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skate guards

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a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 79% of clicks) — skate guards doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$368K

Growth (1y)

+179.0%

Products

12

Brands

8

was 25 a year ago

Sellers

21

Price range

$8.95–$64.07

Returns

2.7%

Rating

4.6★

42/100

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Scored 42/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
18
×0.30
Growth
74
×0.30
Competition
16
×0.20
Quality gap
34
×0.10
Returns
79
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +179.0% year over year.
22K11KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.6×

Competition

46%Elite Hockey
  • Elite Hockey46%
  • Edea15%
  • Guardog10%
  • CRS Cross9%
  • BOSONER8%
  • Generic8%
  • Other (2 brands)4%

The top 5 products capture 79% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 8 brands and 21 sellers compete here.

Brands

8 falling

was 25 a year ago

Sellers

21

Top 5 brand share

88%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
1Elite Hockey$24.154.5★1,54042%rising
2Edea$64.074.8★41613%rising
3Guardog$18.984.5★2,75510%falling
7Elite Hockey$25.654.5★1,5404%rising

Product shelf

All 12 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall14%

“Perfect fit”

Quality-Overall12%

“Works as advertised, no complaints”

Durability9%

“Very durable”

Adjustability/Rotatability/Reclining8%

“Adjustable and not uncomfortable”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“Works as advertised, no complaints”

Ease Of Use6%

“Simple and easy”

Smell6%

“Smells nice”

Exercise/Sports Suitability3%

“Good for learning to roller skate”

Protection3%

“Protecting my goalie skate blades”

Design-Overall3%

“she loves the design”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall41%

“Somehow they are of different size”

Strength8%

“The guards are pretty darn flimsy”

Quality-Overall8%

“Cheap and ripped when putting on a dull skate”

Cutting/Trimming6%

“Not slice resistand”

Product Condition6%

“Received product used”

Exercise/Sports Suitability3%

“So no walking in them”

Material Quality3%

“Cheap material”

Color3%

“More of a smokey gray than a black”

Durability3%

“Ripped the first day”

Thickness1%

“the soakers are super thin”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall75%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
  • Value For Money4%
  • Color3%
  • Comfort-Overall2%
  • Quality-Overall2%
  • Functionality-Overall2%
  • Material Quality2%
  • Assembly/Installation1%
  • Defective Material/Parts1%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.65 median price · 2.2% median returns across 14,117 tracked niches.