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Mapp Gas Torch

Mapp Gas Torch shows a sweet-spot price point ($38.80 avg), but soft demand (-23.7% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

55
Worth a look
Market size 38Growth 13Conversion 68Competition 47Returns 92Price range 86Avg price 95Brand share 35Review moat 85Quality gap 76
This niche Category average

Is Mapp Gas Torch profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Mapp Gas Torch is a £189K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (79K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Mapp Gas Torch: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -23.7% over the last 90 days and 6.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£189K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr-23.7%79K
Conversion rate6.1%
Avg price£38.80

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand, so 16% of the market is open.

16%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 33
Top-5 product click share57%
Open market16%
Avg brand age51 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 25 products

Sponsored placement68%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews296

Top Mapp Gas Torch products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£9K£19K£28K£38K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

12%

  • Rothenberger33%
  • DOMINOX18%
  • Sondiko16%
  • Pipestation12%
  • RTMMFG5%
  • US PRO4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 12%)

Mapp Gas Torch demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume79KCVR6.1%Products25Brands12Top 5 Brands84%OOS Rate9.5%Rating4.3★Reviews296Avg BSR#31
4K3KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Top Mapp Gas Torch search terms shoppers use

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

  • mapp gas torch20K/yr
  • rothenberger superfire 221K/yr
  • map gas torch11K/yr
  • rothenberger blow torch10K/yr
  • mapp gas torch kit6K/yr
  • welding torch4K/yr
  • map torch3K/yr
  • rothenberger torch3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mapp Gas Torch

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

87% of reviews
Quality-Overall29%

seems well made

Value For Money23%

Good price

Ease Of Use13%

Ease of use

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

Works as intended

Efficiency4%

Works well

What buyers complain about

91% of reviews
Quality-Overall23%

Look for a better brand

Durability22%

Broke already

Functionality-Overall11%

Doesn't work

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting6%

throw the instructions away - badly translated with numerous spelling / word errors

Leak-Proof6%

Gas leak

Mapp Gas Torch return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.1%

Return rate

18%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Functionality-Overall
33%
2Defective Material/Parts
13%
3Size-Overall
12%
4Leak-Proof
8%
5Durability
6%

Common Mapp Gas Torch questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Mapp Gas Torch 55/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £189K/yr across 25 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -23.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Mapp Gas Torch on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.