stained glass soldering iron
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 96% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great$81.26avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Great$942K$942K/yr · 321K searches
Returns
Good2.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Okay3.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay2,182.39avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Okay60%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Price range
Okay$10.14–$345.83cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-8.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad96%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, stained glass soldering iron is a $942K/yr Amazon United States market (321K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
stained glass soldering iron market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $813K–$1.0M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.6%
- Avg BSR
- #72
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 65%
- Out of stock
- 1.7%
- Avg brand age
- 50 months
- Avg seller age
- 157 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
110
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
60%
Top 20: 98%
Open market
3%
- Hakko69%
- YIHUA10%
- Q-MING8%
- Weller7%
- WEP2%
- Androssa2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×
Top stained glass soldering iron search terms
- hakko soldering iron84K/yr
- hakko48K/yr
- hakko soldering station34K/yr
- stained glass soldering iron35K/yr
- soldering iron for stained glass28K/yr
- hakko fx-6015K/yr
- 100w soldering iron9K/yr
- hako solder iron9K/yr
- stained glass soldering kit8K/yr
- soldering iron stained glass8K/yr
Top stained glass soldering iron 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
Hakko FX888DX-010BY - Digital Soldering Station with Rotary Encoder (Blue/Yellow Housing)
Hakko$121.164.8★314 rev
Hakko FX601-02 Adjustable Temperature Controlled Soldering Iron 67 Watts
Hakko$84.534.6★1,765 rev
Hakko Soldering Iron for Stained Glass - FX601 Iron
Hakko$91.434.6★123 rev
Soldering Iron Kit 100W LED Digital Solder Gun kits with Ceramic Heater Adjustable Temperature Welding Tools with Tips Wick Braid Stand Solders Wire Sponge Flux Paste
Q-MING$16.104.4★1,662 rev
FX60101 by Hakko
Hakko$51.594.3★552 rev
Newest
by launch date
Soldering Iron Kit for Stained Glass Includes Hakko FX-601-02 (67W) Adjustable Temperature Soldering Iron Amerway 60/40 1LB Solder Tigers Eye Gel Flux 8oz & Flux Brush Hobby & DIY Kit
Androssa$133.4114 rev
Hakko FX888DX-010YW - Digital Soldering Station with Rotary Encoder (Sunflower Yellow 120V - North America Version)
Hakko$126.548 rev
Hakko FX888DX-010BY - Digital Soldering Station with Rotary Encoder (Blue/Yellow Housing)
Hakko$121.16314 rev
Hakko Soldering Station Digital 120V 850 F FX971-010 - 1 Each
Hakko$345.835 rev
Soldering Iron Kit 100W LED Digital Solder Gun kits with Ceramic Heater Adjustable Temperature Welding Tools with Tips Wick Braid Stand Solders Wire Sponge Flux Paste
Q-MING$16.101,662 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Weller 80W/120V Soldering Iron Kit with Power Grip - WLIRPK8012A
Weller$34.894.5★
YIHUA 926 III 60W LED Display Soldering Iron Station Kit w 2 Helping Hands 6 Extra Iron Tips Roll of Lead-Free Solder Solder Sucker S/S Tweezers C/F Conversion Auto Sleep & Calibration Support
YIHUA$41.284.4★
Hakko FX888DX-010YW - Digital Soldering Station with Rotary Encoder (Sunflower Yellow 120V - North America Version)
Hakko$126.544.8★
Hakko FX601-02 Adjustable Temperature Controlled Soldering Iron 67 Watts
Hakko$84.534.6★
FX60101 by Hakko
Hakko$51.594.3★
What buyers say about stained glass soldering iron
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Amazing value”
“This thing heats up great”
“Excellent product”
“As described”
“easy to work with”
“Very nice design”
“Durable”
“it is just the right size”
“It works okay for lighter tasks”
“Extremely stable and I love the little brass holder it comes with”
What buyers complain about
“Gets HOT”
“just cheap quality”
“Not durable”
“Barely worked”
“So because the fit is not good”
“Yes, it's expensive”
“Not easy to use”
“Arrived used”
“Instruction fonts so small ppl will ignore”
“Arrived used and broken with missing parts”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is stained glass soldering iron profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $942K/yr across 23 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -8.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- How competitive is the stained glass soldering iron niche?
- 8 brands and 110 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in stained glass soldering iron?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Heating, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 2.1%.
- When does demand for stained glass soldering iron peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the stained glass soldering iron niche?
- Listings span $10.14–$345.83; the average listing price is $81.26 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,182 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.