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title: "Pinking Shears — $1.3M/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 58/100 · $1.3M/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **pinking shears**
**Worth a look**
Shows searches that convert (12.2% search→purchase), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 83Growth 21Conversion 95Competition 35Returns 95Price range 78Avg price 69Brand share 57Review moat 46Quality gap 24
**Conversion**
**Incredible****12.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****1.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Great****$1.3M**
$1.3M/yr · 756K searches
**Price range**
**Great****$5.55–$49.47**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Avg price**
**Good****$14.23**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Good****71%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Review moat**
**Okay****1,908.94**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Okay****64%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
20K15KBlack Friday '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/pinking-shears/trend)
## **Top pinking shears search terms**
- **pinking shears for fabric cutting**278K/yr-14.1%12.2% conv. - **pinking shears**201K/yr-2.5%10.2% conv. - **zig zag scissors**59K/yr-10.8%9.0% conv. - **pinking shears for fabric**58K/yr+0.1%9.8% conv. - **zigzag scissors**25K/yr-3.8%7.8% conv. - **sewing pinking shears**14K/yr+13.1%6.0% conv. - **fabric scissors zig zag**14K/yr-8.8%11.0% conv. - **zig zag scissors for fabric**13K/yr-22.2%11.2% conv. - **crinkle scissors**11K/yr-6.7%8.7% conv. - **pinking shears for paper crafts**10K/yr+0.0%6.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/pinking-shears/search-terms)
## **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.
0%10%$131K20%$263K30%$394K40%$525K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**JISTL Green Pinking Shears Comfort Grips Crafts Zig Zag Cut Sewing Scissors Professional Handheld Dressmaking**JISTL**$10.43**4.7★16,508 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XJT648N) [2**SINGER 9 Pinking Shears - Zig Zag Scissors for Fabric**SINGER**$14.09**4.7★2,573 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N2PQP4X) [3**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**$6.72**4.7★1,358 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQ7QJG4V) [4**Pinking Shears9 Zig Zag Scissors for FabricPinking Shears Scissors for Fabric CuttingProfessional Handheld Dressmaking**VPQZUPG**$6.28**4.7★207 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5141HFR) [5**Pinking Shears Zig Zag Scissors for FabricPinking Shears for Fabric Cutting Professional Handheld Dressmaking**WFOEJEJ**$7.01**4.7★461 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6MKZVDL)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Pinking ShearsPinking Shears Scissors for Fabric Zig Zag Craft Scissors Decorative Edge Scalloped 7mm for Fabric Cutting.**EXTYQWC**$6.71**96 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GBY36Y4D) [**Long Ying Scalloped Pinking Shears for Fabric Professional Zig Zag Scissors Handheld Dressmaking Cutting (scalloped 7mm)**Long Ying**$16.90**42 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4HR7T5Z) [**Guggenhein Professional Shears & Scissors Collection (8 Pinking Shears (VI))**Guggenhein**$49.47**84 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDXG7YF2) [**Pinking Shears Zig Zag Scissors for FabricPinking Shears for Fabric Cutting Professional Handheld Dressmaking**WFOEJEJ**$7.01**461 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6MKZVDL) [**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**$5.55**388 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2MD61HR)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Long Ying Scalloped Pinking Shears for Fabric Professional Zig Zag Scissors Handheld Dressmaking Cutting (scalloped 7mm)**Long Ying**$16.90**4.6★**▲ 256%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4HR7T5Z) [**Pinking ShearsPinking Shears Scissors for Fabric Zig Zag Craft Scissors Decorative Edge Scalloped 7mm for Fabric Cutting.**EXTYQWC**$6.71**4.5★**▲ 234%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GBY36Y4D) [**Pinking Shears9 Zig Zag Scissors for FabricPinking Shears Scissors for Fabric CuttingProfessional Handheld Dressmaking**VPQZUPG**$6.28**4.7★**▲ 69%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5141HFR) [**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**$6.72**4.7★**▲ 42%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQ7QJG4V) [**Hui Tong Strong & Sharpe Pinking Shears Pinking Shears Scissors for Fabric Serrated and Scalloped Scissors Fabric 3mm 5mm 7mm (Scalloped 7mm)**Hui Tong**$16.31**4.6★**▲ 34%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y4ZJQS6)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about pinking shears**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**20%
*“Blade quality is great for the price and look great”*
**Value For Money**14%
*“Reasonably priced”*
**Comfort-Overall**7%
*“Comfortable to use”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“Exactly what I wanted”*
**Strength**6%
*“Heavy duty”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Ease of use”*
**Durability**4%
*“Very durable”*
**Grip**4%
*“comfortable grip”*
**Weight Heavy**3%
*“Nice set heavy weight”*
**Stitch/Finish/Polish**3%
*“Nice scalloped finish”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Ease Of Use**13%
*“Not easy to operate”*
**Smell**10%
*“Strong Smell”*
**Weight Heavy**9%
*“Bulky,”*
**Size-Overall**8%
*“fit could be better”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“POOR quality”*
**Hard Feel**4%
*“Hard”*
**Strength**3%
*“Scissors are flimsy”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“Cheap price”*
**Durability**2%
*“Broken”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“Dont work”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**36%
**Ease Of Use**11%
**Value For Money**7%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
**Weight Heavy**7%
**Functionality-Overall**5%
**Smell**5%
**Product Condition**3%
**Quality-Overall**2%
**Sharpness**2%
## **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.
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