game shears
Skip itSoft demand (-34.6% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$23.48avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Great1.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Great$11.17–$47.69cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Great7.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good1,374.14avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay77%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Okay67%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Bad$47K$47K/yr · 29K searches
Growth
Bad-34.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, game shears is a $47K/yr Amazon United States market (29K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
game shears market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $35K–$47K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 7.0%
- Avg BSR
- #212
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 64%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 77 months
- Avg seller age
- 186 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
13 falling
Sellers
46
Top-5 brand share
77%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
23%
- Gerber28%
- OUTDOOR EDGE14%
- Gerior10%
- Original LÖWE10%
- Fiskars8%
- vomsocs8%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -34.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.8×
Top game shears search terms
- game shears21K/yr
- hunting shears4K/yr
- game shears hunting4K/yr
Top game shears 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 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Gerber Vital Take-Apart Poultry Kitchen & Hunting Shears Serrated Orange
Gerber$20.264.6★1,261 rev
Outdoor Edge Game Shears - Spring Loaded with Serrated Edge and Bone-Breaking Notch for Quartering Birds Small Game and Fish with Nylon Belt Sheath
OUTDOOR EDGE$24.934.5★486 rev
Heavy Duty Poultry Shears - Kitchen Scissors for Cutting Chicken Poultry Game Meat - Chopping Vegetable - Spring Loaded
Gerior$17.474.6★2,668 rev
Fiskars Pro 10 PowerArc Shop Shears Heavy Duty Serrated Utility Scissors
Fiskars$19.894.8★4,452 rev
Poultry Shears Kitchen Shears with Spring Loaded Heavy Duty Poultry Scissors for Meat Chicken Turkey Anti-Slip Handle Safety Lock Dishwasher Safe
vomsocs$11.774.7★215 rev
Newest
by launch datePoultry Shears Kitchen Shears with Spring Loaded Heavy Duty Poultry Scissors for Meat Chicken Turkey Anti-Slip Handle Safety Lock Dishwasher Safe
vomsocs$11.77215 rev
Original LWE Hunting Shears 15.114 With Non-Stick Coated and Corrosion-Protected Blades For Breaking Down Bones and Meat
Original LÖWE$45.75909 rev
MAD SHARK Heavy Duty Poultry Shears Spring Loaded Kitchen Shears Dishwasher
MAD SHARK$21.271,739 rev
Old Timer Trail Boss Game Shears with Heavy Duty Construction Custom Molded Sheath Spring-Assisted Opening Bone Breaking Notch and Safety Lock for Hunting Cleaning Game Camping and Outdoors
Old Timer$28.7232 rev
Poultry Shears Heavy Duty Kitchen Shears With Anti-Slip Handle & Safety Lock Poultry Scissors for Meat Chicken Bone Turkey Fish Spring Loaded Dishwasher Safe
SimCoker$18.432,022 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumPoultry Shears Kitchen Shears with Spring Loaded Heavy Duty Poultry Scissors for Meat Chicken Turkey Anti-Slip Handle Safety Lock Dishwasher Safe
vomsocs$11.774.7★
Acelone Poultry Shears - Heavy Duty Kitchen Chicken Shears With Anti-Slip Handle & Safety Lock - Poultry Scissors for Meat Game Chicken Bone Poultry & More - Spring Loaded.
Acelone$11.174.6★
Original LWE Hunting Shears 15.114 With Non-Stick Coated and Corrosion-Protected Blades For Breaking Down Bones and Meat
Original LÖWE$45.754.8★
Kershaw Taskmaster Shears Black With 3.5 Inch Blades
Kershaw$26.364.6★
Old Timer Trail Boss Game Shears with Heavy Duty Construction Custom Molded Sheath Spring-Assisted Opening Bone Breaking Notch and Safety Lock for Hunting Cleaning Game Camping and Outdoors
Old Timer$28.724.3★
What buyers say about game shears
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Awesome quality”
“Sharp blades”
“Strong cutting power”
“Easy to use”
“As described”
“Great Value”
“Comfortable to grip”
“Strong cutting power”
“Heavy duty”
“They cleaned up nicely”
What buyers complain about
“They do rust”
“unfortunately doesnt fit MY hands. glove size L”
“extremely sharp, definitely need to be extra careful when cleaning it”
“Broke after 5 months”
“Was very hard to use”
“Disappointing performance”
“wont work for a left handed person despite ad”
“Heavier than it should be”
“too hard for my hands I didnt use them except for fit”
“not work well however”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is game shears profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $47K/yr across 14 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -34.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the game shears niche?
- 13 brands and 46 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in game shears?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Rusts/Corrodes, Size-Overall, Sharpness. The return rate is 1.2%.
- When does demand for game shears peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the game shears niche?
- Listings span $11.17–$47.69; the average listing price is $23.48 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,374 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.