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Makedo

a small market ($42K/yr) — Makedo doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

38
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Market size 10Growth 17Conversion 20Competition 24Returns 97Price range 76Avg price 95Brand share 15Review moat 92Quality gap 37
This niche Category average

Is Makedo profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Makedo is a £42K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (95K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

Makedo: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -16.8% over the last 90 days and 1.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£42K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr2K
Search volume / yr-16.8%95K
Conversion rate1.6%
Avg price£28.10

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand, so 6% of the market is open.

6%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 10
Top-5 product click share71%
Open market6%
Avg brand age30 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 12 products

Sponsored placement92%
New entrants (1y)6· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews160

Top Makedo products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£4K£8K£13K£17K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

10

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • ZLemma41%
  • Makedo23%
  • XIAPIA13%
  • Vanplay9%
  • JONEG8%
  • VVVMECYT3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)

Makedo demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume95KCVR1.6%Products12Brands8Top 5 Brands94%OOS Rate43.0%Rating4.5★Reviews160Avg BSR#216
9K7KNov '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top Makedo search terms shoppers use

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

  • makedo cardboard kit33K/yr
  • makedo29K/yr
  • cardboard construction kit9K/yr
  • makedo safe saw8K/yr
  • make do cardboard kit8K/yr
  • cardboard construction kits for kids4K/yr
  • cardboard tools kids5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Makedo

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

80% of reviews
Fun/Entertainment Experience20%

A really engaging

Quality-Overall16%

The build quality of the tools is reliable

Creativity13%

Great set to inspire creativity

Gifting Purpose9%

Great gift

Strength7%

Very sturdy And safe

What buyers complain about

65% of reviews
Noise Level20%

working noise is quite loud though

Size-Overall10%

it has a very short cable

Sharpness10%

Extremely sharp edges

Strength7%

It still wasnt very sturdy

Developmental Needs5%

Not suitable for young children

Makedo return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.5%

Return rate

5%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Functionality-Overall
30%
2Safety Standards
20%
3Sharpness
15%
4Durability
10%
5Defective Material/Parts
10%

Common Makedo questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Makedo 38/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £42K/yr across 12 tracked products. 2 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -16.8% over the last 90 days.
Makedo buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Noise Level, Size-Overall, Sharpness, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.5%.