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Black Light Switch

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Black Light Switch is a Fail.

Flapen Score
31
31 / 100
Ranks 2,181 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −18 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£70K/yr149K searches / yr
90-day growth
-33.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
83%top-5 click share · 5 brands · 23 sellers

Flapen Score

Black Light Switch against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Black Light Switch is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

31Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Black Light Switch market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Black Light Switch 149K times last year and spent an estimated £70K. All 5 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Feb. Flapen scores it 31 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

8.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 149K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -33.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £70K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
149K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-33.7%
Conversion, latest week
8.5%
Market size, estimated
£70Ka year
Peak month
February1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
black light switch100K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.53.

Listings sell for £5.53 on average, from £4.21 to £9.80. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At £5.53 that is £7K to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.53under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.21–£9.80
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
1,250–1,500
Revenue per listing a year
£7K–£8K
Returns
1.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

60% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #72 within Electrical. It carries 373 reviews at 4.50 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
60%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#72in Electrical
Average rating
4.50 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
373per listing
Listings tracked
10

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 36 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
36 months

Products

Top Black Light Switch products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 83% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£7K£14K£21K£28K101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

23

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • British General86%
  • BSEED4%
  • AXFEE4%
  • Trendi Switch4%
  • Knightsbridge3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Black Light Switch search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Black Light Switch search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • black light switch100K/yr
  • light switch black11K/yr
  • matt black light switch12K/yr
  • black light switches9K/yr
  • black switch6K/yr
  • black light switch cover7K/yr
  • black switches3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Light Switch

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Quality-Overall14%+0.56

Not as good or sturdy as the cheaper alternatives Ive purchased on here

Inferior quality

bad quality

Durability13%−0.06

Don't expect it to last

when the others fail

short lived

Functionality-Overall13%−0.06

Doesnt work

Not working correctly

Strength9%−0.04

Not as good or sturdy as the cheaper alternatives Ive purchased on here

screws broke

Material Quality8%−0.06

Materials aren't the most premium

Plastic flat plate

Love

Quality-Overall26%+0.56

Really well made

Good Quality Switches

Excellent quality

Value For Money21%+1.60

Worth the purchase

Great value for money

Good price

Assembly/Installation13%+0.67

Easy to install

installation was very easy too

Great buy looks lovely against while walls easy to install

Color10%+0.12

Lovely colour

keeps it's colour well

look nice against the grey walls

Size-Overall6%+0.64

Easy to fit Highly recommended

Easy to fit

all look good now that Ive fitted them thanks

Return

1.7% Return rate 43% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall30%▆█▅▆▅▅

smaller than the ones i had on the wall

Compatibility-Overall17%▆▂▄▆█▆
Functionality-Overall13%▅▆█▄▃▄

Doesnt work

Not working correctly

Quality-Overall6%▂▂▁▃█▂

Not as good or sturdy as the cheaper alternatives Ive purchased on here

Inferior quality

bad quality

Defective Material/Parts6%▆▆▅▆▆█

FAQ

Common Black Light Switch questions

Answered from the same tracked data.