metal detecting shovel
Skip it51/100a small market ($176K/yr) — metal detecting shovel doesn't clear our bar today.
Market/yr
$176K
Growth (1y)
+214.7%
Products
23
Brands
18
was 30 a year ago
Sellers
44
Price range
$15.95–$145.70
Returns
1.9%
Rating
4.5★
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Scored 51/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +214.7% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Competition
- CKG28%
- GADFISH12%
- UIABOPZ9%
- Root Slayer9%
- HANTOP7%
- HOME RIGHT7%
- Other (12 brands)28%
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 18 brands and 44 sellers compete here.
Brands
18 falling
was 30 a year ago
Sellers
44
Top 5 brand share
65%
Product shelf
All 23 tracked products in this niche.
CKG Carbon Metal Detecting Shovel Digging Tool with Double Serrated Blade Lightweight Digger Garden Root Cutter Spade Professional Metal Detector Accessories Gold Digger Shovel - Carbon Black
CKG
$65.174.6★168 reviews
Metal Detecting Shovel 39 Root Slayer Shovel with Serrated Blade Lightweight and Durable Garden Spade Shovel Metal Detector Shovel Drain Spade for Cutting Root Digging Trenching Transplanting
UIABOPZ
$33.083.8★16 reviews
Root Slayer 22411 Mini Digger Garden Shovel with Serrated Blade for Digging and Root Cutting Steel Spade Red
Root Slayer
$41.654.8★2,246 reviews
CKG Metal Detecting Shovel Digging Tool with Double Serrated Blade Heavy Duty Digger Garden Root Cutter T-Handle Spade Professional Metal Detector Accessories Single
CKG
$57.444.6★314 reviews
GADFISH Sand Scoop for Metal Detecting Metal Detector Scoop Stainless Steel Sand Sifter Shovel Fast Sifter Shovel for Underwater Treasure Hunting (Stainless Steel)
GADFISH
$35.774.6★933 reviews
Metal Detecting Shovel 39inch Spade Shovel Lightweight Metal Detector Shovel Effortless Cutting Root Slayer Shovel Serrated Shovels for Digging Treasure Hunting Garden Transplanting Trenching
HOME RIGHT
$29.914.2★16 reviews
Metal Detector Shovel Kemaier Heavy Duty Double Serrated Edge Digger Metal Detecting Digging Tool with Sheath for Belt Mount Gardening Accessories for Metal Detection Digging Loosening Planting
Kemaier
$16.634.6★1,193 reviews
HANTOP Drain Spade Sharpshooter Shovel 44 inches
HANTOP
$30.564.5★64 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent product”
“Built tough”
“Worth every penny”
“Durable product”
“Easy to use”
“Just what I needed”
“Well constructed”
“Its light, easy to carry, and digs great”
“Easy assemble”
“Compact storage option”
What buyers complain about
“Cheap and easy to break”
“Horribly made, it WILL fall apart”
“Don't waste your money”
“rusted after just a couple of beach uses”
“So flimsy”
“Not made with strong metal”
“Its a little heavy for how small it is”
“Tough as HELL”
“the slots are big”
“I think you would have to be careful with it in very very hard dirt trying to pry up as I think it would bend at the handle”
Top return reasons
- Size-Overall30%
- Weight Heavy16%
- Durability6%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
- Quality-Overall5%
- Defective Material/Parts4%
- Value For Money4%
- Strength4%
- Functionality-Overall3%
- Rusts/Corrodes3%