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Solder Sucker

Maybe

Buyers convert on 15.1% of searches. But demand is soft, at -26.3% this quarter, so Solder Sucker 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
£297K/yr81K searches / yr
90-day growth
-26.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
73%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 19 sellers

Flapen Score

Solder Sucker against its category

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

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

Market

The Solder Sucker market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Solder Sucker 81K times last year and spent an estimated £297K. The top 5 brands take 84% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

15.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 81K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 15.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -26.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £297K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
81K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-26.3%
Conversion, latest week
15.1%
Market size, estimated
£297Ka year
Peak month
November2.7× the quietest month
Top search term
solder wick24K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £24.24.

Listings sell for £24.24 on average, from £2.55 to £95.10. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £24.24 that is £12K to £18K a year per listing.

Average price
£24.24inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.55–£95.10
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£12K–£18K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

60% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #16 within Power Tool Accessories. It carries 324 reviews at 4.44 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
60%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
4.9%
Average rank
#16in Power Tool Accessories
Average rating
4.44 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
324per listing
Listings tracked
15

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 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 38 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
38 months

Products

Top Solder Sucker 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 73% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£30K£59K£89K£119K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 flat

Sellers

19

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

13%

  • TOWOT48%
  • Yiapinn16%
  • Switch Electronics9%
  • YIHUA7%
  • WEP4%
  • yeedesion3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 13%)

Demand

Solder Sucker search demand

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

3K2KSpike '24Black Friday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Search terms

Top Solder Sucker search terms shoppers use

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

  • solder wick24K/yr
  • desoldering gun18K/yr
  • desoldering station9K/yr
  • desoldering wick8K/yr
  • desoldering braid4K/yr
  • soldering wick4K/yr
  • desoldering5K/yr
  • solder wick braid3K/yr
  • solder braid3K/yr
  • desoldering iron3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Solder Sucker

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

Complain

Size-Overall16%−0.13

The bottle size is fairly small at 10 mL

Its actually very small

Its a bit big

Ease Of Cleaning6%

now even though its clean it has poor suction

more than you'd expect for something described as no clean

it's difficult to clean that out

Quality-Overall6%+0.54

Poor quality control

Build quality is another area where it feels a bit lacking

Its crap

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

Misleading product photo

Maybe 20% of what is shown in the picture, if that

Photo is misleading

Suction5%−0.03

One small issue is that the filters need checking often to keep the suction strong

once the suction tube starts to become clogged

otherwise the suction tube can start to clog up over time

Love

Quality-Overall16%+0.54

Good quality

It feels like a very good quality piece of kit

It feels well made

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

works as advertised

Much better than expected

As described

Value For Money12%+0.85

Good price

Good value for money

Excellent value

Ease Of Use11%+1.48

Really handy piece of kit

Easy to use

easy to use as no need to wipe off after

Efficiency11%+0.97

Works fine and does the job

Works really well

Did the job really well

Return

0.6% Return rate 17% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall25%▃█▃▃▆▃

doesnt seem to manage to get it all out of the hole I had to use a heat gun to finish off to get the capacitor out

Defective Material/Parts13%█▄▃▇▆▇
Heating10%█▁▃▅▄▁
Size-Overall9%▅█▆▇▆█

The bottle size is fairly small at 10 mL

Its actually very small

Its a bit big

Quality-Overall9%▆▁█▄▃▁

Poor quality control

Build quality is another area where it feels a bit lacking

Its crap

FAQ

Common Solder Sucker questions

Answered from the same tracked data.