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cat 6 cable 500ft

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Soft demand (-8.0% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 34Growth 21Conversion 43Competition 26Returns 59Price range 51Avg price 82Brand share 25Review moat 45Quality gap 42

Avg price

Great$81.04

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Good2.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Good$48.12–$149.93

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

Review moat

Okay1,975.43

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Okay3.4%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay$162K

$162K/yr · 58K searches

Competition

Okay69%

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

Brand share

Okay90%

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

Growth

Bad-8.0%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, cat 6 cable 500ft is a $162K/yr Amazon United States market (58K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cat 6 cable 500ft market data

Units sold / yr
3K–3K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$203K–$243K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.4%
Avg BSR
#64
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
79%
Out of stock
1.9%
Avg brand age
67 months
Avg seller age
205 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

12

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

5%

  • VIVO46%
  • Cable Matters15%
  • Conable12%
  • MONK CABLES9%
  • Lysymixs9%
  • GEARit5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Top cat 6 cable 500ft search terms

  • cat6 500ft8K/yr
  • cat 6 ethernet cable 500ft8K/yr
  • cat6 ethernet cable 500ft8K/yr
  • 500 ft ethernet cable6K/yr
  • ethernet cable 500ft4K/yr
  • cat 6 500ft5K/yr
  • 500ft cat64K/yr
  • 500ft ethernet cable4K/yr
  • cat 6 cable 500ft4K/yr
  • cat6 cable 500ft4K/yr
All search terms

Top cat 6 cable 500ft 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%10%$16K20%$32K30%$49K40%$65K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about cat 6 cable 500ft

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall22%

“Great quality and easy to use cable”

Value For Money19%

“$99 for 500' of cat6 burial cable is a good deal”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“What can I say, product is as shown and as described”

Ease Of Use8%

“easier than expected”

Connectivity-Overall7%

“Great Price and connected my devices”

Assembly/Installation4%

“Overall it made the install cleaner”

Portability3%

“It fed easily out of the box so no problems there”

Signal Strength2%

“Fantastic cable”

Strength1%

“I liked that the material felt sturdy”

Material Quality1%

“I liked that the material felt sturdy”

What buyers complain about

Rope/Wire Tangling19%

“Also, it tangles terribly as it comes out of the box”

Connectivity-Overall12%

“Every new line since then has had bad connections. not all 8 lines would confirm”

Functionality-Overall11%

“Did not work at all”

Quality-Overall9%

“just be warned it's not as high quality as the premium stuff”

Durability8%

“Breaks Easily - Had internal breaks OOB”

Assembly/Installation7%

“However, installing it is the problem”

Camera Quality6%

“not good for poe camera”

Thickness6%

“concerning on how thin the wires are”

Flexibility3%

“Not as flexible as stranded”

Ease Of Use2%

“Hard to work with”

Top return reasons

Compatibility-Overall16%
Value For Money12%
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
Functionality-Overall9%
Connectivity-Overall8%
Length8%
Color7%
Quality-Overall7%
Assembly/Installation4%
Defective Material/Parts3%

Common questions

Is cat 6 cable 500ft profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $162K/yr across 14 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
How competitive is the cat 6 cable 500ft niche?
9 brands and 12 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cat 6 cable 500ft?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Rope/Wire Tangling, Connectivity-Overall, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 2.7%.
When does demand for cat 6 cable 500ft peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cat 6 cable 500ft niche?
Listings span $48.12–$149.93; the average listing price is $81.04 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,975 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.