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Dart Sharpener

Fail

Demand is soft, at -57.9% this quarter, so Dart Sharpener is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 1,352 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −3 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£70K/yr154K searches / yr
90-day growth
-57.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
57%top-5 click share · 18 brands · 24 sellers

Flapen Score

Dart Sharpener against its category

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

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Dart Sharpener market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Dart Sharpener 154K times last year and spent an estimated £70K. The top 5 brands take 76% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

9.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 154K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -57.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £70K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
154K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-57.9%
Conversion, latest week
9.4%
Market size, estimated
£70Ka year
Peak month
January4.5× the quietest month
Top search term
dart sharpener70K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.84.

Listings sell for £4.84 on average, from £2.48 to £11.94. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 13K to 15K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £4.84 that is £1K to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.84under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.48–£11.94
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
13K–15K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£2K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 13.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #118 within Hand Tools. It carries 128 reviews at 4.31 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
88%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
13.1%
Average rank
#118in Hand Tools
Average rating
4.31 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
128per listing
Listings tracked
24

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 10 launches as successful.

10 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 29 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
29 months

Products

Top Dart Sharpener 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£3K£7K£10K£14K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

19%

  • CyeeLife23%
  • WINMAU19%
  • Shot!17%
  • HUANQU9%
  • Mission Darts7%
  • Torveen6%

Demand

Dart Sharpener search demand

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

7K5KSpike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.5×

Search terms

Top Dart Sharpener search terms shoppers use

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

  • dart sharpener70K/yr
  • darts sharpener48K/yr
  • dart sharpener electric10K/yr
  • electric dart sharpener6K/yr
  • dart point sharpener6K/yr
  • darts sharpener electric5K/yr
  • dart sharpeners3K/yr
  • shot turbo dart sharpener3K/yr
  • darts sharpener tool3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Dart Sharpener

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

Complain

Value For Money24%−0.12

is a bit expensive for what it is

But £8 is a lot for what it is

Sharpens Well But It's Expensive

Size-Overall13%−0.08

Very small doesnt make sense to have 4 small instead of 2 larger ones it is awkward to hold

Quality-Overall9%+0.79

Useful cheap tool

Terrible quality

this is £10 which I have to say taking into account the poor quality

Hard Feel9%−0.06

Though it was a little rough in comparison to another dart that I had not sharpened

the stone looks rough

Sharpness6%+1.78

Umm, I mean it roughens the point, and sharpens it with a lot of work

Love

Sharpness33%+1.78

Easy to use for sharpening you darts nice

Did the job Darts lovely and sharp

Good option for sharpening

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%+1.54

Does what it needed to do

Does the job perfectly

Just what I needed

Value For Money13%−0.12

Great value for money

Good price

Its worth the money

Quality-Overall10%+0.79

Solid build quality

Good quality dart sharpener

Great product

Ease Of Use10%+0.79

Easy to Use

so it is easy to attach

Very handy

Return

0.1% Return rate 23% Fixable by listing

Sharpness33%▆█▁▁▁▁

Umm, I mean it roughens the point, and sharpens it with a lot of work

Size-Overall20%█▃▁▁▆▁

Very small doesnt make sense to have 4 small instead of 2 larger ones it is awkward to hold

Functionality-Overall13%▁▅▁▁█▁
Charging10%▁▁▁▆█▁

Get those chargeable ones instead, this is a waste of money

Value For Money10%▁▁█▁▁▅

is a bit expensive for what it is

But £8 is a lot for what it is

Sharpens Well But It's Expensive

FAQ

Common Dart Sharpener questions

Answered from the same tracked data.