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Melon Baller

Maybe

The products selling today average only 3.7★. But prices span $2.45–$14.56, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Melon Baller is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
62
62 / 100
Top 14% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +11 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£45K/yr61K searches / yr
90-day growth
+44.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
50%top-5 click share · 23 brands · 40 sellers

Flapen Score

Melon Baller against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Melon Baller is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

62Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Melon Baller market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Melon Baller 61K times last year and spent an estimated £45K. The top 5 brands take 59% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 62 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

15.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 61K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 15.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +44.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £45K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
61K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+44.4%
Conversion, latest week
15.8%
Market size, estimated
£45Ka year
Peak month
December3.6× the quietest month
Top search term
melon baller43K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.68.

Listings sell for £4.68 on average, from £2.45 to £14.56. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £4.68 that is £1K to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.68under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.45–£14.56
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£2K
Returns
0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

73% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 22.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #135 within Ice Cream Scoops. It carries 454 reviews at 3.68 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
73%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
22.8%
Average rank
#135in Ice Cream Scoops
Average rating
3.68 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
454per listing
Listings tracked
26

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 10 launches as successful.

10 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 43 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
43 months

Products

Top Melon Baller 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 50% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£4K£7K£9K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

23 rising

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

59%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

37%

  • KitchenCraft24%
  • OXO18%
  • Solvayne7%
  • HISUEKIG5%
  • Quavendrix4%
  • YuZhou4%

Demand

Melon Baller search demand

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

4K3KSpike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Melon Baller

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

Complain

Quality-Overall36%−0.25

The product is cheap

Absolutely rubbish

Poor quality item

Value For Money23%+0.23

Do not buy this product its cheap

At the current selling price of £17.79 this may be a little expensive for people who don't work in catering -

More expensive than cheaper model and less robust

Durability18%−0.05

Bent on first use

snapped after one use

broke within minutes of use

Rusts/Corrodes9%−0.07

rusted

Size-Overall5%+0.25

Not fit for purpose

Love

Value For Money15%+0.23

Great little budget-friendly set for £4.49

GREAT value for money

Very good for price

Baking12%+1.09

theyre versatile enough for ice cream, cookies, or other baking projects

Love these, perfect for baby muffins or adult

Durability11%−0.05

Easy to use and durable

the stainless steel construction seems durable

durable

Efficiency10%+0.05

Works perfectly

It works fine

Quality-Overall10%−0.25

Good value and quality

Well made

Return

0.3% Return rate 42% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall37%█▃▂▃▃▄

Not fit for purpose

Quality-Overall20%▁█▅▃▆▅

The product is cheap

Absolutely rubbish

Poor quality item

Functionality-Overall11%▁█▂█▁▄
Rusts/Corrodes9%▁▁█▁▁▅

rusted

Strength4%▁▁█▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Melon Baller questions

Answered from the same tracked data.