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title: "Search terms — knife blanks - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 59/100 · $143K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **knife blanks**

**Worth a look**

Shows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 19% of clicks), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 31Growth 15Conversion 17Competition 95Returns 94Price range 86Avg price 95Brand share 88Review moat 93Quality gap 47

**Competition**

**Incredible****19%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Avg price**

**Incredible****$27.22**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Returns**

**Great****1.1%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Review moat**

**Great****140.32**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Brand share**

**Great****47%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Price range**

**Great****$8.10–$103.55**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Market size**

**Okay****$143K**

$143K/yr · 389K searches

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.4%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Growth**

**Bad****-19.8%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

## Search terms