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Black Screws

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.8% of orders. But prices span $2.48–$9.92, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Black Screws is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Top 43% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +1 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£41K/yr100K searches / yr
90-day growth
-4.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
57%top-5 click share · 18 brands · 27 sellers

Flapen Score

Black Screws against its category

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

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Black Screws market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Black Screws 100K times last year and spent an estimated £41K. The top 5 brands take 67% of clicks. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 100K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -4.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £41K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
100K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-4.2%
Conversion, latest week
7.5%
Market size, estimated
£41Ka year
Peak month
May1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
black screws66K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.58.

Listings sell for £5.58 on average, from £2.48 to £9.92. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £5.58 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.58under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.48–£9.92
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

82% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #170 within Nails, Screws & Fasteners. It carries 106 reviews at 4.16 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
82%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
11.9%
Average rank
#170in Nails, Screws & Fasteners
Average rating
4.16 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
106per listing
Listings tracked
22

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 12 launches as successful.

12 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 30 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

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

Products

Top Black Screws 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 57% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£4K£8K£12K£17K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

28%

  • XKQYX31%
  • Homtim12%
  • PDKKFF9%
  • VooGenzek8%
  • TIMCO7%
  • Forgefix5%

Demand

Black Screws search demand

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

3K2KSpike '25Spike '26MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Black Screws search terms shoppers use

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

  • black screws66K/yr
  • black wood screws20K/yr
  • black screws for wood11K/yr
  • black screw3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Screws

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

Complain

Size-Overall36%−0.12

Tiny Screws

Not fit for purpose

Some are extremely small

Quality-Overall31%−0.16

Utter rubbish

Poor quality

Very poor quality - tried 3 screws

Value For Money6%+0.76

Waste of money

Ease Of Use6%+1.52

time consuming

Material Quality6%−0.06

Initial value for money impression marred by poor quality material used in manufacture

Love

Quality-Overall34%−0.16

They seem well made

Excellent quality

First impressions of them were the storage box was sturdy and well manufactured

Advertised Vs Actual Product22%+2.52

As advertised

does exactly what you want

Did the job

Value For Money19%+0.76

worth the money

Good value

Good value for money

Size-Overall14%−0.12

Fitted perfectly thank you

Good range of sizes

and you get a good variety of five sizes

Ease Of Use10%+1.52

So useful

which is really handy

Theyre convenient to have

Return

0.8% Return rate 69% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall65%▅█▇▆▇█

Tiny Screws

Not fit for purpose

Some are extremely small

Quality-Overall9%▄▃▆█▅▁

Utter rubbish

Poor quality

Very poor quality - tried 3 screws

Mounting5%█▆▅▄▅▅
Thin5%▅▁▃█▁▁
Defective Material/Parts4%██▁▁▂█

FAQ

Common Black Screws questions

Answered from the same tracked data.