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a small market ($62K/yr) — plastic rake doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$62K

Growth (1y)

+184.8%

Products

35

Brands

23

was 24 a year ago

Sellers

68

Price range

$11.28–$35.62

Returns

1.8%

Rating

4.2★

53/100

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Scored 53/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
3
×0.30
Growth
75
×0.30
Competition
71
×0.20
Quality gap
71
×0.10
Returns
85
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 89 weeks — +184.8% year over year.
2K1KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Oct '24Feb '25May '25Aug '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Mar, Apr, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Competition

14%UnionTools
  • UnionTools14%
  • HANGMAICOME12%
  • cogardenshower11%
  • Bird Twig6%
  • Oliynedy6%
  • Generic6%
  • Other (17 brands)45%

The top 5 products take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 23 brands and 68 sellers compete here.

Brands

23 falling

was 24 a year ago

Sellers

68

Top 5 brand share

49%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
1UnionTools$21.994.3★62914%falling
10Generic$12.340.0★03%flat
11Generic$12.254.5★133%rising
14NMSGJTD$11.284.5★313%rising

Product shelf

All 35 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall13%

“Overall, it feels like a quality tool that was designed by a gardener”

Strength12%

“Sturdy rake for what it is”

Value For Money8%

“Great Value”

Adjustability/Rotatability/Reclining7%

“Easy to adjust”

Size-Overall6%

“Perfect size”

Ease Of Use6%

“Easy to use”

Weight Light5%

“Very easy to use lightweight”

Cutting/Trimming5%

“I bought this rake for my husband since he does most of our yard work...he was very pleased to get a small rake that made it easier to get under the shrubs”

Assembly/Installation5%

“Quick setup”

Durability5%

“does not break easily”

What buyers complain about

Durability26%

“Fell apart”

Size-Overall19%

“It's small”

Quality-Overall11%

“Cheap garbage”

Strength6%

“Not crazy about it to weak”

Material Quality3%

“Fragile plastic material”

Value For Money3%

“A total waste of money”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“False advertisement”

Flexibility2%

“Its not bendable like they say”

Assembly/Installation2%

“Assembled easily, sorta felt flimsy”

Weight Heavy2%

“The tines are heavy metal”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall37%
  • Strength10%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
  • Quality-Overall7%
  • Durability6%
  • Defective Material/Parts6%
  • Weight Heavy4%
  • Functionality-Overall4%
  • Assembly/Installation3%
  • Material Quality2%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.65 median price · 2.2% median returns across 14,117 tracked niches.