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Wire Wool Mice

Fail

Prices span $3.07–$12.65, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Wire Wool Mice is a Fail.

Flapen Score
45
45 / 100
Ranks 1,445 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −4 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£118K/yr101K searches / yr
90-day growth
-23.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
64%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 23 sellers

Flapen Score

Wire Wool Mice against its category

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

45Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Wire Wool Mice market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Wire Wool Mice 101K times last year and spent an estimated £118K. The top 5 brands take 84% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

16.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 101K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 16.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -23.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £118K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
101K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-23.4%
Conversion, latest week
16.3%
Market size, estimated
£118Ka year
Peak month
November2.0× the quietest month
Top search term
wire wool mice37K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.17.

Listings sell for £7.17 on average, from £3.07 to £12.65. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £7.17 that is £4K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.17under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.07–£12.65
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£5K
Returns
0.6%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, 11.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #87 within Hand Tools. It carries 846 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
11.9%
Average rank
#87in Hand Tools
Average rating
4.38 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
846per listing
Listings tracked
17

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 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
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
39 months

Products

Top Wire Wool Mice 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 64% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£12K£24K£35K£47K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

23

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • PICK FOR LIFE50%
  • SOL12%
  • PestCatchers10%
  • ARVO7%
  • Goodening5%
  • Techspace4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 12%)

Demand

Wire Wool Mice search demand

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

3K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Search terms

Top Wire Wool Mice search terms shoppers use

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

  • wire wool mice37K/yr
  • steel wool mice blocker25K/yr
  • wire wool rats15K/yr
  • stainless steel wool5K/yr
  • steel wool rat blocker4K/yr
  • wirewool mice4K/yr
  • steel wool mice9K/yr
  • rat wire wool2K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Wire Wool Mice

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

Complain

Size-Overall26%−0.18

a bit narrow

Ridiculously small

Smaller than expected

Material Quality10%−0.09

Wire wool not great

Not 0000 grade wire wool

This is NEVER OOOO wire wool

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%+1.14

The description contradicts itself

Only wire wool not as described

Pictures are not of the actual product

Functionality-Overall8%−0.08

Didnt work to block the gap

Not working

Not effective unfortunately

Value For Money7%+1.06

A find it a bit expensive for me

Slightly expensive

Is just wasting of money

Love

Advertised Vs Actual Product21%+1.14

As described

Exactly as advertised

It seems to do the job

Quality-Overall20%+1.13

Arrived promptly and is of good quality

Good quality and prompt delivery

Excellent product

Ease Of Use15%+0.73

Easy to use

Good for required use

Easy to work with

Value For Money15%+1.06

Great value

Good value for money

Good price

Efficiency10%+0.39

Does the job

Does the job well

Works great

Return

0.6% Return rate 46% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall28%▅▆███▆

a bit narrow

Ridiculously small

Smaller than expected

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%▁▃▁▄▇█

The description contradicts itself

Only wire wool not as described

Pictures are not of the actual product

Quality-Overall11%▇▁▁▃█▄

the quality is not the best

Same as description not used yet so cant comment on quality

Functionality-Overall11%▁▄▄█▄▄

Didnt work to block the gap

Not working

Not effective unfortunately

Material Quality9%█▄▂▃▁▃

Wire wool not great

Not 0000 grade wire wool

This is NEVER OOOO wire wool

FAQ

Common Wire Wool Mice questions

Answered from the same tracked data.