Fiyooau4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)

Demand

Date Stamp search demand

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

5K4KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Search terms

Top Date Stamp search terms shoppers use

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

  • date stamp75K/yr
  • date stamp self inking17K/yr
  • date stamps7K/yr
  • date stamper5K/yr
  • self inking date stamp5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Date Stamp

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

Complain

Advertised Vs Actual Product19%+0.29

I possibly didn't read the description well enough - it does not have ink on the pad

Not as described

Not got date stamp for 2024 as stated

Size-Overall15%−0.20

Small

A bit small, does ok

Too small to easily use

Ease Of Use15%−0.08

Unable to comment on ease of use

Can't read

No use at all

Cartridge Capacity12%−0.21

No Ink

No ink

Print Quality8%−0.10

Terrible - JUL is not inverted so will print backwards

Love

Advertised Vs Actual Product18%+0.29

As advertised

just what I needed

Does the job

Ease Of Use14%−0.08

Easy to use

Easy to make and use

Worth having around for everyday tasks

Quality-Overall14%+0.59

The build quality feels sturdy

feels well made

Good value and quality

Value For Money13%+0.82

Great value

good value for money

Well worth it

Durability7%+0.92

It is durable

the stamp feels sturdy enough for regular office or home business use

durable

Return

0.6% Return rate 46% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall23%▁█▄▆▅█

Small

A bit small, does ok

Too small to easily use

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%▁▆█▆▄▁

I possibly didn't read the description well enough - it does not have ink on the pad

Not as described

Not got date stamp for 2024 as stated

Ink Refill9%▁▁▄█▁▃
Functionality-Overall9%▁▁▁▁█▁
Print Quality8%█▃▁▂▂▂

Terrible - JUL is not inverted so will print backwards

FAQ

Common Date Stamp questions

Answered from the same tracked data.