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Skull

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.9% of orders. But demand is soft, at -14.2% this quarter, so Skull is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
56
56 / 100
Top 29% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +5 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£127K/yr441K searches / yr
90-day growth
-14.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
23%top-5 click share · 52 brands · 115 sellers

Flapen Score

Skull against its category

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

56Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Skull market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Skull 441K times last year and spent an estimated £127K. The top 5 brands take 55% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

1.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 441K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -14.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £127K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
441K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-14.2%
Conversion, latest week
1.9%
Market size, estimated
£127Ka year
Peak month
December4.2× the quietest month
Top search term
skull161K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £15.15.

Listings sell for £15.15 on average, from £3.36 to £112.43. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £15.15 that is £0 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£15.15inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.36–£112.43
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
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.

69% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 13.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #800 within Decorative Accessories. It carries 508 reviews at 4.50 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
69%
Prime listings
96%
Out of stock, average day
13.7%
Average rank
#800in Decorative Accessories
Average rating
4.50 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
508per listing
Listings tracked
90

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 36 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
36 months

Products

Top Skull 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 23% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£3K£5K£8K£10K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

52 falling

Sellers

115

Top-5 brand share

55%

Top 20: 83%

Top-5 click share

23%

Top 20: 53%

Open market

42%

  • Nemesis Now28%
  • Morvia10%
  • READAEER7%
  • AWNL6%
  • Medarchitect4%
  • Bristol Novelty4%

Demand

Skull search demand

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

25K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×

Search terms

Top Skull search terms shoppers use

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

  • skull161K/yr
  • skulls53K/yr
  • skull ornament48K/yr
  • skull gifts47K/yr
  • skull gifts for women32K/yr
  • skull ornaments15K/yr
  • nemesis now skull16K/yr
  • skulls ornaments13K/yr
  • crystal skull10K/yr
  • skull gifts for men15K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Skull

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

Complain

Size-Overall30%−0.09

the flare was atleast 2mm bigger

thought it'd be a little bigger BUT certainly not disappointed

they are small

Quality-Overall13%−0.02

It's cheap looking and feels cheap

Cheap stuff

Poor quality

Durability4%−0.03

breaks everything down easily

keeps falling apart

Assembly/Installation4%

The build took a few evenings to complete

Had to battle with some parts as needed to add more pressure

The only small downside is that it takes a bit of time and patience to put together

Print Quality4%−0.04

Not the best quality print

Love

Quality-Overall25%−0.02

Excellent quality

Well made, looks absolutely beautiful, perfect gift

This set is good quality and feels well made, with sturdy pieces that fit together securely and create a detailed, realistic finish

Gifting Purpose17%+1.54

Birthday present

Bought as a gift

Good gift

Value For Money9%+0.53

Great value for money

Good price

very reasonably priced

Design-Overall8%+0.75

Great for decor

Nice design

Its functionality as a decorative display is quite effective

Size-Overall5%−0.09

fits perfectly

The fit is versatile

Fits tea lights perfectly

Return

0.9% Return rate 75% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall56%█▆▇▆█▇

the flare was atleast 2mm bigger

thought it'd be a little bigger BUT certainly not disappointed

they are small

Quality-Overall8%▁█▄▄▅▃

It's cheap looking and feels cheap

Cheap stuff

Poor quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%▇▂▆▄▁█
Defective Material/Parts6%█▂▃▂▁▂
Color3%█▄▃▁▁▄

I'm afraid too cause I don't wanna ruin the colour or fluffy-ness

FAQ

Common Skull questions

Answered from the same tracked data.