spalding basketball
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible€27.02avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great€12.98–€54.35cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Good1,234.29avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Good+23.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay67%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Conversion
Bad1.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad€20K€20K/yr · 50K searches
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, spalding basketball is a €20K/yr Amazon Germany market (50K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
spalding basketball market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- €27K–€34K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.5%
- Avg BSR
- #62
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 94%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 56 months
- Avg seller age
- 192 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
4 flat
Sellers
78
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Spalding81%
- WILSON13%
- Senston5%
- Molten1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 59 weeks — +23.9% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×
Top spalding basketball search terms
- spalding basketball19K/yr
- basketball spalding10K/yr
- spalding basketball outdoor6K/yr
- spalding7K/yr
- basketball leder4K/yr
- spalding basketball 73K/yr
Top spalding basketball 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 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Spalding United Sports Unisex Erwachsene Street Phantom Sz7 Ball Orange 5
Spalding€27.044.5★947 rev
Spalding Basketball - Street Phantom - Size 7 - Orange - Outdoor - Rubber
Spalding€24.944.5★947 rev
Spalding Basketball - Graffiti Series - Size 5 - Rainbow/Multicolor - Outdoor - Rubber
Spalding€18.844.7★326 rev
Wilson Basketball NBA DRV PRO Outdoor Tackskin Gummi Größe: 7 Braun
WILSON€19.564.6★4,742 rev
Spalding - Street Phantom- Basketballball - Größe 7 - Basketball - Zertifizierter Ball - Gummi - Outdoor - Orange - rutschfest - Hervorragender Grip - Extrem widerstandsfähig
Spalding€22.804.5★947 rev
Newest
by launch dateSpalding - Street Phantom- Basketballball - Größe 7 - Basketball - Zertifizierter Ball - Gummi - Outdoor - Orange - rutschfest - Hervorragender Grip - Extrem widerstandsfähig
Spalding€22.80947 rev
Molten BG3850 Basketbäll Orange/Ivory 7
Molten€35.31190 rev
Spalding Sketch Jump Ball 84382Z Unisex basketballs Black 7 EU
Spalding€20.0813 rev
Spalding United Sports Unisex Erwachsene Street Phantom Sz7 Ball Orange 5
Spalding€27.04947 rev
Spalding Basketball - Street Phantom - Size 7 - Orange - Outdoor - Rubber
Spalding€24.94947 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSpalding United Sports Unisex Erwachsene Street Phantom Sz7 Ball Orange 5
Spalding€27.044.5★
United Sports Spalding Commander Sz7 Ball Poly 7
Spalding€12.984.6★
Spalding Sketch Jump Ball 84382Z Unisex basketballs Black 7 EU
Spalding€20.084.0★
Senston Basketball Größe 7 Baskettball mit Pumpe Outdoor Basketbälle Anti-Rutsch und Hervorragender Grip Schwarz
Senston€19.234.3★
Spalding - Excel TF 500 - Basketball - Größe 7 - Basketball - Zertifizierter Ball - Material ZK Composite - Indoor und Outdoor - Anti-Rutsch - Ausgezeichneter Grip
Spalding€36.014.1★
What buyers say about spalding basketball
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Super Qualität”
“Der Grip ist für einen Gummiball überraschend gut, auch wenn die Hände mal staubig werden”
“Top und super Motiv”
“Is awesome to play with”
“Perfekter Budget Ball”
“Besser als erwartet”
“Der Wilson Reaction Pro ist ein hochwertiger All-Court-Basketball, der sowohl für Indoor- als auch Outdoor-Spiel geeignet ist”
“Leicht und griffig”
“Passt”
“Schöne Farben”
What buyers complain about
“Artikel nach nicht mal einem Tag defekt”
“Ventil undicht”
“leider leidet der Grip relativ zügig durch die Nutzung”
“Qualität ungenügend”
“Mit so ner billigen denkt man fast er lässt sich nicht komplett aufpumpen”
“Einziger minus Punkt, man kann noch Falten erkennen auch nach dem aufpumpen”
“Ich hatte gar keinen Bock auf nen Gummi Ball”
“Er ist deutlich härter als ein Indoor-Lederball – für die Halle eher ungeeignet,”
“Nachteile: Nicht ideal für sehr rauen Outdoor-Einsatz”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is spalding basketball profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
- The niche generates €20K/yr across 17 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +23.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- How competitive is the spalding basketball niche?
- 4 brands and 78 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in spalding basketball?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Haltbarkeit, Auslaufsicher, Griff. The return rate is 0.9%.
- When does demand for spalding basketball peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the spalding basketball niche?
- Listings span €12.98–€54.35; the average listing price is €27.02 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,234 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.