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Butterfly Knife

Fail

Demand is soft, at -34.1% this quarter, so Butterfly Knife is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 3,831 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −5 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£62K/yr499K searches / yr
90-day growth
-34.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
57%top-5 click share · 18 brands · 25 sellers

Flapen Score

Butterfly Knife against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Butterfly Knife is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Butterfly Knife market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Butterfly Knife 499K times last year and spent an estimated £62K. The top 5 brands take 67% of clicks. Demand peaks in Feb–Dec. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

1.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 499K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -34.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £62K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
499K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-34.1%
Conversion, latest week
1.2%
Market size, estimated
£62Ka year
Peak month
December1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
butterfly knife264K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.48.

Listings sell for £10.48 on average, from £3.52 to £27.18. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £10.48 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.48under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.52–£27.18
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

24% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 90% ship with Prime. On an average day, 13.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #1,106 within Barware. It carries 143 reviews at 4.04 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
24%
Prime listings
90%
Out of stock, average day
13.5%
Average rank
#1,106in Barware
Average rating
4.04 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
143per listing
Listings tracked
21

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 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 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
49 months

Products

Top Butterfly Knife 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 57% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£6K£12K£19K£25K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

25

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

26%

  • XCMC21%
  • City Million16%
  • Ideal Swan12%
  • AOSILEY9%
  • Eophmi8%
  • Baosong7%

Demand

Butterfly Knife search demand

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

15K10KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Butterfly Knife search terms shoppers use

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

  • butterfly knife264K/yr
  • balisong73K/yr
  • butterfly knife trainer59K/yr
  • balisong trainer44K/yr
  • practice butterfly knife17K/yr
  • butter fly knife9K/yr
  • balisongs6K/yr
  • training butterfly knife10K/yr
  • fake butterfly knife6K/yr
  • balisong knife6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Butterfly Knife

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

Complain

Durability39%−0.79

Broke after a few uses

Broke within 20 minutes of use - my son was really upset

losening after every use

Quality-Overall18%+1.45

Absolute rubbish

Cheap rubbish

Very poor quality

Rusts/Corrodes7%+0.14

Slight problem, after a couple weeks of playing it started to squeak a bit, which could be a sign of rust

Value For Money7%+0.29

Make it cheaper please 3 stars

Material Quality4%−0.05

since it was plastic it felt terrible

Love

Quality-Overall35%+1.45

Very good quality for a cheap butterfly knife

Great Quality

Its really good, moves smoothly and sounds very clicky

Fun/Entertainment Experience23%+1.80

Fun gadget

fun to use

It is super fun to play

Grip11%+0.63

Good for dexterity in the hands and once youve mastered your simple rollouts theres a galaxy of moves and tricks

flips smoothly and has a nice weight and grip

feels very sturdy in the hand

Durability9%−0.79

Very durable

Durable and cool

still good

Value For Money7%+0.29

Good value

Return

0.6% Return rate 0% Fixable by listing

Durability24%▁▁▄▄▆█

Broke after a few uses

Broke within 20 minutes of use - my son was really upset

losening after every use

Quality-Overall19%▅▅█▆▁█

Absolute rubbish

Cheap rubbish

Very poor quality

Defective Material/Parts14%▁█▃▄▁▁
Functionality-Overall7%█▃▁▁▁▁

Tragically bad falls apart so quick pin doesnt work needs tightening

Mechanism Issues5%▁▁▁▆█▁

FAQ

Common Butterfly Knife questions

Answered from the same tracked data.