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Skip Ball

Skip Ball shows low returns (1.2%), but a small market ($49K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

53
Worth a look
Market size 12Growth 60Conversion 56Competition 52Returns 91Price range 13Avg price 44Brand share 55Review moat 73Quality gap 82
This niche Category average

Is Skip Ball profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Skip Ball is a £49K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (93K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

Skip Ball: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +36.6% over the last 90 days and 4.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£49K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr6K
Search volume / yr+36.6%93K
Conversion rate4.7%
Avg price£11.24

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand, so 28% of the market is open.

28%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 35
Top-5 product click share54%
Open market28%
Avg brand age43 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 20 products

Sponsored placement85%
New entrants (1y)5· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.2★
Avg reviews593

Top Skip Ball 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 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£5K£10K£15K£20K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

35

Top-5 brand share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

54%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

22%

  • HOT BARGAINS22%
  • Chridark16%
  • Hot Bee14%
  • Getatoy10%
  • Jofuni10%
  • KandyToys5%

Skip Ball demand & seasonality

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

Volume93KCVR4.7%Products20Brands13Top 5 Brands72%OOS Rate2.2%Rating4.2★Reviews593Avg BSR#33
4K3KPrime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: May, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×

Top Skip Ball search terms shoppers use

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

  • ankle skip ball for kids26K/yr
  • ankle skip ball24K/yr
  • skip ball19K/yr
  • skip it13K/yr
  • skip it ankle toy6K/yr
  • ankle skip4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Skip Ball

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

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Fun/Entertainment Experience33%

Fun in the sun

Quality-Overall11%

Good quality an good for exersise

Value For Money11%

Good value for money

Gifting Purpose8%

Great gift my granddaughter loved it

Strength8%

Sturdy

What buyers complain about

85% of reviews
Quality-Overall23%

Cheaply made

Durability19%

item breaks on first use

Gifting Purpose8%

Didnt give as the gift in the end

Pain Relief-Overall8%

It can hurt

Strap/String Quality8%

With in 30 mins the ball came off the ankle strap

Skip Ball return rate & reasons

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

1.2%

Return rate

20%

Fixable by listing

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

1Quality-Overall
14%
2Functionality-Overall
14%
3Defective Material/Parts
14%
4Size-Overall
10%
5Gifting Purpose
9%

Common Skip Ball questions

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

Flapen scores Skip Ball 53/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £49K/yr across 20 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +36.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Skip Ball on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in May–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.5× the quietest.