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stickgarn

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Soft demand (-5.1% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 32Growth 22Conversion 64Competition 42Returns 98Price range 36Avg price 23Brand share 59Review moat 73Quality gap 30

Returns

Incredible0.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good576.16

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good5.7%

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

Brand share

Good70%

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

Competition

Okay60%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Price range

Okay€3.50–€21.47

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

Market size

Okay€150K

€150K/yr · 319K searches

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Bad€8.27

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-5.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, stickgarn is a €150K/yr Amazon Germany market (319K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

stickgarn market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
€124K–€165K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.7%
Avg BSR
#53
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
79%
Out of stock
22.3%
Avg brand age
36 months
Avg seller age
187 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

50

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

26%

  • Noa Home Deco28%
  • Inovida20%
  • Maxee10%
  • VynyQoo6%
  • Peirich5%
  • CRESZZLE4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KPrime Day '25Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top stickgarn search terms

  • stickgarn176K/yr
  • stickgarn set39K/yr
  • stickgarn baumwolle26K/yr
  • embroidery thread16K/yr
  • knüpfgarn12K/yr
  • garn für armbänder6K/yr
  • perlgarn für freundschaftsbänder7K/yr
  • garn für freundschaftsbänder8K/yr
  • stick garn6K/yr
  • sticktwist7K/yr
All search terms

Top stickgarn 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%10%€15K20%€30K30%€45K40%€60K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about stickgarn

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

What buyers love

Farbe58%

“Schönes Farbsortiment”

Qualität insgesamt18%

“Super Qualität”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis9%

“Gutes Set für einen fairen Preis”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

“Wie erwartet”

Haltbarkeit2%

“Sehr haltbares Stecker kann man gut mit Stücken und basteln”

Funktionalität insgesamt2%

“Funktioniert einwandfrei”

Nähen/Finish/Polieren1%

“Super Garn, problemlos in der Brother Skitch zu verarbeiten mit hervorragenden Ergebnissen”

Geschenk Zweck1%

“Das Stickgarnset war ein Geschenk für meine Frau, die sich sehr darüber gefreut hat”

Materialqualität1%

“Garn ok (allerdings Baumwolle-Polyester, nicht reine Baumwolle).”

Stärke1%

“Es gibt viele kräftige”

What buyers complain about

Dicke19%

“Garne unterschiedlich dick”

Qualität insgesamt16%

“So eine schlechte Qualität”

Farbe12%

“Hälfte der Farben fehlt”

Gesamtgröße12%

“Außerdem recht kurz, würde ich nicht nochmal kaufen”

Verzierungs/Stickereiqualität8%

“Für wendische Trachtenstickerei nicht geeignet”

Materialqualität6%

“Wirkt nicht wie Baumwolle, viel zu glatt, rutschig”

Seil-/Drahtverhedderung4%

“Der Faden reisst andauernd ab”

Haltbarkeit3%

“Es reißt permanent”

Top return reasons

Farbe23%
Gesamtgröße14%
Anzeigefarben14%
Materialqualität12%
Qualität insgesamt11%
Dünn9%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%
Funktionalität insgesamt2%
Dicke2%
Haltbarkeit1%

Common questions

Is stickgarn profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €150K/yr across 19 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
How competitive is the stickgarn niche?
15 brands and 50 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in stickgarn?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Dicke, Qualität insgesamt, Farbe. The return rate is 0.4%.
When does demand for stickgarn peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the stickgarn niche?
Listings span €3.50–€21.47; the average listing price is €8.27 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 576 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.