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pin badge backs

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.59–$5.95) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 8Growth 29Conversion 95Competition 30Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 11Brand share 63Review moat 85Quality gap 27

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible12.6%

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

Review moat

Great296.63

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good67%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Okay67%

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

Growth

Okay+3.4%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Bad£3.81

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad£33K

£33K/yr · 69K searches

Price range

Bad£2.59–£5.95

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, pin badge backs is a £33K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (69K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

pin badge backs market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
£30K–£38K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
12.6%
Avg BSR
#287
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
56%
Out of stock
6.2%
Avg brand age
23 months
Avg seller age
248 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

28%

  • SHENLONG29%
  • Hand Creations17%
  • Rowwait8%
  • OBYJCA8%
  • JANYUN6%
  • ValueBargain5%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 34 weeks — +3.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K750Nov '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top pin badge backs search terms

  • pin badge backs41K/yr
  • pin backs18K/yr
  • pin backs for badges5K/yr
  • badge pins backs5K/yr
All search terms

Top pin badge backs 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%10%£3K20%£7K30%£10K40%£13K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about pin badge backs

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

What buyers love

Advertised Vs Actual Product18%

“Product is exactly as described”

Value For Money13%

“Great value”

Quality-Overall12%

“Good quality pin badge backs”

Locking Mechanism12%

“The locking mechanism is simple to use”

Size-Overall11%

“These fit perfectly on all my little badges”

Ease Of Use7%

“Easy to Use”

Grip5%

“seem better grip than the ones it came with”

Efficiency4%

“WORK FINE”

Adhesion/Stickiness3%

“Easy to sew on or glue”

Metal Quality3%

“they dont fall off like metal backs”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall26%

“didn't fit”

Quality-Overall17%

“They are no better than the standard pin clips”

Durability11%

“Unfortunately one of them snapped while wearing”

Grip11%

“Really grippy”

Security6%

“They dont secure your pins”

Metal Quality6%

“Better than the metal one's which can be difficult to remove”

Locking Mechanism4%

“Not secure”

Strength4%

“Not strong”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall54%
Value For Money17%
Functionality-Overall8%
Defective Material/Parts8%
Quality-Overall8%
Mounting4%

Common questions

Is pin badge backs profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £33K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +3.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
How competitive is the pin badge backs niche?
15 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 67% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pin badge backs?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 0.3%.
What does it cost to enter the pin badge backs niche?
Listings span £2.59–£5.95; the average listing price is £3.81 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 297 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.