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title: "Gundam — €85K/yr Amazon DE Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-08-09T20:10:49.894Z"
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  description: "Niche score 42/100 · €85K/yr market · 375K searches/yr · €41.14 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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  "og:title": "Gundam — €85K/yr Amazon DE Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **gundam**

**Skip it**

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

Market size 21Growth 18Conversion 7Competition 85Returns 97Price range 57Avg price 95Brand share 1Review moat 64Quality gap 24

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.6%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Avg price**

**Incredible****€41.14**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Competition**

**Great****30%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Review moat**

**Good****938.54**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Price range**

**Good****€7.68–€156.03**

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

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.6★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Market size**

**Bad****€85K**

€85K/yr · 375K searches

**Growth**

**Bad****-14.7%**

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

**Conversion**

**Bad****0.5%**

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

**Brand share**

**Bad****100%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, gundam is a €85K/yr Amazon Germany market (375K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)

## **gundam market data**

<dl>

<dt>**Units sold / yr**</dt><dd>**2K–3K**</dd><dd>avg 0–100/product</dd>

<dt>**Revenue / yr**</dt><dd>**€82K–€103K**</dd><dd>units × avg price</dd>

<dt>**Conversion rate**</dt><dd>**0.5%**</dd>

<dt>**Avg BSR**</dt><dd>**#678**</dd>

<dt>**Page quality**</dt><dd>**0%**</dd>

<dt>**Prime**</dt><dd>**88%**</dd>

<dt>**Sponsored**</dt><dd>**21%**</dd>

<dt>**Out of stock**</dt><dd>**4.1%**</dd>

<dt>**Avg brand age**</dt><dd>**38 months**</dd>

<dt>**Avg seller age**</dt><dd>**175 days**</dd>

</dl>

## **Competition & brand share**

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (30% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

**Brands**

**6 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**114**

**Top-5 brand share**

**100%**

Top 20: 100%

**Top-5 click share**

**30%**

Top 20: 67%

**Open market**

**0%**

- BANDAI SPIRITS76% - BANDAI18% - GWTCTOY3% - CSNRHG1% - Fippy1% - stedi0%

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -14.7% search growth over the last 90 days.

10K6KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/de/computer-zubehoer/gundam/trend)

## **Top gundam search terms**

- **gundam**173K/yr-9.3%0.4% conv. - **gunpla**51K/yr-10.9%0.5% conv. - **gundam model kit**48K/yr-24.2%0.6% conv. - **bandai**29K/yr-6.7%0.1% conv. - **gundam mg**22K/yr-35.4%0.2% conv. - **gundam hg**11K/yr-28.5%1.0% conv. - **gundam rg**11K/yr-24.2%0.7% conv. - **gundam 1/100**12K/yr-35.4%0.2% conv. - **bandai model kit**8K/yr-3.2%0.0% conv. - **mobile suit gundam**5K/yr-12.0%0.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/de/computer-zubehoer/gundam/search-terms)

## **Top gundam products on Amazon**

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%2%€2K4%€3K6%€5K8%€7K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

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

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam: Die Hexe aus Mercury - #03 Gundam Aerial Bandai Spirits HG 1/144 Modellbausatz.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51bIYJQSwNL.jpg)**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam: Die Hexe aus Mercury - #03 Gundam Aerial Bandai Spirits HG 1/144 Modellbausatz.**BANDAI SPIRITS**€26.56**4.7★4,250 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0B71XBLQZ) [2![BANDAI Spirits Gundam - MGEX 1/100 Strike Freedom Gundam - Modellbaukit](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51BpLJr87HL.jpg)**BANDAI Spirits Gundam - MGEX 1/100 Strike Freedom Gundam - Modellbaukit**BANDAI SPIRITS**€156.03**4.7★945 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0B4NLPLZN) [3![Bandai HG Gundam Barbatos](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ewvBGhnOL.jpg)**Bandai HG Gundam Barbatos**BANDAI SPIRITS**€20.40**4.6★1,596 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07QKZYZ1P) [4![BANDAI Hobby HG Gundam 1/144 Rising Freedom Gundam](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41oXe1JQ-iL.jpg)**BANDAI Hobby HG Gundam 1/144 Rising Freedom Gundam**BANDAI SPIRITS**€28.99**4.6★930 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0CKDY8F42) [5![BANDAI -54218 RG Gundam Astray Gold Frame Amatsu 1/144 Mehrfarbig](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41N--8tN3SL.jpg)**BANDAI -54218 RG Gundam Astray Gold Frame Amatsu 1/144 Mehrfarbig**BANDAI**€45.21**4.5★245 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B01N23YF6S)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![BANDAI Hobby Gunpla-Modellbausatz? Gundam Barbatos Lupus (MG 1/100) 4573102687074](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41FgTMsUQkL.jpg)**BANDAI Hobby Gunpla-Modellbausatz? Gundam Barbatos Lupus (MG 1/100) 4573102687074**BANDAI**€74.91**60 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0FNWZ985X) [![GWTCTOY 1:144 Plastik-Actionfiguren-Bausätze Divine Invoker Percival 16 cm großes Mecha-Modell einfach zusammenzubauen](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41DFf3DfrbL.jpg)**GWTCTOY 1:144 Plastik-Actionfiguren-Bausätze Divine Invoker Percival 16 cm großes Mecha-Modell einfach zusammenzubauen**GWTCTOY**€41.50**16 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0FYTZ5YR9) [![Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuuX - #1 GQuuuuuuX HG 1/144 Modellbausatz](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41TVhKICAjL.jpg)**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuuX - #1 GQuuuuuuX HG 1/144 Modellbausatz**BANDAI SPIRITS**€25.64**1,235 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0DPFH5SR3) [![Gundam - RG 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam Ver. 2.0 - Model Kit](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41Vf8jJtAAL.jpg)**Gundam - RG 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam Ver. 2.0 - Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**€42.37**1,040 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0CYFYPB77) [![BANDAI Spirits Bandai Hobby - Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance - #254 Zaku II F Type Solari (RFV) HG 1/144 Modellbausatz](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41CzhCPFJEL.jpg)**BANDAI Spirits Bandai Hobby - Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance - #254 Zaku II F Type Solari (RFV) HG 1/144 Modellbausatz**BANDAI SPIRITS**€28.19**399 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0D5XJNWGF)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![BANDAI Hobby Gunpla-Modellbausatz? Gundam Barbatos Lupus (MG 1/100) 4573102687074](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41FgTMsUQkL.jpg)**BANDAI Hobby Gunpla-Modellbausatz? Gundam Barbatos Lupus (MG 1/100) 4573102687074**BANDAI**€74.91**4.8★**▲ 177%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0FNWZ985X) [![BANDAI HGUC Mobile Suit Gundam Der 08MS Platoon Land Kampfart Gundam 1/144 Skala farbcodierte vorge Kunststoff-Modell](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41gm6HxT1NL.jpg)**BANDAI HGUC Mobile Suit Gundam Der 08MS Platoon Land Kampfart Gundam 1/144 Skala farbcodierte vorge Kunststoff-Modell**BANDAI SPIRITS**€20.92**4.7★**▲ 144%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07XFCNVKR) [![Evanglion RG UNIT-01 Modellbausatz Mehrfarbig BAS5058925](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41R669F-yFL.jpg)**Evanglion RG UNIT-01 Modellbausatz Mehrfarbig BAS5058925**BANDAI SPIRITS**€74.87**4.6★**▲ 140%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07ZTFNHDS) [![Gundam - MG 1/100 Unicorn Gundam 02 Banshee Ver.Ka](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51jiIyBjPHL.jpg)**Gundam - MG 1/100 Unicorn Gundam 02 Banshee Ver.Ka**BANDAI**€66.30**4.6★**▲ 85%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B078J7M3VR) [![Bandai Hobby - MG 1/100 Astray Red Frame Revise](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51+e8fgLDlL.jpg)**Bandai Hobby - MG 1/100 Astray Red Frame Revise**BANDAI SPIRITS**€69.99**4.6★**▲ 70%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B08XWHSC2Q)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **What buyers say about gundam**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Qualität insgesamt**15%

*“Super Qualität”*

**Design insgesamt**14%

*“Sehr schönes Model”*

**beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt**11%

*“Genau das was es sein soll”*

**Gesamtgröße**8%

*“Passt”*

**Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis**8%

*“Für jung und alt das beste zum puzzln”*

**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**7%

*“Aber hat sich gelohnt”*

**Materialqualität**6%

*“Sie sind aus hochwertigem Kunststoff gefertigt”*

**Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung**5%

*“die Bauanleitung ist sehr detailliert.”*

**Eignung Anfänger**4%

*“Super einsteiger Model”*

**Sammlungsobjekte**4%

*“Schöne Ergänzung der Sammlung”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Haltbarkeit**15%

*“leider fällt er die ganze zeit auseinander”*

**Qualität insgesamt**10%

*“Billig verarbeitet”*

**Gleichgewicht/Stabilität**10%

*“für mich zu kompliziert und zu instabil.”*

**beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt**10%

*“Nicht wie beschrieben”*

**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**10%

*“Der Preis ist etwas Heavy”*

**Griff**5%

*“Die Finger fallen bei mir relativ leicht aus der Hand”*

**Haftung/Klebrigkeit**5%

*“Es gibt zwar noch extra Sticker dazu, die meisten sehen aber nicht wirklich gut aus, da man einen klaren Klebestreifenrand sieht, ist halt Geschmacksache”*

**Montage/Installation**5%

*“War wohl einer der schweren, diesen Gundam zusammen zu bauen”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Defekt Material/Teile**35%

**Qualität insgesamt**22%

**beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt**13%

**Montage/Installation**7%

**Materialqualität**6%

**Akkulaufzeit**4%

**Design insgesamt**4%

**Gesamtgröße**4%

**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**4%

**Produktzustand**2%

## **Common questions**

<dl>

<dt>**Is gundam profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?**</dt><dd>The niche generates €85K/yr across 68 tracked products. 1 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -14.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).</dd>

<dt>**How competitive is the gundam niche?**</dt><dd>6 brands and 114 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 30% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.</dd>

<dt>**What do buyers complain about in gundam?**</dt><dd>Top complaints mined from reviews: Haltbarkeit, Qualität insgesamt, Gleichgewicht/Stabilität. The return rate is 0.6%.</dd>

<dt>**When does demand for gundam peak?**</dt><dd>Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.</dd>

<dt>**What does it cost to enter the gundam niche?**</dt><dd>Listings span €7.68–€156.03; the average listing price is €41.14 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 939 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.</dd>

</dl>

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