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Craft Knife

Fail

Prices span $2.12–$13.83, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Craft Knife is a Fail.

Flapen Score
42
42 / 100
Ranks 1,704 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −7 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£167K/yr628K searches / yr
90-day growth
-22.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
67%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 31 sellers

Flapen Score

Craft Knife against its category

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

42Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Craft Knife market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Craft Knife 628K times last year and spent an estimated £167K. The top 5 brands take 70% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

4.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 628K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -22.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £167K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
628K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-22.3%
Conversion, latest week
4.7%
Market size, estimated
£167Ka year
Peak month
January1.5× the quietest month
Top search term
craft knife314K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.61.

Listings sell for £5.61 on average, from £2.12 to £13.83. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At £5.61 that is £7K to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.61under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.12–£13.83
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
1,250–1,500
Revenue per listing a year
£7K–£8K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

48% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #203 within Hand Tools. It carries 1,804 reviews at 4.40 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
48%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.0%
Average rank
#203in Hand Tools
Average rating
4.40 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,804per listing
Listings tracked
21

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 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 41 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
41 months

Products

Top Craft Knife 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 67% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£17K£33K£50K£67K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

31

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

25%

  • HAORQEE21%
  • Blue Spot Tools17%
  • Amazon Basics17%
  • Modelcraft8%
  • DEKTON8%
  • Westcott5%

Demand

Craft Knife search demand

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

15K10KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Search terms

Top Craft Knife search terms shoppers use

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

  • craft knife314K/yr
  • exacto knife57K/yr
  • hobby knife47K/yr
  • craft knife for adults uk47K/yr
  • scalpel craft knife22K/yr
  • craft knives19K/yr
  • craft knife set20K/yr
  • craft scalpel13K/yr
  • modelling knife11K/yr
  • crafting knife13K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Craft Knife

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

Complain

Quality-Overall23%−0.03

Quality control issues

Bad quality

Cheap quality

Durability17%−0.12

I wouldnt expect them to be particularly durable

Breaks very easily

Breaks after a few uses

Strength10%−0.07

Not very sturdy

not very strong

flimsy and cheap

Ease Of Use6%+0.82

Unfit for use

Not easy to open

the blades are difficult to open to use

Value For Money6%+1.78

Not worth the money even at £1.82

Waste of money

waste of money

Love

Value For Money28%+1.78

Excellent value for money

Value for Money

EXCELLENT VALUE

Quality-Overall22%−0.03

Excellent quality

Good Quality and Large Collection of Blades in a tough Box

Amazon basics supply great quality items at an affordable price

Ease Of Use16%+0.82

Easy to use

Very handy

Easy to have in your bag or your pocket

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%+0.33

A1+++ item as stated

Does the job

As described

Grip7%+0.42

a good grip

easy to grip

Nice soft grip

Return

0.6% Return rate 15% Fixable by listing

Quality-Overall16%▇█▃▆█▃

Quality control issues

Bad quality

Cheap quality

Defective Material/Parts13%▁▄█▃▅▄
Strength13%▃▄▄▃▁█

Not very sturdy

not very strong

flimsy and cheap

Size-Overall12%▆▇▃▄▃█

Tho bought for this purpose because the bigger types just are too big

Small modelling kit

Mechanism Issues11%█▁▃▅▆▃

FAQ

Common Craft Knife questions

Answered from the same tracked data.