Is pinking shears profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £200K/yr across 15 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -15.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).

How competitive is the pinking shears niche?

10 brands and 50 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in pinking shears?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Paper Quality. The return rate is 0.7%.

When does demand for pinking shears peak?

Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the pinking shears niche?

Listings span £5.00–£27.42; the average listing price is £8.85 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,438 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

pinking shears

Skip it

Soft demand (-15.4% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible12.3%

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

Price range

Good£5.00–£27.42

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

Review moat

Good1,437.87

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay£200K

£200K/yr · 184K searches

Brand share

Okay89%

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

Avg price

Okay£8.85

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Bad72%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-15.4%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, pinking shears is a £200K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (184K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

pinking shears market data

Units sold / yr: 20K–25K; avg 1,250–1,500/product
Revenue / yr: £177K–£221K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 12.3%
Avg BSR: #18
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 73%
Out of stock: 11.5%
Avg brand age: 61 months
Avg seller age: 181 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

KUONIIY69%
Singer7%
VAYS6%
STAEDTLER3%
CREAWONDER3%
Asdirne3%
Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 8%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -15.4% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Open Trend

Top pinking shears search terms

pinking shears for fabric cutting54K/yr -10.4%12.7% conv.
pinking shears54K/yr -14.7%9.4% conv.
pinking shears for fabric cutting uk16K/yr -20.4%12.5% conv.
zig zag scissors15K/yr -20.7%6.3% conv.
pinking scissors10K/yr +0.8%7.9% conv.
zigzag scissors7K/yr +1.1%6.4% conv.
crimping scissors8K/yr -27.6%10.3% conv.
crinkle scissors6K/yr -19.2%4.9% conv.
serrated scissors4K/yr -22.5%5.6% conv.
pinking shears for fabric3K/yr -5.4%9.6% conv.

All search terms

Top pinking shears 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

KUONIIY Pinking Shears Serrated Comfort Grips Handled Professional Dressmaking Sewing Craft Zig Zag Cut Scissors 9 Inch Black Red

KUONIIY£5.914.6★3,983 rev

KUONIIY Pinking Shears Zig Zag Scissors Set Professional Serrated Scissors for Cutting Fabric Suitable for Tailor Including 9.4 inch Pinking Shears 4.1 inch Thread Cutter Dark Blue Red

KUONIIY£5.154.5★1,397 rev

SINGER 9 Pinking Shears - Zig Zag Scissors for Fabric White

Singer£19.284.6★2,543 rev

KUONIIY Pinking Shears Serrated Comfort Grips Handled Professional Dressmaking Sewing Craft Zig Zag Cut Scissors 9 Inch Red Black

KUONIIY£5.864.6★3,983 rev

VAYS Pinking Shears for Fabric Dressmaking & Crafting - Stainless Steel Sharp Zig Zag Crimping Scissors for Sewing - Thread Cutter Included (Serrated Edge)

VAYS£9.184.6★2,354 rev

Newest

by launch date

Pinking Shears for Fabric Cutting 9 Zig Zag Lace Scissors for Wig Sewing Dog-Tooth Serrated Miter Shears (CR009 Lace Scissors)

CREAWONDER£5.8255 rev

1y ago

Fiskars pinking shears length: 24.2 cm right-handed stainless steel blade/plastic handles white/orange SoftGrip 1070024

Fiskars£27.4286 rev

2y ago

Pinkut Pinking Shears for Fabric Cutting with Soft Rubber Handles & Stainless-Steel Edges - 9 Inches Sharp Zig Zag Scissors for Crafting Dressmaking & Sewing with Thread Cutter

Pinkut£6.911,387 rev

2y ago

Pinking Shears by Phildim - Zig-zag Scissor for Fabric Leather & Paper - Pinking Dressmaking Sewing Scissors PD-046-UK-D

Phildim£5.0073 rev

3y ago

KUONIIY Pinking Shears (2 Pcs Serrated & Scalloped Edges) with a Thread Snips Zig Zag Scissors with Comfortable Handle for Cutting Fabric Orangeblack

KUONIIY£12.19640 rev

3y ago

What buyers say about pinking shears

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall29%

“Excellent items for craft”

Value For Money15%

“Good Value for money”

Ease Of Use10%

“Easy to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“Does the job”

Strength5%

“Strong and sturdy”

Comfort-Overall5%

“Good comfortable grip”

Grip4%

“Good comfortable grip”

Weight Heavy3%

“Nice and heavy”

Material Quality2%

“Very happy the way they cut material”

Stitch/Finish/Polish2%

“Great quality and gives a nice finish x”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall21%

“Not fit for purpose”

Quality-Overall15%

“Poor quality for the make”

Paper Quality10%

“Cheap and nasty doesnt even cut paper what a waste of money dont waste your time with these”

Cutting/Trimming7%

“They dont work dont cut the blades overlap rubbish”

Weight Heavy7%

“Are quite bulky”

Sharpness4%

“Rubbish scissors”

Material Quality4%

“material, no”

Durability4%

“they kept fall apart from the handle”

Strength4%

“badly made, flimsy”

Functionality-Overall4%

“Rubbish, didn't work”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall30%

Weight Heavy8%

Functionality-Overall8%

Material Quality6%

Quality-Overall6%

Ease Of Use5%

Defective Material/Parts5%

Cutting/Trimming4%

Smell3%

Adhesion/Stickiness3%

Common questions

Is pinking shears profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £200K/yr across 15 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -15.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the pinking shears niche?: 10 brands and 50 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pinking shears?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Paper Quality. The return rate is 0.7%.
When does demand for pinking shears peak?: Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the pinking shears niche?: Listings span £5.00–£27.42; the average listing price is £8.85 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,438 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.