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thule ski rack

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a small market ($40K/yr) — thule ski rack doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$40K

Growth (1y)

+94.6%

Products

9

Brands

4

was 5 a year ago

Sellers

37

Price range

$92.80–$382.60

Returns

7.1%

Rating

4.1★

33/100

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Scored 33/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
2
×0.30
Growth
63
×0.30
Competition
6
×0.20
Quality gap
81
×0.10
Returns
39
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +94.6% year over year.
1K729.5Prime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.1×

Competition

89%Thule
  • Thule89%
  • Yakima4%
  • CRINDAR3%
  • LINGVUM3%

The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 4 brands and 37 sellers compete here.

Brands

4 falling

was 5 a year ago

Sellers

37

Top 5 brand share

100%

Product shelf

All 9 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Assembly/Installation22%

“Assembly was fairly quick”

Value For Money17%

“Looks great, affordable”

Quality-Overall13%

“This is a well made as well as well engineered ski rack”

Size-Overall9%

“I think this would fit”

Ease Of Use8%

“ease of use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“They work great as expected”

Noise Level4%

“little wind noise”

Grip3%

“holds his equipment nicely”

Strength2%

“once it is in place its a solid item”

Flexibility1%

“seems great - I just wish there were more holes for attachment points for that little extra bit of flexibility for different-sized cars”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall15%

“cheap”

Noise Level15%

“even noisier if I have boards up there”

Size-Overall12%

“the clamps don't fit right”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“is totally and completely false”

Mounting11%

“mounts break after several uses”

Durability11%

“But, recently one of the racks broke completely in half”

Defective Material/Parts4%

“Arrived with one critical part damaged”

Compatibility-Overall3%

“Does not fit aero bars”

Sharpness2%

“sharper in the back”

Value For Money2%

“Lost over $2000+ worth of snowboarding”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall38%
  • Mounting9%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
  • Compatibility-Overall7%
  • Defective Material/Parts7%
  • Value For Money5%
  • Assembly/Installation4%
  • Mechanism Issues4%
  • Noise Level3%
  • Product Condition3%

Data scraped July 8, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.74 median price · 2.3% median returns across 14,634 tracked niches.