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Small Screws

Maybe

Buyers convert on 9.2% of searches. But prices span $0.83–$8.28, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Small Screws is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 24% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +5 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£40K/yr87K searches / yr
90-day growth
-5.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
33%top-5 click share · 32 brands · 49 sellers

Flapen Score

Small Screws against its category

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

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Small Screws market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Small Screws 87K times last year and spent an estimated £40K. The top 5 brands take 55% of clicks. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

9.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 87K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -5.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £40K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
87K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-5.5%
Conversion, latest week
9.2%
Market size, estimated
£40Ka year
Peak month
February1.2× the quietest month
Top search term
small screws41K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.94.

Listings sell for £4.94 on average, from £0.83 to £8.28. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £4.94 that is £494 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.94under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£0.83–£8.28
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
£494–£1K
Returns
1.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

90% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 98% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #156 within Nails, Screws & Fasteners. It carries 395 reviews at 4.22 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
90%
Prime listings
98%
Out of stock, average day
3.0%
Average rank
#156in Nails, Screws & Fasteners
Average rating
4.22 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
395per listing
Listings tracked
49

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 13 launches as successful.

13 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 31 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
13
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
31 months

Products

Top Small Screws 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 33% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£1K£2K£4K£5K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

32 rising

Sellers

49

Top-5 brand share

55%

Top 20: 92%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 75%

Open market

41%

  • LERNOU18%
  • FandWay18%
  • Heozhuyi8%
  • TOOINKCV5%
  • ANVINKU5%
  • Gadom5%

Demand

Small Screws search demand

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

2K2KAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Search terms

Top Small Screws search terms shoppers use

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

  • small screws41K/yr
  • small wood screws12K/yr
  • small screws for wood8K/yr
  • tiny screws9K/yr
  • 2mm screws5K/yr
  • short screws5K/yr
  • small screw3K/yr
  • mini screws3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Small Screws

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

Complain

Size-Overall34%−0.19

Not fit for purpose

saw just how tiny some of the screws are

Too small

Quality-Overall31%−0.27

this screw set has got to be the worst quality ever

Poor quality, screwheads snapped

Bad Quality

Strength3%−0.01

The case is flimsy

The lid hinges are flimsy

Metal is soft and fragile

Mounting3%+0.14

Solid fixings let down by a flimsy case

Lots of screws

Assembly/Installation3%+0.20

Lots and lots of tiny screws

Love

Quality-Overall25%−0.27

Brilliant quality

Well made and nicely stored in a little storage case

Good selection

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%+1.75

As advertised

As described

Exactly what I needed

Ease Of Use14%+1.47

Always comes in handy

Handy

Very handy

Value For Money11%+0.69

Good price

Great value for money

Its not expensive

Size-Overall10%−0.19

A good range of sizes

Great assortment of sizes

A great mix of sizes

Return

1.9% Return rate 85% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall82%██████

Not fit for purpose

saw just how tiny some of the screws are

Too small

Quality-Overall4%▆▅▅█▆▆

this screw set has got to be the worst quality ever

Poor quality, screwheads snapped

Bad Quality

Mounting3%▄▄▄█▄▂

Solid fixings let down by a flimsy case

Lots of screws

Defective Material/Parts2%▂▇▁▂▃█
Compatibility-Overall2%█▁▃▁▇▃

FAQ

Common Small Screws questions

Answered from the same tracked data.