olfa blades
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.5%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great11.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Great$18.41avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$5.92–$50.45cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Good964.13avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Good49%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Market size
Good$321K$321K/yr · 150K searches
Brand share
Okay87%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Bad-1.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, olfa blades is a $321K/yr Amazon United States market (150K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
olfa blades market data
- Units sold / yr
- 20K–25K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- $368K–$460K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 11.6%
- Avg BSR
- #129
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 94%
- Sponsored
- 65%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 65 months
- Avg seller age
- 165 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
16 rising
Sellers
108
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
49%
Top 20: 89%
Open market
11%
- OLFA71%
- Gomake6%
- Bates Choice4%
- DOWELL3%
- DIYSELF2%
- NT Cutter2%
- Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 11%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -1.3% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
Top olfa blades search terms
- olfa blades71K/yr
- olfa 9mm blades12K/yr
- snap off blades10K/yr
- olfa blade9K/yr
- olfa 18mm blades10K/yr
- 9mm snap off blades7K/yr
- 18mm snap off blade6K/yr
- snap blades5K/yr
- olfa knife blades6K/yr
- olfa blades 9mm4K/yr
Top olfa blades 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
OLFA 9mm Ultra-Sharp Black Snap-Off Blades (ABB-50B) - 50 Blades
OLFA$17.724.8★1,024 rev
OLFA 18mm Heavy-Duty Snap-Off Blades (LB-10B) - Japanese Steel 10 Blades
OLFA$10.774.8★1,991 rev
O L F A OLFA 9282 AB-50S 9mm Stainless Steel Snap-Off Blade 50-Pack (2PACK) packaging may vary
OLFA$50.454.7★186 rev
OLFA 18mm Ultra-Sharp Black Snap-Off Blades (LBB-50B) - 50 Blades
OLFA$28.574.8★548 rev
Gomake 9mm Utility Knife Replacement Blades Snap Off Blades for 9MM Universal Art Knife Stainless Steel Blades Use in Office Home Arts Crafts - 100PCS
Gomake$16.804.4★1,400 rev
Newest
by launch date
Bates- Snap Off Blades 100 pcs 9mm 60 Degree Carbon Steel Razor Blades Razor Blade Retractable
Bates Choice$6.82233 rev
Replacement blades Olfa - (2 Units) (50 per pack Replacement Blade)
RockRose$43.354 rev
DIYSELF 50Pcs 9mm Utility Knife Replacement Blades Snap Off Blades for 9MM Universal Box Cutters (60)
DIYSELF$6.75450 rev
Berkling 18mm Snap-Off Utility Blades SK2H Blackened Steel 50-Pack
Berkling Tools$20.54153 rev
O L F A OLFA 9282 AB-50S 9mm Stainless Steel Snap-Off Blade 50-Pack (2PACK) packaging may vary
OLFA$50.45186 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumReplacement blades Olfa - (2 Units) (50 per pack Replacement Blade)
RockRose$43.355.0★
OLFA Endurance Rotary Blade 45mm
OLFA$12.664.6★
NT Cutter 9mm Snap-Off Precision Blades 30 Degree Blades 100-Blade/Pack 1 Pack (BD-1800)
NT Cutter$15.664.7★
O L F A OLFA 9149 ABB-50B 9mm UltraSharp Black Snap-Off Blade 50-Pack (2Pack)
OLFA$29.574.7★
Lbb-50k 50 Large Pieces Dedicated Specialized Olfa
OLFA$17.684.7★
What buyers say about olfa blades
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Nice and sharp”
“Great deal”
“Fit perfect”
“the quality is very solid”
“As advertised”
“Super durable”
“Easy to use”
“Good blades”
“Sharp Blades, Well-Packed to Prevent Rust”
“The blades are strong and durable”
What buyers complain about
“cheap junk”
“A chunk of my holder was broken on the corner”
“Not very sharp”
“Small and light”
“Listing is misleading (100?) The box says 10 pack in the top right. The bottom right says 10 blades. So I thought I was getting 100 blades like the listing title says but instead you get 10 blades. No one count every time every time you snap 1 piece off.”
“Does not work at all”
“cause fabric to fray”
“Not worth the price”
“the material doesn't get cut all the way through”
“they aren't oiled to prevent rust like standard olfa blades come”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is olfa blades profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $321K/yr across 31 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -1.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- How competitive is the olfa blades niche?
- 16 brands and 108 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in olfa blades?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Durability, Sharpness. The return rate is 0.5%.
- When does demand for olfa blades peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the olfa blades niche?
- Listings span $5.92–$50.45; the average listing price is $18.41 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 964 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.