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reiseschach

Worth a look

Shows no brand lock-in (top 5 brands take 48% of clicks), but a small market ($64K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 16Growth 44Conversion 58Competition 44Returns 84Price range 68Avg price 75Brand share 87Review moat 53Quality gap 62

Brand share

Great48%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Returns

Great1.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great€15.11

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good€5.99–€34.09

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Good4.9%

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

Review moat

Good1,386.39

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Okay+15.1%

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

Competition

Okay58%

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

Market size

Bad€64K

€64K/yr · 87K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, reiseschach is a €64K/yr Amazon Germany market (87K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 48% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

reiseschach market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€60K–€76K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.9%
Avg BSR
#55
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
94%
Out of stock
10.8%
Avg brand age
42 months
Avg seller age
200 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

19

Top-5 brand share

48%

Top 20: 77%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

29%

  • --23%
  • Ajuny14%
  • OOCOME13%
  • Fousenuk10%
  • Dunkwckore6%
  • FanVince6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 76 weeks — +15.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jul, Aug, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top reiseschach search terms

  • reiseschach38K/yr
  • reiseschach magnetisch15K/yr
  • reise schachspiel11K/yr
  • mini schach11K/yr
  • reise schach8K/yr
  • schachspiel reise4K/yr
All search terms

Top reiseschach 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%€6K20%€13K30%€19K40%€26K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about reiseschach

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt23%

“TOP Produkt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis14%

“Top chessboard with an excellent price-performance ratio”

Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption13%

“Magneten sind sehr cool”

Portabilität8%

“Reisespiel”

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis6%

“Schachspiel”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%

“Es ist wie bestellt”

Design insgesamt5%

“Das Schachbrett sieht elegant aus”

Gesamtgröße4%

“Alles passt”

Geschenk Zweck3%

“Schönes Geschenk für ein Kind”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit3%

“was gerade mit Kindern extrem praktisch ist”

What buyers complain about

Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption21%

“Ultra schwache Magneten”

Qualität insgesamt17%

“Qualität Flop”

Gesamtgröße17%

“Für öfteres spielen etwas zu klein”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Dafür sind dann 26 Euro echt zu teuer”

Griff4%

“die Antirutschpads sind teils unregelmäßig abgeschnitten.”

Geruch4%

“Stinkt fürchterlich”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%

“Hält nicht wie beschrieben”

Dicke3%

“etwas zu dünn”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit2%

“Kleber hat sich von der Platte gelöst”

Haltbarkeit2%

“Schönes Spiel leider kaputt”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße26%
Qualität insgesamt18%
Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption16%
Materialqualität8%
Defekt Material/Teile5%
Geruch3%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%
Druckqualität2%
Farbe2%
Funktionalität insgesamt2%

Common questions

Is reiseschach profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €64K/yr across 18 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +15.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
How competitive is the reiseschach niche?
14 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 48% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in reiseschach?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption, Qualität insgesamt, Gesamtgröße. The return rate is 1.5%.
When does demand for reiseschach peak?
Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the reiseschach niche?
Listings span €5.99–€34.09; the average listing price is €15.11 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,386 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.