Plastic Sleeves
brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 96% of clicks) — Plastic Sleeves doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Ranks 350 of 426 Office Products niches · −9 vs the category median of 47
Is Plastic Sleeves profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Plastic Sleeves is a $54K/yr Amazon United States market (41K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Plastic Sleeves: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -4.8% over the last 90 days and 10.3% of searches end in a purchase.
$54K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand, so 4% of the market is open.
4%
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 · 16 products
Top Plastic Sleeves 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 Heavy Duty Non-Glare Sheet Protector for Documents 3 Ring Binder Top Loading Letter Size 8.5 x 11 inch Clear 100-Pack
- Price
- $10.00
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 5,814
- Age
- 6y ago
Amazon Basics Sheet Protectors for 3 Ring Binder Non-Glare Top Loading Letter Size 8.5 x 11 in Clear Plastic Sleeves 100-Pack
- Price
- $7.14
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 10,104
- Age
- 6y ago
Amazon Basics Polypropylene Sheet Protectors for 3 Ring Binder Non-Glare Top Loading Document Protection Clear 200-Pack
- Price
- $10.86
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7,716
- Age
- 6y ago
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
Samsill 200 Pack Heavy Duty Sheet Protectors Non-Glare 8.5x11 Inch Page Protectors for 3 Ring Binder Letter Size Protectors Reinforced Holes Non-Glare Protector Top Loading Acid Free
- Price
- $15.69
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 14,182
- Age
- 8y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Performore 50-Pack Clear Sheet Protectors | 8.5 x 11 Inch Heavy Duty Plastic Sleeves | Top Loading Reinforced Hole Page Protectors | Archival Acid-Free Non-Glare for 3 Ring Binders Documents Photos
- Price
- $5.49
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,573
- Age
- 8y ago
GOLD SEAL Sheet Protectors 25 Pack 8.5 x 11 Anti-Glare Sheet Protectors for 3 Ring Binder Top Load Page Protectors for 3 Ring Binder Durable Clear Plastic Sleeves
- Price
- $5.29
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 3,011
- Age
- 6y ago
Samsill 200 Pack Heavy Duty Sheet Protectors Crystal Clear 8.5x11 Inch Page Protectors for 3 Ring Binder Letter Size Protectors Reinforced Holes Clear Protector Top Loading Acid Free
- Price
- $15.62
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 14,182
- Age
- 8y ago
Samsill 200 Pack Sheet Protectors 8.5x11 Inch Page Protectors for 3 Ring Binder Standard Weight Non-Glare Protector Letter Size Top Loading Acid Free
- Price
- $12.44
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 4,768
- Age
- 6y ago
Samsill 50 Pack Heavy Duty Sheet Protectors Non-Glare 8.5x11 Inch Page Protectors for 3 Ring Binder Letter Size Protectors with Reinforced Holes Non-Glare Protector Top Loading Acid Free
- Price
- $8.42
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 14,182
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch dateSamsill 50 Pack Heavy Duty Sheet Protectors Non-Glare 8.5x11 Inch Page Protectors for 3 Ring Binder Letter Size Protectors with Reinforced Holes Non-Glare Protector Top Loading Acid Free
- Price
- $8.42
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 14,182
- Age
- 1y ago
Sheet Protectors PANDRI 500 Pack Clear Heavy Duty Plastic Page Protectors Sheet Reinforced 11-Hole Fit for 3 Ring Binder Fits Standard 8.5 x 11 Paper 9.25 x 11.25 Top Loaded Excluding Acid
- Price
- $25.07
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7,018
- Age
- 6y ago
KTRIO Non Glare Sheet Protectors for 3 Ring Binder 50 Pack 8.5 x 11 inch
- Price
- $5.47
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 4,009
- Age
- 6y ago
GOLD SEAL Page Protectors 100 Pack Diamond Clear 4 Mil Heavyweight Page Protectors for 3 Ring Binder 8.5 x 11 Top Load Clear Binder Sleeves Durable Sheet Protectors
- Price
- $15.12
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,034
- Age
- 6y ago
GOLD SEAL Sheet Protectors 25 Pack 8.5 x 11 Anti-Glare Sheet Protectors for 3 Ring Binder Top Load Page Protectors for 3 Ring Binder Durable Clear Plastic Sleeves
- Price
- $5.29
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 3,011
- Age
- 6y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
7 falling
Sellers
61
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
2%
- Amazon Basics60%
- Samsill20%
- GOLD SEAL7%
- Avery5%
- PANDRI4%
- Performore2%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
Plastic Sleeves demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.3×
Top Plastic Sleeves search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- heavy duty page protectors14K/yr
- non glare sheet protectors11K/yr
- non glare sheet protectors for 3 ring binder4K/yr
- sheet protectors non glare4K/yr
- file protector3K/yr
- archival sheet protectors3K/yr
- anti glare sheet protectors2K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plastic Sleeves
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
80% of reviews“Excellent Quality”
“Best Price”
“As described”
“Perfect thickness”
“Not flimsy at all”
What buyers complain about
74% of reviews“some paper can be thicker”
“Cheaper Quality”
“not even close to heavyweight”
“definitely not as sturdy”
“Hard to open”
Plastic Sleeves return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.5%
Return rate
26%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Plastic Sleeves questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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