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1 1/2 Hole Saw

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($5.50–$14.67) — 1 1/2 Hole Saw doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

38
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Ranks 8,108 of 9,536 Tools & Home Improvement niches · −10 vs the category median of 48

Market size 10Growth 28Conversion 97Competition 22Returns 58Price range 0Avg price 31Brand share 48Review moat 66Quality gap 37
This niche Category average · 9,536 niches

Is 1 1/2 Hole Saw profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 1 1/2 Hole Saw is a $39K/yr Amazon United States market (26K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

1 1/2 Hole Saw: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +2.8% over the last 90 days and 15.3% of searches end in a purchase.

$39K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr5K
Search volume / yr+2.8%26K
Conversion rate15.3%
Avg price$9.67

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand, so 24% of the market is open.

24%

open market share

Brands · sellers14 · 83
Top-5 product click share74%
Open market24%
Avg brand age53 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 15 products

Sponsored placement80%
New entrants (1y)3· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews858

Top 1 1/2 Hole Saw 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 capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

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

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

83

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

20%

  • VIKITON27%
  • Lenox20%
  • KATA15%
  • Milwaukee7%
  • EMSTAR7%
  • GRIXLEN4%

1 1/2 Hole Saw demand & seasonality

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

Volume26KCVR15.3%Products15Brands14Top 5 Brands76%OOS Rate1.8%Rating4.5★Reviews858Avg BSR#108
500300May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26Jul '26Jul '26

Top 1 1/2 Hole Saw search terms shoppers use

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

  • 1 1/2 hole saw9K/yr
  • 1.5 hole saw7K/yr
  • 1.5 inch hole saw5K/yr
  • 1 1/2 inch hole saw3K/yr
  • 1-1/2 hole saw3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 1 1/2 Hole Saw

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

What buyers love

89% of reviews
Value For Money25%

worth the price

Quality-Overall21%

Good performance

Size-Overall10%

Great for the size

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

WORKS AS ADVERTISED

Precision Of Cut10%

it cut very clean holes

What buyers complain about

72% of reviews
Durability24%

Broke both bits trying to start the pilot hole

Precision Of Cut15%

Not good very dough would not cut through a half inch cedar board without a lot of force

Quality-Overall9%

Some reviews are ridiculous in expectations vs. actual performance

Product Condition6%

I was sent a used item

Compatibility-Overall6%

Not compatible Dewalt

1 1/2 Hole Saw return rate & reasons

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

2.7%

Return rate

64%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
54%
2Functionality-Overall
8%
3Defective Material/Parts
6%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
6%
5Quality-Overall
5%

Common 1 1/2 Hole Saw questions

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

Flapen scores 1 1/2 Hole Saw 38/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $39K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +2.8% over the last 90 days.
1 1/2 Hole Saw buyers on Amazon United States complain most about Durability, Precision Of Cut, Quality-Overall, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 2.7%.