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Pliers

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.6% of orders. But demand is soft, at -13.0% this quarter, so Pliers 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
£699K/yr679K searches / yr
90-day growth
-13.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
40%top-5 click share · 26 brands · 110 sellers

Flapen Score

Pliers against its category

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

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

Market

The Pliers market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Pliers 679K times last year and spent an estimated £699K. The top 5 brands take 60% of clicks. Flapen scores it 62 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

9.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 679K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -13.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £699K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
679K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-13.0%
Conversion, latest week
9.1%
Market size, estimated
£699Ka year
Peak month
November1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
pliers335K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.35.

Listings sell for £11.35 on average, from £2.66 to £31.20. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At £11.35 that is £14K to £17K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.35under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.66–£31.20
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
50K–60K
Units per listing a year
1,250–1,500
Revenue per listing a year
£14K–£17K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

85% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #38 within Hand Tools. It carries 675 reviews at 4.51 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
85%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
4.7%
Average rank
#38in Hand Tools
Average rating
4.51 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
675per listing
Listings tracked
40

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 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
5
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
51 months

Products

Top Pliers 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 40% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£21K£42K£63K£84K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

26 falling

Sellers

110

Top-5 brand share

60%

Top 20: 95%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 81%

Open market

34%

  • Draper19%
  • WORKPRO14%
  • Aoyfuwell9%
  • Shall9%
  • Amtech8%
  • Ingco6%

Demand

Pliers search demand

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

18K13KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Pliers search terms shoppers use

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

  • pliers335K/yr
  • pliers set183K/yr
  • plier set34K/yr
  • pliers tools15K/yr
  • plyers20K/yr
  • plier17K/yr
  • pliers tool set36K/yr
  • combination pliers11K/yr
  • plier sets10K/yr
  • pilers5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pliers

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

Complain

Quality-Overall27%−0.04

Extremely poor quality

Absolute rubbish

Not a high quality tool

Size-Overall14%−0.01

the handles are longer

BIG

It is small

Durability10%−0.15

Broke when used not happy

not very durable

Dont think theyll last long

Rusts/Corrodes5%−0.03

Arrived rusty out of the box

they'll rust quickly

Theres a rust festival going on the pliers

Ease Of Cleaning4%−0.04

they were so dirty it was hard to tell

Was dirty on arrival

Love

Quality-Overall30%−0.04

Great quality tools

Decent quality

Good quality set

Value For Money18%+1.70

Fair price

good value

Excellent value

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%+1.10

As advertised

Just what I needed

As described

Strength9%−0.01

Strong as well

the grab is strong

sturdy case for storage

Ease Of Use5%

Handy

Very easy-going

Handy to have on the van

Return

0.6% Return rate 42% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall37%▅▅▇▇█▇

the handles are longer

BIG

It is small

Quality-Overall16%█▆▆▅▄▆

Extremely poor quality

Absolute rubbish

Not a high quality tool

Functionality-Overall10%▆█▃█▃▃
Grip6%▁▆█▂▂▅
Product Condition5%▇█▄▆▃▆

FAQ

Common Pliers questions

Answered from the same tracked data.