Cardboard Sleeves
a small market ($54K/yr) — Cardboard Sleeves doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Ranks 1,838 of 3,143 Toys & Games niches · −3 vs the category median of 46
Is Cardboard Sleeves profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Cardboard Sleeves is a $54K/yr Amazon United States market (28K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Cardboard 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 -13.2% over the last 90 days and 8.7% of searches end in a purchase.
$54K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand, so 9% of the market is open.
9%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 13 products
Top Cardboard 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
100 Pack Trading Card Shipping Protector by Hobby Armor 3.5 x 4.5 with Rounded Corners Vibrant Multi-Color Card Protector to Guard Cards From Dings Premium Lightweight Cardboard Shipping Supplies
- Price
- $16.42
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 969
- Age
- 5y ago
100 Pack Graded Trading Card Shipping Protector by Hobby Armor 4 x 6 with Rounded Corners Vibrant Multi-Color Card Protector to Guard Cards from Dings Premium Cardboard Slab Shipping Supplies
- Price
- $19.81
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 296
- Age
- 4y ago
Serwrsw 3x4.5 Card Protector Sleeves Cardboard 100 Pack White Collectible Trading Sports Card Protective Sleeves for Storage Shipping Shield
- Price
- $12.98
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 43
- Age
- 10mo ago
120 Cardboard Sleeves Folded Flat Vending 3 x 4.5 Sports Card Folders Mail Shipping Stiffeners Insert
- Price
- $16.91
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 291
- Age
- 9y ago
100 Pack Shell Mailer Trading Card Envelopes by Hobby Armor 7 x 4.35 Trading Card Mailers for Shipping Perfect Sized Shipping Envelope for Mailing Semi-Rigid and Toploaders Protector Supplies
- Price
- $27.43
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 385
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
ANSSDO 200 Packs Cardboard Sheets for Trading Cards Shipping Protectors
- Price
- $18.86
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 236
- Age
- 4y ago
Serwrsw 3x4.5 Card Protector Sleeves Cardboard 100 Pack White Collectible Trading Sports Card Protective Sleeves for Storage Shipping Shield
- Price
- $12.98
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 43
- Age
- 10mo ago
Golden State Art 3.5X4.5 Corrugated Sheet Trading Card Protector 50 Pack
- Price
- $9.98
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 64
- Age
- 2y ago
25 Cardboard Sleeves Folded Flat Vending 3 x 4.5 Sports Card Folders Mail Shipping Stiffeners Insert
- Price
- $7.94
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 188
- Age
- 9y ago
500 Pack Trading Card Shipping Protector by Hobby Armor 3.5 x 4.5 with Rounded Corners Vibrant Multi-Color Card Protector to Guard Cards From Dings Premium Lightweight Cardboard Shipping Supplies
- Price
- $53.97
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 969
- Age
- 4y ago
Newest
by launch date
100 Pack Shell Mailer Incognito Trading Card Envelopes by Hobby Armor 7 x 4.35 Trading Card Mailers for Shipping Perfect Size Shipping Envelope for Mailing Cards in Semi-Rigid Holders & Toploaders
- Price
- $27.19
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 148
- Age
- 8mo ago
Serwrsw 3x4.5 Card Protector Sleeves Cardboard 100 Pack White Collectible Trading Sports Card Protective Sleeves for Storage Shipping Shield
- Price
- $12.98
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 43
- Age
- 10mo ago
100 Pack Shell Mailer Trading Card Envelopes by Hobby Armor 7 x 4.35 Trading Card Mailers for Shipping Perfect Sized Shipping Envelope for Mailing Semi-Rigid and Toploaders Protector Supplies
- Price
- $27.43
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 385
- Age
- 1y ago
Golden State Art 3.5X4.5 Corrugated Sheet Trading Card Protector 50 Pack
- Price
- $9.98
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 64
- Age
- 2y ago
Trading Card Shipping Protectors - Premium Ultra Strong Plastic Inserts - 110 Pack - 3.5 x 4.5
- Price
- $17.03
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 785
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
8 falling
Sellers
16
Top-5 brand share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
5%
- Hobby Armor66%
- Serwrsw9%
- ChicRosa7%
- ANSSDO6%
- Cardboard Sleeves4%
- VENOAL4%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 5%)
Cardboard Sleeves demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Top Cardboard Sleeves search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- hobby armor13K/yr
- cardboard card protector7K/yr
- cardboard sleeves7K/yr
- hobby armor card shipping protectors2K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cardboard Sleeves
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
84% of reviews“great quality, excellent protection”
“Worth the price”
“Just the right size”
“Easy to use”
“As advertised”
What buyers complain about
70% of reviews“Too Thick”
“not overly sturdy”
“Could be a little cheaper”
“slightly smaller than semi-rigid card sleeves”
“Will not work for a tattoo/sticker vending machine”
Cardboard Sleeves return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.9%
Return rate
67%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Cardboard Sleeves questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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