oboe
Skip it43/100a small market ($103K/yr) — oboe doesn't clear our bar today.
Market/yr
$103K
Growth (1y)
+158.6%
Products
21
Brands
14
was 14 a year ago
Sellers
18
Price range
$16.03–$3577.62
Returns
4.2%
Rating
4.4★
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Scored 43/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +158.6% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
Competition
- summina35%
- ROCHIX 189014%
- GLORY12%
- Vetimobato10%
- generic9%
- Funny Oboe Player Gift5%
- Other (8 brands)15%
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 14 brands and 18 sellers compete here.
Brands
14 flat
was 14 a year ago
Sellers
18
Top 5 brand share
80%
Product shelf
All 21 tracked products in this niche.
Summina Professional C Key Semi-automatic Oboe - Nickel-plated Keys Woodwind Instrument With Reed Gloves Leather Case Carry Bag and Cleaning Cloth
summina
$319.714.1★17 reviews
Summina Professional Oboe with C Key Semi-Automatic Style Nickel-Plated Keys Woodwind Instrument Oboe Reed Gloves Leather Case Carry Bag Cleaning Cloth
summina
$359.314.1★17 reviews
Glory Oboe C Key Cupronickel Plated Silver Woodwind Musical Instrument for Beginner
GLORY
$392.523.5★40 reviews
C key Forked-F Resonance Advance Oboe High-grade C key Ebonite Body 3rd Octave left F Resonance for Professional Musicians
generic
$463.894.8★8 reviews
Vetimobato Professional Forked-F Resonance Oboe C Key 3rd Octave Left F Woodwind Instruments with Reeds Gloves Leather Case Carry Bag Ideal for Advanced Players (Ebonite Body Semi-Automatic Oboe)
Vetimobato
$470.440.0★0 reviews
I Reed A Lot Oboe Player Funny Oboes Music Gift Tote Bag
Funny Oboe Player Gift
$18.964.6★6 reviews
Rochix Oboe Beginner Student Level SF15 Composite Wood Body Silver Plated Full Automatic C Tone with 2 Reeds 1 Cleaning Cloth 1 Oboe Swab 1 Thumb Rest 1 Case and More
ROCHIX 1890
$474.014.7★8 reviews
Rochix Oboe Professional Performance Level RHG13 Redwood Body Gold Plated Semi Automatic C Tone with 2 Reeds 1 Cleaning Cloth 1 Oboe Swab 1 Thumb Rest 1 Case and More
ROCHIX 1890
$823.273.9★36 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great quality”
“Decent price for what it is used for”
“Exceptional Sound Quality”
“The instrument feels comfortable in my hands”
“the metal is of high enough quality for it to be durable”
“The instrument feels comfortable in my hands”
“It is compatible with all of the different brands of reeds we have gotten her with zero fitting issues”
“Also comes with a nice cleaning kit”
“and it still looks brand new”
What buyers complain about
“reed seat is a tad too big”
“Poor quality”
“up might struggle trying to put the mouthpiece on”
“I can't get anywhere sound out of it”
“thumb rest fell off march 2nd”
“some of the keys are sticking”
“The composite material of the body could be of higher quality”
Top return reasons
- Advertised Vs Actual Product22%
- Functionality-Overall15%
- Tune Retention11%
- Defective Material/Parts11%
- Quality-Overall9%
- Audio Quality8%
- Size-Overall6%
- Material Quality4%
- Value For Money4%
- Mechanism Issues3%