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# **left 4 dead 2**

**Skip it**

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 20Growth 45Conversion 13Competition 4Returns 88Price range 95Avg price 93Brand share 0Review moat 63Quality gap 24

**Price range**

**Incredible****$18.76–$65.28**

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

**Avg price**

**Great****$50.57**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Returns**

**Great****1.3%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Review moat**

**Good****981.71**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Growth**

**Okay****+16.2%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.6★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Market size**

**Bad****$80K**

$80K/yr · 152K searches

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.0%**

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

**Competition**

**Bad****95%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Brand share**

**Bad****100%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

## **Competition**

The top 5 products capture 95% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

**Brands**

**2 **—flat

**Sellers**

**152**

**Top-5 brand share**

**100%**

**Open market**

**0%**

- Electronic Arts72% - Valve28%

## **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%$8K20%$16K30%$24K40%$32K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

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

All 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Left 4 Dead 2 - Xbox 360 (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51F8D4MaK+L.jpg)**Left 4 Dead 2 - Xbox 360 (Renewed)**Electronic Arts**$56.47**4.5★193 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z6N6R26) [2![Left 4 Dead 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51o2e7AbiSL.jpg)**Left 4 Dead 2**Valve**$56.03**4.7★2,252 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N5FA6WY) [3![Left 4 Dead 2 - Xbox 360](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Jlj-Eu7LL.jpg)**Left 4 Dead 2 - Xbox 360**Electronic Arts**$49.35**4.6★2,717 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002BRZ852) [4![Left 4 Dead 2 Classics Microsoft XBox 360 Game UK PAL](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ETm6XVHdL.jpg)**Left 4 Dead 2 Classics Microsoft XBox 360 Game UK PAL**Electronic Arts**$18.76**4.7★2 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GNX0RJ2) [5![Left 4 Dead - Game of the Year Edition -Xbox 360 (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Q2HzFuDcL.jpg)**Left 4 Dead - Game of the Year Edition -Xbox 360 (Renewed)**Electronic Arts**$52.80**4.2★41 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084VG2YHD)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Left 4 Dead - Game of the Year Edition -Xbox 360 (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Q2HzFuDcL.jpg)**Left 4 Dead - Game of the Year Edition -Xbox 360 (Renewed)**Electronic Arts**$52.80**41 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084VG2YHD) [![Left 4 Dead 2 (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41RFRsONAnL.jpg)**Left 4 Dead 2 (Renewed)**Valve**$65.28**4 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084M8SWR9) [![Left 4 Dead 2 - Xbox 360 (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51F8D4MaK+L.jpg)**Left 4 Dead 2 - Xbox 360 (Renewed)**Electronic Arts**$56.47**193 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z6N6R26) [![Left 4 Dead 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51o2e7AbiSL.jpg)**Left 4 Dead 2**Valve**$56.03**2,252 rev11y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N5FA6WY) [![Left 4 Dead 2 Classics Microsoft XBox 360 Game UK PAL](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ETm6XVHdL.jpg)**Left 4 Dead 2 Classics Microsoft XBox 360 Game UK PAL**Electronic Arts**$18.76**2 rev13y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GNX0RJ2)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Left 4 Dead 2 Classics Microsoft XBox 360 Game UK PAL](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ETm6XVHdL.jpg)**Left 4 Dead 2 Classics Microsoft XBox 360 Game UK PAL**Electronic Arts**$18.76**4.7★**▲ 39%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GNX0RJ2) [![Left 4 Dead - Game of the Year Edition -Xbox 360 (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Q2HzFuDcL.jpg)**Left 4 Dead - Game of the Year Edition -Xbox 360 (Renewed)**Electronic Arts**$52.80**4.2★**▲ 28%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084VG2YHD) [![Left 4 Dead 2 - Xbox 360](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Jlj-Eu7LL.jpg)**Left 4 Dead 2 - Xbox 360**Electronic Arts**$49.35**4.6★**▲ 11%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002BRZ852) [![Left 4 Dead 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51o2e7AbiSL.jpg)**Left 4 Dead 2**Valve**$56.03**4.7★**— 4%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N5FA6WY) [![Left 4 Dead 2 - Xbox 360 (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51F8D4MaK+L.jpg)**Left 4 Dead 2 - Xbox 360 (Renewed)**Electronic Arts**$56.47**4.5★**— 7%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z6N6R26)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +16.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

6K4KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Fun/Entertainment Experience**50%

*“One of my favorite games best family time spent”*

**Functionality-Overall**25%

*“Game worked perfectly, great condition, I would recommend”*

**Quality-Overall**25%

*“Just as good as the new one”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Functionality-Overall**50%

*“Didnt work”*

**Product Condition**25%

*“The copy i received was not new”*

**Abrasiveness**25%

*“had many scratches on the disc”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Functionality-Overall**63%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**13%

**Connectivity-Overall**6%

**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**4%

**Product Condition**4%

**Display-Overall**4%

**Value For Money**4%

**Software/Application**2%