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Black Metal Zip Ties

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.9% of orders. But shoppers spend only $40K a year here, so Black Metal Zip Ties is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 11% of 8,347 Electronics niches · +11 vs the category median of 43
Market size
$40K/yr21K searches / yr
90-day growth
+29.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
64%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 18 sellers

Flapen Score

Black Metal Zip Ties against its category

The dotted line is the Electronics average. Past it, Black Metal Zip Ties is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Black Metal Zip Ties market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Black Metal Zip Ties 21K times last year and spent an estimated $40K. The top 5 brands take 74% of clicks. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

12.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 21K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +29.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $40K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
21K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+29.5%
Conversion, latest week
12.0%
Market size, estimated
$40Ka year
Top search term
black metal zip ties13K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $15.83.

Listings sell for $15.83 on average, from $5.55 to $49.36. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At $15.83 that is $2K to $4K a year per listing.

Average price
$15.83inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$5.55–$49.36
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
3K–3K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
$2K–$4K
Returns
0.9%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

89% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #346 within Accessories & Supplies. It carries 438 reviews at 4.56 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
89%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.1%
Average rank
#346in Accessories & Supplies
Average rating
4.56 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
438per listing
Listings tracked
18

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 35 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
35 months

Products

Top Black Metal Zip Ties 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 64% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

19%

  • MAIDUNSI19%
  • SCITOOLS18%
  • XINGO17%
  • OFFO12%
  • Balabulala9%
  • JOUGU6%

Demand

Black Metal Zip Ties search demand

Weekly searches over the year. Pick a range.

600400Apr '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26

Search terms

Top Black Metal Zip Ties search terms shoppers use

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

  • black metal zip ties13K/yr
  • metal zip ties black5K/yr
  • black stainless steel zip ties3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Metal Zip Ties

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

Complain

Strength11%−0.01

Break easily

They're a little flimsy

they are not very strong

Quality-Overall10%

just not the right product for everything

Trash

The quality is poor

Grip9%−0.05

not for anything that requires a tight, secure hold

Some of the ties didn't seem to want to grip upon tightening

The jaws do not grip the bands

Durability7%

Break easily

Break easy

broke about half of the ones I tried

Size-Overall5%

it simply doesnt get the ties tight enough

May be too short for some things though

These were quite a bit longer than I needed

Love

Quality-Overall18%

this set offers solid value for anyone who needs reliable

They are well made

Excellent product

Strength12%−0.01

These metal zip ties are very strong

Strong and sturdy

Holding strength is significant

Ease Of Use11%+1.13

Ease of use

Easy to handle

it really came in handy

Value For Money9%+1.24

Worth the price

Great value

Good Value

Durability8%

Very durable

Durable materials

they held REALLY strong

Return

0.9% Return rate 42% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall23%█▅▄▁▃▃

it simply doesnt get the ties tight enough

May be too short for some things though

These were quite a bit longer than I needed

Functionality-Overall19%▁▃▇█▇▆
Advertised Vs Actual Product11%█▃▅▄▅▃
Value For Money8%▁▁▁▃█▃
Defective Material/Parts4%▁██▅▁▃

FAQ

Common Black Metal Zip Ties questions

Answered from the same tracked data.