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title: "Game Shears — $47K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 43/100 · $47K/yr market · 29K searches/yr · $23.48 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **game shears**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-34.6% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 12Growth 8Conversion 75Competition 29Returns 91Price range 87Avg price 95Brand share 47Review moat 53Quality gap 28
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$23.48**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Returns**
**Great****1.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Price range**
**Great****$11.17–$47.69**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Great****7.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****1,374.14**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Brand share**
**Okay****77%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Okay****67%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
1K750Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.8×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/game-shears/trend)
## **Top game shears search terms**
- **game shears**21K/yr-28.7%5.4% conv. - **hunting shears**4K/yr-30.8%2.3% conv. - **game shears hunting**4K/yr-97.2%0.0% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/game-shears/search-terms)
## **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.
0%10%$5K20%$9K30%$14K40%$19K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Gerber Vital Take-Apart Poultry Kitchen & Hunting Shears Serrated Orange**Gerber**$20.26**4.6★1,261 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I9Y73TU) [2**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**$24.93**4.5★486 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KOQ0ZK) [3**Heavy Duty Poultry Shears - Kitchen Scissors for Cutting Chicken Poultry Game Meat - Chopping Vegetable - Spring Loaded**Gerior**$17.47**4.6★2,668 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KSXK8BS) [4**Fiskars Pro 10 PowerArc Shop Shears Heavy Duty Serrated Utility Scissors**Fiskars**$19.89**4.8★4,452 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MU7C7MZ) [5**Poultry Shears Kitchen Shears with Spring Loaded Heavy Duty Poultry Scissors for Meat Chicken Turkey Anti-Slip Handle Safety Lock Dishwasher Safe**vomsocs**$11.77**4.7★215 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FC6DVHKY)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Poultry Shears Kitchen Shears with Spring Loaded Heavy Duty Poultry Scissors for Meat Chicken Turkey Anti-Slip Handle Safety Lock Dishwasher Safe**vomsocs**$11.77**215 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FC6DVHKY) [**Original LWE Hunting Shears 15.114 With Non-Stick Coated and Corrosion-Protected Blades For Breaking Down Bones and Meat**Original LÖWE**$45.75**909 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4B9VZF3) [**MAD SHARK Heavy Duty Poultry Shears Spring Loaded Kitchen Shears Dishwasher**MAD SHARK**$21.27**1,739 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDGRWKCM) [**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**$28.72**32 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SNT7GS4) [**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**$18.43**2,022 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y7ZM4BH)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Poultry Shears Kitchen Shears with Spring Loaded Heavy Duty Poultry Scissors for Meat Chicken Turkey Anti-Slip Handle Safety Lock Dishwasher Safe**vomsocs**$11.77**4.7★**▲ 395%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FC6DVHKY) [**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**$11.17**4.6★**▲ 233%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXG3VRXL) [**Original LWE Hunting Shears 15.114 With Non-Stick Coated and Corrosion-Protected Blades For Breaking Down Bones and Meat**Original LÖWE**$45.75**4.8★**▲ 82%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4B9VZF3) [**Kershaw Taskmaster Shears Black With 3.5 Inch Blades**Kershaw**$26.36**4.6★**▲ 64%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086RNF44R) [**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**$28.72**4.3★**▲ 60%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SNT7GS4)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about game shears**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**20%
*“Awesome quality”*
**Sharpness**18%
*“Sharp blades”*
**Strength**10%
*“Strong cutting power”*
**Ease Of Use**7%
*“Easy to use”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“As described”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“Great Value”*
**Grip**4%
*“Comfortable to grip”*
**Precision Of Cut**4%
*“Strong cutting power”*
**Weight Heavy**4%
*“Heavy duty”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**3%
*“They cleaned up nicely”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Rusts/Corrodes**15%
*“They do rust”*
**Size-Overall**13%
*“unfortunately doesnt fit MY hands. glove size L”*
**Sharpness**7%
*“extremely sharp, definitely need to be extra careful when cleaning it”*
**Durability**6%
*“Broke after 5 months”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Was very hard to use”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“Disappointing performance”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“wont work for a left handed person despite ad”*
**Weight Heavy**3%
*“Heavier than it should be”*
**Grip**2%
*“too hard for my hands I didnt use them except for fit”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“not work well however”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**34%
**Weight Heavy**10%
**Sharpness**8%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
**Ease Of Use**6%
**Functionality-Overall**5%
**Comfort-Overall**4%
**Product Condition**4%
**Value For Money**3%
**Handle Quality**3%
## **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.
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