metal detecting shovel
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($47.25 avg), but soft demand (-11.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Great$47.25avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Great1.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Good65%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Price range
Good$15.95–$145.70cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good49%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Good1,056.22avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Okay$176K$176K/yr · 134K searches
Conversion
Okay2.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-11.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, metal detecting shovel is a $176K/yr Amazon United States market (134K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 65% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
metal detecting shovel market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $189K–$236K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.8%
- Avg BSR
- #147
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 91%
- Sponsored
- 83%
- Out of stock
- 9.9%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 175 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
18 falling
Sellers
44
Top-5 brand share
65%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
49%
Top 20: 98%
Open market
28%
- CKG28%
- GADFISH12%
- UIABOPZ9%
- Root Slayer9%
- HANTOP7%
- HOME RIGHT7%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -11.2% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top metal detecting shovel search terms
- metal detecting shovel66K/yr
- metal detector shovel51K/yr
- shovel for metal detecting6K/yr
- metal detecting shovels5K/yr
- metal detector shovel digging tools6K/yr
Top metal detecting shovel products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
CKG Carbon Metal Detecting Shovel Digging Tool with Double Serrated Blade Lightweight Digger Garden Root Cutter Spade Professional Metal Detector Accessories Gold Digger Shovel - Carbon Black
CKG$65.174.6★168 rev
Metal Detecting Shovel 39 Root Slayer Shovel with Serrated Blade Lightweight and Durable Garden Spade Shovel Metal Detector Shovel Drain Spade for Cutting Root Digging Trenching Transplanting
UIABOPZ$33.083.8★16 rev
Root Slayer 22411 Mini Digger Garden Shovel with Serrated Blade for Digging and Root Cutting Steel Spade Red
Root Slayer$41.654.8★2,246 rev
CKG Metal Detecting Shovel Digging Tool with Double Serrated Blade Heavy Duty Digger Garden Root Cutter T-Handle Spade Professional Metal Detector Accessories Single
CKG$57.444.6★314 rev
GADFISH Sand Scoop for Metal Detecting Metal Detector Scoop Stainless Steel Sand Sifter Shovel Fast Sifter Shovel for Underwater Treasure Hunting (Stainless Steel)
GADFISH$35.774.6★933 rev
Newest
by launch date
Metal Detecting Shovel 39inch Spade Shovel Lightweight Metal Detector Shovel Effortless Cutting Root Slayer Shovel Serrated Shovels for Digging Treasure Hunting Garden Transplanting Trenching
HOME RIGHT$29.9116 rev
Metal Detecting Shovel 39 Root Slayer Shovel with Serrated Blade Lightweight and Durable Garden Spade Shovel Metal Detector Shovel Drain Spade for Cutting Root Digging Trenching Transplanting
UIABOPZ$33.0816 rev
40 Metal Detecting Shovel Digging Tool T-Handle Metal Detector Shovels Root Slayer Shovel for Landscapers Lawn Gardeners Relic & Gold Prospecting
GADFISH$48.61100 rev
REDACMP 46 Metal Detecting Shovel Spade Shovel Digging Tool with Double Serrated Blade Sharpshooter Shoves for Landscapers Lawn Gardeners Relic Gold Prospecting 31 & 46
REDCAMP$33.7322 rev
CKG Carbon Metal Detecting Set - Spade Shovel Hand Shovel Digging Tool Pouch Bag Lightweight and Durable Shovels for Digging Treasure Hunting Set
CKG$90.7631 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumMetal Detecting Shovel 39 Root Slayer Shovel with Serrated Blade Lightweight and Durable Garden Spade Shovel Metal Detector Shovel Drain Spade for Cutting Root Digging Trenching Transplanting
UIABOPZ$33.083.8★
LRLXE Metal Detector Shovel Heavy Duty Double Serrated Edge Digger with Sheath Gardening & Metal Detecting Accessories for Digging Weeding and Planting
LRLXE$21.454.8★
Metal Detecting Shovel 39inch Spade Shovel Lightweight Metal Detector Shovel Effortless Cutting Root Slayer Shovel Serrated Shovels for Digging Treasure Hunting Garden Transplanting Trenching
HOME RIGHT$29.914.2★
CKG Carbon Metal Detecting Shovel Digging Tool with Double Serrated Blade Lightweight Digger Garden Root Cutter Spade Professional Metal Detector Accessories Gold Digger Shovel - Carbon Black
CKG$65.174.6★
Long Handle Sand Scoop Stainless Steel Shovel Scoop for Metal Detecting for Adults Shovel Underwater Treasure Hunting Adjustable Length Handheld with Long Steel Handle Pole Design 45 Inches
SCNKKL$31.974.6★
What buyers say about metal detecting shovel
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent product”
“Built tough”
“Worth every penny”
“Durable product”
“Easy to use”
“Just what I needed”
“Well constructed”
“Its light, easy to carry, and digs great”
“Easy assemble”
“Compact storage option”
What buyers complain about
“Cheap and easy to break”
“Horribly made, it WILL fall apart”
“Don't waste your money”
“rusted after just a couple of beach uses”
“So flimsy”
“Not made with strong metal”
“Its a little heavy for how small it is”
“Tough as HELL”
“the slots are big”
“I think you would have to be careful with it in very very hard dirt trying to pry up as I think it would bend at the handle”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is metal detecting shovel profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $176K/yr across 23 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the metal detecting shovel niche?
- 18 brands and 44 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 65% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in metal detecting shovel?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 1.9%.
- When does demand for metal detecting shovel peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the metal detecting shovel niche?
- Listings span $15.95–$145.70; the average listing price is $47.25 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,056 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.