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Categories/Printers/Canon PIXMA TR160 Portable Wired/Wireless Inkjet Printer - Color

Electronics > Computers, Laptops and Tablets > Printers & Supplies > Printers > Wireless Printers

at risk

ID 16081701883

Canon PIXMA TR160 Portable Wired/Wireless Inkjet Printer - Color

Canon

The Canon PIXMA TR160 Portable Wired/Wireless Inkjet Printer - Color was tracked for 30 day(s). During this period, the Buybox price ranged between Buy box price ranged from $199.99 to $269.99 against an MSRP/MAP of $269.99. The product's pricing health is currently flagged as at risk.

Showing Results for Past 31 days

Last updated Jul 31, 2026

Price Overview

Severe erosion

FLOOR PRICE ($)

$199.99

MAX PRICE ($)

$269.99

AVG PRICE ($)

$237.53

SEVERE EROSION

25.93%

MSRP/MAP ($)

$269.99

Price erosion from MSRP25.93% below MSRP

Jul 1, 2026Jul 31, 2026

The product is currently selling at $269.99, following a peak of $269.99 during the tracking period. Compared to its MSRP of $269.99, the current price is at or above MSRP — no erosion detected.

Buy Box Distribution

Buy Box Share

1P40% · 12d

3P60% · 18d

3P leads with 60% of Buy Box days

1P 1 seller3P 5 sellers

Seller	Condition	Current Price ($)	Buy Box Days	Erosion (%)
3PStaples· Top	New	$269.99 +$0.00	14(47%)	0.00%
1PWalmart.com	New	$199.99 −$70.00	12(40%)	25.93%
3PAdorama	New	$206.53 −$63.46	4(13%)	23.50%
3Pantonline.com	New	$312.64 +$42.65	0(0%)	-15.80%
3PRed Carpet Supplies	New	$272.48 +$2.49	0(0%)	-0.92%
3PNewegg Inc.	New	$274.98 +$4.99	0(0%)	-1.85%

The Buy Box for Canon PIXMA TR160 Portable Wired/Wireless Inkjet Printer - Color is primarily held by Staples (3P) with a 47% share, winning the Buy Box for 14 out of 30 tracked days. Only 3 of 6 total sellers have won the Buy Box.

Seller Density vs. Price Erosion

Buy-box priceActive sellers (scaled)MSRP $269.99

Peak Seller Pressure

6 sellers on Jul 1

Price Trend

Recovering

Seller Proliferation

→ Stable

-0.1/day avg · -3 net

Peak +1 on 07/17

Buy-box price fell to a floor of $199.99 before recovering to $269.99. It entered the period already $50.00 below MSRP ($269.99), before any crowding pressure arrived. Seller count peaked at 6 on 07/01, easing off since — adding -3 net sellers over the full period. The crowding was short-lived — sellers came in, didn't find enough margin to stay, and pulled back.

Seller Churn and Influx

Comparing sellers before Jul 29 vs last 3 days of 30-day tracking period

Watchlist

2 persistent 3P sellers actively cutting prices — driving ongoing erosion.
2 sellers exited with no new entrants — competitive pressure may be easing.

New Entrants (0)

No new sellers in recent period.

Exited (2)

1PWalmart.com

Last Jul 13 · $199.99 · 12 Buy Box Wins

3PRed Carpet Supplies

Last Jul 3 · $272.48 · 0 Buy Box Wins

Persistent (4)

3PStaples

30d · avg $269.99 · 14 Buy Box Wins · stable

3PAdorama

9d · avg $249.10 · 4 Buy Box Wins · ↓ falling

3PNewegg Inc.

30d · avg $275.45 · 0 Buy Box Wins · ↓ falling

3Pantonline.com

29d · avg $312.64 · 0 Buy Box Wins · stable

New Entrants — Sellers who appeared for the first time in the recent period.Exited — Sellers active earlier but absent in the recent period.Persistent — Sellers present throughout both the early and recent periods.

Key Findings

at risk

Price Erosion

$70.00

Severe · 25.9% below MSRP

Severe erosion — floor is $70.00 (25.9%) below MSRP; the product is well below its intended price point and brand integrity is at risk.

Seller Activity

5 3P sellers

Crowded · 2 exited

5 third-party sellers active — channel showing crowding pressure, exits outnumbering arrivals.

Buy Box

Staples

3P · 14 wins · $269.99

Staples (3P) dominates the buy box with 14 wins at $269.99 — and escalating.

Recommended Actions

Immediate pricing intervention required — The lowest price has dropped to $199.99, which is 25.9% below MSRP ($269.99).

Monitor buy-box ownership daily — 3P sellers captured 60.0% of buy-box snapshots across the tracking period.

Prioritise enforcement action against Staples, the highest-frequency 3P buy-box winner.

Escalate directly with Walmart — The lowest price has dropped to $199.99, which is 25.9% below MSRP ($269.99).