Tin Snips
MaybeProducts sell for $18.00 on average, inside the sweet spot. But demand is soft, at +6.0% this quarter, so Tin Snips is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 58 / 100Top 12% of 9,536 Tools & Home Improvement niches · +10 vs the category median of 4858
- Market size
- $1.1M/yr770K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +6.0%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 58%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 89 sellers
Flapen Score
Tin Snips against its category
The dotted line is the Tools & Home Improvement average. Past it, Tin Snips is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Tin Snips market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Tin Snips 770K times last year and spent an estimated $1.1M. The top 5 brands take 75% of clicks. Demand peaks in May. Flapen scores it 58 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
8.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 770K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +6.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $1.1M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 770K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +6.0%
- Conversion, latest week
- 8.0%
- Market size, estimated
- $1.1Ma year
- Peak month
- May1.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- tin snips257K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $18.00.
Listings sell for $18.00 on average, from $5.43 to $65.84. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 2,500 to 3,000 of them. At $18.00 that is $45K to $54K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $18.00inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $5.43–$65.84
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 60K–80K
- Units per listing a year
- 2,500–3,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- $45K–$54K
- Returns
- 1.8%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
81% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #56 within Nippers & Snips. It carries 1,998 reviews at 4.53 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 81%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 3.0%
- Average rank
- #56in Nippers & Snips
- Average rating
- 4.53 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,998per listing
- Listings tracked
- 21
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 61 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 61 months
Products
Top Tin Snips products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
HURRICANE 10 inch Aviation Tin Snips Straight Cut Metal Shears with Non-Slip Tyregrip Handle Cr-V Steel Blades Shears for Thin Sheet Metal Aluminum Gutter & DIY Projects
- Price
- $12.80
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,458
- Age
- 7y ago

Amazon Basics Straight Cut Aviation Tin Snips Metal Cutters with Safety Latch
- Price
- $10.68
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,735
- Age
- 6y ago

10 Inch Aviation Tin Snips Heavy Duty Chrome Vanadium Steel Metal Cutter Shears for Cutting Sheet Metal CR-V Straight Cut
- Price
- $7.82
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 317
- Age
- 1y ago

Amazon Basics 3-Piece Aviation Snip Set for Metal Cutting with Comfort Grips Left Right and Straight Cut
- Price
- $14.43
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,482
- Age
- 6y ago

XUDYVCO Tin Snips for Cutting Metal Sheet Upgrade Heavy Duty Aviation Tin Snips with Sharp Stainless Steel Blade Professional 8IN Straight Cut Metal Snips for Sheet Metal Aluminum Cardboard Cable
- Price
- $5.43
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 518
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
ANGELSWORD 10 Inch Aviation Tin Snips Cr-M Aviation Snips for Cutting Metal Sheet Heavy Duty Sheet Straight Cut
- Price
- $13.97
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 42
- Age
- 9mo ago

Crescent Wiss 2 Piece MetalMaster Offset Aviation Snips Including M6R & M7R - M6M7AMZ
- Price
- $38.96
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 340
- Age
- 4y ago

WORKPRO 8 Inch Aviation Snips Heavy Duty Metal Cutter Straight Cut
- Price
- $12.75
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 763
- Age
- 3y ago

HORUSDY 3 Pack Aviation Tin Snips Set 10 Inch Metal Straight Cut Left Cut Right Cut for Cut Sheet Metal Chrome Vanadium Steel
- Price
- $19.81
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 320
- Age
- 3y ago

IRWIN Aviation Snip Aviation Snip Straight (2073113)
- Price
- $16.08
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 757
- Age
- 22y ago
Newest
by launch date
ANGELSWORD 10 Inch Aviation Tin Snips Cr-M Aviation Snips for Cutting Metal Sheet Heavy Duty Sheet Straight Cut
- Price
- $13.97
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 42
- Age
- 9mo ago

10 Inch Aviation Tin Snips Heavy Duty Chrome Vanadium Steel Metal Cutter Shears for Cutting Sheet Metal CR-V Straight Cut
- Price
- $7.82
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 317
- Age
- 1y ago

XUDYVCO Tin Snips for Cutting Metal Sheet Upgrade Heavy Duty Aviation Tin Snips with Sharp Stainless Steel Blade Professional 8IN Straight Cut Metal Snips for Sheet Metal Aluminum Cardboard Cable
- Price
- $5.43
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 518
- Age
- 1y ago

GARTOL 8 Heavy Duty Scissors & Tin Snips - All Purpose Utility Shears with Wire Cutter Notch | Cut Sheet Metal Cable Insulation Carpet Leather | Ergonomic Electrician Tools with Safety Lock
- Price
- $9.80
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 304
- Age
- 1y ago

Klein Tools 2402S Straight-Cutting Offset Snips Aviation Tin Snips with Forged Blade for Precision Sheet Metal Cutting
- Price
- $20.05
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 103
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
14 falling
Sellers
89
Top-5 brand share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
58%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
20%
- HURRICANE31%
- Amazon Basics23%
- KLEIN TOOLS8%
- warmtree6%
- Wiss6%
- XUDYVCO5%
Demand
Tin Snips search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Search terms
Top Tin Snips search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- tin snips257K/yr
- snips131K/yr
- snip100K/yr
- aviation snips64K/yr
- metal snips41K/yr
- tin snips for cutting metal sheet39K/yr
- metal cutting scissors18K/yr
- tin snips heavy duty20K/yr
- milwaukee snips17K/yr
- metal snips for cutting metal11K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Tin Snips
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Poor quality control”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
14 topics
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FAQ
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