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Dobby

Fail

Shoppers spend only $20K a year here, so Dobby is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 850 of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · on the category median
Market size
£20K/yr86K searches / yr
90-day growth
-26.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
40%top-5 click share · 23 brands · 146 sellers

Flapen Score

Dobby against its category

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

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Dobby market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Dobby 86K times last year and spent an estimated £20K. The top 5 brands take 55% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 86K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -26.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £20K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
86K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-26.4%
Conversion, latest week
2.0%
Market size, estimated
£20Ka year
Peak month
December7.5× the quietest month
Top search term
dobby48K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.07.

Listings sell for £12.07 on average, from £2.10 to £31.60. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £12.07 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.07under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.10–£31.60
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
2K–3K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
1.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

34% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 90% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #1,649 within Hobbies. It carries 965 reviews at 4.63 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
34%
Prime listings
90%
Out of stock, average day
5.4%
Average rank
#1,649in Hobbies
Average rating
4.63 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
965per listing
Listings tracked
29

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 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 45 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
45 months

Products

Top Dobby 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 40% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£609£1K£2K£2K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

23 rising

Sellers

146

Top-5 brand share

55%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

39%

  • The Noble Collection13%
  • Rainbow Designs13%
  • Schleich12%
  • Play by Play9%
  • Funko7%
  • LEGO7%

Demand

Dobby search demand

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

7K5KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.5×

Search terms

Top Dobby search terms shoppers use

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

  • dobby48K/yr
  • harry potter dobby12K/yr
  • dobby teddy9K/yr
  • dobby harry potter12K/yr
  • dobby plush5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Dobby

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

Complain

Strength21%−0.20

feels flimsy

its way too flimsy

looks and feels a bit flimsy and cheap on arrival

Size-Overall21%+1.64

Bigger than I thought my husband loves it

probably abit smaller than expected

Value For Money14%0.00

A little pricey

Adhesion/Stickiness14%+0.42

Sticking filler

Quality-Overall7%+0.25

Cheap looking

Love

Quality-Overall21%+0.25

Excellent quality birthday card

No complaints at all

amazing quality

Gifting Purpose18%−0.01

It was a gift

Great present

Its a present so not built yet, looks good

Value For Money15%0.00

still worth the money

Good price for a Harry Potter Lego set

Reasonably priced, Super cute Dobby

Size-Overall11%+1.64

Its compact size fits perfectly on shelves, desks, or display cases, adding a touch of magic to any space

Vite Dobby

It's a normal size, great quality and looks great

Collectibles8%+0.64

Overall, if you're a Harry Potter fan or Funko collector, it's an easy recommendation

One to have in your collection

100% recomended for any Potter or Wizarding World collector

Return

1.0% Return rate 26% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall21%▁▁▂█▅▁

Bigger than I thought my husband loves it

probably abit smaller than expected

Defective Material/Parts18%▁█▁▁▁▄
Quality-Overall12%▁█▄▁▁▁

Cheap looking

Gifting Purpose12%▁▁▁▁▁█
Value For Money9%▁▁▇▁█▁

A little pricey

FAQ

Common Dobby questions

Answered from the same tracked data.