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a small market ($60K/yr) — red string doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$60K

Growth (1y)

+147.7%

Products

18

Brands

16

was 20 a year ago

Sellers

22

Price range

$3.17–$20.70

Returns

2.2%

Rating

4.7★

41/100

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Scored 41/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
3
×0.30
Growth
71
×0.30
Competition
40
×0.20
Quality gap
24
×0.10
Returns
82
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +147.7% year over year.
4K2KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jun '25Oct '25Feb '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Competition

18%FLIPPED
  • FLIPPED18%
  • KINGLAKE16%
  • Newkita12%
  • TONIFUL12%
  • Leecogo8%
  • Red Heart8%
  • Other (10 brands)27%

The top 5 products take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 16 brands and 22 sellers compete here.

Brands

16 falling

was 20 a year ago

Sellers

22

Top 5 brand share

65%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend

Product shelf

All 18 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Color29%

“Color was perfect”

Quality-Overall26%

“Beautiful quality cord”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“Just what I needed”

Ease Of Use9%

“good for its uses”

Thickness6%

“thickness is all perfect”

Value For Money5%

“Great value”

Strength3%

“Very strong”

Durability2%

“durable”

Stitch/Finish/Polish2%

“Lovely color and finish”

Design-Overall2%

“sturdy for crafting projects”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall28%

“Bad quality”

Hard Feel22%

“Very Hard”

Durability17%

“Again it came undone”

Strength11%

“Doesnt hold”

Thickness6%

“A bit too thick for a needle”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity4%

“There is no stretch or give to it”

Size-Overall3%

“go smaller if you need to thread it”

Top return reasons

  • Thin23%
  • Color15%
  • Size-Overall13%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
  • Value For Money8%
  • Material Quality8%
  • Thickness5%
  • Quality-Overall5%
  • Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity3%
  • Functionality-Overall3%

Data scraped July 6, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.66 median price · 2.2% median returns across 14,418 tracked niches.