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# **plastigauge**

**Skip it**

A concentrated shelf (top 5 take 83% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 33Growth 22Conversion 88Competition 14Returns 98Price range 76Avg price 84Brand share 28Review moat 74Quality gap 32

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.5%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Great****10.2%**

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

**Avg price**

**Great****$18.43**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Great****$7.24–$39.62**

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

**Review moat**

**Good****546.33**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Market size**

**Okay****$156K**

$156K/yr · 83K searches

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.6★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Brand share**

**Okay****88%**

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

**Growth**

**Bad****-6.2%**

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

**Competition**

**Bad****83%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

## **Competition**

The top 5 products capture 83% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

**Brands**

**9 **▲rising

**Sellers**

**60**

**Top-5 brand share**

**88%**

**Open market**

**8%**

- Allstar Performance28% - Powerbuilt21% - JEGS15% - CTA Tools13% - Sealed Power11% - Speedway Motors4% - Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 8%)

## **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%10%$16K20%$31K30%$47K40%$62K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Allstar Performance Plastigage 0.002-0.006 in and 0.025 to 0.076 mm Measurement Range 12 in Strips Green/Red Kit](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41j5983ngKL.jpg)**Allstar Performance Plastigage 0.002-0.006 in and 0.025 to 0.076 mm Measurement Range 12 in Strips Green/Red Kit**Allstar Performance**$16.12**4.8★679 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZ1RIFS) [2![Powerbuilt Plastigauge Engine Bearing Clearance Measuring Tool Includes Green (.001.003) and Red (.002.006) Strips Made in USA - 648441](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41WPy2rPQeL.jpg)**Powerbuilt Plastigauge Engine Bearing Clearance Measuring Tool Includes Green (.001.003) and Red (.002.006) Strips Made in USA - 648441**Powerbuilt**$14.01**4.8★1,463 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002INTX3C) [3![JEGS Plastigauge Kit | Made in USA | Color-Coded Sizing | Soluble in Oil | Kit Includes Two Green Two Red and One Blue Plastigauge](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41dBNts-BLL.jpg)**JEGS Plastigauge Kit | Made in USA | Color-Coded Sizing | Soluble in Oil | Kit Includes Two Green Two Red and One Blue Plastigauge**JEGS**$18.86**4.8★145 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078WJQDHR) [4![CTA Tools 2450 Plastigage - 2-Piece Set Measure Clearances of the Engine Rod & Main Bearings](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31O+-U+ziLL.jpg)**CTA Tools 2450 Plastigage - 2-Piece Set Measure Clearances of the Engine Rod & Main Bearings**CTA Tools**$11.40**4.8★525 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PISKZ3G) [5![Sealed Power SPG1 Gauge](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/418XlqMkeRL.jpg)**Sealed Power SPG1 Gauge**Sealed Power**$7.24**4.6★428 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001LERPRA)

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### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Speedway Motors Plastigauge Bearing Clearance Measurement Kit Includes Blue Green and Red Gauges for Rod and Main Journals with Reference Chart for Accurate Assembly Checks](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41PDOfWmCDL.jpg)**Speedway Motors Plastigauge Bearing Clearance Measurement Kit Includes Blue Green and Red Gauges for Rod and Main Journals with Reference Chart for Accurate Assembly Checks**Speedway Motors**$23.62**18 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZYH5K3S) [![CABBE KALLO 50-Piece Ear Stretching Kit with Acrylic Tapers Plugs and Silicone Tunnels - Body Piercing Jewelry for Ear Gauges - Stretching and Gauging Set for Tapers Plugs and Gauges Clear](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41PAmtmwfBL.jpg)**CABBE KALLO 50-Piece Ear Stretching Kit with Acrylic Tapers Plugs and Silicone Tunnels - Body Piercing Jewelry for Ear Gauges - Stretching and Gauging Set for Tapers Plugs and Gauges Clear**CABBE KALLO**$10.26**3,036 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081FLBJM7) [![Speedway Motors Green Plastigauge Bearing Clearance Measuring Tool .001.003 Inch Range for Rod and Main Journals Includes Reference Chart for Accurate Assembly](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21tPl2ZddiL.jpg)**Speedway Motors Green Plastigauge Bearing Clearance Measuring Tool .001.003 Inch Range for Rod and Main Journals Includes Reference Chart for Accurate Assembly**Speedway Motors**$11.98**8 rev8y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075NLGMKJ) [![Plastigauge Plastigage Green .001-.003 Rod & Main Bearing Clearance 12/Pack (.001-.003)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/4147w05ozzL.jpg)**Plastigauge Plastigage Green .001-.003 Rod & Main Bearing Clearance 12/Pack (.001-.003)**KRX**$39.62**69 rev9y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073X6MLQJ) [![Allstar Performance Plastigage 0.002-0.006 in and 0.025 to 0.076 mm Measurement Range 12 in Strips Green/Red Kit](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41j5983ngKL.jpg)**Allstar Performance Plastigage 0.002-0.006 in and 0.025 to 0.076 mm Measurement Range 12 in Strips Green/Red Kit**Allstar Performance**$16.12**679 rev9y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZ1RIFS)

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### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![CABBE KALLO 50-Piece Ear Stretching Kit with Acrylic Tapers Plugs and Silicone Tunnels - Body Piercing Jewelry for Ear Gauges - Stretching and Gauging Set for Tapers Plugs and Gauges Clear](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41PAmtmwfBL.jpg)**CABBE KALLO 50-Piece Ear Stretching Kit with Acrylic Tapers Plugs and Silicone Tunnels - Body Piercing Jewelry for Ear Gauges - Stretching and Gauging Set for Tapers Plugs and Gauges Clear**CABBE KALLO**$10.26**4.5★**▲ 268%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081FLBJM7) [![Clevite 77 Clevite M77MPG1-12 Plastigage](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41-u6mdfVIL.jpg)**Clevite 77 Clevite M77MPG1-12 Plastigage**Clevite 77**$25.49**4.4★**▲ 60%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BXFOS36) [![Sealed Power SPGR-1 Plastigage](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31d0lFgpXIL.jpg)**Sealed Power SPGR-1 Plastigage**Sealed Power**$7.77**4.7★**▲ 59%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004AFDTQ8) [![JEGS Plastigauge Kit | Made in USA | Color-Coded Sizing | Soluble in Oil | Kit Includes Two Green Two Red and One Blue Plastigauge](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41dBNts-BLL.jpg)**JEGS Plastigauge Kit | Made in USA | Color-Coded Sizing | Soluble in Oil | Kit Includes Two Green Two Red and One Blue Plastigauge**JEGS**$18.86**4.8★**▲ 26%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078WJQDHR) [![Allstar Performance Plastigage 0.002-0.006 in and 0.025 to 0.076 mm Measurement Range 12 in Strips Green/Red Kit](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41j5983ngKL.jpg)**Allstar Performance Plastigage 0.002-0.006 in and 0.025 to 0.076 mm Measurement Range 12 in Strips Green/Red Kit**Allstar Performance**$16.12**4.8★**▲ 10%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZ1RIFS)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -6.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

2K1KSpike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**20%

*“As promised”*

**Quality-Overall**20%

*“Good parts”*

**Measurement/Reading Accuracy**15%

*“Nice to use with a board gauge to backup my measurements”*

**Value For Money**10%

*“Good value for the money”*

**Functionality-Overall**10%

*“Works just like plastiguage should”*

**Efficiency**10%

*“Worked fine”*

**Size-Overall**10%

*“nice fit”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Material Quality**50%

*“Plastic gauge”*

**Ease Of Use**25%

*“Takes a minute to use right”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Defective Material/Parts**24%

**Size-Overall**20%

**Value For Money**16%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**12%

**Functionality-Overall**8%

**Material Quality**4%

**Color**4%

**Thin**4%

**Wrong Dimensions**4%

**Ease Of Use**2%