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title: "Trend — rc plane - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 46/100 · $240K/yr market · 72K searches/yr · $291.20 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 46/100 · $240K/yr market · 72K searches/yr · $291.20 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **rc plane**

**Skip it**

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($14.41–$1927.65) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 45Growth 8Conversion 14Competition 66Returns 24Price range 4Avg price 32Brand share 77Review moat 90Quality gap 99

**Quality gap**

**Incredible****3.6★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Review moat**

**Great****199.74**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Brand share**

**Great****58%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Competition**

**Good****46%**

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

**Market size**

**Okay****$240K**

$240K/yr · 72K searches

**Avg price**

**Okay****$291.20**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Returns**

**Bad****5.2%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.1%**

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

**Growth**

**Bad****-33.5%**

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

**Price range**

**Bad****$14.41–$1927.65**

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

**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=sa&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** Quality Gap**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=sa&signal=quality_gap "Avg rating < 4.0") [** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=sa&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=sa&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=sa&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")

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