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butterfly messer

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($31.98 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 54Growth 10Conversion 13Competition 61Returns 94Price range 16Avg price 95Brand share 75Review moat 87Quality gap 90

Avg price

Incredible€31.98

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Great1.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Great4.1★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Great252.35

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Great60%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Good48%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Market size

Good€373K

€373K/yr · 1.1M searches

Price range

Bad€6.43–€536.49

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

Conversion

Bad1.1%

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

Growth

Bad-30.6%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, butterfly messer is a €373K/yr Amazon Germany market (1.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 60% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

butterfly messer market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€320K–€400K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.1%
Avg BSR
#72
Page quality
0%
Prime
81%
Sponsored
19%
Out of stock
24.9%
Avg brand age
41 months
Avg seller age
193 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

26 falling

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

60%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 84%

Open market

35%

  • Sporgo24%
  • Lajiakoy11%
  • Tomuvpzn9%
  • vornnex9%
  • Nabalis6%
  • XCMC5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -30.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
35K25KSpike '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top butterfly messer search terms

  • butterfly messer302K/yr
  • butterfly trainer243K/yr
  • butterfly227K/yr
  • butterfly knife55K/yr
  • balisong53K/yr
  • balisong trainer49K/yr
  • butterfly messer trainer36K/yr
  • butterfly knife trainer21K/yr
  • butterfly trainer messer14K/yr
  • butterfly messer scharf15K/yr
All search terms

Top butterfly messer 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.

0%4%€15K8%€30K12%€45K16%€60K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about butterfly messer

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt43%

“Super Qualität”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis7%

“den Preis echt ok”

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis6%

“Fun Faktor 10 von 10”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%

“Erfüllen vollkommen ihren Zweck”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit4%

“die Handhabung funktioniert einwandfrei.”

Eignung Anfänger4%

“Sehr guter Schläger für Anfänger”

Geschenk Zweck4%

“War ein Geschenk”

Gesamtgröße3%

“Liegt super in der Hand”

Design insgesamt3%

“Das Design ist echt schön”

Griff3%

“Liegt super in der Hand”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt30%

“Ganz schlechte Qualität”

Haltbarkeit16%

“Hält nicht lange”

Griff8%

“der steckstift, ist eine katastrophe,er rutscht immer wieder halb raus dadurch verkanntet der block beim ziehen, und man muss wider aufstehen und nachstecken.”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis8%

“sind den Preis nicht wert”

Stärke5%

“Leider nicht sehr stabil fallen schnell auseinander”

Montage3%

“Schrauben locker, Material schlecht”

Materialqualität3%

“Material schlecht”

Manövrieren3%

“Es bewegt sich kaum”

Gleichgewicht/Stabilität3%

“Instabil”

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis3%

“die 1h macht es spaß bis es auseinanderfällt.”

Top return reasons

Qualität insgesamt18%
Haltbarkeit16%
Defekt Material/Teile15%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%
Gesamtgröße5%
Mechanismus probleme5%
Funktionalität insgesamt5%
Gewicht schwer4%
Schärfe3%
Griff3%

Common questions

Is butterfly messer profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €373K/yr across 37 tracked products. 1 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -30.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
How competitive is the butterfly messer niche?
26 brands and 40 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 60% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in butterfly messer?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Haltbarkeit, Griff. The return rate is 1.1%.
When does demand for butterfly messer peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the butterfly messer niche?
Listings span €6.43–€536.49; the average listing price is €31.98 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 252 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.