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title: "Olfa Blades — $321K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **olfa blades**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.5%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 52Growth 24Conversion 93Competition 59Returns 98Price range 79Avg price 84Brand share 30Review moat 63Quality gap 21
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.5%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****11.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Avg price**
**Great****$18.41**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$5.92–$50.45**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****964.13**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Good****49%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Good****$321K**
$321K/yr · 150K searches
**Brand share**
**Okay****87%**
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**
**Bad****4.7★**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
4K3K seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/olfa-blades/trend)
## **Top olfa blades search terms**
- **olfa blades**71K/yr-2.3%8.0% conv. - **olfa 9mm blades**12K/yr-4.8%11.9% conv. - **snap off blades**10K/yr+6.4%6.8% conv. - **olfa blade**9K/yr-0.4%5.4% conv. - **olfa 18mm blades**10K/yr-15.7%14.4% conv. - **9mm snap off blades**7K/yr+12.1%8.1% conv. - **18mm snap off blade**6K/yr+18.9%7.9% conv. - **snap blades**5K/yr+13.8%5.1% conv. - **olfa knife blades**6K/yr-14.4%9.6% conv. - **olfa blades 9mm**4K/yr-11.4%9.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/olfa-blades/search-terms)
## **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.
0%4%$13K8%$26K12%$39K16%$51K1101001K10K 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**OLFA 9mm Ultra-Sharp Black Snap-Off Blades (ABB-50B) - 50 Blades**OLFA**$17.72**4.8★1,024 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006SJAQ6) [2**OLFA 18mm Heavy-Duty Snap-Off Blades (LB-10B) - Japanese Steel 10 Blades**OLFA**$10.77**4.8★1,991 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000LEAC58) [3**O L F A OLFA 9282 AB-50S 9mm Stainless Steel Snap-Off Blade 50-Pack (2PACK) packaging may vary**OLFA**$50.45**4.7★186 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KL4PSYR) [4**OLFA 18mm Ultra-Sharp Black Snap-Off Blades (LBB-50B) - 50 Blades**OLFA**$28.57**4.8★548 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000LE3V74) [5**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**$16.80**4.4★1,400 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GKLQFHZ)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Bates- Snap Off Blades 100 pcs 9mm 60 Degree Carbon Steel Razor Blades Razor Blade Retractable**Bates Choice**$6.82**233 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTWQS84H) [**Replacement blades Olfa - (2 Units) (50 per pack Replacement Blade)**RockRose**$43.35**4 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSV99ZPK) [**DIYSELF 50Pcs 9mm Utility Knife Replacement Blades Snap Off Blades for 9MM Universal Box Cutters (60)**DIYSELF**$6.75**450 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C49DLSWS) [**Berkling 18mm Snap-Off Utility Blades SK2H Blackened Steel 50-Pack**Berkling Tools**$20.54**153 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3JQT59G) [**O L F A OLFA 9282 AB-50S 9mm Stainless Steel Snap-Off Blade 50-Pack (2PACK) packaging may vary**OLFA**$50.45**186 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KL4PSYR)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Replacement blades Olfa - (2 Units) (50 per pack Replacement Blade)**RockRose**$43.35**5.0★**▲ 134%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSV99ZPK) [**OLFA Endurance Rotary Blade 45mm**OLFA**$12.66**4.6★**▲ 97%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0845WGGPX) [**NT Cutter 9mm Snap-Off Precision Blades 30 Degree Blades 100-Blade/Pack 1 Pack (BD-1800)**NT Cutter**$15.66**4.7★**▲ 35%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005J0XM1U) [**O L F A OLFA 9149 ABB-50B 9mm UltraSharp Black Snap-Off Blade 50-Pack (2Pack)**OLFA**$29.57**4.7★**▲ 33%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KKZZSVN) [**Lbb-50k 50 Large Pieces Dedicated Specialized Olfa**OLFA**$17.68**4.7★**▲ 28%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AC4N3M)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about olfa blades**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Sharpness**21%
*“Nice and sharp”*
**Value For Money**19%
*“Great deal”*
**Size-Overall**12%
*“Fit perfect”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“the quality is very solid”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“As advertised”*
**Durability**5%
*“Super durable”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Easy to use”*
**Precision Of Cut**4%
*“Good blades”*
**Rusts/Corrodes**2%
*“Sharp Blades, Well-Packed to Prevent Rust”*
**Strength**1%
*“The blades are strong and durable”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**18%
*“cheap junk”*
**Durability**10%
*“A chunk of my holder was broken on the corner”*
**Sharpness**8%
*“Not very sharp”*
**Size-Overall**8%
*“Small and light”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“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.”*
**Functionality-Overall**4%
*“Does not work at all”*
**Upholstery/Fabric Quality**4%
*“cause fabric to fray”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Not worth the price”*
**Material Quality**3%
*“the material doesn't get cut all the way through”*
**Rusts/Corrodes**3%
*“they aren't oiled to prevent rust like standard olfa blades come”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**71%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**13%
**Compatibility-Overall**5%
**Sharpness**3%
**Value For Money**3%
**Functionality-Overall**2%
**Defective Material/Parts**1%
**Rusts/Corrodes**1%
**Thin**1%
**Quality-Overall**1%
## **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.
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