mc cable
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Review moat
Great146.29avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Great1.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$100.60avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Good5.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Good$543K$543K/yr · 91K searches
Price range
Okay$20.47–$213.58cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-4.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad75%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, mc cable is a $543K/yr Amazon United States market (91K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
mc cable market data
- Units sold / yr
- 5K–6K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $503K–$604K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.9%
- Avg BSR
- #247
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 86%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 38 months
- Avg seller age
- 170 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
5 flat
Sellers
42
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Southwire54%
- huanchain30%
- MOOKEERF7%
- YYOGEE6%
- VN Infinite quality3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -4.3% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top mc cable search terms
- mc cable23K/yr
- 12/2 mc cable16K/yr
- 12/2 mc cable 250ft10K/yr
- mc cable 12/27K/yr
- bx cable7K/yr
- 12/2 mc5K/yr
- 12-2 mc cable5K/yr
- armored cable4K/yr
- mc wire4K/yr
- metal clad cable3K/yr
Top mc cable 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.
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Southwire 68580055 250 ft 12/2 solid CU MC Lite Cable Aluminum
Southwire$203.604.8★255 rev
12/2 MC Cable with Ground 250 FT 12 Gauge 2 Conductors Electrical Wire with Aluminum Armor Solid Pure Copper Cable for Indoor and Outdoor Installation UL Listed
huanchain$213.584.7★66 rev
Southwire 68580052 50-Foot 12-Gauge 2-Conductor Type MC Cable Aluminum
Southwire$52.044.8★327 rev
Flexible Conduit Aluminum Metal Clad 12/2 100Ft.
Southwire$90.224.8★427 rev
YYOGEE 12/2 100FT MC Cable with Ground 12 Gauge Wire Metal Clad Cable with Solid Copper Conductors Aluminum Armor Electric Wire for Indoor Outdoor Commercial Industrial Use
YYOGEE$107.074.6★35 rev
Newest
by launch dateYYOGEE 12/2 100FT MC Cable with Ground 12 Gauge Wire Metal Clad Cable with Solid Copper Conductors Aluminum Armor Electric Wire for Indoor Outdoor Commercial Industrial Use
YYOGEE$107.0735 rev
12/2 MC Cable with Ground 250 FT 12 Gauge 2 Conductors Electrical Wire with Aluminum Armor Solid Pure Copper Cable for Indoor and Outdoor Installation UL Listed
huanchain$213.5866 rev
12/2 MC Cable with Ground 50 FT 12 Gauge 2 Conductors Electrical Wire with Aluminum Armor Solid Pure Copper Cable for Indoor and Outdoor Installation UL Listed
huanchain$51.6866 rev
12/2 MC Cable with Ground 100 FT 12 Gauge 2 Conductors Electrical Wire with Aluminum Armor Solid Pure Copper Cable for Indoor and Outdoor Installation UL Listed
huanchain$92.6966 rev
VN Infinite quality 12/2 MC Alum Cable 12-Gauge 2-Conductor Type MC Flexible Counduit Aluminum (25 Ft)
VN Infinite quality$32.895 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum12/2 MC Cable with Ground 50 FT 12 Gauge 2 Conductors Electrical Wire with Aluminum Armor Solid Pure Copper Cable for Indoor and Outdoor Installation UL Listed
huanchain$51.684.7★
12/2 MC Cable with Ground 250 FT 12 Gauge 2 Conductors Electrical Wire with Aluminum Armor Solid Pure Copper Cable for Indoor and Outdoor Installation UL Listed
huanchain$213.584.7★
12/2 MC Cable with Ground 100 FT 12 Gauge 2 Conductors Electrical Wire with Aluminum Armor Solid Pure Copper Cable for Indoor and Outdoor Installation UL Listed
huanchain$92.694.7★
YYOGEE 12/2 100FT MC Cable with Ground 12 Gauge Wire Metal Clad Cable with Solid Copper Conductors Aluminum Armor Electric Wire for Indoor Outdoor Commercial Industrial Use
YYOGEE$107.074.6★
VN Infinite quality 12/2 MC Alum Cable 12-Gauge 2-Conductor Type MC Flexible Counduit Aluminum (25 Ft)
VN Infinite quality$32.894.5★
What buyers say about mc cable
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great value”
“The quality of this cable is just as good as what I can get from a big box store”
“Exactly as described”
“Easy to use”
“Made for a clean protected install”
“Works great”
“Made in USA”
“The cable has solid core and the armor it tight and well made”
“Good cable”
“Safety factors and such, this is probably fine”
What buyers complain about
“Saw some bad reviews”
“Short”
“significantly lower price”
“Doesn't bend well at all”
“it came with some challenges I wasn't aware of”
“you can make it break there”
“The only issue I had was that it wouldnt work with standard watertight fittings so I had to use a rubber tube as gasket”
“it came with some challenges I wasn't aware of”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is mc cable profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $543K/yr across 14 tracked products. 4 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -4.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the mc cable niche?
- 5 brands and 42 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in mc cable?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 1.7%.
- When does demand for mc cable peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the mc cable niche?
- Listings span $20.47–$213.58; the average listing price is $100.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 146 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.