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title: "Pokemon Card Sleeves — £222K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 47/100 · £222K/yr market · 314K searches/yr · £5.59 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **pokemon card sleeves**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.62–$13.10) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 42Growth 22Conversion 95Competition 46Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 16Brand share 59Review moat 37Quality gap 25
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****12.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Good****69%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Okay****58%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Okay****£222K**
£222K/yr · 314K searches
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,846.29**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-6.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Avg price**
**Bad****£5.59**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Bad****£2.62–£13.10**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, pokemon card sleeves is a £222K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (314K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **pokemon card sleeves market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **30K–40K**
- avg 1,250–1,500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£168K–£224K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **12.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#34**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **90%**
- **Out of stock**
- **3.3%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **24 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **169 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**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 & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 94 weeks — -6.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KHoliday '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/toys-games/pokemon-card-sleeves/trend)
## **Top pokemon card sleeves search terms**
- **pokemon card sleeves**152K/yr-2.9%11.8% conv. - **pokemon sleeves**72K/yr-3.3%9.8% conv. - **pokemon sleeves for cards**19K/yr+0.9%11.1% conv. - **pokemon cards sleeves**13K/yr-14.5%8.2% conv. - **pokémon card sleeves**12K/yr-7.2%8.0% conv. - **football card sleeves**10K/yr-9.7%7.1% conv. - **clear card sleeves**9K/yr-9.8%8.7% conv. - **pokémon sleeves**7K/yr-6.9%7.8% conv. - **pokemon card sleeve**6K/yr-14.6%11.8% conv. - **card sleeves clear**13K/yr-76.4%2.6% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/toys-games/pokemon-card-sleeves/search-terms)
## **Top pokemon card sleeves products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%5%£11K10%£22K15%£33K20%£44K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Mlikero 300 Pcs Clear Card Sleeves Standard Size Trading Card Sleeves Cards Protector Fit for MTG Football Sports Game Cards 66 x 91 mm**Mlikero**£6.18**4.7★1,521 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CLRRG72H) [2**Ultra Pro - AW11739 - Card Protector Sleeves - - Transparent - 100 Piece**Ultra Pro**£2.81**4.6★22,848 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0002TT3N4) [3**MintKeeper Top loaders Clear Hard Card 35pt Sleeves Compatible with Pokemon Sports and MTG Toploaders (25 Pack)**MintKeeper**£5.15**4.7★1,511 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0993S6SW4) [4**Mlikero 100 Pcs Clear Card Sleeves Standard Size Trading Cards Protector Fit for MTG Football Sports Game Cards 66 x 91 mm**Mlikero**£3.26**4.7★1,521 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCY23951) [5**MYTHIC VAULT - 100 Protective Card Sleeves | Fits All Standard Sized Trading Cards**MYTHIC VAULT**£5.11**4.4★59 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FMMRK6CY)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**khlerox Soft Clear Card Sleeves 600pcs Penny Sleeves Standard Size Protectors for Trading Football Baseball Sports Game MTG TCG Cards Dust & Water Resistant 91 x 66 mm**khlerox**£6.07**28 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GYNPQMYC) [**MYTHIC VAULT - 100 Protective Card Sleeves | Fits All Standard Sized Trading Cards**MYTHIC VAULT**£5.11**59 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FMMRK6CY) [**Guard-it 25 Pack Clear Toploaders Thick Rigid Hard Card Sleeves for Trading Cards Compatible with Pokemon Sports Cards and MTG**Guard-it**£5.10**111 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FLZ9X8L5) [**300pcs Card Sleeves Top Loader Compatible Penny Sleeves**WAIZHIUA**£4.09**108 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FHH2111Q) [**Mlikero 100 Pcs Clear Card Sleeves Standard Size Trading Cards Protector Fit for MTG Football Sports Game Cards 66 x 91 mm**Mlikero**£3.26**1,521 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCY23951)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**khlerox Soft Clear Card Sleeves 600pcs Penny Sleeves Standard Size Protectors for Trading Football Baseball Sports Game MTG TCG Cards Dust & Water Resistant 91 x 66 mm**khlerox**£6.07**4.3★**▲ 235%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GYNPQMYC) [**Mlikero 100 Pcs Clear Card Sleeves Standard Size Trading Cards Protector Fit for MTG Football Sports Game Cards 66 x 91 mm**Mlikero**£3.26**4.7★**▲ 214%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCY23951) [**MYTHIC VAULT - 100 Protective Card Sleeves | Fits All Standard Sized Trading Cards**MYTHIC VAULT**£5.11**4.4★**▲ 155%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FMMRK6CY) [**Vault X Exact Fit Sleeves (100 Pack) Perfect Inner Sleeves for Trading Cards Clear**Vault X**£3.90**4.6★**▲ 81%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B096YCRGCB) [**XShield 500-Pack Trading Card Sleeves 66 x 92mm Soft Clear Polypropylene Protectors for Pokémon Magic: The Gathering Flesh & Blood Sports & Collectible Cards**XShield**£6.43**4.4★**▲ 79%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CPTHCJNR)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about pokemon card sleeves**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**24%
*“good quality and came fast”*
**Value For Money**17%
*“Price is very cheap”*
**Size-Overall**14%
*“Fit like a glove”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**12%
*“Exactly what I needed”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Quick and easy”*
**Collectibles**5%
*“must buy for collectors”*
**Drop/Impact Protection**4%
*“Solid and great protection”*
**Durability**4%
*“Good Durability”*
**Strength**3%
*“Solid product”*
**Soft Feel**2%
*“Nice and smooth”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**30%
*“Do not fit”*
**Quality-Overall**15%
*“the sleeves themselves are obviously not great quality as they get lots of marks on it even after a day”*
**Thickness**10%
*“got the thickest ones”*
**Color**8%
*“have a weird purple tint”*
**Strength**7%
*“they are very flimsy”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“found it really expensive for what it is”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“63mm x 88mm Not As Described”*
**Safety Standards**2%
*“these are 100% not safe for pokemon cards lol”*
**Product Condition**2%
*“Toploader came in vended and sleeves bags been opened.”*
**Display Colors**1%
*“It does not stop the cards being displayed properly”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**52%
**Quality-Overall**12%
**Thin**7%
**Value For Money**5%
**Strength**5%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Adhesion/Stickiness**2%
**Material Quality**2%
**Defective Material/Parts**2%
**Flexibility**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is pokemon card sleeves profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £222K/yr across 21 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- **How competitive is the pokemon card sleeves niche?**
- 15 brands and 66 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 69% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in pokemon card sleeves?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Thickness. The return rate is 0.2%.
- **When does demand for pokemon card sleeves peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the pokemon card sleeves niche?**
- Listings span £2.62–£13.10; the average listing price is £5.59 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,846 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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