Pins
Pins shows low returns (0.2%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Flapen Score
Is Pins profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Pins is a £458K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 39% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 60/100.
Pins: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Worth a look. Search demand moved -3.9% over the last 90 days and 10.7% of searches end in a purchase.
£458K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 39% of demand, so 61% of the market is open.
61%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 54 products
Top Pins products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
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: brands, sellers & click share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — 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%
Pins demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Sep, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Top Pins search terms shoppers use
The exact queries 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
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pins
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
84% of reviews“Decent quality”
“Value for the money”
“As described”
“Easy to use”
“vibrant colors”
What buyers complain about
85% of reviews“Not too sturdy”
“Poor Quality”
“this packet is far too big”
“Almost feel as though they're rusty”
“fabric feels like it's catching”
Pins return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.2%
Return rate
51%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Pins questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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