pinking shears
Worth a lookShows searches that convert (12.2% search→purchase), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Conversion
Incredible12.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible1.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Great$1.3M$1.3M/yr · 756K searches
Price range
Great$5.55–$49.47cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Good$14.23avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Good71%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Okay1,908.94avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Okay64%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-7.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, pinking shears is a $1.3M/yr Amazon United States market (756K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.
Data updated Jul 18, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
pinking shears market data
- Units sold / yr
- 80K–100K
- avg 4,000–5,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $1.1M–$1.4M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 12.2%
- Avg BSR
- #47
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 89%
- Out of stock
- 2.8%
- Avg brand age
- 48 months
- Avg seller age
- 154 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
15 flat
Sellers
27
Top-5 brand share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
64%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
23%
- JISTL27%
- SINGER16%
- Fri4Free11%
- WFOEJEJ9%
- Fiskars6%
- VPQZUPG6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -7.6% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top pinking shears search terms
- pinking shears for fabric cutting278K/yr
- pinking shears201K/yr
- zig zag scissors59K/yr
- pinking shears for fabric58K/yr
- zigzag scissors25K/yr
- sewing pinking shears14K/yr
- fabric scissors zig zag14K/yr
- zig zag scissors for fabric13K/yr
- crinkle scissors11K/yr
- pinking shears for paper crafts10K/yr
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.
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
JISTL Green Pinking Shears Comfort Grips Crafts Zig Zag Cut Sewing Scissors Professional Handheld Dressmaking
JISTL$10.434.7★16,508 rev
SINGER 9 Pinking Shears - Zig Zag Scissors for Fabric
SINGER$14.094.7★2,573 rev
Fri4Free Pinking Shears 9 Zig Zag Craft Scissors Decorative Edge Pinking Shears for Fabric Cutting Professional Dressmaking Sharp Comfort Grips Scrapbook Fabric Sewing Scissors
Fri4Free$6.724.7★1,358 rev
Pinking Shears9 Zig Zag Scissors for FabricPinking Shears Scissors for Fabric CuttingProfessional Handheld Dressmaking
VPQZUPG$6.284.7★207 rev
Pinking Shears Zig Zag Scissors for FabricPinking Shears for Fabric Cutting Professional Handheld Dressmaking
WFOEJEJ$7.014.7★461 rev
Newest
by launch date
Pinking ShearsPinking Shears Scissors for Fabric Zig Zag Craft Scissors Decorative Edge Scalloped 7mm for Fabric Cutting.
EXTYQWC$6.7196 rev
Long Ying Scalloped Pinking Shears for Fabric Professional Zig Zag Scissors Handheld Dressmaking Cutting (scalloped 7mm)
Long Ying$16.9042 rev
Guggenhein Professional Shears & Scissors Collection (8 Pinking Shears (VI))
Guggenhein$49.4784 rev
Pinking Shears Zig Zag Scissors for FabricPinking Shears for Fabric Cutting Professional Handheld Dressmaking
WFOEJEJ$7.01461 rev
HAALII Shears Comfort Grips Crafts Zig Zag Cut Sewing Scissors Professional Handheld Dressmaking Pinking Shears Zig Zag Craft Scissors Decorative Edge Pinking Shears for Fabric Cutting
HAALII$5.55388 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumLong Ying Scalloped Pinking Shears for Fabric Professional Zig Zag Scissors Handheld Dressmaking Cutting (scalloped 7mm)
Long Ying$16.904.6★
Pinking ShearsPinking Shears Scissors for Fabric Zig Zag Craft Scissors Decorative Edge Scalloped 7mm for Fabric Cutting.
EXTYQWC$6.714.5★
Pinking Shears9 Zig Zag Scissors for FabricPinking Shears Scissors for Fabric CuttingProfessional Handheld Dressmaking
VPQZUPG$6.284.7★
Fri4Free Pinking Shears 9 Zig Zag Craft Scissors Decorative Edge Pinking Shears for Fabric Cutting Professional Dressmaking Sharp Comfort Grips Scrapbook Fabric Sewing Scissors
Fri4Free$6.724.7★
Hui Tong Strong & Sharpe Pinking Shears Pinking Shears Scissors for Fabric Serrated and Scalloped Scissors Fabric 3mm 5mm 7mm (Scalloped 7mm)
Hui Tong$16.314.6★
What buyers say about pinking shears
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Blade quality is great for the price and look great”
“Reasonably priced”
“Comfortable to use”
“Exactly what I wanted”
“Heavy duty”
“Ease of use”
“Very durable”
“comfortable grip”
“Nice set heavy weight”
“Nice scalloped finish”
What buyers complain about
“Not easy to operate”
“Strong Smell”
“Bulky,”
“fit could be better”
“POOR quality”
“Hard”
“Scissors are flimsy”
“Cheap price”
“Broken”
“Dont work”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is pinking shears profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $1.3M/yr across 18 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -7.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (58/100).
- How competitive is the pinking shears niche?
- 15 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 64% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 71% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in pinking shears?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Ease Of Use, Smell, Weight Heavy. The return rate is 1.0%.
- When does demand for pinking shears peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the pinking shears niche?
- Listings span $5.55–$49.47; the average listing price is $14.23 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,909 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.