Split Pins
prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.64–$7.55) — Split Pins doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Split Pins profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Split Pins is a £122K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (183K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 59% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Split Pins: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -10.4% over the last 90 days and 15.2% of searches end in a purchase.
£122K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 59% of demand, so 41% of the market is open.
41%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 20 products
Top Split Pins 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
200 Pcs Split Pins Metal Paper Fasteners Mini Brads 4.5mm x 8mm Round Scrapbooking Brads Split Pins with Storage Box for Paper Craft DIY Stamping Scrapbooking (Gold)
- Price
- £3.34
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 570
- Age
- 5y ago
ANVINKU 330PCS Cotter Pins Assorted 304 Stainless Steel Split Pins 7 Sizes Cotter Pin Assortment Kit for Automotive Mechanics Marine Repair
- Price
- £6.69
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 159
- Age
- 1y ago
Lxtness 100 Pcs Split Pins Metal Paper Fasteners Mini Brads 16mm x 8mm Round Scrapbooking Brads Split Pins for Paper Craft DIY Stamping Scrapbooking (Gold)
- Price
- £3.86
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 44
- Age
- 11mo ago
100Pcs Split Pins Scrapbooking Brads Split Pins Metal Paper Fasteners Mini Brads 8mmx17mm Round Scrapbooking Brads Split Pins for Paper Craft DIY Stamping Scrapbook Office Household Supplies(Gold)
- Price
- £2.92
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 370
- Age
- 3y ago
Cotter Pins Assortment Kit 304 Stainless Steel Split Pins Kit Retaining Spring Hitch Cotter Pin Set for Automotive Mechanics Car Garage Workshop
- Price
- £4.18
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 69
- Age
- 5y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
100 Pcs Colourful Split Pins for Crafts 8x19mm Metal Paper Fasteners
- Price
- £3.56
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 3mo ago
200 Pcs Split Pins Craft Metal Paper Fasteners 8mm x 18mm Multicolor Split Pin Paper Fasteners Split Pins Mini Brads Round Scrapbooking Brads for Paper DIY Stamping Crafts Projects Scrapbooking Office
- Price
- £3.81
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 4mo ago
500pcs Paper Split Pins Fasteners Brass Split Brads Round Fasteners
- Price
- £4.70
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 1y ago
100 Pcs Gold Split Pins - 8x16mm Metal Paper Fasteners Split Pins Paper Fasteners for Scrapbooking DIY Crafts Office Supplies Brass Brads & Craft Fasteners
- Price
- £2.66
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 1y ago
Wemoralix 100 PCS Paper Fasteners & Multicolor Split Pins for Paper Craft DIY Stamping Scrapbooking Supplies (Mixed Colors)
- Price
- £3.72
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 9mo ago
Newest
by launch date100 Pcs Colourful Split Pins for Crafts 8x19mm Metal Paper Fasteners
- Price
- £3.56
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 3mo ago
200 Pcs Split Pins Craft Metal Paper Fasteners 8mm x 18mm Multicolor Split Pin Paper Fasteners Split Pins Mini Brads Round Scrapbooking Brads for Paper DIY Stamping Crafts Projects Scrapbooking Office
- Price
- £3.81
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 4mo ago
Wemoralix 100 PCS Paper Fasteners & Multicolor Split Pins for Paper Craft DIY Stamping Scrapbooking Supplies (Mixed Colors)
- Price
- £3.72
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 9mo ago
Lxtness 100 Pcs Split Pins Metal Paper Fasteners Mini Brads 16mm x 8mm Round Scrapbooking Brads Split Pins for Paper Craft DIY Stamping Scrapbooking (Gold)
- Price
- £3.86
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 44
- Age
- 11mo ago
Sandphyrre Cotter Pins Assortment Kit 304 Stainless Steel 12 Sizes R Clips and Split Pins Spring clips for Hitch Pin Lock Systems
- Price
- £6.44
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 53
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
20 falling
Sellers
25
Top-5 brand share
59%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
59%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
36%
- Realjoy26%
- ANVINKU10%
- Lxtness8%
- Rowwait7%
- sukevitor7%
- Uskerb5%
Split Pins demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top Split Pins search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- split pins121K/yr
- paper fasteners17K/yr
- split pin12K/yr
- split pins craft9K/yr
- paper fasteners split pins8K/yr
- brads7K/yr
- butterfly pins6K/yr
- paper pins3K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Split Pins
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
94% of reviews“Other than that the pins suppled are good quality”
“they fit well with no issues”
“Good price”
“Did the job”
“Very useful”
What buyers complain about
80% of reviews“Not fit for purpose”
“Picture is deceptive”
“Not good quality or good sizes for compatibility with tie rod ends, need to use old ones because of quality and size issues”
“over priced”
“Not all the colours shown in the advert”
Split Pins return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.5%
Return rate
89%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Split Pins questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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