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Chess Set

Maybe

Shoppers spend $2.0M a year here. But prices span $5.15–$572.82, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Chess Set is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
60
60 / 100
Top 8% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +16 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£2.0M/yr1.7M searches / yr
90-day growth
-13.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
44%top-5 click share · 20 brands · 37 sellers

Flapen Score

Chess Set against its category

The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Chess Set is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

60Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Chess Set market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Chess Set 1.7M times last year and spent an estimated £2.0M. The top 5 brands take 64% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 60 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

3.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.7M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -13.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £2.0M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.7M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-13.3%
Conversion, latest week
3.5%
Market size, estimated
£2.0Ma year
Peak month
December3.2× the quietest month
Top search term
chess set612K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £34.02.

Listings sell for £34.02 on average, from £5.15 to £572.82. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £34.02 that is £26K to £34K a year per listing.

Average price
£34.02inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.15–£572.82
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
50K–60K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£26K–£34K
Returns
1.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

89% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 92% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #134 within Games & Accessories. It carries 1,072 reviews at 4.54 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
89%
Prime listings
92%
Out of stock, average day
8.2%
Average rank
#134in Games & Accessories
Average rating
4.54 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,072per listing
Listings tracked
38

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 51 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
51 months

Products

Top Chess Set 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 44% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£61K£122K£183K£244K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

20 falling

Sellers

37

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 83%

Open market

30%

  • Peradix29%
  • Jaques of London14%
  • Snocyo8%
  • Sarr Klith7%
  • Sihaiyuan7%
  • Jsdoin6%

Demand

Chess Set search demand

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

80K60KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

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

Search terms

Top Chess Set search terms shoppers use

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

  • chess set612K/yr
  • chess board352K/yr
  • chess283K/yr
  • chess set for adults103K/yr
  • chess sets43K/yr
  • magnetic chess set28K/yr
  • wooden chess set39K/yr
  • chess board for adults29K/yr
  • chess set kids36K/yr
  • sah19K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Chess Set

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

Complain

Magnetic Strength/Adsorption11%

Magnets are weak

magnets are useless

Not magnetic

Quality-Overall9%+1.86

Bad quality

Really cheap quality

The quality is very low

Size-Overall9%−0.05

The board is small

Its big, much bigger than expected

Small

Value For Money4%+1.04

I would say it is a bit on the pricey side

Looks expensive

alot more expensive than it is

Strength4%−0.03

flimsy construction you sometimes get with travel sets

The pieces were flimsy

The box isnt very strong

Love

Quality-Overall34%+1.86

Great quality set

Amazing quality

Its great quality the pieces are well detailed

Value For Money15%+1.04

Great buy for the money

Good value for money

great value

Magnetic Strength/Adsorption8%

Good magnet

The magnetic pieces are a great feature

magnetic good so far

Gifting Purpose5%+0.28

Gift

Excellent gift

Excellent Christmas Present

Size-Overall4%−0.05

Perfect size for travel

Good size

I love the size

Return

1.1% Return rate 46% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall33%▇█▇▆▇▆

The board is small

Its big, much bigger than expected

Small

Quality-Overall15%█▅▅▄▄▅

Bad quality

Really cheap quality

The quality is very low

Defective Material/Parts11%▃▇▅██▇
Magnetic Strength/Adsorption8%▅▄▇█▅▆

Magnets are weak

magnets are useless

Not magnetic

Color3%█▇▇▄▅▂

FAQ

Common Chess Set questions

Answered from the same tracked data.