pinewood derby weights
Worth a lookShows low returns (1.5%), but soft demand (-86.3% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Great1.5%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great420.36avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Good62%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Good43%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Avg price
Good$14.05avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Good5.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Okay$7.05–$22.78cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Okay$186K$186K/yr · 252K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-86.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
21 rising
Sellers
51
Top-5 brand share
62%
Open market
31%
- Derbopine20%
- CKAuto14%
- DerbyCraftPro12%
- QoTang9%
- pinedash pro7%
- Woodland Scenics7%
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 39 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
CKAuto 1/4oz 0.25oz Grey Adhesive Stick on Wheel Weights EasyPeel Type. Cars Trucks SUVs Motorcycles RC Cars. Low Profile 12oz/Box U.S. OEM Quality (48pcs)
CKAuto$8.134.6★6,553 rev
Pinewood Stainless Steel Weights 9.375 OZ (40 pcs 3/8 Inch) Derby Car Kit for Racing Car Balance & Speed Optimization
Derbopine$15.894.5★35 rev
QoTang 24 PCS Cylindrical Stainless Steel Weight 6.8 Ounce 4 Different Sizes Incremental Cylinders Car Weights Compatible with Pinewood Car Derby to Optimize Speed
QoTang$12.464.6★42 rev
DerbyCraftPro Pinewood Car Weights Kit |Lead-Free 4oz Derby Car Weights+0.5oz Graphite Powder|Graphite Lubricant Works on Pine Wheels & Axles|Low-Profile Weights Adjust The COG Easy Peel & Stick
DerbyCraftPro$14.344.4★20 rev
Pinewood Stainless Steel Weights 5.625 OZ (24 pcs 3/8 Inch) and Center of Gravity Stand Derby Car Kit for Racing Car Balance & Speed Optimization
Derbopine$22.784.8★16 rev
Newest
by launch date
30 PCS Pinewood Stainless Steel Weights 8.1 OZ Cylindrical Stainless Steel Weights for Derby Car 4 Different Sizes to Racing Car Balance
FUYITE$9.130 rev
Fukaisu 24pcs Wooden Derby Car Weights Kit 3 Size Pinewood Wheel Buffer Weights with Backing Adhesive for Pinewood Derby Car Racing Speed & Balance Tuning(1/4 oz 1/2 oz 1 oz)
Fukaisu$12.943 rev
12pcs Weights for Pinewood Derby Car 4OZ Total 2 Size Adhesive Low-Profile Weights Set for Race Car Wheels Axles COG Speed Adjustment
Fukaisu$7.871 rev
Penitue Weights for Pinewood Derby 3oz Flexible Strip Adhesive Tungsten Weights Alternative Compatible with Pinewood Racing Cars Easy to Cut & Customize for Maximum Speed (Gray)
Penitue$8.172 rev
7oz Weights Kit for Pinewood Derby Cars 13pcs No-Drill Adhesive Pine Wood Car Weights with 3oz Flexible Strip & 1/4oz 1/2oz Blocks Accessorie for Race Car Wheels Axles COG Speed Adjustment (Black)
Fukaisu$9.945 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum30 PCS Pinewood Stainless Steel Weights 8.1 OZ Cylindrical Stainless Steel Weights for Derby Car 4 Different Sizes to Racing Car Balance
FUYITE$9.130.0★
Penitue Weights for Pinewood Derby 3oz Flexible Strip Adhesive Tungsten Weights Alternative Compatible with Pinewood Racing Cars Easy to Cut & Customize for Maximum Speed (Gray)
Penitue$8.174.5★
DerbyCraftPro Pinewood Car Weights and Graphite Powder Steel with Graphite
DerbyCraftPro$15.594.0★
Fukaisu 24pcs Wooden Derby Car Weights Kit 3 Size Pinewood Wheel Buffer Weights with Backing Adhesive for Pinewood Derby Car Racing Speed & Balance Tuning(1/4 oz 1/2 oz 1 oz)
Fukaisu$12.944.6★
12pcs Weights for Pinewood Derby Car 4OZ Total 2 Size Adhesive Low-Profile Weights Set for Race Car Wheels Axles COG Speed Adjustment
Fukaisu$7.875.0★
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -86.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 47.8×
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“this is a great quality set”
“super easy to work with”
“Just what we needed”
“Sticks good”
“Good value”
“come in two needed sizes”
“This kit is helpful if youre working on a pinewood derby car”
“The weights feel light quality”
“the weights were accurate”
“Great variety of items to help build a winner”
What buyers complain about
“Adhesive SUCKS”
“They are a little bigger than expected though”
“Its heavy, it sticks to stuff”
“Therefore, they appear to be significantly under the advertised weight of 7 g. thats a pretty large error”
“more expensive”
“Less dense than tungsten”
“Garbage”
“Not great had a few fall off”
“I didn't check them with a scale for accuracy as that isn't important to me”
“Case is weak”