crystal ball
Skip itA small market ($27K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Great56%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Price range
Good£1.73–£42.59cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good45%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Good928.97avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Okay£11.23avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Bad1.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-23.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£27K£27K/yr · 137K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, crystal ball is a £27K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (137K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
crystal ball market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £22K–£28K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.7%
- Avg BSR
- #380
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 94%
- Sponsored
- 79%
- Out of stock
- 5.9%
- Avg brand age
- 39 months
- Avg seller age
- 198 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
23 falling
Sellers
29
Top-5 brand share
56%
Top 20: 98%
Top-5 click share
45%
Top 20: 86%
Open market
38%
- Roellgs21%
- ZEERSHEE14%
- FERNVALE8%
- Mina Heal8%
- JITIFAZH7%
- Vicloon6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 84 weeks — -23.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
Top crystal ball search terms
- crystal ball93K/yr
- crystal balls11K/yr
- glass balls9K/yr
- glass ball8K/yr
- crystal sphere6K/yr
- crystal ball fortune telling6K/yr
- large crystal ball5K/yr
Top crystal ball products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Roellgs K9 100mm Crystal Clear Glass Sphere - For Meditation Divination Camera Photo Shoot Home Office Landscape Decoration Art Decoration with Wooden Base
Roellgs£11.824.4★102 rev
2.3in Sparkling Clear Crystal Ball with Stand 60mm Handcrafted Photography Prop for Magical Shots Elegant Home & Party Decor for Women
ZEERSHEE£7.604.7★468 rev
FERNVALE Crystal Ball with Wooden Stand - Clear Glass Display Sphere for Home Decoration Photography & Meditation Accessory Hanging Ornament (100mm)
FERNVALE£5.884.3★25 rev
Vicloon 3D Galaxy Crystal Ball Night Light 3D Planets Crystal Ball with Wooden Base Space Galaxy LED Night Light for Home Decor Tabletop Birthday Gift Anniversary Colorful Lights
Vicloon£5.944.0★367 rev
JITIFAZH K9 Transparent Crystal Ball 60mm Decorative Photography Accessory Healing Sphere Meditation No Stand (60mm/2.36 inches)
JITIFAZH£5.724.2★121 rev
Newest
by launch date
80mm Clear Crystal Ball with Stand for Fortune Teller Divination
HDCRYSTALGIFTS£9.364,417 rev
FERNVALE Crystal Ball with Wooden Stand - Clear Glass Display Sphere for Home Decoration Photography & Meditation Accessory Hanging Ornament (100mm)
FERNVALE£5.8825 rev
SHOCHX 80mm/3.15 inches K9 Sparkling Clear Crystal Ball Transparent Crystal Ball Photography Prop for Magical Shots Elegant Home & Party Decor No Stand
SHOCHX£5.9341 rev
YingErTool K9 Crystal Transparent Ball 80mm/3.15 inches Decorative Photography Ball Transparent Crystal Ball Photography Lens Ball - Glass Ball Soothing Device Meditation No Stand (80 mm)
YingErTool£7.8961 rev
YingErTool K9 Crystal Transparent Ball 60mm/2.36 inches Decorative Photography Ball Transparent Crystal Ball Photography Lens Ball - Glass Ball Soothing Device Meditation No Stand (60 mm)
YingErTool£4.9661 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum80mm Clear Crystal Ball with Stand for Fortune Teller Divination
HDCRYSTALGIFTS£9.364.7★
H&D HYALINE & DORA 60mm Colorful Crystal Ball Paperweight with Cracked Crystal Glass Ice Cracked Ball with Stand Accessories Rockery Ornament
H&D HYALINE & DORA£8.474.6★
Black Obsidian Crystal Balls for Fengshui Meditation Crystal Healing Divination Home Decoration Black Magic Crystal Sphere
Mina Heal£15.524.8★
Black Obsidian Crystal Balls for Fengshui Meditation Crystal Healing Divination Home Decoration Black Magic Crystal Sphere
Mina Heal£18.284.8★
SHOCHX 80mm/3.15 inches K9 Sparkling Clear Crystal Ball Transparent Crystal Ball Photography Prop for Magical Shots Elegant Home & Party Decor No Stand
SHOCHX£5.934.0★
What buyers say about crystal ball
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Beautifully made”
“worth money”
“Gift, well received”
“Exactly as described”
“have created some excellent images”
“Pretty”
“This has provided fun for my grandchildren”
“brightness is just right”
“Solid, colourful and stylish”
“there are plenty of others that you can purchase if you plan on it being on display”
What buyers complain about
“They were not even the remotely similar in size”
“Finally, the build quality feels very poor”
“This does not display anything on the ceiling apart from a slight smudge when at bedside table height”
“100%rubbish”
“Cheap price”
“Second, you cant control the light color”
“quite heavy for its size so feels more expensive than what it was”
“these would be a choking hazard for a full grown adult so they are not at all suitable for children”
“The whole unit feels flimsy and fragile, like it could break easily with minimal handling”
“its plugged into a socket under a desk that is not easily accessible”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is crystal ball profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £27K/yr across 34 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -23.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- How competitive is the crystal ball niche?
- 23 brands and 29 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 45% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 56% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in crystal ball?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Display-Overall. The return rate is 0.9%.
- When does demand for crystal ball peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the crystal ball niche?
- Listings span £1.73–£42.59; the average listing price is £11.23 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 929 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.