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Worth a look54/100

pen knife shows low returns (1.0%), but a small market ($72K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market/yr

$72K

Growth (1y)

+167.8%

Products

60

Brands

46

was 41 a year ago

Sellers

112

Price range

$4.70–$63.47

Returns

1.0%

Rating

4.3★

54/100

Worth a look

Scored 54/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
4
×0.30
Growth
73
×0.30
Competition
82
×0.20
Quality gap
55
×0.10
Returns
92
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +167.8% year over year.
109K54KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Holiday '25Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 15.0×

Competition

10%FUNBRO
  • FUNBRO10%
  • Fiskars10%
  • Grand Way8%
  • Westcott8%
  • AMEND25%
  • ANKAKA5%
  • Other (40 brands)54%

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen. 46 brands and 112 sellers compete here.

Brands

46 rising

was 41 a year ago

Sellers

112

Top 5 brand share

41%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend

Product shelf

All 60 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Sharpness15%

“Blade is sharp”

Quality-Overall15%

“Great Quality Knife”

Ease Of Use10%

“Easy to carry”

Value For Money10%

“Excellent Value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“As pictured”

Size-Overall5%

“Love the size and usefulness”

Grip3%

“Solid grip”

Design-Overall3%

“Its well built”

Strength2%

“Base is sturdy”

Weight Light2%

“The knives feel lightweight”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall14%

“Too short”

Durability10%

“Broke after a month”

Ease Of Use9%

“Very difficult to close”

Sharpness8%

“doesnt stay sharp”

Quality-Overall7%

“Complete garbage”

Functionality-Overall4%

“not as functional as I thought it would be”

Strength3%

“They break easily”

Value For Money3%

“After receiving product I felt was a little over priced”

Grip3%

“hard to grip”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“Not as pictured”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall36%
  • Functionality-Overall10%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product9%
  • Sharpness7%
  • Defective Material/Parts5%
  • Quality-Overall4%
  • Value For Money4%
  • Ease Of Use4%
  • Mechanism Issues3%
  • Strength2%

Data scraped July 8, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.74 median price · 2.3% median returns across 14,634 tracked niches.