How competitive is the 1 7/16 Socket niche on Amazon United States?

9 brands and 36 sellers compete in 1 7/16 Socket on Amazon United States. The top 5 1 7/16 Socket products take 61% of clicks and its top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.

What does it cost to enter the 1 7/16 Socket niche?

1 7/16 Socket sells for $17.66 on average on Amazon United States, inside our $15–$100 sweet spot. Listings span $9.87–$35.62. The average incumbent carries 1,530 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

1 7/16 Socket

a small market ($57K/yr) — 1 7/16 Socket doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

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Ranks 5,399 of 9,536 Tools & Home Improvement niches · −2 vs the category median of 48

This niche Category average · 9,536 niches

Is 1 7/16 Socket profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 1 7/16 Socket is a $57K/yr Amazon United States market (18K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

1 7/16 Socket: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +8.4% over the last 90 days and 17.7% of searches end in a purchase.

$57K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K

Search volume / yr+8.4%18K

Conversion rate17.7%

Avg price$17.66

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand, so 10% of the market is open.

10%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 36

Top-5 product click share61%

Open market10%

Avg brand age60 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.8★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 16 products

Top 1 7/16 Socket products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

SUNHZMCKP 1/2 Impact Socket SAE 1-7/16 In Deep 6 Point Socket CR-MO Axle Nut Impact Grade Socket for Easy Removal (SAE 1-7/16)

Price: $9.95
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 317
Age: 1y ago

TEKTON 1/2 Inch Drive x 1-7/16 Inch Shallow 6-Point Socket | SHD22036

Price: $10.32
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 4,094
Age: 7y ago

TIGHTSPOT 1/2 Drive 1-7/16 Inch Shallow Impact Socket 6-Point CRV Steel

Price: $10.34
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 116
Age: 1y ago

TEKTON 1/2 Inch Drive x 1-7/16 Inch Impact Socket | SID22036

Price: $12.40
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 3,376
Age: 6y ago

TIGHTSPOT 1/2 Dr 1 7/16 Inch Deep Socket Anti-Round 6-Pt CRMO Steel

Price: $16.55
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 1,744
Age: 2y ago

Newest

by launch date

1-7/16 Socket 1/2 Drive Deep Impact Metric Socket 6 Point CR-MO for Easy Removal of Axle Nut

Price: $9.98
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 66
Age: 7mo ago

1/2 Drive Deep Impact Socket Set 8-Piece SAE Wheel Axle Nut Wrench Large Sockets Standard Adapter 1-11/16 1-9/16 1-3/8 1-7/16 1-1/2 1-5/8 1-3/4 Imperial Spindle Joint Torque Bearing Locknut Truck

Price: $35.32
Rating: 4.9/5
Reviews: 60
Age: 11mo ago

TIGHTSPOT 3/4 Drive 1-7/16 Inch Deep Jumbo Socket 6-Pt CR-MO Steel

Price: $24.89
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 40
Age: 1y ago

BUYROBUS 1/2 Drive Impact Socket Set 9-Piece Standard SAE Deep Axle Nut Sockets 6-Point Cr-Mo 1-1/41-3/81-7/161-1/21-9/161-5/81-11/161-3/4 Impact Socket Adapter (3/4 x 1/2)

Price: $35.62
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 54
Age: 1y ago

TIGHTSPOT 1/2 Drive 1-7/16 Inch Deep Impact Socket 6-Point CRV Steel

Price: $14.91
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 457
Age: 1y ago

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

TIGHTSPOT33%
TEKTON30%
SUNHZ MCKP17%
ELEAD6%
BUYROBUS5%
CASOMAN4%
Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)

1 7/16 Socket demand & seasonality

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

Volume18KCVR17.7%Products16Brands9Top 5 Brands90%OOS Rate4.3%Rating4.8★Reviews1,530Avg BSR#141

Top 1 7/16 Socket search terms shoppers use

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

1 7/16 socket11K/yr +15.2%15.4% conv.
1 7/16 socket 1/2 drive5K/yr -12.8%18.8% conv.
1-7/16 socket3K/yr +17.9%15.6% conv.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 1 7/16 Socket

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

What buyers love

98% of reviews

Value For Money24%

“Great buy for money”

Socket/Port/Plug17%

“Great set of sockets”

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%

“Works as described”

Quality-Overall13%

“good quality”

Weight Heavy7%

“Built heavy”

What buyers complain about

100% of reviews

Durability33%

“Cracked after 3 uses”

Socket/Port/Plug33%

“Cracked sockets”

Thickness33%

“the socket was too thick would not fit into the resess where the nut was”

1 7/16 Socket return rate & reasons

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

1.7%

Return rate

82%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall

79%

2Socket/Port/Plug

3Compatibility-Overall

4Defective Material/Parts

5Thickness

Common 1 7/16 Socket questions

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

Flapen scores 1 7/16 Socket 46/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $57K/yr across 16 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +8.4% over the last 90 days.

1 7/16 Socket buyers on Amazon United States complain most about Durability, Socket/Port/Plug, Thickness, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 1.7%.