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Rasp

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But demand is soft, at -22.2% this quarter, so Rasp is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 38% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +2 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£88K/yr82K searches / yr
90-day growth
-22.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
49%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 116 sellers

Flapen Score

Rasp against its category

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

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Rasp market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Rasp 82K times last year and spent an estimated £88K. The top 5 brands take 76% of clicks. Demand peaks in Feb–Oct. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

12.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 82K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -22.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £88K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
82K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-22.2%
Conversion, latest week
12.2%
Market size, estimated
£88Ka year
Peak month
February1.9× the quietest month
Top search term
rasp22K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.74.

Listings sell for £8.74 on average, from £2.69 to £19.95. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £8.74 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.74under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.69–£19.95
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

36% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #39 within Hand Tools. It carries 815 reviews at 4.36 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
36%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.3%
Average rank
#39in Hand Tools
Average rating
4.36 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
815per listing
Listings tracked
28

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 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 56 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
56 months

Products

Top Rasp 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 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£9K£18K£26K£35K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

116

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

19%

  • STANLEY43%
  • Amtech14%
  • SHINTO7%
  • Marshalltown6%
  • WINICE6%
  • Hilka5%

Demand

Rasp search demand

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

2K1KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Feb, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Rasp search terms shoppers use

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

  • rasp22K/yr
  • surform18K/yr
  • wood rasp10K/yr
  • plasterboard rasp10K/yr
  • surform plane6K/yr
  • wood rasps for woodworking5K/yr
  • drywall rasp5K/yr
  • rasp file3K/yr
  • stanley surform3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Rasp

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

Complain

Quality-Overall15%+0.17

Cheap and cheerful

Poor quality

Rubbish

Value For Money14%+1.42

Very poor value for money

It's quite expensive

Not the cheapest

Size-Overall12%−0.12

too big

a lot smaller

Very small not very strong

Durability12%−0.10

Broke easily

Used it once and it broke

don’t last 2 minutes

Material Quality9%−0.07

Very lightweight plastic broke first time I used it

Cheap and nasty brittle plastic

Love

Value For Money25%+1.42

Excellent value

Worth the money

Good for the price

Ease Of Use17%+1.22

Easy to use

Very handy

easy to handle

Quality-Overall16%+0.17

the quality feels solid

Great value and quality

Overall, a solid, reliable tool that does exactly what its supposed to

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+0.33

It did the job

As described

Just what I needed

Efficiency6%+0.33

Spot-on done the job perfectly

Does the job well

Works perfectly

Return

0.4% Return rate 31% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall23%▆▇▂▆█▅

too big

a lot smaller

Very small not very strong

Functionality-Overall22%▁██▁▃▅
Quality-Overall10%▅▄▆▄▁█

Cheap and cheerful

Poor quality

Rubbish

Defective Material/Parts8%█▁▃▇▁▁
Compatibility-Overall8%▆▇▁█▁▁

FAQ

Common Rasp questions

Answered from the same tracked data.