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Solder

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Solder is a Fail.

Flapen Score
38
38 / 100
Ranks 1,956 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −11 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£166K/yr242K searches / yr
90-day growth
-15.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
91%top-5 click share · 5 brands · 8 sellers

Flapen Score

Solder against its category

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

38Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Solder market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Solder 242K times last year and spent an estimated £166K. All 5 brands take every click. Flapen scores it 38 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

13.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 242K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 13.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -15.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £166K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
242K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-15.8%
Conversion, latest week
13.4%
Market size, estimated
£166Ka year
Peak month
January1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
solder127K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.12.

Listings sell for £5.12 on average, from £3.19 to £9.84. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 2,500 to 3,000 of them. At £5.12 that is £13K to £15K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.12under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.19–£9.84
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
2,500–3,000
Revenue per listing a year
£13K–£15K
Returns
0.2%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, 2.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #6 within Power Tool Accessories. It carries 1,477 reviews at 4.38 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
88%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
2.8%
Average rank
#6in Power Tool Accessories
Average rating
4.38 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,477per listing
Listings tracked
8

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 41 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Solder 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 91% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£25K£50K£75K£100K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

8

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Yiapinn49%
  • TOWOT31%
  • GALAMAX13%
  • IRYNA5%
  • ZSHX3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Solder search demand

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

6K4KBlack Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Solder search terms shoppers use

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

  • solder127K/yr
  • solder wire63K/yr
  • soldering wire19K/yr
  • lead free solder14K/yr
  • rosin core solder4K/yr
  • electrical solder4K/yr
  • solder wire with flux4K/yr
  • lead free solder wire3K/yr
  • soldering wire with flux3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Solder

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

Complain

Quality-Overall32%+0.31

Poor quality

Garbage

Rubbish

Value For Money19%−0.01

I have only wasted £10 buying this solder and the LCD

It's a bit pricy compared to other options

Waste of money

Hard Feel13%−0.15

hard to melt

Adhesion/Stickiness7%−0.06

Doesn't stick to anything

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%+3.10

Photo is misleading

Love

Quality-Overall32%+0.31

Good quality solder

overall its reliable and does what you need

Excellent product

Advertised Vs Actual Product26%+3.10

As described

Works as intended

Do the job

Value For Money16%−0.01

Value for money

Decent price

Value for money

Efficiency6%+0.31

Does the job

Works well

works well

Ease Of Use6%+0.28

Easy to use

The first thing I noticed was how easy it is to work with

this stuff just makes your life easier

Return

0.2% Return rate 38% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall24%▁▅█▁▁▁

Smaller than it looks

Functionality-Overall17%▁▂▂▁▃█
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%▁▁▁█▁▁

Photo is misleading

Product Condition7%█▂▁▁▁▁
Thin7%▁▁▆█▁▁

FAQ

Common Solder questions

Answered from the same tracked data.