Metal Cutter
FailShoppers spend only $53K a year here, so Metal Cutter is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 49 / 100Ranks 1,033 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · on the category median49
- Market size
- £53K/yr86K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +0.4%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 59%top-5 click share · 18 brands · 54 sellers
Flapen Score
Metal Cutter against its category
The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Metal Cutter is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Metal Cutter market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Metal Cutter 86K times last year and spent an estimated £53K. The top 5 brands take 62% of clicks. Flapen scores it 49 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
5.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 86K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +0.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £53K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 86K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +0.4%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.7%
- Market size, estimated
- £53Ka year
- Top search term
- metal cutter45K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £10.74.
Listings sell for £10.74 on average, from £5.26 to £26.56. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £10.74 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £10.74under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £5.26–£26.56
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 4K–5K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £1K–£3K
- Returns
- 1.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is ads and reviews.
90% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #16 within Hand Tools. It carries 2,260 reviews at 4.28 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 90%
- Prime listings
- 95%
- Out of stock, average day
- 11.4%
- Average rank
- #16in Hand Tools
- Average rating
- 4.28 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 2,260per listing
- Listings tracked
- 21
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.
2 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 39 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 39 months
Products
Top Metal Cutter products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Amazon Basics Straight Cut Aviation Snip
- Price
- £6.57
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 9,649
- Age
- 6y ago

STANLEY FATMAX Straight Cut Compound Action Aviation Snips Suitable for Aluminium Sheet UPVC Wire Mesh Leather Copper Plastic and Mild Steel 2-14-563
- Price
- £10.28
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 15,241
- Age
- 22y ago

HURRICANE 10 Inch Aviation Tin Snips Heavy Duty Metal Cutter Shears for Cutting Sheet Metal Straight Cut Chrome Vanadium Steel
- Price
- £9.32
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,334
- Age
- 7y ago

Aviation Tin Shears - Tin Snips Metal Cutters Spring Loaded Vinyl Handles 25cm / 10 Carbon Steel Jaws Cuts Through Aluminium Leather Rubber Metal and More Wire Cutting Scissors
- Price
- £5.26
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 114
- Age
- 2y ago

Sheet Metal Cutter Drill Attachment for Cutting Iron White Sheet Steel Copper Aluminum
- Price
- £14.08
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- today
Trending
90-day click momentum
Sheet Metal Cutter Drill Attachment Electric Drill Shears Attachment Cutter Nibbler Metal Nibbler Drill Attachment for Cutting Iron White Sheet Steel Copper Aluminum
- Price
- £13.36
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 2mo ago

DCA Angle Grinder 115mm 860W Cut Off Tool Corder Grinder 11 800 RPM with 2 Safety Guards 6-Piece Discs (2 Cutting/2 Grinding/2 Flap Discs) Professional for Metal Wood
- Price
- £25.01
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 52
- Age
- 1y ago

Sheet Metal Cutter Drill Attachment for Cutting Iron White Sheet Steel Copper Aluminum
- Price
- £14.08
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- today

Zuvo Mini Bolt Cutter 8in Cr-V Steel Wire Cutters for Padlocks Chains
- Price
- £6.60
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 114
- Age
- 1y ago

Amazon Basics Straight Cut Aviation Snip
- Price
- £6.57
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 9,649
- Age
- 6y ago
Newest
by launch date
Sheet Metal Cutter Drill Attachment for Cutting Iron White Sheet Steel Copper Aluminum
- Price
- £14.08
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- today

Sheet Metal Cutter Drill Attachment Electric Drill Shears Attachment Cutter Nibbler Metal Nibbler Drill Attachment for Cutting Iron White Sheet Steel Copper Aluminum
- Price
- £13.36
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 2mo ago

DCA Angle Grinder 115mm 860W Cut Off Tool Corder Grinder 11 800 RPM with 2 Safety Guards 6-Piece Discs (2 Cutting/2 Grinding/2 Flap Discs) Professional for Metal Wood
- Price
- £25.01
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 52
- Age
- 1y ago

Zuvo Mini Bolt Cutter 8in Cr-V Steel Wire Cutters for Padlocks Chains
- Price
- £6.60
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 114
- Age
- 1y ago

FOTYBEI 1/4 Hex Shank (60mm) Rotary Drill Saw Blade HSS Circular Saw Blades Cutting Discs for Drill Rotary Tools Wood PVC Pipe Plastic Soft Metal
- Price
- £9.07
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 223
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
18 falling
Sellers
54
Top-5 brand share
62%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
59%
Top 20: 98%
Open market
32%
- Amazon Basics24%
- STANLEY16%
- TwinHui8%
- Meccion7%
- HURRICANE7%
- D.A.Y. Republic6%
Demand
Metal Cutter search demand
Weekly searches over the year. Pick a range.
Search terms
Top Metal Cutter search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- metal cutter45K/yr
- metal cutters13K/yr
- sheet metal cutter8K/yr
- metal shears5K/yr
- steel cutter4K/yr
- metal cutting tool4K/yr
- metal cutters heavy duty4K/yr
- metal cutting scissors3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Metal Cutter
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
This saw was really bad quality
The disks aren't of the best quality
Not great quality
Too small
Not fit for purpose
Small hacksaw
Snapped on 1st use
This saw broke after few months of use
It will fail after a few uses
worse then cheaper ones
For an item costing so little
Probably not worth the money
really not easily
This wasn't as easy as I hoped
Very hard to open
Love
Excellent quality
Solid build quality, good value
Great quality tool
Good value
Excellent value
Reasonably priced
Works as expected
Better than expected
Just what I needed
-easy to activate and use
Easy to use
These are very handy to have
Well constructed
Really strong
Sturdy construction
Return
1.4% Return rate 49% Fixable by listing
Too small
Not fit for purpose
Small hacksaw
Weak
Not Very Robust
Not that strong
This saw was really bad quality
The disks aren't of the best quality
Not great quality
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