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neck knife

Worth a look

Shows a thin review moat (281 avg reviews), but weak search conversion (1.3%) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 19Growth 19Conversion 16Competition 75Returns 86Price range 80Avg price 83Brand share 74Review moat 86Quality gap 55

Review moat

Great281.2

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Great1.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great€18.25

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great€6.55–€50.76

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

Competition

Great40%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Good61%

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad€78K

€78K/yr · 338K searches

Growth

Bad-12.1%

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

Conversion

Bad1.3%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, neck knife is a €78K/yr Amazon Germany market (338K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

neck knife market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
€55K–€73K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.3%
Avg BSR
#97
Page quality
0%
Prime
93%
Sponsored
78%
Out of stock
18.2%
Avg brand age
55 months
Avg seller age
196 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (40% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

21 falling

Sellers

34

Top-5 brand share

61%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 81%

Open market

34%

  • Celiodd19%
  • ODENWOLF14%
  • DRACHENADER13%
  • SK Wild Ones9%
  • SPITZKANTE6%
  • Omesio5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -12.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
13K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top neck knife search terms

  • neck knife248K/yr
  • messer kette17K/yr
  • kettenmesser9K/yr
  • neck knife messer16K/yr
  • ketten messer9K/yr
  • neck knife 42a konform9K/yr
  • hals messer7K/yr
  • umhänge messer5K/yr
  • neckknife4K/yr
  • böker neck knife6K/yr
All search terms

Top neck knife 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%3%€2K6%€5K9%€7K12%€9K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about neck knife

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

What buyers love

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis15%

“Preis Leistung ok”

Qualität insgesamt15%

“Hatte es dieses Wochenende mit dem Wald sehr kleines handliches Nick knife Qualität bin ich auch zufrieden”

Griff11%

“liegt super in der Hand, Qualität top”

Gesamtgröße8%

“Klein, scharf, schön”

Stärke7%

“robust”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit6%

“Besonders gut geeignet als Brieföffner”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“Genau so, wie es sein soll”

Design insgesamt4%

“- Ansprechendes, kompaktes Design:** Das Messer liegt gut in der Hand; die G10-Griffschalen bieten einen sicheren, rutschfesten Griff und wirken langlebig verarbeitet”

Schärfe4%

“Edc taugliches scharfes Messer”

Gewicht leicht4%

“Robust und leicht”

What buyers complain about

Gesamtgröße26%

“kleines Neck Knife Set”

Qualität insgesamt17%

“Minderwertig”

Haltbarkeit7%

“nach kurzer Zeit defekt,”

Materialqualität6%

“Sehr dünn vom Material”

Griff5%

“Liegt schlecht in der Hand”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Diese Rezension richtet sich gegen die Werbung - das Neck Knife habe ich nicht gekauft”

Geschenk Zweck2%

“somit unbrauchbar für ein Geschenk das es werden sollte!”

Dicke2%

“Sehr dünn vom Material”

Geeignet für den Außenbereich1%

“als Outdoormesser aus dem einfachen Grund der nicht erlaubten Führung jedoch nicht zu gebrauchen, zumindest in Deutschland.”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit1%

“als Outdoormesser aus dem einfachen Grund der nicht erlaubten Führung jedoch nicht zu gebrauchen,”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße52%
Qualität insgesamt7%
Griff5%
Farbe5%
Mechanismus probleme4%
Defekt Material/Teile4%
Komfort insgesamt3%
Materialqualität3%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%
Haltbarkeit2%

Common questions

Is neck knife profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €78K/yr across 40 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -12.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
How competitive is the neck knife niche?
21 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 61% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in neck knife?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Gesamtgröße, Qualität insgesamt, Haltbarkeit. The return rate is 1.4%.
When does demand for neck knife peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the neck knife niche?
Listings span €6.55–€50.76; the average listing price is €18.25 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 281 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.