Folding Scissors
FailPrices span $4.95–$10.63, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Folding Scissors is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 42 / 100Ranks 3,179 of 4,656 Arts, Crafts & Sewing niches · −4 vs the category median of 4642
- Market size
- $129K/yr500K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +11.4%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 56%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 49 sellers
Flapen Score
Folding Scissors against its category
The dotted line is the Arts, Crafts & Sewing average. Past it, Folding Scissors is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Folding Scissors market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Folding Scissors 500K times last year and spent an estimated $129K. The top 5 brands take 76% of clicks. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 3.3% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 500K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 3.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +11.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $129K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 500K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +11.4%
- Conversion, latest week
- 3.3%
- Market size, estimated
- $129Ka year
- Peak month
- July1.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- travel scissors108K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $7.76.
Listings sell for $7.76 on average, from $4.95 to $10.63. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At $7.76 that is $12K to $16K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $7.76under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $4.95–$10.63
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 30K–40K
- Units per listing a year
- 1,500–2,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- $12K–$16K
- Returns
- 0.6%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
86% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #109 within Cutting Tools. It carries 1,546 reviews at 4.60 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 86%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.7%
- Average rank
- #109in Cutting Tools
- Average rating
- 4.60 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,546per listing
- Listings tracked
- 22
04 · Newcomers
1 of last year's 1 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. 1 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 42 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 42 months
Products
Top Folding Scissors products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 8, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Fiskars Explore Travel Folding Scissors TSA-Compliant Mountain Haze
- Price
- $6.49
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,162
- Age
- 3y ago

Friker Folding Scissors Portable Telescopic Cutter Pocket Badge Scissors
- Price
- $9.81
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 3,240
- Age
- 7y ago

Fiskars 27-Piece Travel Sewing Kit 39 Measuring Tape Orange
- Price
- $4.95
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,410
- Age
- 4y ago

Plus Pen Style Non-Stick Compact TSA Twiggy Scissors with Cover Turquoise
- Price
- $7.33
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 3,571
- Age
- 6y ago

SCAIKTIG Small Craft Scissors 3 Tiny Travel Scissors Tsa Compliant with Cover Sharp Scissors all Purpose Straight Fine Tips Mini Sewing Scissors Set Precision Detail Paper Cutting Pink/Purple
- Price
- $8.00
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,263
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Friker Folding Scissors Portable Telescopic Cutter Pocket Badge Scissors
- Price
- $9.69
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 3,240
- Age
- 7y ago

Plus Pen Style Non-Stick Compact TSA Twiggy Scissors with Cover Green
- Price
- $7.35
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 3,571
- Age
- 6y ago

NAHSHON 4 Pcs Folding Stainless Steel Portable Mini Travel Badge Scissors
- Price
- $9.09
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 91
- Age
- 4mo ago

Plus Pen Style Compact Twiggy Scissors with Cover White
- Price
- $7.31
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 3,571
- Age
- 10y ago

Kokuyo Saxa Poche Portable Scissors Twiggy Scissors 3D Glueless Stainless Steel Blade Pen-shaped Design Slide Mechanism Black Japan Import (HASA-P320D)
- Price
- $8.34
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,293
- Age
- 4y ago
Newest
by launch date
NAHSHON 4 Pcs Folding Stainless Steel Portable Mini Travel Badge Scissors
- Price
- $9.09
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 91
- Age
- 4mo ago

SCAIKTIG 3.8 Folding Travel Scissors Set (2 Pcs) Safety Small Mini Foldable Scissors All Purpos Clear Acrylic Comfort-Grip Handles Gold Titanium Coated Blades for Craft Sewing Office Desk Nurse
- Price
- $7.93
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 159
- Age
- 1y ago

Zicolu Folding Travel Scissors Safety Small TSA-Compliant and Portable with Case Pocket Foldable Stainless Steel Retractable Cutters Mini Craft Scissors for Home Outdoor and Office Use
- Price
- $6.91
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 408
- Age
- 1y ago

Fiskars Explore Travel Folding Scissors TSA-Compliant Ultra Lilac
- Price
- $10.63
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 135
- Age
- 1y ago

2 Pcs Folding Stainless Steel Portable Mini Travel Scissors Safety Foldable Pocket Badge Small Scissors All Purpose for Travel Home Office Craft Sewing Nurse Accessories
- Price
- $9.76
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 365
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 56% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
15 falling
Sellers
49
Est. top-5 brand share
76%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
56%
Top 20: 97%
Open market
19%
- Fiskars36%
- PLUS15%
- firiKer13%
- SCAIKTIG7%
- Vicsamer5%
- SUMAJU5%
Demand
Folding Scissors search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Search terms
Top Folding Scissors search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- travel scissors108K/yr
- folding scissors89K/yr
- foldable scissors52K/yr
- travel scissors tsa approved43K/yr
- keychain scissors27K/yr
- pocket scissors28K/yr
- tsa approved scissors27K/yr
- portable scissors20K/yr
- compact scissors16K/yr
- tsa scissors20K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Folding Scissors
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“A little bigger than expected when opened”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
18 topics
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FAQ
Common Folding Scissors questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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