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schachspiel

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($27.83 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 91Growth 13Conversion 39Competition 61Returns 81Price range 89Avg price 95Brand share 81Review moat 46Quality gap 42

Avg price

Incredible€27.83

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Great€1.8M

€1.8M/yr · 2.0M searches

Price range

Great€8.83–€96.23

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

Brand share

Great54%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Returns

Great1.7%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Competition

Good49%

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

Review moat

Okay1,876.06

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Okay3.1%

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

Growth

Bad-24.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, schachspiel is a €1.8M/yr Amazon Germany market (2.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 54% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 60/100.

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

Market data

Units sold / yr
50K–60K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
€1.4M–€1.7M
units × avg price
Launch success
60%
3 of 5 new (360d)
Conversion rate
3.1%
Avg BSR
#35
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
91%
Out of stock
6.9%
Avg brand age
49 months
Avg seller age
188 days

Competition

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

21 falling

Sellers

34

Top-5 brand share

54%

Top 20: 88%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

35%

  • OOCOME25%
  • --11%
  • Peradix9%
  • talifoca7%
  • Aissom7%
  • A&A6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -24.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
80K60KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%€70K8%€140K12%€210K16%€280K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 33 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt30%

“it is a wonderfull quality”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis13%

“Top chessboard with an excellent price-performance ratio”

Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption11%

“Magneten sind sehr cool”

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis7%

“Mega cooles Spiel”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“Es ist wie bestellt”

Gesamtgröße4%

“Passt”

Design insgesamt4%

“Das Schachbrett sieht elegant aus”

Geschenk Zweck3%

“Schönes Geschenk für ein Kind”

Portabilität3%

“Ideal für Reisen”

Stärke2%

“Solide,stabile und übersichtliche Ausführung”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt29%

“Qualität ungenügend”

Gesamtgröße14%

“Nicht Passend”

Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption13%

“Ultra schwache Magneten”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Dafür sind dann 26 Euro echt zu teuer”

Geruch4%

“Stinkt fürchterlich”

Haltbarkeit3%

“Schönes Spiel leider kaputt”

Griff3%

“die Antirutschpads sind teils unregelmäßig abgeschnitten.”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit3%

“Kleber hat sich von der Platte gelöst”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

“Hält nicht wie beschrieben”

Dicke1%

“etwas zu dünn”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße25%
Qualität insgesamt19%
Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption13%
Materialqualität7%
Defekt Material/Teile7%
Kratzfestigkeit3%
Geruch3%
Farbe2%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%
Haftung/Klebrigkeit2%

Common questions

Is schachspiel profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €1.8M/yr across 33 tracked products. 3 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (60/100).
How competitive is the schachspiel niche?
21 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 54% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in schachspiel?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Gesamtgröße, Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption. The return rate is 1.7%.
When does demand for schachspiel peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the schachspiel niche?
Listings span €8.83–€96.23; the average listing price is €27.83 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,876 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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