Pins
MaybeReturns run at only 0.2% of orders. But prices span $0.94–$8.33, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Pins is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 60 / 100Top 18% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +9 vs the category median of 5160
- Market size
- £458K/yr1.2M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -3.9%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 34%top-5 click share · 36 brands · 67 sellers
Flapen Score
Pins against its category
The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Pins is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Pins market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Pins 1.2M times last year and spent an estimated £458K. The top 5 brands take 39% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep–Dec. Flapen scores it 60 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
10.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 1.2M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 10.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -3.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £458K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 1.2M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -3.9%
- Conversion, latest week
- 10.7%
- Market size, estimated
- £458Ka year
- Peak month
- September1.9× the quietest month
- Top search term
- pin267K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £3.51.
Listings sell for £3.51 on average, from £0.94 to £8.33. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 125K to 150K a year. The average listing sells 2,500 to 3,000 of them. At £3.51 that is £9K to £11K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £3.51under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £0.94–£8.33
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 125K–150K
- Units per listing a year
- 2,500–3,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £9K–£11K
- Returns
- 0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
76% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #48 within Art & Craft Supplies. It carries 999 reviews at 4.56 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 76%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 10.5%
- Average rank
- #48in Art & Craft Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.56 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 999per listing
- Listings tracked
- 54
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 7 launches as successful.
7 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 30 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 7
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 30 months
Products
Top Pins products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
JKG 300 x Metal Drawing Push Pins - Gold Notice Board Push Pins | Pins For Cork Board Bulletin Pin Thumb Tacks For Office Work Desk Arts Crafts Pin Art | Map Marking (In Plastic Box)
- Price
- £3.24
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 417
- Age
- 4y ago

Clear Push Pins Thumbtacks Drawing Pins for Walls Notice Board Pins Clear Drawing Pins for fixing bulletin board pushpins (100 pcs Silver)
- Price
- £2.79
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 460
- Age
- 4y ago

Muuzll Clear Push Pins - 150Pcs Drawing Pins Thumb Tacks for Cork Notice and Bulletin Boards - Perfect for School & Office Use
- Price
- £3.30
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 436
- Age
- 2y ago

MINTHE Sewing Pins - 100 Pack Coloured Heads Dressmaking & Quilting Pins
- Price
- £2.73
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 3,145
- Age
- 5y ago

YOYUSH Push Pins 100 Pcs Reusable Drawing Pins with Solid Plastic Storage Box Rustproof Thumb Tacks for Cork Notice Pinboard Bulletin Board - School & Office Use (Multicolor)
- Price
- £3.42
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 536
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Amazon Basics Push Pins Assorted Colors Steel Point 100-Count
- Price
- £2.67
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 8,552
- Age
- 6y ago

200pcs Push Pins Gold Brass Head Drawing Pins Push Pins Thumb Tacks for Map Office School Bulletin Board Decoration
- Price
- £2.59
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 148
- Age
- 4y ago

Clear Push Pins Thumbtacks Drawing Pins for Walls Notice Board Pins Clear Drawing Pins for fixing bulletin board pushpins (100 pcs Silver)
- Price
- £2.79
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 460
- Age
- 4y ago

Exacompta - Ref 14769E - Push Pins (Pack of 200) - 7mm Width x 10mm Height in Size - Suitable for Pinboards or Corkboards in Offices Homes & Businesses - 5 Assorted Colours
- Price
- £2.55
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 749
- Age
- 13y ago

50 PCS Wooden Push Pins Natural Cork Board Pins for Noticeboards Wooden Drawing Pins for Maps & Crafts Thumb Tacks with Strong Grip
- Price
- £3.64
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 161
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
Clear Push Pins - 150 PCS Drawing Pin with Storage Box Thumb Tacks for Cork Notice Map-Pins Board and Bulletin Boards for Pinboard
- Price
- £3.37
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 93
- Age
- 1y ago

50 PCS Wooden Push Pins Natural Cork Board Pins for Noticeboards Wooden Drawing Pins for Maps & Crafts Thumb Tacks with Strong Grip
- Price
- £3.64
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 161
- Age
- 1y ago

MeiLang Clear Push Pins 100 Pcs - Thumb Tacks Drawing Pins Pins for Pinboard Notice Board Map Pins Bulletin Board Office School Home (with Storage Box)
- Price
- £2.70
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 79
- Age
- 1y ago

Clear Push Pins Board for Pinboard - 150Pcs Drawing Pins Map Pins with Storage Box Thumb Tacks for Cork Notice and Bulletin Boards Perfect for Posters Wall Hangings Cork Board School & Office Use
- Price
- £3.27
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 81
- Age
- 1y ago

Muuzll Clear Push Pins - 150Pcs Drawing Pins Thumb Tacks for Cork Notice and Bulletin Boards - Perfect for School & Office Use
- Price
- £3.30
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 436
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 34% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
36 rising
Sellers
67
Top-5 brand share
39%
Top 20: 86%
Top-5 click share
34%
Top 20: 69%
Open market
57%
- JKG12%
- Ailiver9%
- MUUZLL8%
- YOYUSH5%
- MINTHE5%
- ZHIYE4%
Demand
Pins search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Sep, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Search terms
Top Pins search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- pin267K/yr
- pins267K/yr
- drawing pins223K/yr
- push pins111K/yr
- pins for pinboard83K/yr
- cork board pins45K/yr
- thumb tacks40K/yr
- notice board pins29K/yr
- pins for cork board18K/yr
- pin board pins24K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pins
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Not too sturdy
Not very strong
Too flimsy
Poor Quality
Low price low quality
Very cheap quality
this packet is far too big
Small
Small pins
Almost feel as though they're rusty
The safety pins bought years agó are rusty so bought a small quantity
fabric feels like it's catching
They won't go through material
Love
Decent quality
Reasonable product
Good quality pins
Value for the money
Good price
Good value for money
As described
Exactly as advertised
Just what I needed
Easy to use
very easy process
Very handy
vibrant colors
Bright colours
lots of colors
Return
0.2% Return rate 51% Fixable by listing
this packet is far too big
Small
Small pins
Poor Quality
Low price low quality
Very cheap quality
Not too sturdy
Not very strong
Too flimsy
Its now going to cost you more in postage than it would have to just put in the extra 2 pins
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