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ac dye

Worth a look

Shows demand growing +176.2% this quarter, but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 46Growth 97Conversion 86Competition 23Returns 76Price range 62Avg price 64Brand share 0Review moat 67Quality gap 23

Growth

Incredible+176.2%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Great9.8%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Returns

Great1.9%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good826.77

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Good$13.71

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good$7.59–$27.10

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Okay$250K

$250K/yr · 187K searches

Competition

Bad73%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Competition

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

49

Top-5 brand share

100%

Open market

0%

  • TSI Supercool61%
  • A/C Pro14%
  • ERRECOM12%
  • UAC9%
  • Leak Saver4%

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%15%$38K30%$75K45%$113K60%$150K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +176.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.0×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Leak-Proof21%

“I don't expect to have any trouble finding leaks using this product”

Quality-Overall19%

“Good Quality”

Value For Money19%

“Great value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

“as advertised”

Ease Of Use7%

“Ease of use”

Efficiency6%

“Works perfectly”

Brightness/Shine/Glow4%

“Glows bright”

Color4%

“The Dye is very bright”

Compression2%

“Worked great in 2010 ford focus compressor”

Coolant2%

“Universal air conditioner refrigerant”

What buyers complain about

Leak-Proof29%

“Leaking bottle”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting17%

“no instructions provided”

Brightness/Shine/Glow9%

“My only wish is that it glowed more”

Color8%

“2 bottles and the dye is invisible”

Natural Resource Wastage6%

“Waste of time and money”

Adhesion/Stickiness6%

“is spoda cause any glue you missed”

Functionality-Overall3%

“Does not work”

Pressure3%

“the low pressure line is too pressurized”

Add-Ons/Attachments2%

“Cheap plastic attachment for the low pressure port”

Top return reasons

Compatibility-Overall26%
Leak-Proof20%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Color8%
Value For Money6%
Functionality-Overall5%
Coolant4%
Defective Material/Parts4%
Compression3%
Assembly/Installation2%