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Metal Detecting Accessories

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.9% of orders. But demand is soft, at -24.1% this quarter, so Metal Detecting Accessories is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 36% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +3 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£56K/yr130K searches / yr
90-day growth
-24.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
36%top-5 click share · 32 brands · 53 sellers

Flapen Score

Metal Detecting Accessories against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Metal Detecting Accessories is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Metal Detecting Accessories market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Metal Detecting Accessories 130K times last year and spent an estimated £56K. The top 5 brands take 42% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

2.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 130K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -24.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £56K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
130K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-24.1%
Conversion, latest week
2.7%
Market size, estimated
£56Ka year
Peak month
December3.2× the quietest month
Top search term
metal detecting accessories58K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £15.88.

Listings sell for £15.88 on average, from £4.23 to £40.95. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £15.88 that is £0 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£15.88inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.23–£40.95
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£2K
Returns
0.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

77% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 98% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #815 within Garden Tools & Watering Equipment. It carries 620 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
77%
Prime listings
98%
Out of stock, average day
5.9%
Average rank
#815in Garden Tools & Watering Equipment
Average rating
4.47 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
620per listing
Listings tracked
43

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 8 launches as successful.

8 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 42 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
8
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
42 months

Products

Top Metal Detecting Accessories 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 36% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£3K£5K£7K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

32 falling

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

42%

Top 20: 91%

Top-5 click share

36%

Top 20: 78%

Open market

52%

  • ProtectorTech12%
  • WISEPRO9%
  • INCLY9%
  • Detecting Innovations6%
  • Uncle Paul6%
  • ADTSADDTO6%

Demand

Metal Detecting Accessories search demand

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

7K5KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×

Search terms

Top Metal Detecting Accessories search terms shoppers use

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

  • metal detecting accessories58K/yr
  • metal detector accessories31K/yr
  • metal detecting18K/yr
  • metal detecting finds bag7K/yr
  • metal detecting gifts9K/yr
  • metal detecting bag7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Metal Detecting Accessories

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

Complain

Size-Overall12%−0.06

Sizing issues

Quite small

small for a bag

Quality-Overall9%+0.62

Go for a better quality item

A VERY shoddy product

Absolute garbage

Weight Heavy7%−0.02

Bulky

far too heavy for myself

It is quite heavy

Functionality-Overall4%−0.10

Doesnt work

Works but not very well

This product is completely non functional for its stated purpose

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

not as advertised

No wasn't what was on picture

Image is reversed

Love

Quality-Overall21%+0.62

Good Quality tool

Brilliant quality

The build quality is excellent

Value For Money13%+0.95

Fair price

Great value

Excellent value

Ease Of Use9%+1.07

Easy to use

Easy to carry

easy to handle it is

Strength8%+0.66

Heavy duty

A strong and useful bag

The scoop itself is extremely sturdy

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

Exactly as advertised

As described

It was exactly what I wanted

Return

0.9% Return rate 35% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall27%▆█▂▇▅▄

Sizing issues

Quite small

small for a bag

Weight Heavy20%▃▆▅▄▆█

Bulky

far too heavy for myself

It is quite heavy

Functionality-Overall19%▆▂█▅▄▅

Doesnt work

Works but not very well

This product is completely non functional for its stated purpose

Quality-Overall7%█▆▆▄▇▃

Go for a better quality item

A VERY shoddy product

Absolute garbage

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%▆▁█▃▁▁

not as advertised

No wasn't what was on picture

Image is reversed

FAQ

Common Metal Detecting Accessories questions

Answered from the same tracked data.