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title: "Metal Pins — $3K/mo Amazon US Product Research (2026)"
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# **Metal Pins**
**Skip it**
A small market ($39K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 10Growth 53Conversion 48Competition 70Returns 70Price range 70Avg price 48Brand share 47Review moat 76Quality gap 28
**Review moat**
**Great****474.55**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Good****43%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Returns**
**Good****2.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Price range**
**Good****$5.86–$36.57**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Growth**
**Good****+24.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Conversion**
**Okay****3.8%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Avg price**
**Okay****$11.71**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Okay****77%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Bad****$39K**
$39K/yr · 88K searches
## **Is metal pins profitable on Amazon?**
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, metal pins is a $39K/yr Amazon United States market (88K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **metal pins market size & sales**
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–4K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$35K–$47K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **3.8%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#474**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **97%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **2.6%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **46 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **189 days**
## **Competition: brands, sellers & click share**
The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**18 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**20**
**Top-5 brand share**
**77%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**43%**
Top 20: 89%
**Open market**
**20%**
- VTurboWay60% - Woopeey5% - HAIWEN5% - Nerites4% - NFSpeeding3% - White Water3%
## **metal pins demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +24.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/metal-pins/trend)
## **Top metal pins search terms shoppers use**
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- **quick release pin**51K/yr+25.0%1.7% conv. - **quick release pins**13K/yr+32.8%1.8% conv. - **detent pin**10K/yr+6.4%1.8% conv. - **quick release pins 1/4**5K/yr+29.3%3.7% conv. - **1/4 quick release pin**5K/yr+40.8%5.5% conv. - **detent pins**4K/yr+30.7%0.8% conv. - **vturboway**573/yr-17.6%0.0% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/metal-pins/search-terms)
## **Top metal pins 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.
0%4%$2K8%$3K12%$5K16%$6K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**4 Pcs Quick Release Pin Diameter 1/4 Usable Length 1-1/2 Overall Length 2 Full 316 Stainless Steel Bimini Top Pin Marine Hardware**VTurboWay**$9.12**4.6★448 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TJCS7YW) [2**4 Pack Quick Release Pin Diameter 1/4(6.3mm) Overall Length 3(76mm) Usable Length 2.4(61mm) Full 316 Stainless Steel Bimini Top Pin Marine Hardware**VTurboWay**$9.42**4.7★334 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R49WYZB) [3**2 Pack Quick Release Pin Diameter 1/4(6.3mm) Overall Length 2.56(65mm) Usable Length 2(51mm) Full 316 Stainless Steel Bimini Top Pin Marine Hardware**VTurboWay**$6.51**4.7★94 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088PQXJMW) [4**4 Pcs Quick Release Pin 1/4 Diameter w/ Drop Cam & Spring Usable Length 0.9 Full 316 Stainless Steel Bimini Top Pins Marine Hardware**VTurboWay**$8.63**4.7★1,366 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DF4BQH8) [5**VTurboWay 4 Pcs Quick Release Pin 1/4 Diameter Usable Length 1 Full 316 Stainless Steel Bimini Top Pin Marine Hardware All Parts are Made of 316 Stainless Steel**VTurboWay**$8.40**4.6★380 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D39DLR3)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Pyntrax Bimini Top Quick Release Pins 316 Stainless Steel 1/4 in 4 Pack**Pyntrax**$8.38**40 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHN4GD6V) [**10 Pack Quick Release Pin Dia 1/4 Usable Length 2 Bimini Top Pin**GBGS**$17.09**4 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMJJZ3T8) [**QWORK Quick Release Pin 2 Pack 316 Stainless Steel Marine Hardware Bimini Top Pin Diameter 1/4 Overall Length 3 Usable Length 2.4**QWORK**$5.86**3 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKLW4B74) [**10 Pack Quick Release Pin Full 316 Stainless Steel Bimini Top Pin Marine Hardware Boat Quick Release Pin Detent Pin (Diameter 1/4(6.3mm) Total Length2(51mm))**YOQVQOY**$18.51**10 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F93ZP3TQ) [**1Pc Stainless Steel T - Handle Lock Pins 1/4~1/2 Pin Dia. 2~4 Usage Length Push-Button Quick Release Pin Safety Pin Handle Stop Pin with Lanyard Cable (Pin Dia(MM):9.5 Usage Length(MM):55)**HAIWEN**$13.09**22 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CL5M4YNZ)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**QWORK Quick Release Pin 2 Pack 316 Stainless Steel Marine Hardware Bimini Top Pin Diameter 1/4 Overall Length 3 Usable Length 2.4**QWORK**$5.86**5.0★**▲ 153%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKLW4B74) [**202PCS Hitch Pins Clip Pins Linch and PTO Pins for Trailers Tractors Trucks Towing Mowing Farm Equipment Snow Plows Lawnmowers Garage Heavy Duty Trailers Accessories Tractor Attachments**Easily**$36.57**4.7★**▲ 135%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB84V5PF) [**10 Pack Quick Release Pin Dia 1/4 Usable Length 2 Bimini Top Pin**GBGS**$17.09**5.0★**▲ 91%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMJJZ3T8) [**Pyntrax Bimini Top Quick Release Pins 316 Stainless Steel 1/4 in 4 Pack**Pyntrax**$8.38**4.6★**▲ 91%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHN4GD6V) [**4 PCS Full 316 Stainless Steel Marine Hardware Quick Release Pin 1/4 Diameter w/Drop Cam & Spring - Lanyard Prevents Loss Bimini Top Pin with Free Fasterners**keehui**$12.96**4.7★**▲ 59%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07S1YFYMB)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What reviews say buyers love and hate about metal pins**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**20%
*“High quality pieces”*
**Size-Overall**16%
*“Fits perfect”*
**Value For Money**16%
*“Great value for the money”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
*“Worked as i was hoping”*
**Ease Of Use**9%
*“Easy to use”*
**Strength**7%
*“A sturdy structure”*
**Material Quality**3%
*“Good quality materials”*
**Efficiency**3%
*“These pins work great”*
**Durability**2%
*“Solid, Reliable, and Easy to Use”*
**Adjustability/Rotatability/Reclining**2%
*“Looks good and fits good very adjustable”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**24%
*“They are a little short for my purpose”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“Junk”*
**Durability**9%
*“ended the day without one”*
**Strength**6%
*“The roll pins are brittle”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“It was extremely difficult to get the basket back home”*
**Assembly/Installation**5%
*“Fell apart while installing”*
**Grip**5%
*“it doesn't hold very well”*
**Functionality-Overall**5%
*“Do not work”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“I'm giving them a 4 star rating because the listed usable length is slightly misleading which may leave you just short of the usable length you need”*
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
*“Its ok. One of them broke”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**75%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
**Functionality-Overall**5%
**Thin**3%
**Compatibility-Overall**2%
**Defective Material/Parts**2%
**Thickness**1%
**Value For Money**1%
**Touch/Button Controls**1%
**Strength**1%
## **Common metal pins questions**
- **Is metal pins profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $39K/yr across 31 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +24.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- **How competitive is the metal pins niche?**
- 18 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 43% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in metal pins?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 2.2%.
- **When does demand for metal pins peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the metal pins niche?**
- Listings span $5.86–$36.57; the average listing price is $11.71 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 475 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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