Is 3m Masking Tape profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

Flapen scores 3m Masking Tape 49 out of 100 on Amazon United States, a Fail. Shoppers spend $131K a year across 35 tracked products. Search demand grew -2.8% in the last 90 days.

How competitive is the 3m Masking Tape niche on Amazon United States?

6 brands and 216 sellers compete in 3m Masking Tape on Amazon United States. The top 5 3m Masking Tape products take 41% of clicks, and the top 5 brands take 99%.

What do buyers complain about in 3m Masking Tape?

3m Masking Tape buyers on Amazon United States complain most about Adhesion/Stickiness, Paint Quality, and Quality-Overall. Returns run at 0.4% of orders.

When does demand for 3m Masking Tape peak?

Search demand for 3m Masking Tape on Amazon United States peaks in Jan–Mar–Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov, and the busiest month runs 2.8× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the 3m Masking Tape niche?

3m Masking Tape sells for $28.06 on average on Amazon United States, inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot. Listings run $3.50 to $143.01. The average product has 2,470 reviews, the count a new listing must catch up to.

3m Masking Tape

Fail

The top 5 brands take 99% of clicks, so 3m Masking Tape is a Fail.

Flapen Score: 49
49 / 100Top 44% of 9,536 Tools & Home Improvement niches · +1 vs the category median of 48
Market size: $131K/yr52K searches / yr
90-day growth: -2.8%search demand this quarter
Competition: 41%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 216 sellers

Flapen Score

3m Masking Tape against its category

The dotted line is the Tools & Home Improvement average. Past it, 3m Masking Tape is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

49Fail

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Market

The 3m Masking Tape market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for 3m Masking Tape 52K times last year and spent an estimated $131K. The top 5 brands take 99% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Mar–Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 49 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

8.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 52K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -2.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $131K a year.

Searches, last 12 months: 52K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90: -2.8%
Conversion, latest week: 8.9%
Market size, estimated: $131Ka year
Peak month: August2.8× the quietest month
Top search term: 3m masking tape36K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $28.06.

Listings sell for $28.06 on average, from $3.50 to $143.01. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At $28.06 that is $3K to $7K a year per listing.

Average price: $28.06inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range: $3.50–$143.01
Amazon United States median price: $24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year: 6K–8K
Units per listing a year: 100–250
Revenue per listing a year: $3K–$7K
Returns: 0.4%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

43% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 89% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #2,354 within Painting Supplies & Tools. It carries 2,470 reviews at 4.61 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings: 43%
Prime listings: 89%
Out of stock, average day: 0.0%
Average rank: #2,354in Painting Supplies & Tools
Average rating: 4.61 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews: 2,470per listing
Listings tracked: 35