fingerprint cards
Skip itSoft demand (-21.9% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible17.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Great398.27avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Great2.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Good$4.03–$46.16cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Good$13.36avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Okay$150K$150K/yr · 65K searches
Competition
Bad72%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad92%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Growth
Bad-21.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, fingerprint cards is a $150K/yr Amazon United States market (65K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
fingerprint cards market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $134K–$167K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 17.4%
- Avg BSR
- #615
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 91%
- Out of stock
- 1.2%
- Avg brand age
- 64 months
- Avg seller age
- 195 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
7 falling
Sellers
14
Top-5 brand share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
72%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
3%
- FBI37%
- Crime Scene19%
- ZHUKEYONG14%
- NATIONAL GUN TRUSTS13%
- SolaceWood8%
- LegalBridge5%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -21.9% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top fingerprint cards search terms
- fingerprint cards17K/yr
- fd-258 fingerprint cards 20263K/yr
- fd258 fingerprint cards6K/yr
- fd-258 fingerprint card11K/yr
- fingerprint cards fd-2585K/yr
- fingerprint card5K/yr
- fd-2584K/yr
- finger print cards3K/yr
- fd 258 fingerprint cards3K/yr
- fingerprint paper2K/yr
Top fingerprint cards 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 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Fingerprint Cards Applicant FD-258 5 Cards
FBI$5.004.7★1,283 rev
Crime Scene Fingerprint Cards Applicant FD-258 (Pack of 50)
Crime Scene$19.304.8★956 rev
SolaceWood Fingerprint Cards FD-258 Instructions 11-1-20 Newest Version-10 Pack
SolaceWood$8.243.8★23 rev
ZHUKEYONG Fingerprint Kit FD-258 Cards Reusable Ink Pad and Instructions 11-1-20 Newest Version- 5 Pack
ZHUKEYONG$10.364.2★69 rev
National Gun Trusts - Made in USA - FD-258 Fingerprint Cards 2026 6 pack - 11-1-20 Version
NATIONAL GUN TRUSTS$5.104.8★131 rev
Newest
by launch date
FD-258 Fingerprint Card 10 Pack Latest Version Rev. 10/31/2023 Form Ink & Live Scan Compatible Crime Scene Fingerprint Cards Use in Law Enforcement Employment Film or Video
XROUVISAL$5.3518 rev
SolaceWood Fingerprint Cards FD-258 Instructions 11-1-20 Newest Version-10 Pack
SolaceWood$8.2423 rev
ZHUKEYONG Fingerprint Kit FD-258 Cards Reusable Ink Pad and Instructions 11-1-20 Newest Version- 5 Pack
ZHUKEYONG$10.3669 rev
ZHUKEYONG Fingerprint Kit FD-258 Cards Reusable Ink Pad 11-1-20 Newest Version-10 Pack
ZHUKEYONG$15.7751 rev
Fingerprint Cards FD-258 Reusable Ink Pad 25 Pack Fingerprint Cards
LegalBridge$18.8646 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumFD-258 Fingerprint Card 10 Pack Latest Version Rev. 10/31/2023 Form Ink & Live Scan Compatible Crime Scene Fingerprint Cards Use in Law Enforcement Employment Film or Video
XROUVISAL$5.354.6★
Crime Scene Fingerprint Cards Applicant FD-258 (Pack of 50)
Crime Scene$19.304.8★
ZHUKEYONG Fingerprint Kit FD-258 Cards Reusable Ink Pad and Instructions 11-1-20 Newest Version- 5 Pack
ZHUKEYONG$10.364.2★
ZHUKEYONG Fingerprint Kit FD-258 Cards Reusable Ink Pad 11-1-20 Newest Version-10 Pack
ZHUKEYONG$15.774.2★
SolaceWood Fingerprint Cards FD-258 Instructions 11-1-20 Newest Version-10 Pack
SolaceWood$8.243.8★
What buyers say about fingerprint cards
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“They were just what I needed”
“Clean prints - accepted by ATF”
“a great price”
“Great quality and feel like the proper paper weight”
“Accepted by agencies”
“Works well”
“Excellent product with great instructions”
“Useful and fullfills it purpose, good quality for a great value the right amount of ink and the sheets have good print quality that helps get clear fingerptints”
“Good quality”
“to adhere well to it and not smudge”
What buyers complain about
“Not Value for Money”
“Wrong paper”
“They need better quality control in manufacturing this product”
“will 100% smudge”
“All the other cards I got were quite thick”
“The cards are flimsy”
“The fingerprints will not stick and will smear”
“Does not work”
“Glossy Paper”
“I had a hard time getting ink. from pen or finger”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is fingerprint cards profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $150K/yr across 11 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -21.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the fingerprint cards niche?
- 7 brands and 14 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in fingerprint cards?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Paper Quality, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 2.0%.
- When does demand for fingerprint cards peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the fingerprint cards niche?
- Listings span $4.03–$46.16; the average listing price is $13.36 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 398 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.