The Flying Scotsman
FailShoppers spend only $27K a year here, so The Flying Scotsman is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 47 / 100Top 44% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +1 vs the category median of 4647
- Market size
- £27K/yr52K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -17.8%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 44%top-5 click share · 22 brands · 97 sellers
Flapen Score
The Flying Scotsman against its category
The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, The Flying Scotsman is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The The Flying Scotsman market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for The Flying Scotsman 52K times last year and spent an estimated £27K. The top 5 brands take 54% of clicks. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
1.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 52K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -17.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £27K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 52K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -17.8%
- Conversion, latest week
- 1.5%
- Market size, estimated
- £27Ka year
- Top search term
- the flying scotsman13K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £34.50.
Listings sell for £34.50 on average, from £2.97 to £201.24. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 750 to 1K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £34.50 that is £0 to £3K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £34.50inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.97–£201.24
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 750–1K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- £0–£3K
- Returns
- 1.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
54% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 93% ship with Prime. On an average day, 9.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #1,971 within Tea. It carries 161 reviews at 4.57 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 54%
- Prime listings
- 93%
- Out of stock, average day
- 9.6%
- Average rank
- #1,971in Tea
- Average rating
- 4.57 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 161per listing
- Listings tracked
- 28
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 52 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
- 52 months
Products
Top The Flying Scotsman products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Hornby Train Set - R1255M Flying Scotsman Analogue OO Gauge Locomotives Model Railway Sets Starter Electric Locomotive Kits - Miniature Steam Engine Building Kits 1:76 Scale Model Train Gifts
- Price
- £172.11
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 706
- Age
- 6y ago

Bigjigs Rail Flying Scotsman Toy Train | Green Model for Wooden Track Set | Heritage Collection Railway Figures & Accessories | Great Gifts for 3+ Year Old Kids | Educational Tool for Toddlers
- Price
- £14.01
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 430
- Age
- 13y ago

Cheatwell Games - BYO 3D Flying Scotsman - 3D Puzzles For Kids & Adults - Model Kit To Build - Gift For Children and Adults - 168 Pieces - Ages 8+
- Price
- £13.90
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 861
- Age
- 11y ago

Coach House Partners Story of the Flying Scotsman (150x150 hardback)
- Price
- £8.01
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 1y ago

New English Teas Flying Scotsman Heritage Tea Tin 40 Fine English Breakfast Tea Bags Iconic Green Steam Locomotive Design Traditional British Railway Souvenir & Gift
- Price
- £6.68
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 356
- Age
- 5y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Coach House Playing Cards Deck Flying Scotsman Design 52 Standard Cards plus jokers Gift for Steam Train Enthusiasts and Card Game Lovers
- Price
- £7.60
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 3mo ago

Fisher Price Thomas & Friends Motorized Engine Classic Flying Scotsman
- Price
- £20.20
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 1y ago

Flying Scotsman Mens T Shirt. 100% Cotton T Shirts For Men UK. Mens Tshirt In Sizes S - XXL. Flying Scotsman Gifts. Train Gift. Gifts for Train Lovers. Train Enthusiast Gifts - Genuine Merchandise
- Price
- £14.16
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 5y ago

Superb Full Set of STEAM AND STEEL Iconic Locomotives Commemorative Coins. Fine Silver. FLYING SCOTSMAN THE MALLARD STEPHENSONS ROCKET PRINCESS ELIZABETH CITY OF TRURO OLTON HALL.
- Price
- £22.03
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 52
- Age
- 7y ago

The Flying Scotsman Steam Engine Train Driver Gifts for Men 2 Piece Enamel Lapel Pin Badge Green Gift
- Price
- £6.00
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
Coach House Playing Cards Deck Flying Scotsman Design 52 Standard Cards plus jokers Gift for Steam Train Enthusiasts and Card Game Lovers
- Price
- £7.60
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 3mo ago

COBI FLYING SCOTSMAN
- Price
- £148.04
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 11
- Age
- 1y ago

Fisher Price Thomas & Friends Motorized Engine Classic Flying Scotsman
- Price
- £20.20
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 1y ago

Coach House Partners Story of the Flying Scotsman (150x150 hardback)
- Price
- £8.01
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 1y ago

The Flying Scotsman Steam Engine Train Driver Gifts for Men 2 Piece Enamel Lapel Pin Badge Green Gift
- Price
- £6.00
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 44% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
22 falling
Sellers
97
Top-5 brand share
54%
Top 20: 99%
Top-5 click share
44%
Top 20: 91%
Open market
41%
- Hornby20%
- Bigjigs Rail9%
- Cheatwell Games9%
- Coach House Partners9%
- The Commemorative Coin Company7%
- New English Teas5%
Demand
The Flying Scotsman search demand
Weekly searches over the year. Pick a range.
Search terms
Top The Flying Scotsman search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- the flying scotsman13K/yr
- flying scotsman18K/yr
- flying scotsman gifts12K/yr
- flying scotsman train8K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about The Flying Scotsman
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Tin is tiny
Poor show
not very strong
arrived with the sound effect broken - expensive for what it was
Faulty with 10 minutes
Love
Absolutely amazing craftsmanship
Excellent quality
Great quality value for money gift
Gift for someone else
Good gift
Great gift idea
Good value for a cheap Hornby model
at £6.99 is good value
Amazing price
This train was a nice addition to my grandsons train collection
Great coins for any collector
Good quality card with a lovely well drawn and designed image
Return
1.4% Return rate 8% Fixable by listing
Tin is tiny
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