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Pokemon Card Sleeves

Fail

Prices span $2.62–$13.10, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Pokemon Card Sleeves is a Fail.

Flapen Score
47
47 / 100
Top 38% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +3 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£222K/yr314K searches / yr
90-day growth
-6.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
58%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 66 sellers

Flapen Score

Pokemon Card Sleeves against its category

The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Pokemon Card Sleeves is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

47Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Pokemon Card Sleeves market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Pokemon Card Sleeves 314K times last year and spent an estimated £222K. The top 5 brands take 69% of clicks. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

12.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 314K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -6.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £222K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
314K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-6.6%
Conversion, latest week
12.7%
Market size, estimated
£222Ka year
Peak month
April1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
pokemon card sleeves152K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.59.

Listings sell for £5.59 on average, from £2.62 to £13.10. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At £5.59 that is £7K to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.59under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.62–£13.10
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
1,250–1,500
Revenue per listing a year
£7K–£8K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

90% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #34 within Collectible Toys. It carries 2,846 reviews at 4.60 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
90%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
3.3%
Average rank
#34in Collectible Toys
Average rating
4.60 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,846per listing
Listings tracked
21

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 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 24 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
24 months

Products

Top Pokemon Card Sleeves 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 58% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£11K£22K£33K£44K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

15 rising

Sellers

66

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

25%

  • Mlikero26%
  • MintKeeper16%
  • Ultra Pro16%
  • MYTHIC VAULT6%
  • Titan Cards6%
  • SMITH'S 20155%

Demand

Pokemon Card Sleeves search demand

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

8K6KHoliday '24Spike '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Pokemon Card Sleeves search terms shoppers use

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

  • pokemon card sleeves152K/yr
  • pokemon sleeves72K/yr
  • pokemon sleeves for cards19K/yr
  • pokemon cards sleeves13K/yr
  • pokémon card sleeves12K/yr
  • football card sleeves10K/yr
  • clear card sleeves9K/yr
  • pokémon sleeves7K/yr
  • pokemon card sleeve6K/yr
  • card sleeves clear13K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pokemon Card Sleeves

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

Complain

Size-Overall30%−0.11

Do not fit

too big

Not big enough

Quality-Overall15%+0.69

the sleeves themselves are obviously not great quality as they get lots of marks on it even after a day

Awful quality

Absolutely rubbish

Thickness10%−0.05

got the thickest ones

they are quite thin for my standard

was thinner than expected

Color8%−0.03

have a weird purple tint

the hue is a little blue

Ultra thin, slippery and slight blue tint

Strength7%−0.02

they are very flimsy

Honestly you can find stronger, cheaper and better quality ones

Meh flimsy easy to split when used

Love

Quality-Overall24%+0.69

good quality and came fast

Really good quality card sleeves

Good Quality

Value For Money17%+0.93

Price is very cheap

Amazing value

Good Price

Size-Overall14%−0.11

Fit like a glove

snug fit with not being too tight

Perfect fit

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%+0.80

Exactly what I needed

As described

Just as pictured and described

Ease Of Use6%+0.59

Quick and easy

makes them easier to handle

Easy to work with

Return

0.2% Return rate 62% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall52%▃▅▆▆█▅

Do not fit

too big

Not big enough

Quality-Overall12%█▂▁▄▂▄

the sleeves themselves are obviously not great quality as they get lots of marks on it even after a day

Awful quality

Absolutely rubbish

Thin7%▁█▂▂▂▄
Value For Money5%▁▇▆▁▁█

found it really expensive for what it is

Definitely NOT value for money

better bargains to be had

Strength5%▁█▇▄▄▇

they are very flimsy

Honestly you can find stronger, cheaper and better quality ones

Meh flimsy easy to split when used

FAQ

Common Pokemon Card Sleeves questions

Answered from the same tracked data.