folding scalpel knife
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($24.09 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Incredible$24.09avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Great1.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Great$7.98–$78.94cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Great338.15avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Great37%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay79%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Okay$137K$137K/yr · 289K searches
Growth
Okay+1.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad2.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, folding scalpel knife is a $137K/yr Amazon United States market (289K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
folding scalpel knife market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $145K–$193K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.0%
- Avg BSR
- #375
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 98%
- Sponsored
- 94%
- Out of stock
- 5.5%
- Avg brand age
- 52 months
- Avg seller age
- 163 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
18 falling
Sellers
32
Top-5 brand share
79%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
37%
Top 20: 73%
Open market
18%
- Caressolove55%
- OLITANS8%
- TGZUO8%
- cobratecknives4%
- Tops Home4%
- COOL PARD EDC3%
- Open — no brand owns it (12 brands, 18%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 83 weeks — +1.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.4×
Top folding scalpel knife search terms
- otf utility knife67K/yr
- automatic utility knife29K/yr
- folding scalpel knife36K/yr
- scalpel pocket knife25K/yr
- otf box cutter20K/yr
- otf scalpel14K/yr
- folding scalpel14K/yr
- otf scalpel knife16K/yr
- caressolove automatic utility knife7K/yr
- otf razor knife9K/yr
Top folding scalpel knife 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
Caressolove Automatic Utility Knife Retractable Box Cutter
Caressolove$24.734.4★568 rev
Caressolove Automatic Scalpel Pocket Knife For Daily Tasks Small Auto Retractable Knife Push Button 5PCS #60 Mini Razor Blades Utility Knife EDC Replaceable Blade Box Cutter with Clip
Caressolove$23.983.9★214 rev
Caressolove Mini Retractable Utility Knife
Caressolove$19.254.5★500 rev
Caressolove Automatic Utility Knife Green Razor Blades Pocket Knife Box Cutters Retractable Heavy Duty Premium Safety Push Button Knife with 5PCS Blades (Blue)
Caressolove$25.994.4★568 rev
Automatic Utility Knife Aviation Aluminium Changeable Blade Box Cutter Double Action Auto Retractable Razor Knife Out The Front Automatic Pocket Knife With 5pcs Spare Blades
Caressolove$25.204.2★451 rev
Newest
by launch date
Folding Scalpel Knife Mini Slim Pocket Knife with 10pcs #60 Scalpels Replaceable Blades EDC Utility Knife with Liner Lock Pocket ClipIdeal Gifts for Men and WomenPurple & Green
COOL PARD EDC$15.0528 rev
Aluminum Alloy Utility Knife Retractable Box Cutter Pocket Knife Replaceable Blade EDC Razor Knife with 10pcs BladesGREEN
TGZUO$39.5156 rev
TGZUO Aluminum Alloy Utility Knife Retractable Box Cutter Pocket Knife Replaceable Blade EDC Razor Knife with 10pcs Blades (BLACK)
TGZUO$40.2456 rev
TGZUO Aluminum Alloy Utility Knife Retractable Box Cutter Pocket Knife Replaceable Blade EDC Razor Knife with 10pcs Blades (ORANGE)
TGZUO$39.7556 rev
Caressolove Cool Automatic Box Cutter
Caressolove$18.9832 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumCaressolove Cool Automatic Box Cutter
Caressolove$18.984.6★
Aluminum Alloy Utility Knife Retractable Box Cutter Pocket Knife Replaceable Blade EDC Razor Knife with 10pcs BladesGREEN
TGZUO$39.514.4★
TGZUO Aluminum Alloy Utility Knife Retractable Box Cutter Pocket Knife Replaceable Blade EDC Razor Knife with 10pcs Blades (BLACK)
TGZUO$40.244.4★
Folding Scalpel Knife Mini Slim Pocket Knife with 10pcs #60 Scalpels Replaceable Blades EDC Utility Knife with Liner Lock Pocket ClipIdeal Gifts for Men and WomenPurple & Green
COOL PARD EDC$15.054.6★
TGZUO Aluminum Alloy Utility Knife Retractable Box Cutter Pocket Knife Replaceable Blade EDC Razor Knife with 10pcs Blades (ORANGE)
TGZUO$39.754.4★
What buyers say about folding scalpel knife
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Amazing quality”
“Crazy sharp”
“Ease of operation”
“Good price”
“the spring action is strong”
“Perfect size”
“As advertised”
“Material feels durable”
“I love how lightweight”
“solid design”
What buyers complain about
“Fell apart”
“Very Cheap Quality”
“Hard to open”
“It is small”
“The spring spring mechanism no longer works”
“It is not inexpensive”
“One caveat, these blades are extremely sharp, so please be careful”
“has a very weak mechanism”
“it requires an ugly cut-out in the handle to allow access”
“Easy to break”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is folding scalpel knife profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $137K/yr across 47 tracked products. 5 of 16 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +1.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
- How competitive is the folding scalpel knife niche?
- 18 brands and 32 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 37% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in folding scalpel knife?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 1.3%.
- When does demand for folding scalpel knife peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–Jul; the busiest month runs 4.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the folding scalpel knife niche?
- Listings span $7.98–$78.94; the average listing price is $24.09 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 338 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.