Skip to content
38

cable wall plate

Skip it

A small market ($71K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 18Growth 23Conversion 83Competition 47Returns 43Price range 34Avg price 22Brand share 48Review moat 46Quality gap 24

Conversion

Great9.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Okay76%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Okay57%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Okay1,920.46

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Okay3.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Okay$2.60–$21.26

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-3.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Avg price

Bad$8.10

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad$71K

$71K/yr · 96K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, cable wall plate is a $71K/yr Amazon United States market (96K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cable wall plate market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$65K–$81K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
9.1%
Avg BSR
#189
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
75%
Out of stock
3.0%
Avg brand age
61 months
Avg seller age
181 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

46

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

16%

  • VCE21%
  • GE19%
  • Leviton17%
  • Newhouse Hardware11%
  • ENERLITES8%
  • LEENUE8%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 16%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -3.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KHoliday '24Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top cable wall plate search terms

  • cable wall plate36K/yr
  • cable outlet cover20K/yr
  • cable outlet cover plate12K/yr
  • wall plates for cables8K/yr
  • cable outlet7K/yr
  • cable plate covers for wall4K/yr
  • cable plate3K/yr
  • cable wall plate cover3K/yr
  • cable cover plate3K/yr
All search terms

Top cable wall plate 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%$4K10%$7K15%$11K20%$14K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about cable wall plate

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall20%

“Nice quality and very easy to install”

Assembly/Installation15%

“Super easy to install”

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%

“Works as description said”

Size-Overall10%

“Fit perfectly”

Ease Of Use8%

“Easy to use”

Value For Money7%

“Worth it”

Safety Standards2%

“Great safety product”

Efficiency2%

“Works fine”

Design-Overall2%

“This intelligently designed item did the trick perfectly”

Ease Of Cleaning2%

“no mess, just a brush”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall20%

“Clearly these are not the same size”

Ease Of Use8%

“Difficult to open”

Quality-Overall7%

“Bad quality”

Compatibility-Overall7%

“it doesn't fit”

Defective Material/Parts6%

“Plastic cracks with one turn of the screw”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Pictures are misleading”

Assembly/Installation5%

“The screws are cheap and broke”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting5%

“Instructions take a degree to find”

Thickness4%

“Its not an unusually thick cord width by any means”

Adhesion/Stickiness3%

“Does not stick”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall49%
Compatibility-Overall14%
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
Functionality-Overall6%
Value For Money4%
Assembly/Installation3%
Color3%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Quality-Overall2%
Material Quality1%

Common questions

Is cable wall plate profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $71K/yr across 24 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -3.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
How competitive is the cable wall plate niche?
14 brands and 46 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 76% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cable wall plate?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Ease Of Use, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 3.6%.
When does demand for cable wall plate peak?
Demand peaks in Aug–Sep; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cable wall plate niche?
Listings span $2.60–$21.26; the average listing price is $8.10 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,920 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.