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Mapp Gas Torch

Maybe

Products sell for $38.80 on average, inside the sweet spot. But demand is soft, at -23.7% this quarter, so Mapp Gas Torch is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
55
55 / 100
Top 21% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +6 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£189K/yr79K searches / yr
90-day growth
-23.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
57%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 33 sellers

Flapen Score

Mapp Gas Torch against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Mapp Gas Torch is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

55Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Mapp Gas Torch market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Mapp Gas Torch 79K times last year and spent an estimated £189K. The top 5 brands take 84% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

6.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 79K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -23.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £189K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
79K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-23.7%
Conversion, latest week
6.1%
Market size, estimated
£189Ka year
Peak month
January2.3× the quietest month
Top search term
mapp gas torch20K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £38.80.

Listings sell for £38.80 on average, from £18.41 to £110.04. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £38.80 that is £4K to £10K a year per listing.

Average price
£38.80inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£18.41–£110.04
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£10K
Returns
1.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

68% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 68% ship with Prime. On an average day, 9.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #31 within Power Tool Accessories. It carries 296 reviews at 4.29 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
68%
Prime listings
68%
Out of stock, average day
9.5%
Average rank
#31in Power Tool Accessories
Average rating
4.29 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
296per listing
Listings tracked
25

04 · Newcomers

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

1 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
1
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
51 months

Products

Top Mapp Gas Torch 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£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%)

Demand

Mapp Gas Torch search demand

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

4K3KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

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

Search terms

Top Mapp Gas Torch search terms shoppers use

The exact words 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

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mapp Gas Torch

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

Complain

Quality-Overall23%+0.68

Look for a better brand

not happy with the quality I would of been happy with a replacement

Cheap rubbish

Durability22%−0.12

Broke already

Didnt last at all

Broken within two months of use

Functionality-Overall11%−0.08

Doesn't work

Doesn't work properly

Stopped working

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting6%−0.03

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

The manual torch Doesnt work

there are no instructions on the packaging

Leak-Proof6%

Gas leak

it is leaking gas- very difficult to find a way to return this faulty item

Love

Quality-Overall29%+0.68

seems well made

Excellent product

Reasonable quality at an affordable price

Value For Money23%+0.75

Good price

well worth it

Great value

Ease Of Use13%+1.09

Ease of use

The 5ft hose makes it easier to squeeze into tight spaces

Useful

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%+0.34

Works as intended

Does the job

As described works well

Efficiency4%+0.28

Works well

Works ok,

Worked wel

Return

1.1% Return rate 18% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall33%▇▄▆▇█▆

Doesn't work

Doesn't work properly

Stopped working

Defective Material/Parts13%▄▇▅█▇▅

Developed a fault

Faulty, didnt work

Size-Overall12%▅▄▅▄▄█
Leak-Proof8%▁▅▇▄█▇

Gas leak

it is leaking gas- very difficult to find a way to return this faulty item

Durability6%▆█▂▃▁▄

Broke already

Didnt last at all

Broken within two months of use

FAQ

Common Mapp Gas Torch questions

Answered from the same tracked data.