How we read the catalogue
Every article in this section comes from the same small set of counts. This one explains what is measured, how the totals are checked, and which questions the data cannot answer.
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What we count
Four things: the number of products analysed, their cost split into five bands, the product count and average cost of each category, and the price of a plan, a fee or a shipment. All of them are figures that can be recounted and checked.
The snapshot behind these articles has 57,707 products analysed at an average cost of €56.56. The bands are up to €5 with 7,232 products, €5 to €10 with 11,087, €10 to €20 with 12,345, €20 to €50 with 15,447 and above €50 with 11,596.
The sums have to close
7,232 + 11,087 + 12,345 + 15,447 + 11,596 = 57,707, so the five bands account for the whole catalogue and not a fraction of it. The ten largest categories add up to 30,643, or 53.1%. Products under €10 number 18,319, which is 31.7%.
When a figure cannot be tied back to a subtraction or an addition like those, it does not appear in these articles. That is why the pieces are heavy on counts and light on adjectives.
What the numbers do not claim
They do not claim demand: a category with 3,642 products and one with 3,000 say nothing about how many of either are bought. They do not claim delivery times, and they do not claim positions in any search engine or in any ranking.
They also do not claim an income. A fee, a shipping price and a product cost produce a margin on one order, and a margin on one order is not a forecast of a month. The articles show the arithmetic and stop there.
How to use the section
Start from the question you actually have. If it is what to sell, read the catalogue overview and the niche filter. If it is price, read the €30 example and the three pricing mistakes.
Then recount on the day you decide. Counts move as products are added and removed, so the date on each article is part of the data: 14/11/2026 is the snapshot these figures belong to.
Frequently asked questions
Where do these numbers come from?
From the catalogue itself: active product counts, the cost of each product grouped into bands, and the average cost per category. Fees and shipping come from the published plan and route prices.
Why no sales or trend figures?
Because they are not part of this dataset. Publishing a count as if it were demand would be a guess dressed as data, so the articles only use figures that can be counted and checked.
Can I compare two articles safely?
Yes, if both carry the same date. Figures from different snapshots describe different catalogues, and mixing them would break the sums that each article shows.
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