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Medical Scissors

Fail

Prices span $2.80–$13.70, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Medical Scissors is a Fail.

Flapen Score
45
45 / 100
Ranks 1,255 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −3 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£50K/yr72K searches / yr
90-day growth
+2.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
61%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 24 sellers

Flapen Score

Medical Scissors against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Medical Scissors is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

45Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Medical Scissors market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Medical Scissors 72K times last year and spent an estimated £50K. The top 5 brands take 81% of clicks. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

11.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 72K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 11.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +2.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £50K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
72K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+2.4%
Conversion, latest week
11.6%
Market size, estimated
£50Ka year
Peak month
September1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
medical scissors29K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.97.

Listings sell for £5.97 on average, from £2.80 to £13.70. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £5.97 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.97under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.80–£13.70
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #76 within First Aid. It carries 849 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
83%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
3.9%
Average rank
#76in First Aid
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
849per listing
Listings tracked
24

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 59 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
59 months

Products

Top Medical Scissors products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£5K£10K£15K£20K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

15 rising

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

16%

  • IMKRC33%
  • MJW21%
  • SS INSTRUMENTX17%
  • Pure sharp5%
  • Styvechale4%
  • Safety First Aid Group3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 16%)

Demand

Medical Scissors search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

2K1KSpike '25DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Medical Scissors search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • medical scissors29K/yr
  • first aid scissors20K/yr
  • surgical scissors18K/yr
  • sterile scissors5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Medical Scissors

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Strength25%−0.12

not robust

Weak

Durability17%−0.06

Broke after 3 uses

The scissors came apart on the first use

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%−0.01

I've docked 2 stars for for the error in the description

Quality-Overall17%−0.03

Crap item

Grip17%−0.07

Grip not that good

Love

Value For Money38%+3.68

Good value

good value

Excellent value

Quality-Overall19%−0.03

To start with they seem very well made

Good Quality

They are reasonable quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%−0.01

As described thankyou

Does as it says on the box

Just what I needed

Size-Overall8%+0.17

good size

nice size. easy to hold

These scissors are a good size

Durability6%−0.06

so appear to be durable

The stainless steel build feels sturdy and durable, with a solid cutting action that doesnt feel flimsy

Super sharp & durable

Return

0.2% Return rate 74% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall65%▁▁▇██▆

Not fit for purpose

Material Quality9%▁█▁▁▁▂
Quality-Overall9%█▁▁▁▁▂

Crap item

Rusts/Corrodes4%
Color4%▁█▁▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Medical Scissors questions

Answered from the same tracked data.