- Flapen Score
- 44 / 100Ranks 6,173 of 9,536 Tools & Home Improvement niches · −4 vs the category median of 4844
- Market size
- $193K/yr33K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -25.0%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 82%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 52 sellers
Flapen Score
Way Oil against its category
The dotted line is the Tools & Home Improvement average. Past it, Way Oil is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Way Oil market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Way Oil 33K times last year and spent an estimated $193K. The top 5 brands take 91% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
7.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 33K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -25.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $193K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 33K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -25.0%
- Conversion, latest week
- 7.0%
- Market size, estimated
- $193Ka year
- Peak month
- November2.7× the quietest month
- Top search term
- way oil17K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $84.25.
Listings sell for $84.25 on average, from $16.21 to $151.79. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 2K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At $84.25 that is $8K to $21K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $84.25inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $16.21–$151.79
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 2K–2K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- $8K–$21K
- Returns
- 0.3%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
67% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 42% ship with Prime. On an average day, 12.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #384 within Lubricants. It carries 157 reviews at 4.60 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 67%
- Prime listings
- 42%
- Out of stock, average day
- 12.4%
- Average rank
- #384in Lubricants
- Average rating
- 4.60 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 157per listing
- Listings tracked
- 12
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are established.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 94 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 94 months
Products
Top Way Oil products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Gates Engineered Lubricants- Aladdin Slideway 68 - Slideway Oil for Machine Tools - 1 Gallon
- Price
- $39.85
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 2y ago

VACTRA OIL NO 2. 1 Quart(32OZ) NO AIR SHIPMENTS
- Price
- $25.38
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 160
- Age
- 13y ago

Mobil - 105480 Vactra No. 2 Way Oil 5 gal ISO 68
- Price
- $151.79
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 137
- Age
- 12y ago

Mobil 100772 Vactra No.2 Way Oil 1 gal (Packaging May Vary)
- Price
- $66.54
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 516
- Age
- 8y ago

AW ISO 68 Hydraulic Oil 1 Gallon
- Price
- $35.53
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 118
- Age
- 4y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Mobil 98919D 5 Gallon Vactra No. 2 Way Oil Lubricant
- Price
- $145.76
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 17y ago

Vactra 2
- Price
- $148.36
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 7y ago

AW ISO 68 Hydraulic Oil 1 Gallon
- Price
- $35.53
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 118
- Age
- 4y ago

Mobil 100772 Vactra No.2 Way Oil 1 gal (Packaging May Vary)
- Price
- $66.54
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 516
- Age
- 8y ago

Gates Engineered Lubricants- Aladdin Slideway 68 - Slideway Oil for Machine Tools - 1 Gallon
- Price
- $39.85
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date
Denco AM Waylube 68 Industrial Machine Tool Way Oil Heavy Load Protection Anti-Stick-Slip Formula - 5-Gallon Pail
- Price
- $101.75
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 1y ago

Presidential Way Oil 68 (5 gallons)
- Price
- $114.87
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 2y ago

Gates Engineered Lubricants- Aladdin Slideway 68 - Slideway Oil for Machine Tools - 1 Gallon
- Price
- $39.85
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 2y ago

Republic Oil Way and Slide Oil ISO 68 5 gallons Bucket
- Price
- $94.00
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 3y ago

AW ISO 68 Hydraulic Oil 1 Gallon
- Price
- $35.53
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 118
- Age
- 4y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 82% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
9 falling
Sellers
52
Top-5 brand share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
5%
- Mobil33%
- G GATES ENGINEERED LUBRICANTS28%
- VACTRA OIL22%
- ULTRA 1PLUS4%
- Generic4%
- Presidential3%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)
Demand
Way Oil search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×
Search terms
Top Way Oil search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- way oil17K/yr
- mobil vactra oil no. 23K/yr
- way oil for lathe6K/yr
- vactra 2 way oil4K/yr
- way oil 683K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Way Oil
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“IMO they are very wasteful”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
17 topics
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