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Novelty

Fail

Shoppers spend only $27K a year here, so Novelty is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 1,609 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −4 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£27K/yr206K searches / yr
90-day growth
-6.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
37%top-5 click share · 34 brands · 70 sellers

Flapen Score

Novelty against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Novelty is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Novelty market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Novelty 206K times last year and spent an estimated £27K. The top 5 brands take 54% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

1.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 206K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -6.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £27K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
206K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-6.1%
Conversion, latest week
1.4%
Market size, estimated
£27Ka year
Peak month
December23.4× the quietest month
Top search term
novelty gifts185K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.19.

Listings sell for £9.19 on average, from £1.71 to £22.48. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £9.19 that is £0 to £919 a year per listing.

Average price
£9.19under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.71–£22.48
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£919
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

78% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #489 within Novelty & Special Use Clothing. It carries 2,598 reviews at 4.55 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
78%
Prime listings
96%
Out of stock, average day
5.6%
Average rank
#489in Novelty & Special Use Clothing
Average rating
4.55 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,598per 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 37 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Novelty 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 37% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£812£2K£2K£3K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

34 falling

Sellers

70

Top-5 brand share

54%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 76%

Open market

41%

  • Coddies22%
  • BISOUSOX10%
  • Cantustime8%
  • Niorasen7%
  • AGRIMONY7%
  • Party People4%

Demand

Novelty search demand

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

40K30KSpike '25Holiday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 23.4×

Search terms

Top Novelty search terms shoppers use

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

  • novelty gifts185K/yr
  • novelty gift17K/yr
  • novelty christmas gifts for men4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Novelty

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

Complain

Quality-Overall22%−0.03

build quality is very poor

rubbish quality

Poor quality

Value For Money11%−0.07

Abit pricey

Disappointed and in my opinion, expensive

A bit pricey too

Size-Overall7%−0.03

Nothing fits together for the cage

Shorter than expected

The plastic box didn't fit properly

Durability6%−0.06

Broke on it's first day

broke very quickly

break quickly

Ease Of Cleaning5%

Cleaning is a nightmare so has only been used twice

cleaning it is a bit of a faff

a little difficult to clean fully

Love

Gifting Purpose25%+2.48

Cute Gift

Funny gift

Fun gift

Quality-Overall18%−0.03

well-made

Good quality socks

Amazing quality

Fun/Entertainment Experience16%+0.72

Very entertaining

Great fun gift

Good fun

Value For Money6%−0.07

Good value

Good value for money

Great value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%−0.03

Just as advertised

Exactly as advertised

As described

Return

0.4% Return rate 47% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall24%▇▅▇█▆▂

Nothing fits together for the cage

Shorter than expected

The plastic box didn't fit properly

Functionality-Overall9%▁▇▄▄▆█
Quality-Overall8%▆▆▁▃█▃

build quality is very poor

rubbish quality

Poor quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%▆▄▂█▂▇

as you only get 1 why show more that what you get should only show the amount you are getting it's false advertising

Pile of crap what does it even say on the lid

picture is misleading

Defective Material/Parts7%▃▅██▁▇

FAQ

Common Novelty questions

Answered from the same tracked data.