feeler gauges
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.56–$9.11) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible14.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good1,357.64avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-0.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad93%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Avg price
Bad£5.36avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£54K£54K/yr · 69K searches
Competition
Bad85%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Price range
Bad£3.56–£9.11cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, feeler gauges is a £54K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (69K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
feeler gauges market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 1,000–1,250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £43K–£54K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 14.6%
- Avg BSR
- #75
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 64%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 52 months
- Avg seller age
- 203 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 85% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 falling
Sellers
40
Top-5 brand share
93%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
4%
- Spurtar58%
- Hilka11%
- Toolzone11%
- Draper10%
- Simply Products3%
- US PRO3%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -0.6% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top feeler gauges search terms
- feeler gauges43K/yr
- feeler gauge14K/yr
- feeler gauges metric9K/yr
- feeler gauge imperial and metric4K/yr
Top feeler gauges 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.
All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Spurtar Feeler Gauges 0.04-0.88mm (0.0015-0.035) 32-Blade Stainless Steel
Spurtar£4.884.6★2,835 rev
Spurtar Feeler Gauges 0.03-1.00mm/0.001-0.04 32 Blades Tapered
Spurtar£6.484.7★7,639 rev
Hilka Tools 12700132 32 Feeler Gauge Imperial & Metric Set
Hilka£4.154.1★44 rev
toolzone AU212 13 mm Blade Feeler Gauge - Silver
Toolzone£3.564.6★362 rev
Draper 51720 Dual Marked Feeler Gauge Set Blue
Draper£7.844.6★79 rev
Newest
by launch date
32 Blade Feeler Gauge Set 0.02-1.00mm feeler gauges metric guitar Stainless Steel Metric Gap Measuring Tool for Valve Guitar Spark Plug Engine Precision Work and Automotive Use
Xiansini£5.4011 rev
Youzzei 32 Blades Feeler Gauge 0.03-1mm(0.0012-0.039 Inch) Dual Markered Feeler Gauge Imperial and Metric Stainless Steel Feeler Gauges Metric for Guitar/Spark Plug/Piston Measure
Youzzei£5.1112 rev
Spurtar 2pcs Feeler Gauge Set 32-Blade Straight and 16-Blade Offset Gauges
Spurtar£9.112,835 rev
Feeler Gauges Stainless Steel Set of 13 Metric Gap Feeler Gauges Measuring Tool From 0.05-1.00mm
Simply Products£3.7766 rev
Spurtar Feeler Gauges 0.04-0.88mm (0.0015-0.035) 32-Blade Stainless Steel
Spurtar£4.882,835 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumFeeler Gauges Stainless Steel Set of 13 Metric Gap Feeler Gauges Measuring Tool From 0.05-1.00mm
Simply Products£3.774.6★
Youzzei 32 Blades Feeler Gauge 0.03-1mm(0.0012-0.039 Inch) Dual Markered Feeler Gauge Imperial and Metric Stainless Steel Feeler Gauges Metric for Guitar/Spark Plug/Piston Measure
Youzzei£5.114.4★
toolzone AU212 13 mm Blade Feeler Gauge - Silver
Toolzone£3.564.6★
Hilka Tools 12700132 32 Feeler Gauge Imperial & Metric Set
Hilka£4.154.1★
Spurtar Feeler Gauges 0.04-0.88mm (0.0015-0.035) 32-Blade Stainless Steel
Spurtar£4.884.6★
What buyers say about feeler gauges
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent quality”
“Great value”
“does what its supposed to do”
“Really useful”
“Lovely compact well made gauge”
“good selection of sizes”
“Good material and good value for money”
“Make your spark, spark better”
“I can tell you that it's a proper job cleaning the crap off 32 oil-saturated gauges”
What buyers complain about
“Very poor quality control”
“fell apart after a couplenof uses”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is feeler gauges profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £54K/yr across 11 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -0.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
- How competitive is the feeler gauges niche?
- 8 brands and 40 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 85% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in feeler gauges?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 0.4%.
- When does demand for feeler gauges peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the feeler gauges niche?
- Listings span £3.56–£9.11; the average listing price is £5.36 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,358 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.