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Metalldetektor

Metalldetektor clears our launch bar: a $1.8M/yr market growing +10.2% this quarter with returns at 3.7%.

Flapen Score

61
Launch it

Top 35% of 2,017 Garten niches · +3 vs the category median of 58

Market size 91Growth 38Conversion 21Competition 79Returns 41Price range 32Avg price 86Brand share 71Review moat 60Quality gap 78
This niche Category average · 2,017 niches

Is Metalldetektor profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Metalldetektor is a €1.8M/yr Amazon Germany market (1.5M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand. Verdict: Launch it — 61/100.

Metalldetektor: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Yes. Search demand moved +10.2% over the last 90 days and 1.7% of searches end in a purchase.

€1.8M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr30K
Search volume / yr+10.2%1.5M
Conversion rate1.7%
Avg price€68.96

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand, so 38% of the market is open.

38%

open market share

Brands · sellers25 · 37
Top-5 product click share36%
Open market38%
Avg brand age39 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 45 products

Sponsored placement98%
New entrants (1y)16· 7 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews1,114

Top Metalldetektor products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (36% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

€0€53K€106K€159K€211K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

25 falling

Sellers

37

Top-5 brand share

62%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

36%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

33%

  • SUNPOW31%
  • OMMO11%
  • Smofrees7%
  • flintronic7%
  • GreenRex6%
  • KAIWEETS5%

Metalldetektor demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume1.5MCVR1.7%Products45Brands25Top 5 Brands62%OOS Rate12.9%Rating4.3★Reviews1,114Avg BSR#45
50K30KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top Metalldetektor search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • metalldetektor943K/yr
  • metalldetektor kinder230K/yr
  • metalldetektor profi68K/yr
  • metal detector35K/yr
  • metalldetektoren30K/yr
  • gold detektor26K/yr
  • metallsuchgerät20K/yr
  • kinder metalldetektor14K/yr
  • sondeln19K/yr
  • metalldetektor set16K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Metalldetektor

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

80% of reviews
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis16%

Preis Leistung ok

Benutzerfreundlichkeit16%

Super Handhabung und Funktionalität

Qualität insgesamt15%

Quality

Geschenk Zweck7%

Super Geschenk

Montage/Installation6%

die Installation ist super einfach, sodass mein Sohn ihn alleine zusammenbauen konnte.

What buyers complain about

68% of reviews
Funktionalität insgesamt15%

Funktioniert nicht

Haltbarkeit12%

Schnell defekt

Qualität insgesamt11%

Leider ein Flop

Stärke6%

sehr fragile Aufbau, wenn man weiß wo man suchen muß geht er.

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

Schade ums Geld

Metalldetektor return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

3.7%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Funktionalität insgesamt
43%
2Defekt Material/Teile
16%
3Qualität insgesamt
8%
4beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt
5%
5Gesamtgröße
4%

Common Metalldetektor questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Metalldetektor 61/100 on Amazon Germany — Launch it. The niche generates €1.8M/yr across 45 tracked products. 7 of 16 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +10.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Metalldetektor on Amazon Germany is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.