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obsidian

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A small market ($52K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 13Growth 16Conversion 21Competition 78Returns 64Price range 73Avg price 61Brand share 74Review moat 83Quality gap 67

Review moat

Great346.46

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Great37%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Good61%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Price range

Good€4.45–€43.07

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

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Good2.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Good€13.31

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Bad1.7%

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

Growth

Bad-17.3%

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

Market size

Bad€52K

€52K/yr · 233K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, obsidian is a €52K/yr Amazon Germany market (233K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

obsidian market data

Units sold / yr
5K–6K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
€67K–€80K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.7%
Avg BSR
#390
Page quality
0%
Prime
98%
Sponsored
93%
Out of stock
7.0%
Avg brand age
36 months
Avg seller age
204 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

34 falling

Sellers

39

Top-5 brand share

61%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 71%

Open market

36%

  • BERGERLIN24%
  • Bivei18%
  • Farfume9%
  • Generic5%
  • QINJIEJIE4%
  • Anima3%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 75 weeks — -17.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KSpike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Top obsidian search terms

  • obsidian88K/yr
  • obsidian armband53K/yr
  • obsidian kette36K/yr
  • obsidian stein26K/yr
  • obsidian anhänger12K/yr
  • schwarzer obsidian7K/yr
  • obsidian schmuck7K/yr
  • echter obsidian5K/yr
All search terms

Top obsidian 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%3%€2K6%€3K9%€5K12%€6K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market 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.

What buyers say about obsidian

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt18%

“Super Qualität”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis12%

“Preis Leistung super”

Komfort insgesamt9%

“Trägt sich angenehm”

Gesamtgröße9%

“Es passt perfekt zu jedem Outfit – egal ob elegant oder casual”

Design insgesamt7%

“passt mit seinem zeitlosen Design zu vielen Outfits.”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“wie beschrieben und abgebildet”

Ketten/Schlüsselqualität7%

“Obsidiankette”

Geschenk Zweck4%

“Schönes Geschenk”

Einfache Reinigung3%

“Um dieses Ruhe dauerhaft zu halten, müßen sie auch regelmäßig gereinigt werden”

Kostbarer Edelstein3%

“Schöne filigran geschliffene Steinchen”

What buyers complain about

Gesamtgröße29%

“Kleiner als angegeben”

Qualität insgesamt13%

“Qualität lässt zu wünschen übrig”

Haltbarkeit11%

“Doch nach 14 Tagen ist der Stift von einem Ohrring abgebrochen”

Sprachprobleme11%

“Was ich etwas schade finde, das die schöne mitgelieferte Beschreibung nur auf Englisch ist, dafür ist der Stern Abzug”

Stärke7%

“nicht robust”

Materialqualität6%

“Material läuft mit der Zeit an”

Kostbarer Edelstein6%

“Stein schon aus der Fassung bei Ankunft”

Handgelenk fit 6%

“bin zufrieden, nur ist es etwas eng für mein Handgelenkt.”

Allergien6%
Farbe6%

“Leider sind 4 von 5 Steine einfach nur schwarz”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße50%
Gewicht schwer10%
Metall Authentizität7%
Qualität insgesamt6%
Haltbarkeit3%
Farbe3%
Defekt Material/Teile3%
Kostbarer Edelstein2%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis2%
Materialqualität2%

Common questions

Is obsidian profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €52K/yr across 57 tracked products. 1 of 16 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the obsidian niche?
34 brands and 39 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 37% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 61% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in obsidian?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Gesamtgröße, Qualität insgesamt, Haltbarkeit. The return rate is 2.5%.
When does demand for obsidian peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the obsidian niche?
Listings span €4.45–€43.07; the average listing price is €13.31 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 346 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.