scissors & shears
Skip itStrong incumbent ratings (4.8★) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$17.10avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$8.52–$39.17cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Good6.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Okay62%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay85%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Okay+0.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Bad10,254.1avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad$81K$81K/yr · 68K searches
Quality gap
Bad4.8★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, scissors & shears is a $81K/yr Amazon United States market (68K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
scissors & shears market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $68K–$86K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.9%
- Avg BSR
- #107
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 95%
- Sponsored
- 75%
- Out of stock
- 2.5%
- Avg brand age
- 57 months
- Avg seller age
- 158 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
12 falling
Sellers
48
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
62%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
12%
- Fiskars42%
- KLEIN TOOLS19%
- LIVINGO9%
- BoFuYuan7%
- Goldblatt7%
- FTECYBO3%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 12%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 13 weeks — +0.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Top scissors & shears search terms
- scissors & shears20K/yr
- utility shears10K/yr
- construction scissors9K/yr
- fiskars heavy duty scissors4K/yr
- heavy duty scissors for cutting thick plastic6K/yr
- shop shears4K/yr
- fiberglass scissors4K/yr
- insulation scissors3K/yr
- plastic cutting scissors3K/yr
- heavy duty industrial scissors3K/yr
Top scissors & 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 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Fiskars Pro 10 PowerArc Shop Shears Heavy Duty Serrated Utility Scissors
Fiskars$19.894.8★4,452 rev
Fiskars Pro 8 PowerArc Shop Shears Heavy Duty Serrated Utility Scissors
Fiskars$16.834.8★873 rev
Klein Tools B2109 Heavy Duty Scissors Multipurpose Utility Shears for Cutting Fabric Cardboard Plastic Metal and More Stainless Steel 9-Inch
KLEIN TOOLS$10.104.7★282 rev
BoFuYuan Utility Scissors All Purpose heavy duty 8-Inch Yellow
BoFuYuan$12.444.7★1,127 rev
LIVINGO 10 Heavy Duty Multipurpose Shears for Shop & Garden (Red/Black)
LIVINGO$23.674.8★5,328 rev
Newest
by launch date
Goldblatt 2PCS Heavy Duty Scissors Multipurpose Shop Scissors
Goldblatt$15.67365 rev
8 Inch Utility Scissors for Kitchen Office Craft & DIY Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Multipurpose Scissors for Cutting Cardboard Fabric Carpet Wire and Leather with Protective Cover
Uopyeri$8.52144 rev
Klein Tools B2109 Heavy Duty Scissors Multipurpose Utility Shears for Cutting Fabric Cardboard Plastic Metal and More Stainless Steel 9-Inch
KLEIN TOOLS$10.10282 rev
Klein Tools T2110 Titanium-Coated Professional Scissors Stainless Steel Shears for Cutting Sheet Metal Leather and Heavy-Duty Materials 10-Inch
KLEIN TOOLS$18.71102 rev
Klein Tools T2107 Titanium Coated Utility Scissors Compact Stainless Steel Shears Serrated Blades Cuts Heavy-Duty Materials 7-Inch
KLEIN TOOLS$18.09108 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumKlein Tools T2110 Titanium-Coated Professional Scissors Stainless Steel Shears for Cutting Sheet Metal Leather and Heavy-Duty Materials 10-Inch
KLEIN TOOLS$18.714.8★
iBayam 8.5 Heavy Duty Scissors All Purpose for Office School Crafts Sewing
iBayam$9.404.8★
Klein Tools T2107 Titanium Coated Utility Scissors Compact Stainless Steel Shears Serrated Blades Cuts Heavy-Duty Materials 7-Inch
KLEIN TOOLS$18.094.6★
8 10 12 Fiberglass Cloth Cutter and Scissor - Electric Mat Cutter (10)
LFI$31.814.7★
Crescent Wiss 10 Bent Handle Industrial Shears - W20
Wiss$39.174.7★
What buyers say about scissors & shears
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Reasonable price for quality”
“Cuts well”
“Great deal”
“Cuts like a dream<3”
“Strong cutter”
“As described”
“It's heavy and sharp”
“they are still like new”
“Easy to store”
“comfortable grip”
What buyers complain about
“Very short blades”
“too heavy”
“Very dull”
“Poor quality control”
“Was very hard to use”
“Scissor broke quickly”
“I found it cheaper at another store”
“the grips weren't particularly comfortable”
“it didn't help much”
“Not as advertised”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is scissors & shears profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $81K/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +0.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the scissors & shears niche?
- 12 brands and 48 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 62% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in scissors & shears?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Weight Heavy, Sharpness. The return rate is 0.7%.
- What does it cost to enter the scissors & shears niche?
- Listings span $8.52–$39.17; the average listing price is $17.10 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 10,254 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.