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Donkey Ears

Fail

Prices span $5.76–$7.67, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Donkey Ears is a Fail.

Flapen Score
37
37 / 100
Ranks 1,274 of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · −7 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£12K/yr28K searches / yr
90-day growth
-29.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
78%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 15 sellers

Flapen Score

Donkey Ears against its category

The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Donkey Ears is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

37Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Donkey Ears market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Donkey Ears 28K times last year and spent an estimated £12K. The top 5 brands take 78% of clicks. Flapen scores it 37 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

6.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 28K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -29.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £12K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
28K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-29.3%
Conversion, latest week
6.8%
Market size, estimated
£12Ka year
Top search term
donkey ears23K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.54.

Listings sell for £6.54 on average, from £5.76 to £7.67. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £6.54 that is £654 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.54under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.76–£7.67
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–3K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£654–£2K
Returns
2.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

82% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #983 within Dress-Up Accessories. It carries 18 reviews at 4.15 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
82%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
5.8%
Average rank
#983in Dress-Up Accessories
Average rating
4.15 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
18per listing
Listings tracked
11

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 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 26 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
26 months

Products

Top Donkey Ears 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£2K£4K£6K£7K110100 Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

11 rising

Sellers

15

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

17%

  • ATSNOSH48%
  • TOYANDONA9%
  • KBSICWO8%
  • WickedFun6%
  • Hifot6%
  • GWAWG5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 17%)

Demand

Donkey Ears search demand

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

2K1KSpike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Mar, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.3× · 8 of 12 months tracked

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Donkey Ears

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

Complain

Advertised Vs Actual Product63%−0.57

Rubbish looks nothing like the picture absolutely tiny like little rabbit ears

tail not as shown in pictures

Inaccurate image

Value For Money13%+0.31

No, in terms of absolute value for money and youre going to wear it just once

Size-Overall13%−0.11

Rubbish looks nothing like the picture absolutely tiny like little rabbit ears

Love

Quality-Overall27%+0.60

Really great quality

Well made

quality is reflective of price

Value For Money16%+0.31

Great price and value for money, much cheaper than hiring actual costumes in our case

Really happy with this donkey costume set for £8.99

I think its good value for money for the set

Comfort-Overall11%+0.95

Well made, comfortable

comfortable to wear

adults can wear it comfortably

Strength8%+0.73

Very sturdy, well made, comfortable to wear

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity8%+0.73

sturdy elastic on the tail which is securely attached so that it doesnt fall down

Return

2.5% Return rate 54% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall46%▁▁█▁▁▁

Rubbish looks nothing like the picture absolutely tiny like little rabbit ears

Quality-Overall31%▁█▃▁▁▁
Defective Material/Parts8%▁▁█▁▁▁
Color8%▁▁▁▁▁█
Value For Money8%▁▁█▁▁▁

No, in terms of absolute value for money and youre going to wear it just once

FAQ

Common Donkey Ears questions

Answered from the same tracked data.