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title: "Trend — cardboard sleeves - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-08-07T13:17:11.795Z"
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  description: "Niche score 43/100 · $54K/yr market · 28K searches/yr · $21.82 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 43/100 · $54K/yr market · 28K searches/yr · $21.82 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — cardboard sleeves - Flapen"
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# **cardboard sleeves**

**Skip it**

A small market ($54K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 14Growth 18Conversion 82Competition 22Returns 95Price range 83Avg price 92Brand share 22Review moat 82Quality gap 23

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.9%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Avg price**

**Great****$21.82**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Great****$7.94–$53.97**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Conversion**

**Great****8.7%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Review moat**

**Great****361.54**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.6★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Competition**

**Bad****74%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Brand share**

**Bad****91%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

**Growth**

**Bad****-13.2%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Market size**

**Bad****$54K**

$54K/yr · 28K searches

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