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1/8 Hole Punch

1/8 Hole Punch shows searches that convert (13.2% search→purchase), but a small market ($68K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

50
Worth a look

Top 33% of 4,656 Arts, Crafts & Sewing niches · +3 vs the category median of 47

Market size 17Growth 23Conversion 96Competition 49Returns 74Price range 58Avg price 28Brand share 80Review moat 71Quality gap 33
This niche Category average · 4,656 niches

Is 1/8 Hole Punch profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 1/8 Hole Punch is a $68K/yr Amazon United States market (55K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 55% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

1/8 Hole Punch: 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 -4.3% over the last 90 days and 13.2% of searches end in a purchase.

$68K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-4.3%55K
Conversion rate13.2%
Avg price$9.34

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 55% of demand, so 45% of the market is open.

45%

open market share

Brands · sellers24 · 31
Top-5 product click share55%
Open market45%
Avg brand age51 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 24 products

Sponsored placement92%
New entrants (1y)8· 4 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews658

Top 1/8 Hole Punch products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$3K$7K$10K$14K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

24 flat

Sellers

31

Top-5 brand share

55%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

39%

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  • Fiskars7%
  • Shappy6%
  • CNTVO6%

1/8 Hole Punch demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume55KCVR13.2%Products24Brands24Top 5 Brands55%OOS Rate6.5%Rating4.5★Reviews658Avg BSR#259
1K750Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top 1/8 Hole Punch search terms shoppers use

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

  • 1/8 hole punch24K/yr
  • 1/8 inch hole punch12K/yr
  • 3mm hole punch6K/yr
  • hole punch 1/85K/yr
  • small hole punch 1/84K/yr
  • 1/8 hole puncher3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 1/8 Hole Punch

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

76% of reviews
Value For Money11%

Good product for price

Size-Overall11%

Love the two different sizes

Ease Of Use9%

Easy to use

Grip9%

Comfortable grip

Quality-Overall9%

Decent build quality no issues

What buyers complain about

73% of reviews
Durability21%

Broke on first use

Quality-Overall14%

a little lower quality-

Size-Overall9%

Disappointed in size

Paper Quality9%

Thinner paper gets kind of caught up in the punch

Strength6%

Bends easily

1/8 Hole Punch return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

2.0%

Return rate

40%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
27%
2Functionality-Overall
14%
3Value For Money
9%
4Defective Material/Parts
5%
5Quality-Overall
5%

Common 1/8 Hole Punch questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores 1/8 Hole Punch 50/100 on Amazon United States — Worth a look. The niche generates $68K/yr across 24 tracked products. 4 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -4.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 1/8 Hole Punch on Amazon United States peaks in Apr, where the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.