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Black Light Shade

soft demand (-32.3% this quarter) — Black Light Shade doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

44
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Market size 25Growth 9Conversion 19Competition 68Returns 83Price range 57Avg price 67Brand share 35Review moat 68Quality gap 57
This niche Category average

Is Black Light Shade profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Black Light Shade is a £98K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (450K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Black Light Shade: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -32.3% over the last 90 days and 1.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£98K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-32.3%450K
Conversion rate1.6%
Avg price£14.01

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand, so 16% of the market is open.

16%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 18
Top-5 product click share44%
Open market16%
Avg brand age39 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 38 products

Sponsored placement84%
New entrants (1y)5· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews799

Top Black Light Shade products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£4K£8K£12K£16K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

12%

  • Giggi49%
  • MiniSun14%
  • LEDSone9%
  • Aidencor6%
  • HARPER LIVING6%
  • FRIDEKO HOME4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 12%)

Black Light Shade demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume450KCVR1.6%Products38Brands12Top 5 Brands84%OOS Rate8.9%Rating4.4★Reviews799Avg BSR#80
10K6KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top Black Light Shade search terms shoppers use

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

  • black light shade118K/yr
  • black lampshade94K/yr
  • glass lampshades for ceiling lights45K/yr
  • black lampshade for ceiling41K/yr
  • black ceiling light shade30K/yr
  • glass light shade ceiling35K/yr
  • metal lampshades for ceiling lights13K/yr
  • bathroom light shades10K/yr
  • black light shades ceiling12K/yr
  • light shade black11K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Light Shade

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

92% of reviews
Quality-Overall23%

as described, good quality, looks really nice and was very easy to install

Brightness/Shine/Glow20%

Lovely light

Value For Money13%

Fantastic price

Color10%

nice colour

Size-Overall7%

Easy fit

What buyers complain about

61% of reviews
Size-Overall29%

Extremely small

Value For Money8%

They look really expensive

Weight Heavy6%

Heavier than anticipated

Quality-Overall5%

Poor quality control

Assembly/Installation5%

couldnt put together sending it back

Black Light Shade return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.6%

Return rate

66%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
56%
2Defective Material/Parts
18%
3Color
4%
4Weight Heavy
4%
5Quality-Overall
4%

Common Black Light Shade questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Black Light Shade 44/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £98K/yr across 38 tracked products. 1 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -32.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Black Light Shade on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Feb, where the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.