videorecorder
Skip itSoft demand (-41.0% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Great4.0★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Great162.5avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Good€535K€535K/yr · 695K searches
Competition
Okay56%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Avg price
Okay€192.43avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Okay89%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Returns
Bad5.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Bad0.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Bad€79.88–€497.25cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-41.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, videorecorder is a €535K/yr Amazon Germany market (695K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
videorecorder market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- €289K–€385K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.4%
- Avg BSR
- #1,224
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 15%
- Sponsored
- 15%
- Out of stock
- 1.1%
- Avg brand age
- 49 months
- Avg seller age
- 195 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 56% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 flat
Sellers
17
Top-5 brand share
89%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
56%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
7%
- LG33%
- Sony19%
- Panasonic16%
- Samsung15%
- PORTTA5%
- JVC3%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -41.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
Top videorecorder search terms
- vhs videorecorder141K/yr
- videorecorder vhs128K/yr
- vhs player67K/yr
- videorecorder vhs neu47K/yr
- vhs-rekorder65K/yr
- videorecorder56K/yr
- videorekorder43K/yr
- vhs recorder34K/yr
- vhs videorecorder neu24K/yr
- vhs abspielgerät16K/yr
Top videorecorder 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.
All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Sony SLV-SE 650 4 VHS Videorekorder schwarz
Sony€149.933.7★29 rev
LG LV 4787 Videorecorder 6 Kopf HiFi SV
LG€142.704.4★144 rev
Samsung SV-6553X Stereo-HiFi-Videorekorder
Samsung€148.334.2★27 rev
LG V 280 DVD-Player/VHS Hi-Fi-Videorekorder Kombination Silber
LG€207.344.1★95 rev
LG LV 4745 HiFi-Videorecorder Silber
LG€149.784.1★141 rev
Newest
by launch date
Portta VHS to Digital Converter Videokassetten Digitalisieren with 5 LCD & Remote Compatible with VHS VCR DVR DVD Hi8 Mini DV Camcorder Cassette Tape Gaming Consoles
PORTTA€180.65181 rev
Portta VHS to Digital Converter Video VHS Digitalisieren Recorder mit Remote Videokassetten Digitalisieren Compatible with VHS VCR DVR DVD Hi8 Mini DV Camcorder Cassette Tape Gaming Consoles
PORTTA€124.831,807 rev
GENBOLT 4K PoE NVR 10-Kanal CCTV-Kamerasystem Netzwerk-Videorekorder Unterstützt 8MP/5MP/4MP/1080P HD PoE IP-Kameras 24/7 Überwachungsaufzeichnung HDD Nicht enthalten
GENBOLT€79.88219 rev
Panasonic NV-HD625 VHS Videorekorder
Panasonic€159.3730 rev
Panasonic NV HD 620 Videorecorder
Panasonic€144.8712 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Orion VH 521 2 VHS Videorekorder Schwarz
Orion€127.300.0★
JVC HR-J 658 E VH VHS Videorekorder
JVC€166.974.3★
Panasonic NV-HV 61 EG-S Hifi-Stereo-Videorekorder silber
Panasonic€156.734.0★
Portta VHS to Digital Converter Videokassetten Digitalisieren with 5 LCD & Remote Compatible with VHS VCR DVR DVD Hi8 Mini DV Camcorder Cassette Tape Gaming Consoles
PORTTA€180.654.5★
Sony SLV-SE 70 4 VHS Videorekorder
Sony€160.014.0★
What buyers say about videorecorder
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Einfach zu handhabendes Gerät”
“Super Ware”
“tut was er soll”
“sein Geld wert”
“Funktioniert einwandfrei für Sony MiniDvCamcorder”
“Vorweg: Der Recorder funktioniert”
“Eingesteckt und los gehts”
“Besonders hervorzuheben ist die Zuverlässigkeit”
“Vorneweg: der Konverter macht, was er verspricht, und das relativ gut”
“daher 4 Sterne weil das eigentlich softwareseitig gehen muss.”
What buyers complain about
“Kein nächstes Mal 👎 Nur englische Betriebsanleitung dabei”
“Natürlich kann man kein Qualitätswunder im Vergleich mit heutiger Technik erwarten”
“Spielt teils nicht gut ab”
“Dies ist definitiv falsch”
“Porta nimmt nur Video Sound zeigt kein Video on Display”
“Brummt erbärmlich”
“schon relativ teuer ist, dass man denkt okay mein kauft ein Set”
“System erkennt keine IP Kamera, war ein absoluter Fehlkauf”
“Dies ist durch ein permantes stottern und unrundlaufen leider nicht möglich und macht die Kontrolle, des aufgenommen Videos, so gut wie unmöglich”
“auch Originalkassetten werden sofort wieder ausgeworfen.”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is videorecorder profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
- The niche generates €535K/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -41.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the videorecorder niche?
- 9 brands and 17 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 56% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in videorecorder?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung, Qualität insgesamt, Funktionalität insgesamt. The return rate is 5.1% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for videorecorder peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the videorecorder niche?
- Listings span €79.88–€497.25; the average listing price is €192.43 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 163 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.