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plastic shovel

Worth a look54/100

plastic shovel shows low returns (1.5%), but a small market ($59K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market/yr

$59K

Growth (1y)

+164.1%

Products

51

Brands

33

was 24 a year ago

Sellers

197

Price range

$3.72–$213.37

Returns

1.5%

Rating

4.4★

54/100

Worth a look

Scored 54/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
3
×0.30
Growth
73
×0.30
Competition
84
×0.20
Quality gap
53
×0.10
Returns
88
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +164.1% year over year.
3K2KSpike '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Competition

22%Remco
  • Remco22%
  • AMES9%
  • Fiskars8%
  • SELTERM7%
  • Yocada6%
  • FARM-TUFF6%
  • Other (27 brands)42%

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (31% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen. 33 brands and 197 sellers compete here.

Brands

33 rising

was 24 a year ago

Sellers

197

Top 5 brand share

52%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend

Product shelf

All 51 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall15%

“Its a quality shovel”

Strength14%

“Great sturdy”

Durability11%

“still look like new”

Size-Overall7%

“Perfect size”

Weight Light6%

“It's lightweight plastic”

Value For Money6%

“Worth the money”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“As advertised”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Color3%

“The colors are beautiful”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“Great to clean off my deck”

What buyers complain about

Durability20%

“Broke after one use”

Strength14%

“Not strong”

Quality-Overall12%

“Inferior quality”

Size-Overall11%

“Pretty large”

Material Quality6%

“Cheap material”

Assembly/Installation4%

“Assembly issue”

Value For Money4%

“Not worth the price”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“false advertising”

Metal Quality2%

“Metal went out already”

Weight Heavy2%

“Broke with heavy weight”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall48%
  • Strength7%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
  • Material Quality6%
  • Defective Material/Parts5%
  • Quality-Overall5%
  • Value For Money5%
  • Assembly/Installation4%
  • Durability3%
  • Functionality-Overall2%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.71 median price · 2.2% median returns across 13,812 tracked niches.