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Spade Connectors

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.6% of orders. But shoppers spend only $63K a year here, so Spade Connectors is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
57
57 / 100
Top 14% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +8 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£63K/yr83K searches / yr
90-day growth
-4.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
43%top-5 click share · 29 brands · 35 sellers

Flapen Score

Spade Connectors against its category

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

57Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Spade Connectors market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Spade Connectors 83K times last year and spent an estimated £63K. The top 5 brands take 44% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

9.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 83K 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 -4.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £63K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
83K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-4.0%
Conversion, latest week
9.2%
Market size, estimated
£63Ka year
Peak month
April2.2× the quietest month
Top search term
spade connectors52K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.31.

Listings sell for £8.31 on average, from £3.26 to £26.27. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £8.31 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.31under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.26–£26.27
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
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

91% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #121 within Electrical. It carries 785 reviews at 4.35 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
91%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
4.4%
Average rank
#121in Electrical
Average rating
4.35 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
785per listing
Listings tracked
35

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 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
6
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
39 months

Products

Top Spade Connectors 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 43% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£3K£5K£8K£10K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

29 rising

Sellers

35

Top-5 brand share

44%

Top 20: 91%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 84%

Open market

51%

  • Gorffy15%
  • Vwoqiy11%
  • ELECTRAPICK7%
  • PanBeiQi6%
  • Hanibos5%
  • Feggizuli5%

Demand

Spade Connectors search demand

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

4K3KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Search terms

Top Spade Connectors search terms shoppers use

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

  • spade connectors52K/yr
  • spade connectors kit8K/yr
  • female spade connectors6K/yr
  • spade terminals6K/yr
  • electrical spade connectors4K/yr
  • spade connector3K/yr
  • insulated spade connectors3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Spade Connectors

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

Complain

Quality-Overall44%−0.30

Dreadful quality

Cheap...very cheap made

No quality control

Connectivity-Overall12%+0.46

flimsy and untrustworthy connection

Crimping connecters

Possible to cause loose connection and fire

Strength7%−0.05

a bit flimsy

very flimsy crimps which are easy to bend

Really flimsy and won't hold up to much

Size-Overall6%−0.01

Some too loose some too big even when going on the spade

The metal crimp barrel is extremely short

Smaller Than Expected

Flexibility6%−0.02

therefore if you need to bend them it is impossible

very flimsy crimps which are easy to bend

The cheap spade connectors are made from thin gauge materials that bend easily

Love

Quality-Overall25%−0.30

Good quality tool

Solid Build Quality

Decent quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%+1.57

As advertised

Works exactly as intended

As described

Value For Money14%+0.45

This crimping tool set offers excellent value for both professional electricians and DIY enthusiasts

Good for the price

Excellent value for money

Connectivity-Overall7%+0.46

They connect well

Good connection easy fit value for money

Good connections

Ease Of Use6%+0.74

Easy to use

Made the job alot easier

They're easy to crimp

Return

0.6% Return rate 38% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall34%▃█▅▄▅▅

Some too loose some too big even when going on the spade

The metal crimp barrel is extremely short

Smaller Than Expected

Quality-Overall19%▆▅█▆█▅

Dreadful quality

Cheap...very cheap made

No quality control

Defective Material/Parts9%█▅▁▄▄▅

Plastic part of the handle kept falling off

Compatibility-Overall7%█▄▇▃▆█
Functionality-Overall7%▃▁▂█▄▃

FAQ

Common Spade Connectors questions

Answered from the same tracked data.