melodica
Skip itSoft demand (-32.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible€28.53avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great€9.93–€92.55cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Returns
Great1.6%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Good4.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Okay1,807.32avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay61%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay84%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Bad€99K€99K/yr · 83K searches
Growth
Bad-32.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, melodica is a €99K/yr Amazon Germany market (83K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
Market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–3K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- €71K–€86K
- units × avg price
- Launch success
- —
- 0 of 0 new (360d)
- Conversion rate
- 4.2%
- Avg BSR
- #2,152
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 89%
- Sponsored
- 58%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 59 months
- Avg seller age
- 198 days
Competition
The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
11 rising
Sellers
46
Top-5 brand share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
61%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
11%
- CAHAYA30%
- Triola25%
- Jan & Jul13%
- Hohner9%
- Seydel7%
- Bontempi5%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 11%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -32.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.6×
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Triola 12 Seydel 70120 | Blasharmonika mit 12 Tönen inkl. Spielanleitung mit Liedbeispielen
Triola€26.354.7★1,325 rev
CAHAYA 32 Tasten Melodica für Kinder Melodica Instrument mit Tragetasche geeignet für Anfänger Studenten musikalisches Geschenk für Jungen und Mädchen Schwarz CY0050-1
CAHAYA€16.464.5★6,048 rev
Triola by Seydel Triola-Komplettes Geschenkpaket mit 5 Notenheften Musizieren mit bunten Noten und Tasche
Seydel€41.024.6★251 rev
Bontempi 331012 Musikinstrument Melodica 10 Tasten
Bontempi€10.494.0★145 rev
Jan & Jul Atmungsaktiver Kinder Sonnenhut für Mädchen Reine Baumwolle (L: 2-5 Jahre Red Poppy)
Jan & Jul€16.614.8★3,702 rev
Newest
by launch dateJan & Jul Atmungsaktiver Kinder Sonnenhut für Mädchen Reine Baumwolle (L: 2-5 Jahre Red Poppy)
Jan & Jul€16.613,702 rev
Jan & Jul Atmungsaktiver Kinder Xplorer Sonnenhut für Jungen (Bear Camp 2-5 Jahre)
Jan & Jul€19.35924 rev
Jan & Jul Atmungsaktiver Kinder Sonnenhut für Mädchen Reine Baumwolle (L: 2-5 Jahre Yellow Flower)
Jan & Jul€18.603,884 rev
Classic Cantabile FML-32 RD Melodica - Blasharmonika mit 32 Tasten - Tonumfang: f - c - Booklet mit 5 Kinderliedern und bunten Aufklebern - Mit Etui Mundstück und Anblasschlauch - Rot
Classic Cantabile€17.08122 rev
CAHAYA 32 Tasten Melodica für Kinder Melodica Instrument mit Tragetasche geeignet für Anfänger Studenten musikalisches Geschenk für Jungen und Mädchen Rosa CY0050-3
CAHAYA€16.646,048 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumJan & Jul Atmungsaktiver Kinder Sonnenhut für Mädchen Reine Baumwolle (L: 2-5 Jahre Yellow Flower)
Jan & Jul€18.604.8★
Jan & Jul Atmungsaktiver Kinder Sonnenhut für Mädchen Reine Baumwolle (L: 2-5 Jahre Erdbeere)
Jan & Jul€19.004.8★
Jan & Jul Atmungsaktiver Kinder Sonnenhut für Mädchen Reine Baumwolle (L: 2-5 Jahre Red Poppy)
Jan & Jul€16.614.8★
Jan & Jul Atmungsaktiver Kinder Xplorer Sonnenhut für Jungen (Bear Camp 2-5 Jahre)
Jan & Jul€19.354.6★
Hohner Melodica HOC943311 Superforce 37 Black Buttons
Hohner€54.514.1★
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Super Produkt”
“Für 20 eur klingt sehr gut”
“passt”
“Die Farbe ist genau wie auf dem Bild”
“Er ist schön lang im Nacken”
“Schöne Melodica, gibt es in verschiedenen Farben”
“Die Buttons sind auch weich”
“Für 20 eur klingt sehr gut”
“Die Tragetasche ist ebenfalls praktisch”
“Ebenfalls praktisch”
What buyers complain about
“Der Schlauch zum pusten ist nach 1 Woche kaputt gegangen”
“Schon gebrauchte Artikel erhalten”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is melodica profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
- The niche generates €99K/yr across 19 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -32.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the melodica niche?
- 11 brands and 46 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in melodica?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Haltbarkeit, Produktzustand. The return rate is 1.6%.
- When does demand for melodica peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the melodica niche?
- Listings span €9.93–€92.55; the average listing price is €28.53 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,807 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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