Lighter Flint Refills
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.94–$14.78) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible18.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Good$486K$486K/yr · 334K searches
Review moat
Okay2,382.25avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-4.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad$8.08avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Bad91%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Competition
Bad78%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Price range
Bad$3.94–$14.78cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Is lighter flint refills profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, lighter flint refills is a $486K/yr Amazon United States market (334K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
lighter flint refills market size & sales
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.- Units sold / yr
- 60K–80K
- avg 4,000–5,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $485K–$646K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 18.0%
- Avg BSR
- #20
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 75%
- Out of stock
- 4.7%
- Avg brand age
- 49 months
- Avg seller age
- 170 days
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
37
Top-5 brand share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
5%
- Zippo53%
- FERROFIRE22%
- ManTangSun6%
- WLUOGCU6%
- XinYunfan4%
- Busieea4%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 5%)
lighter flint refills demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -4.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top lighter flint refills search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.- zippo flint169K/yr
- zippo flints36K/yr
- lighter flint34K/yr
- lighter flints18K/yr
- zippo lighter flint17K/yr
- flint for zippo lighter14K/yr
- flints for zippo lighters8K/yr
- flint for lighter7K/yr
- lighter flint refills5K/yr
- zippo flint replacement5K/yr
Top lighter flint refills products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Zippo Genuine Flints
Zippo$4.774.8★18,421 rev
FERROFIRE 100-Pack Premium Replacement Flints Compatible with Zippo Clipper Lighters | Long-Lasting Ferrocerium Flint Stone for Fast Ignition & Consistent Sparks
FERROFIRE$5.844.5★1,954 rev
Zippo Genuine Flints (10 Pack)
Zippo$14.784.8★629 rev
Lighter Flints Refills 100Pcs Flint Cartridges
WLUOGCU$3.944.6★167 rev
30 Zippo Flints - 5 Packs 6 Flints in Each
Zippo$9.814.8★5,023 rev
Newest
by launch date
Lighter Repair Kit with Flints Wicks Cotton Screws & Felt Pads - Complete Maintenance Set for Vintage Petrol Lighters and Fluid Lighter Replacement Parts
ZTCBITNL$14.2741 rev
Lighter Flints Refills 100Pcs Flint Cartridges
WLUOGCU$3.94167 rev
200 Pcs Lighter Flints Universal Lighter Replacement Flint Refills Premium Glod Flint Stone Packaged in Aluminum Boxes Compatible with Most Lighters
ManTangSun$5.91302 rev
200 Pcs Lighter Flints Universal Lighter Replacement Flint Refills Premium Black Flint Stone Packaged in Aluminum Boxes Compatible with Most Lighters
ManTangSun$6.22302 rev
Busieea 100Pcs Lighter Flints Flint Replacement Refills All - Purpose Refills Suitable for Both Zippo and Clipper Lighters Gold
Busieea$3.96617 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumLighter Repair Kit with Flints Wicks Cotton Screws & Felt Pads - Complete Maintenance Set for Vintage Petrol Lighters and Fluid Lighter Replacement Parts
ZTCBITNL$14.274.5★
Zippo Flints 2460N 6 Genuine Flints (Pack of 4)
Zippo$8.584.8★
FERROFIRE 100-Pack Premium Replacement Flints Compatible with Zippo Clipper Lighters | Long-Lasting Ferrocerium Flint Stone for Fast Ignition & Consistent Sparks
FERROFIRE$5.844.5★
The Left Bridge Lighter Repair Kit with Case Vintage Lighter Repair Kit Flint Screw Kit Lighter Accessories Repair Kit Tools for Fluid Lighter Petrol Lighter Repair and Maintenance Kit
The Left Bridge$13.894.6★
Lighter Flints Refills 100Pcs Flint Cartridges
WLUOGCU$3.944.6★
What reviews say buyers love and hate about lighter flint refills
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Best value”
“Great kit”
“As Advertised”
“They fit well”
“Very durable”
“Ease of use”
“Great little repair kit”
“Works great with my zippo”
“Sparky spark”
“they work”
What buyers complain about
“Inconsistent quality”
“Waste of money”
“Don't work”
“the springs are a bit too long”
“Too Soft”
“dont last as long”
“wouldn't spark a flame”
“So new its flat”
“Much harder than original Zippo”
“Spark seems smaller”
Top return reasons
Common lighter flint refills questions
- Is lighter flint refills profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $486K/yr across 12 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -4.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the lighter flint refills niche?
- 8 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 78% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in lighter flint refills?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Value For Money, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for lighter flint refills peak?
- Demand peaks in Feb; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the lighter flint refills niche?
- Listings span $3.94–$14.78; the average listing price is $8.08 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,382 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.