Surgical Scalpel
FailShoppers spend only $42K a year here, so Surgical Scalpel is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 38 / 100Ranks 660 of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · −11 vs the category median of 4938
- Market size
- £42K/yr96K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -15.8%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 59%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 56 sellers
Flapen Score
Surgical Scalpel against its category
The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Surgical Scalpel is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Surgical Scalpel market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Surgical Scalpel 96K times last year and spent an estimated £42K. The top 5 brands take 90% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov. Flapen scores it 38 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
4.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 96K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -15.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £42K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 96K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -15.8%
- Conversion, latest week
- 4.5%
- Market size, estimated
- £42Ka year
- Peak month
- November1.7× the quietest month
- Top search term
- swann morton blades27K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £9.82.
Listings sell for £9.82 on average, from £4.06 to £19.45. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £9.82 that is £2K to £5K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £9.82under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £4.06–£19.45
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 5K–6K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £2K–£5K
- Returns
- 0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
5% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #737 within Lab & Scientific Products. It carries 449 reviews at 4.57 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 5%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 5.4%
- Average rank
- #737in Lab & Scientific Products
- Average rating
- 4.57 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 449per listing
- Listings tracked
- 19
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are established.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 72 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
- 72 months
Products
Top Surgical Scalpel 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 Carbon Steel Surgical Blade (No. 10 (Box of 100))
- Price
- £17.49
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 648
- Age
- 7y ago

Swann Morton 0103 Blade Non-Sterile Size 11 (Pack of 100)
- Price
- £15.45
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,358
- Age
- 16y ago

2806 Swann Morton Retract away Handle - Sleeved Blue
- Price
- £6.99
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 395
- Age
- 14y ago

Swann Morton No.15 Sterilised Surgical Blades (x 100 Single Blades)
- Price
- £19.02
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 248
- Age
- 6y 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
100 x NICE No.10 Sterile Carbon Steel CS10 Surgical Blades
- Price
- £8.29
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 107
- Age
- 4y ago

SM0108 - SWANN MORTON No 22 Non STERILE Carbon Steel Blades - (Box of 100)
- Price
- £16.68
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 13y ago

Swann Morton Carbon Steel Surgical Blade | No. 14 (Box of 100)
- Price
- £19.45
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 648
- Age
- 7y 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

Swann Morton Carbon Steel Surgical Blade (No. 10 (Box of 100))
- Price
- £17.49
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 648
- Age
- 7y ago
Newest
by launch date
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

Swann Morton No 11P Sterile Stainless Steel Blades
- Price
- £8.39
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 3y ago

100 x NICE No.10 Sterile Carbon Steel CS10 Surgical Blades
- Price
- £8.29
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 107
- Age
- 4y ago

ZAMAHA UK Scalpel Handle No.3 Fits Swann Morton Blades - Surgical Sign Craft Card Making Cutter Podiatry Dental
- Price
- £4.65
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 84
- Age
- 4y 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
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
9 falling
Sellers
56
Top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
59%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
6%
- SWANN-MORTON42%
- MorganicHealing28%
- HMW9%
- Surgiclass7%
- Safety First Aid Group4%
- NICE4%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)
Demand
Surgical Scalpel search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Search terms
Top Surgical Scalpel search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- swann morton blades27K/yr
- swann morton scalpel26K/yr
- swann morton12K/yr
- swan morton blades9K/yr
- swan morton scalpel9K/yr
- swann morton blades 106K/yr
- swan morton blades 104K/yr
- swann morton scalpel blades4K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Surgical Scalpel
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Rubbish
Absolute rubbish
Poor Quality, Snap too frequently
fiddly to use
quite difficult to remove blade I had to ask my engineer husband for advice
Didnt work
Dull dont work the way they should not happy my return window closed before I could try them
don't last half as long as genuine Swann Morton blades
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.
Love
Excellent product
well made
Good quality blades and price
Nice,solid and good value
Great value and super effective with a fine end that works well with cutting in fine and detailed areas
Good value for money
Excellent, exactly what I needed for my art project
Brilliant for model making
It's solidly built
It does what
As described
what I needed
easy to use
Easy to use good quality
Simple
Return
0.5% Return rate 66% Fixable by listing
they arent fit for my purpose
Rubbish
Absolute rubbish
Poor Quality, Snap too frequently
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.
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