buck 112
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($27.61 avg), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Incredible$27.61avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Great1.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Great28%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Price range
Great$6.78–$71.11cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Good782avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Good$334K$334K/yr · 661K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Bad1.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-9.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad98%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, buck 112 is a $334K/yr Amazon United States market (661K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
buck 112 market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $414K–$552K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.8%
- Avg BSR
- #480
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 94%
- Sponsored
- 48%
- Out of stock
- 0.1%
- Avg brand age
- 55 months
- Avg seller age
- 161 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (28% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
10 rising
Sellers
142
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
28%
Top 20: 62%
Open market
2%
- Old Timer69%
- Uncle Henry14%
- Schrade10%
- Imperial4%
- Buck Knives1%
- gajing1%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 2%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 101 weeks — -9.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.4×
Top buck 112 search terms
- old timer pocket knives170K/yr
- old timer knife91K/yr
- schrade knives71K/yr
- uncle henry knives42K/yr
- old timer pocket knife32K/yr
- old timer knives33K/yr
- traditional pocket knife23K/yr
- uncle henry pocket knives22K/yr
- browning knife31K/yr
- old timer25K/yr
Top buck 112 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Old Timer 44OT Workmate Traditional Folding Pocket Knife with 4 High Carbon Stainless Steel Blades Sawcut Handle and Convenient Size for EDC Whittling Camping Hunting General Use and Outdoors
Old Timer$21.224.6★1,466 rev
Old Timer 8OTW Senior 6.9in Traditional Folding Pocket Knife with 3 High Carbon Stainless Steel Blades Desert Iron Wood Handle and Convenient Size for EDC Hunting Camping Whittling and Outdoors
Old Timer$25.694.7★198 rev
Old Timer 3OT Bearhead Traditional Lockback Pocket Knife with 2.2in High Carbon Stainless Steel Blade Sawcut Handle and Convenient Small Size for EDC Whittling Camping Hunting and Outdoors
Old Timer$19.304.5★1,473 rev
Old Timer 194OT Gunstock Trapper Lockblade Traditional Folding Pocket Knife with 3.1in Clip Point Blade Nickel Silver Bolsters and Sawcut Handle for Hunting Camping Whittling EDC and Outdoors Black
Old Timer$19.284.6★1,764 rev
Schrade Old Timer Mighty Mite Delrin Plain 2
Old Timer$17.254.6★2,348 rev
Newest
by launch date
Old Timer Folding Pocket Knife 2.75 Stainless Steel Clip Point Blade with Liner Lock and Sawcut Handle Classic EDC Folding Knife by Schrade
Old Timer$18.108 rev
Old Timer Schrade 3-Folder Combo with Saw Cut Handles & Gift Tin
Old Timer$34.6161 rev
Old Timer 44OT Workmate Traditional Folding Pocket Knife with 4 High Carbon Stainless Steel Blades Sawcut Handle and Convenient Size for EDC Whittling Camping Hunting General Use and Outdoors
Old Timer$21.221,466 rev
Old Timer 160OT Mountain Lion 9.3in High Carbon S.S. Full Tang Fixed Blade Knife with 5in Clip Point Blade Black Sawcut Handle and Leather Belt Sheath for Hunting Camping EDC and Outdoors
Old Timer$31.99104 rev
Uncle Henry 885UH SR Rancher Next Gen Pocket Knife 3.5 Clip Point 7Cr17MoV Polished Blade Polymer Handle Brown
Uncle Henry$24.15969 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumOld Timer 44OT Workmate Traditional Folding Pocket Knife with 4 High Carbon Stainless Steel Blades Sawcut Handle and Convenient Size for EDC Whittling Camping Hunting General Use and Outdoors
Old Timer$21.224.6★
Old Timer Folding Pocket Knife 2.75 Stainless Steel Clip Point Blade with Liner Lock and Sawcut Handle Classic EDC Folding Knife by Schrade
Old Timer$18.104.6★
Old Timer 12OT Pal Traditional Folding Pocket Knife with 2.2in High Carbon Stainless Steel Blade Sawcut Handle and Convenient Size for EDC Whittling Camping Hunting General Use and Outdoors
Old Timer$15.214.7★
Schrade Imperial IMP15S Stockman Stainless Steel Folding Pocket Knife for Outdoor Outdoor Survival and EDC
Imperial$10.664.5★
Old Timer 104OTCP Small Canoe 4.7in Stainless Steel Traditional Folding Pocket Knife with Clip Point and Drop Point Blades Sawcut Handle and Convenient Size for EDC Camping Hunting One Size Black
Old Timer$19.404.6★
What buyers say about buck 112
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Stays sharp”
“Seems fair quality”
“Good price”
“great size”
“Exactly what I was looking for”
“good rubberized grip”
“Brilliant design”
“They are extremely durable”
“easy to use”
“Decent for light duty”
What buyers complain about
“The handle strap is too short”
“Unfortunately the negative reviews regarding poor quality control are true”
“Cant open”
“The big issue is the knife arrives quite dull”
“lower priced”
“Not even 3 months new and it has failed”
“handle rivets”
“it arrived without the leather sheath shown in the photos that accompany the item”
“It does not work”
“AUS-10 can made to be very hard”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is buck 112 profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $334K/yr across 79 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -9.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
- How competitive is the buck 112 niche?
- 10 brands and 142 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 28% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in buck 112?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 1.1%.
- When does demand for buck 112 peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 7.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the buck 112 niche?
- Listings span $6.78–$71.11; the average listing price is $27.61 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 782 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.