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Ruler 30cm Folding

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But prices span $1.32–$4.70, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Ruler 30cm Folding is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
53
53 / 100
Top 23% of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · +6 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£73K/yr264K searches / yr
90-day growth
+6.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
50%top-5 click share · 19 brands · 70 sellers

Flapen Score

Ruler 30cm Folding against its category

The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Ruler 30cm Folding is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

53Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Ruler 30cm Folding market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Ruler 30cm Folding 264K times last year and spent an estimated £73K. The top 5 brands take 67% of clicks. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 53 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

8.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 264K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +6.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £73K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
264K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+6.8%
Conversion, latest week
8.6%
Market size, estimated
£73Ka year
Peak month
September5.8× the quietest month
Top search term
folding ruler69K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £3.19.

Listings sell for £3.19 on average, from £1.32 to £4.70. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 4,000 to 5,000 of them. At £3.19 that is £13K to £16K a year per listing.

Average price
£3.19under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.32–£4.70
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
40K–50K
Units per listing a year
4,000–5,000
Revenue per listing a year
£13K–£16K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

56% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #92 within Office Supplies. It carries 562 reviews at 4.14 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
56%
Prime listings
96%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#92in Office Supplies
Average rating
4.14 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
562per listing
Listings tracked
27

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 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 39 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
39 months

Products

Top Ruler 30cm Folding 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 50% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£7K£15K£22K£29K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

19 rising

Sellers

70

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

28%

  • Helix36%
  • Guagua13%
  • Liquidraw8%
  • Uskerb6%
  • Udewo5%
  • WchoeSS4%

Demand

Ruler 30cm Folding search demand

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

35K25KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.8×

Search terms

Top Ruler 30cm Folding search terms shoppers use

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

  • folding ruler69K/yr
  • foldable ruler57K/yr
  • ruler 30cm folding49K/yr
  • folding ruler 30cm23K/yr
  • ruler foldable13K/yr
  • 30cm ruler foldable13K/yr
  • foldable ruler 30cm15K/yr
  • ruler folding5K/yr
  • 30cm foldable ruler3K/yr
  • foldable 30cm ruler3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ruler 30cm Folding

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

Complain

Quality-Overall41%−0.17

Quality is low

Not good quality

Rubbish

Strength19%−0.06

so flimsy it broke within days

Folding Ruler Transparent too fragile

Not very sturdy

Noise Level11%−0.13

as the turning wheel is quite noisy

Durability7%−0.09

so flimsy it broke within days

They both broke pretty quickly

Color6%

The only thing I would say is the colour match is a bit off

Love

Quality-Overall24%−0.17

Very well made

Good quality ruler

Good quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%+2.35

Did the job

Works as it should

Perfectly described and do the job well

Strength11%−0.06

Its so sturdy

Strong ruler

Overall, it's sturdy, practical, and I would definitely recommend it

Value For Money9%+0.36

great value

Good value for money

Great value for money and highly recommended

Weight Light5%−0.02

The ruler itself is very lightweight

Its sturdy yet lightweight

Return

0.2% Return rate 18% Fixable by listing

Defective Material/Parts28%▃▅█▁▆▂
Size-Overall12%▁██▁▅▇
Strength12%▇▁█▁▅▁

so flimsy it broke within days

Folding Ruler Transparent too fragile

Not very sturdy

Quality-Overall8%▅▁▁█▄▁

Quality is low

Not good quality

Rubbish

Add-Ons/Attachments7%▁█▁▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Ruler 30cm Folding questions

Answered from the same tracked data.