grim reaper scythe
Worth a lookShows beatable incumbent ratings (4.1★), but a small market ($32K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Great1.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great£20.16avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Great+91.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Great£5.10–£55.34cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Good873.6avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay79%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Okay65%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Conversion
Bad1.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad£32K£32K/yr · 92K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, grim reaper scythe is a £32K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (92K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
grim reaper scythe market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £81K–£101K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.8%
- Avg BSR
- #447
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 73%
- Sponsored
- 47%
- Out of stock
- 14.8%
- Avg brand age
- 52 months
- Avg seller age
- 193 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
11 rising
Sellers
50
Top-5 brand share
79%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
65%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
15%
- Darlac29%
- Spear & Jackson22%
- Bellota10%
- Stonemaier Games10%
- Faithfull8%
- ReTaaj6%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 15%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 85 weeks — +91.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 58.4×
Top grim reaper scythe search terms
- scythe58K/yr
- sythe8K/yr
- grim reaper scythe18K/yr
- grim reaper accessories4K/yr
- scythe halloween4K/yr
Top grim reaper scythe 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 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Darlac Sickle DP755 Garden Scythe Cutting Undergrowth Vegetation Carbon Steel Blade
Darlac£16.414.4★53 rev
Spear & Jackson 4731SL Razorsharp Little Giant Grass Hook
Spear & Jackson£14.903.6★925 rev
Spear & Jackson 4655BM West Country Staff Brushing Hook
Spear & Jackson£38.524.2★110 rev
Stonemaier Games | Scythe | Board Game | Ages 14+ | 1-5 Players | 90-115 Minutes Playing Time
Stonemaier Games£55.344.8★5,272 rev
Faithfull Countryman Grass Scythette Grass Hook Blade Length 325mm
Faithfull£19.323.7★72 rev
Newest
by launch date
Mokuyary Fake Scythe with Sharpening Stone 145 cm Fake Scythes for Cutting Weeds and Mowing Grass
Mokuyary£44.660 rev
ReTaaj 800mm Heavy Duty Weed Slasher Clearing Long Weeds Grass Slash Whip Scythe Sickle 27 Length Weeder 2PK
ReTaaj£13.5519 rev
Darlac Long Sickle Razor Sharp Carbon Steel Blade Gardening Sickle with Long Aluminium Handle Clearing Weeds - Weeding Tool
Darlac£19.2128 rev
Ultra Single Headed Skull Halloween Plastic Scythe Prop Toy Scythe for Kids Syth Halloween Costume Accessory Fancy Dress Party Weapon Lightweight Safe Mens Womens Boys Girls Cosplay Reaper Prop
UltraByEasyPeasyStore£9.25136 rev
Halloween Scythe Fancy Dress - Pack of 1 - Deluxe Grim Reaper Costume Accessory - Adults 53/154cm Scream Prop Halloween Fancy Dress Accessory
I LOVE FANCY DRESS£8.24209 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumMokuyary Fake Scythe with Sharpening Stone 145 cm Fake Scythes for Cutting Weeds and Mowing Grass
Mokuyary£44.660.0★
Darlac Long Sickle Razor Sharp Carbon Steel Blade Gardening Sickle with Long Aluminium Handle Clearing Weeds - Weeding Tool
Darlac£19.214.4★
Faithfull Countryman Grass Scythette Grass Hook Blade Length 325mm
Faithfull£19.323.7★
Darlac Sickle DP755 Garden Scythe Cutting Undergrowth Vegetation Carbon Steel Blade
Darlac£16.414.4★
Spear & Jackson 4655BM West Country Staff Brushing Hook
Spear & Jackson£38.524.2★
What buyers say about grim reaper scythe
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to use”
“They are simply made”
“This helped me save 300£ for someone to weed my garden”
“Clean well after use”
“Good quality handle and light, so easy to handle, good reach for higher branches or brambles”
“Primarily a gamer's game”
“Strong and durable”
“Great for working on brambles”
“Light and good reach”
“Good value for money”
What buyers complain about
“Not worth the money”
“Not as described”
“Rather too lightweight for the job”
“Weak and bent”
“Wasted my money”
“This is now unusable”
“not received any bolts to put it together”
“This, to me, is just cheap and nasty”
“Problem is the long metal piece flexes too much”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is grim reaper scythe profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £32K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +91.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
- How competitive is the grim reaper scythe niche?
- 11 brands and 50 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 65% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in grim reaper scythe?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Weight Light. The return rate is 1.4%.
- When does demand for grim reaper scythe peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 58.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the grim reaper scythe niche?
- Listings span £5.10–£55.34; the average listing price is £20.16 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 874 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.