Scalpel Blades
FailDemand is soft, at -16.1% this quarter, so Scalpel Blades is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 42 / 100Ranks 580 of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · −7 vs the category median of 4942
- Market size
- £71K/yr144K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -16.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 60%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 49 sellers
Flapen Score
Scalpel Blades against its category
The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Scalpel Blades is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Scalpel Blades market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Scalpel Blades 144K times last year and spent an estimated £71K. The top 5 brands take 84% of clicks. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
5.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 144K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -16.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £71K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 144K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -16.1%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.7%
- Market size, estimated
- £71Ka year
- Peak month
- January1.3× the quietest month
- Top search term
- scalpel blades91K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £8.59.
Listings sell for £8.59 on average, from £2.63 to £19.02. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £8.59 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £8.59under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.63–£19.02
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 8K–10K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £2K–£4K
- Returns
- 0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
6% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 32.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #48 within Lab & Scientific Products. It carries 279 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 6%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 32.7%
- Average rank
- #48in Lab & Scientific Products
- Average rating
- 4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 279per listing
- Listings tracked
- 18
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are established.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 81 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 81 months
Products
Top Scalpel Blades products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Swann Morton 0103 Blade Non-Sterile Size 11 (Pack of 100)
- Price
- £15.45
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,358
- Age
- 16y ago
Surgical Scalpel Surgical Blades # 10A Stainless Steel Sterile Pack of 10 and Handle No 3 Perfect for wood art Surgical Sculpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Sign Card Making Lab Training SURGIGR10A-10
- Price
- £5.86
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 105
- Age
- 5y ago
Westcott 84011 00 Replacement Scalpel Blades Knives Box of 10 Reeds
- Price
- £2.63
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 108
- Age
- 13y ago
Safety First Aid Group HypaEdge Sterile Disposable Scalpels Size 10 Pack of 10
- Price
- £4.19
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 672
- Age
- 2y ago
Scalpel Blades # 10A Carbon Steel Non Sterile Scalpel Surgical Blades Pack of 20 and Steel Handle for Wood Art Surgical Sculpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Sign Card Making Lab Training SURGIBL10A-20
- Price
- £6.38
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 162
- Age
- 5y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
10 x NICE No.10A Sterile Carbon Steel CS10A Surgical Blades
- Price
- £3.31
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 23
- Age
- 4y ago
25 Pcs Scalpel- Edges Scalpel Handle No 3 Surgical_ Baldes # 11 Non Sterile Edges Perfect for culpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Lab Training Sign Craft Card Making Cutter Podiatry
- Price
- £5.40
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 23
- Age
- 1y ago
Westcott 84011 00 Replacement Scalpel Blades Knives Box of 10 Reeds
- Price
- £2.63
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 108
- Age
- 13y ago
Modelcraft Set of 15x Fine Point Blades Silver 11 (PKN1711/3)
- Price
- £4.47
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 367
- Age
- 4y ago
Surgical Scalpel Surgical Blades # 10A Stainless Steel Sterile Pack of 10 and Handle No 3 Perfect for wood art Surgical Sculpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Sign Card Making Lab Training SURGIGR10A-10
- Price
- £5.86
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 105
- Age
- 5y ago
Newest
by launch date25 Pcs Scalpel- Edges Scalpel Handle No 3 Surgical_ Baldes # 11 Non Sterile Edges Perfect for culpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Lab Training Sign Craft Card Making Cutter Podiatry
- Price
- £5.40
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 23
- Age
- 1y ago
Safety First Aid Group HypaEdge Sterile Disposable Scalpels Size 10 Pack of 10
- Price
- £4.19
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 672
- Age
- 2y ago
Precision Craft Knife Set With 2 Knives and 10 Spare Blades - Professional Exacto for Adult Carving Hobby Modeling and Art Projects
- Price
- £5.07
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 270
- Age
- 2y ago
Swann Morton No 11P Sterile Stainless Steel Blades
- Price
- £8.39
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 3y ago
10 x NICE No.10A Sterile Carbon Steel CS10A Surgical Blades
- Price
- £3.31
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 23
- Age
- 4y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
10 falling
Sellers
49
Top-5 brand share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
60%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
10%
- Surgiclass29%
- NICE16%
- SWANN-MORTON15%
- Westcott12%
- Safety First Aid Group12%
- Pure sharp5%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)
Demand
Scalpel Blades search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Search terms
Top Scalpel Blades search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- scalpel blades91K/yr
- surgical blades14K/yr
- scalpel blades 10a8K/yr
- 10a scalpel blade6K/yr
- scalpel blades 107K/yr
- surgical blade5K/yr
- scalpel blade5K/yr
- scalpel blades 115K/yr
- number 11 scalpel blades3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Scalpel Blades
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Poor Quality, Snap too frequently
Dreadful quality
These are low quality
Breaks very easily
Snapped
I wouldnt expect them to be particularly durable
doesnt feel robust
no confidence in the strength of the shaft
Cheap and flimsy
not as per the pictures advertised
The blades are fine however the scalpel holder is not a Surgiclass one as shown in the product description
Not Actually Size 10 Blades. Product Description says Size 10. Box says Size 10. Photo on box shows Size 10. Upon opening sterile pouches, blades are size 11. Frustrating as not suitable for intended use.
resulting in more blade changes which given the extremely tight awkward fit is risky
Blades are not fitting correctly
they arent fit for my purpose
Love
Excellent product
Good quality blades and price
Good quality modelling blades
Great for the price
good value
Great value
As described
Just what I needed
They have done exactly as thought
Good Sharp Scalpel Blades
sharp, could have done with a safety cap, when not in use
Very sharp, stainless steel, easy to replace
Excellent, exactly what I needed for my art project
ideal for model making
They are versatile and designed well
Return
0.6% Return rate 47% Fixable by listing
resulting in more blade changes which given the extremely tight awkward fit is risky
Blades are not fitting correctly
they arent fit for my purpose
Poor Quality, Snap too frequently
Dreadful quality
These are low quality
It is a low quality cast part with defects
as holder is with defects
not as per the pictures advertised
The blades are fine however the scalpel holder is not a Surgiclass one as shown in the product description
Not Actually Size 10 Blades. Product Description says Size 10. Box says Size 10. Photo on box shows Size 10. Upon opening sterile pouches, blades are size 11. Frustrating as not suitable for intended use.
doesnt feel robust
no confidence in the strength of the shaft
Cheap and flimsy
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