Plastic Sleeve
a small market ($66K/yr) — Plastic Sleeve doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Ranks 298 of 426 Office Products niches · −5 vs the category median of 47
Is Plastic Sleeve profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Plastic Sleeve is a $66K/yr Amazon United States market (88K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Plastic Sleeve: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -11.6% over the last 90 days and 7.7% of searches end in a purchase.
$66K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand, so 28% of the market is open.
28%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 19 products
Top Plastic Sleeve products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Amazon Basics Sheet Protectors for 3 Ring Binder Heavyweight Acid-Free Clear Plastic Sleeves Letter Size 8.5 x 11 Inch 100-Pack
- Price
- $7.23
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 35,526
- Age
- 6y ago
KTRIO Sheet Protectors 8.5 x 11 Page Protectors for 3 Ring Binder 50 Pack
- Price
- $4.96
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 34,175
- Age
- 6y ago
Amazon Basics Heavy Duty Dry Erase Job Ticket Holders Document Protectors with Clear Plastic Film and Multicolored Fabric Edge 8.5 x 11 Pack of 25
- Price
- $13.58
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 5,037
- Age
- 7y ago
Clear Document Folder Copy Safe Project Pockets fits 8.5x11 Letter Size US Paper 10/30/50/100Pack L-Type Plastic Clear Paper Sleeves Protector Resume File Poly Jacket Folders Organizer in Transparent
- Price
- $7.28
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 308
- Age
- 3y ago
Tamaki 16 Pack Clear Plastic Folders Sleeves Plastic Sleeves for Documents Transparent Paper Poly Jacket Sleeves Folders 8 Assorted Colors
- Price
- $6.90
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 306
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
VOKOY 30 Pack No Holes Sheet Protectors 8.5 x 11 Letter Size Heavy Duty Clear View Page Sleeves Protectors Clear Paper Document Artwork Protectors
- Price
- $6.00
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 186
- Age
- 2y ago
6-Pack 8.5 x 11 Rigid Print Protectors Transparent Hard Plastic Page Sheet Protectors Clear Plastic Sleeves for Paper Photo Poster Protective Covers for Document Certificates
- Price
- $9.85
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 131
- Age
- 1y ago
Dunwell Clear Folders for Documents Plastic 8.5x11 File Sleeves for Document Protection Filing Storage Organization (6 Pack) Transparent Folders with Pockets Durable Letter Size Document Holder
- Price
- $7.89
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,313
- Age
- 5y ago
Sooez 10 Pack Plastic Envelopes File Folders Clear Folder for Document US Letter A4 Size Poly Envelopes with Label Pockets for School Home Work Office Organizer Clear
- Price
- $7.66
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 1,443
- Age
- 6y ago
Clear Document Folder Copy Safe Project Pockets fits 8.5x11 Letter Size US Paper 10/30/50/100Pack L-Type Plastic Clear Paper Sleeves Protector Resume File Poly Jacket Folders Organizer in Transparent
- Price
- $7.28
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 308
- Age
- 3y ago
Newest
by launch date6-Pack 8.5 x 11 Rigid Print Protectors Transparent Hard Plastic Page Sheet Protectors Clear Plastic Sleeves for Paper Photo Poster Protective Covers for Document Certificates
- Price
- $9.85
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 131
- Age
- 1y ago
VOKOY 30 Pack No Holes Sheet Protectors 8.5 x 11 Letter Size Heavy Duty Clear View Page Sleeves Protectors Clear Paper Document Artwork Protectors
- Price
- $6.00
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 186
- Age
- 2y ago
Aegero 65 Pack Clear Sheet Protectors 8.5 x 11 inch Page Protectors for 3 Ring Binder Top Loading Paper Protector for Documents and Photos Letter Size
- Price
- $4.79
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,897
- Age
- 2y ago
Sheet Protectors 8.5 x11 Inch 100 Pack Page Protectors for 3 Ring Binder Top Loading Plastic Sleeves with Reinforced 3-Hole Punch for Binders Letter Size for Documents and Photos Office Supplies.
- Price
- $8.74
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,085
- Age
- 2y ago
Tamaki 16 Pack Clear Plastic Folders Sleeves Plastic Sleeves for Documents Transparent Paper Poly Jacket Sleeves Folders 8 Assorted Colors
- Price
- $6.90
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 306
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
14 rising
Sellers
21
Top-5 brand share
72%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
58%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
22%
- Amazon Basics39%
- KTRIO10%
- Dunwell9%
- Sooez9%
- GOMRQING6%
- Tamaki6%
Plastic Sleeve demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top Plastic Sleeve search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- plastic sleeve16K/yr
- document sleeve15K/yr
- clear folder sleeves15K/yr
- plastic document sleeve12K/yr
- document sleeves8K/yr
- plastic sleeves for documents8K/yr
- a4 plastic sleeves5K/yr
- folder sleeves5K/yr
- 8.5 x 11 clear plastic sleeves3K/yr
- clear plastic sleeve3K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plastic Sleeve
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
77% of reviews“Excellent product”
“As described”
“they are affordable”
“Great for Important Documents”
“easy to read”
What buyers complain about
70% of reviews“Could have been thicker”
“Poor Quality Control”
“not very sturdy”
“Too small”
“not even close to heavyweight”
Plastic Sleeve return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.6%
Return rate
53%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Plastic Sleeve questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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