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Impact Socket Set

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.8% of orders. But demand is soft, at -14.4% this quarter, so Impact Socket Set is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
62
62 / 100
Top 4% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +13 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£428K/yr428K searches / yr
90-day growth
-14.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
35%top-5 click share · 34 brands · 149 sellers

Flapen Score

Impact Socket Set against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Impact Socket Set is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

62Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Impact Socket Set market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Impact Socket Set 428K times last year and spent an estimated £428K. The top 5 brands take 52% of clicks. Flapen scores it 62 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 428K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -14.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £428K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
428K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-14.4%
Conversion, latest week
4.0%
Market size, estimated
£428Ka year
Peak month
March1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
impact socket set117K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £25.23.

Listings sell for £25.23 on average, from £6.16 to £55.96. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 13K to 15K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £25.23 that is £6K to £13K a year per listing.

Average price
£25.23inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.16–£55.96
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
£6K–£13K
Returns
0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

81% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 90% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #320 within Hand Tools. It carries 944 reviews at 4.54 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
81%
Prime listings
90%
Out of stock, average day
4.3%
Average rank
#320in Hand Tools
Average rating
4.54 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
944per listing
Listings tracked
52

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 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 51 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
51 months

Products

Top Impact Socket Set 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 only 35% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£13K£26K£39K£51K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

34 flat

Sellers

149

Top-5 brand share

52%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

35%

Top 20: 74%

Open market

43%

  • Ginour17%
  • US PRO13%
  • KATSU Tools12%
  • Aurlloct5%
  • Hilka5%
  • Milwaukee5%

Demand

Impact Socket Set search demand

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

7K5KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Impact Socket Set search terms shoppers use

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

  • impact socket set117K/yr
  • socket set 1/2 inch43K/yr
  • 1/2 inch socket set24K/yr
  • 1/2 socket sets53K/yr
  • impact sockets31K/yr
  • 1/2 impact socket set29K/yr
  • 1/2 socket set15K/yr
  • half inch socket set12K/yr
  • socket set for impact driver12K/yr
  • impact driver socket sets13K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Impact Socket Set

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

Complain

Quality-Overall23%−0.04

Needs a better quality box

Not good quality

Absolutely garbage

Durability16%−0.08

Broke after use

broke immediately

Breaks Quickly

Size-Overall10%−0.03

Not fit for purpose

Too small for 1/2 inch drive

Some sizes didn't fit the wrench

Magnetic Strength/Adsorption5%−0.05

Look okay feel okay are they up to the job well the fixed magnet came loose under impact is that good for a Makita probably not especially working at height

Only used the 8mm which lost the magnet within one days use

Magnets fall out

Socket/Port/Plug5%+0.44

The 13mm socket has split

Split socket

Socket split first use

Love

Quality-Overall33%−0.04

These sockets are really good quality

Good quality tools

Decent quality

Value For Money19%+2.32

Great value

EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY

Great deal

Socket/Port/Plug14%+0.44

Well made strong sockets

Excellent solid set of sockets

Good sockets

Durability5%−0.08

Haven't broken any yet despite my best efforts

Great quality and very durable

there still going strong havent had a single one break

Strength4%+0.50

sturdy

sturdy case

good strong bits

Return

0.8% Return rate 39% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall28%▆▆█▆▅▇

Not fit for purpose

Too small for 1/2 inch drive

Some sizes didn't fit the wrench

Socket/Port/Plug14%▃▆▃▅█▅

The 13mm socket has split

Split socket

Socket split first use

Quality-Overall11%▆▂▅▆█▅

Needs a better quality box

Not good quality

Absolutely garbage

Defective Material/Parts8%▁▆▄▄▅█

Unfortunately one of the locks was broken on the red case

Missing parts

Functionality-Overall4%▇█▅▇▅█

FAQ

Common Impact Socket Set questions

Answered from the same tracked data.