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strickliesel

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.72–$14.93) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 32Growth 1Conversion 59Competition 25Returns 95Price range 0Avg price 24Brand share 51Review moat 79Quality gap 75

Returns

Incredible1.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great417.6

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Good5.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Good75%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Market size

Okay€151K

€151K/yr · 344K searches

Competition

Bad70%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Avg price

Bad€8.57

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-47.1%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Price range

Bad€4.72–€14.93

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, strickliesel is a €151K/yr Amazon Germany market (344K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

strickliesel market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
€129K–€171K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.1%
Avg BSR
#63
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
80%
Out of stock
1.1%
Avg brand age
42 months
Avg seller age
197 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 70% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

127

Top-5 brand share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

20%

  • folia34%
  • Kosmos12%
  • miki projekt11%
  • Frech11%
  • Schmidt6%
  • Prym6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -47.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KSpike '24Black Friday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×

Top strickliesel search terms

  • strickliesel217K/yr
  • strickliesel für kinder ab 553K/yr
  • strickliesel für kinder 7 jahre38K/yr
  • strickliesel erwachsene26K/yr
  • strickliesel groß5K/yr
  • häkelliesel3K/yr
  • strickliesl3K/yr
All search terms

Top strickliesel products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%€15K20%€30K30%€45K40%€61K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about strickliesel

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

What buyers love

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis14%

“Macht Spaß”

Qualität insgesamt11%

“Gute Qualitä,t schön bunt, eigentlich einfache Bedienung”

Geschenk Zweck11%

“Auch als Geschenk für Kindergeburtstag sehr zu empfehlen”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt11%

“Wie erwartet”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit8%

“Knüpfstern kinderleicht zu bedienen”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis7%

“Gute Preis / Leistung”

Effizienz5%

“Funktioniert tadellos”

Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung4%

“Gute Qualität, mit Anleitung”

Kreativität4%

“Strickliesel für Kreative”

Materialqualität4%

“Besser als bei den Stricklieseln aus Holz”

What buyers complain about

Funktionalität insgesamt22%

“Funktioniert nicht”

Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung11%

“Gebrauchsanweisung nicht unbedingt verständlich”

Haltbarkeit9%

“Leider hält die Maschine nicht was sie verspricht”

Dicke9%

“Wolle zu dick”

Qualität insgesamt8%

“Extrem schlechte Qualität”

Gesamtgröße7%

“Öffnung zu eng”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis7%

“Geldverschwendung”

Defekt Material/Teile5%

“Fehlt ein Teil”

Einfache Reinigung5%

“Sauber arbeiten echt eine Herausforderung”

Hartes Gefühl5%

“Innen sehr rau”

Top return reasons

Funktionalität insgesamt28%
Defekt Material/Teile21%
Qualität insgesamt6%
Gesamtgröße5%
Mechanismus probleme4%
Geschenk Zweck4%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%
Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung3%
Benutzerfreundlichkeit2%
Haftung/Klebrigkeit2%

Common questions

Is strickliesel profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €151K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -47.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the strickliesel niche?
14 brands and 127 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 70% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in strickliesel?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Funktionalität insgesamt, Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung, Haltbarkeit. The return rate is 1.0%.
When does demand for strickliesel peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the strickliesel niche?
Listings span €4.72–€14.93; the average listing price is €8.57 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 418 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.