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Scribe Tool

Maybe

Returns run at only 1.3% of orders. But demand is soft, at -19.9% this quarter, so Scribe Tool is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
56
56 / 100
Top 17% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +7 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£85K/yr119K searches / yr
90-day growth
-19.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
48%top-5 click share · 20 brands · 72 sellers

Flapen Score

Scribe Tool against its category

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

56Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Scribe Tool market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Scribe Tool 119K times last year and spent an estimated £85K. The top 5 brands take 58% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

5.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 119K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -19.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £85K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
119K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-19.9%
Conversion, latest week
5.1%
Market size, estimated
£85Ka year
Peak month
November1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
scribe tool67K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.92.

Listings sell for £13.92 on average, from £3.91 to £50.28. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £13.92 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.92under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.91–£50.28
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
1.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #133 within Hand Tools. It carries 773 reviews at 4.20 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
88%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
5.1%
Average rank
#133in Hand Tools
Average rating
4.20 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
773per listing
Listings tracked
25

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 39 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
39 months

Products

Top Scribe Tool 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 48% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£4K£8K£13K£17K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

20 falling

Sellers

72

Top-5 brand share

58%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

35%

  • Tracer26%
  • Trend10%
  • flintronic7%
  • eTech4Us7%
  • Wuandjun7%
  • Profiler+7%

Demand

Scribe Tool search demand

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

4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Scribe Tool search terms shoppers use

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

  • scribe tool67K/yr
  • scribing tool33K/yr
  • scribe block6K/yr
  • scribing block4K/yr
  • tracer scribe tool4K/yr
  • scribing tool for woodworking5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Scribe Tool

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

Complain

Value For Money20%−0.03

Overpriced

is a bit pricey when you see all it is

So thought it was slightly expensive

Quality-Overall17%

Cheap and overpriced

They are not particularly well made

Not good quality

Size-Overall16%−0.12

Doesnt fit a standard size pencil - avoid

the item itself it too long

Very small

Material Quality7%−0.07

Very cheap plastic

Shame is was not made of aluminium

Plastic is cheap

Strength5%−0.07

Its flimsy and doesnt lock in tight

They are also too flimsy for me

Very flimsy moves load of rubbish

Love

Ease Of Use20%+2.14

Ease of use

A handy little device

Very handy

Quality-Overall18%

Great product and easy to use

Excellent product, exactly what I was looking for

Quality product

Value For Money11%−0.03

well worth it

Great value

Good for the price

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%+0.60

This is just what I needed

Does the job

as described

Size-Overall5%−0.12

fit for purpose

Finds the middle, perfect

Good size

Return

1.3% Return rate 32% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall19%█▅█▄▇█

Doesnt fit a standard size pencil - avoid

the item itself it too long

Very small

Functionality-Overall13%▆▄▃█▃▄

does not function

Does not work

Quality-Overall12%▁▃▅▆█▂

Cheap and overpriced

They are not particularly well made

Not good quality

Defective Material/Parts7%▆▄██▁█
Measurement/Reading Accuracy5%▆█▃▅▂▂

FAQ

Common Scribe Tool questions

Answered from the same tracked data.