darth vader costume
Skip itSoft demand (-62.1% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great£61.74avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Good2.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Good1,269avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Okay59%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Market size
Bad£57K£57K/yr · 169K searches
Price range
Bad£9.41–£684.29cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Bad0.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-62.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, darth vader costume is a £57K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (169K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 32/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
darth vader costume market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £93K–£123K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.5%
- Avg BSR
- #1,689
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 84%
- Sponsored
- 42%
- Out of stock
- 4.5%
- Avg brand age
- 45 months
- Avg seller age
- 188 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
4 rising
Sellers
46
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
59%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Rubies61%
- Disney Store16%
- Taeyue15%
- Star Wars8%
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 20 weeks — -62.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Top darth vader costume search terms
- darth vader costume95K/yr
- darth vader costume kids61K/yr
- kids darth vader costume13K/yr
Top darth vader costume 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 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Rubies Official Disney Star Wars Darth Vader Classic Child Costume Kids Fancy Dress 7-8 Years Halloween
Rubies£19.074.4★3,617 rev
Disney Store Official Darth Vader Costume for Kids Star Wars
Disney Store£34.184.7★9 rev
Rubies Official Star Wars Darth Vader Deluxe Adults Costume - Standard (One Size) Halloween
Rubies£45.853.8★795 rev
Rubies Official Disney Star Wars Premium Edition Darth Vader Collectors Costume - Adult Size X-Large Halloween
Rubies£684.293.9★211 rev
Taeyue Tunic Hooded Robe Pants Belt Accessories Knight Halloween Carnival Outfit for Adult Men Black (Black XL)
Taeyue£34.613.0★1 rev
Newest
by launch date
Star Wars Darth Vader Mens Black Hooded Bathrobe | Retro Fleece Loungewear with Come to the Dark Side Text | Cosy Bathing Robe for Relaxation Merch - Small
Star Wars£28.4319 rev
Star Wars Darth Vader Mens Black Hooded Bathrobe | Retro Fleece Loungewear with Come to the Dark Side Text | Cosy Bathing Robe for Relaxation Merch - X-Large
Star Wars£28.6719 rev
Disney Store Official Darth Vader Costume for Kids Star Wars
Disney Store£34.189 rev
Disney Store Official Darth Vader Costume for Kids Star Wars
Disney Store£41.029 rev
Star Wars Non-Electronic Darth Vader Lightsaber Officially Licensed Red Lightsaber Role-play Toys for Boys & Girls Ages 4+
Star Wars£9.41262 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumDisney Store Official Darth Vader Costume for Kids Star Wars
Disney Store£41.024.7★
Taeyue Tunic Hooded Robe Pants Belt Accessories Knight Halloween Carnival Outfit for Adult Men Black (Black M)
Taeyue£34.793.0★
Taeyue Tunic Hooded Robe Pants Belt Accessories Knight Halloween Carnival Outfit for Adult Men Black (Black XL)
Taeyue£34.613.0★
Star Wars Darth Vader Mens Black Hooded Bathrobe | Retro Fleece Loungewear with Come to the Dark Side Text | Cosy Bathing Robe for Relaxation Merch - Small
Star Wars£28.434.6★
Taeyue Tunic Hooded Robe Pants Belt Accessories Knight Halloween Carnival Outfit for Adult Men Black (Black L)
Taeyue£37.833.0★
What buyers say about darth vader costume
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fits well”
“Okish value for money”
“Good quality costume”
“Will be a nice gift”
“Its not cheap material”
“Great outfit, looks the part and the sounds whilst quiet are still good”
“The design has a strong cinematic feel”
“comfortable, which makes it suitable for wearing over several hours”
What buyers complain about
“Bad quality and the mask is terrible, not worth the price”
“the outfit itself broke after a day of usage”
“Helmet is far too small”
“So pic is a bit misleading”
“My only small critique is that the fabric is not very thick”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is darth vader costume profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £57K/yr across 19 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -62.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (32/100).
- How competitive is the darth vader costume niche?
- 4 brands and 46 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in darth vader costume?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Durability, Size-Overall. The return rate is 2.3%.
- What does it cost to enter the darth vader costume niche?
- Listings span £9.41–£684.29; the average listing price is £61.74 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,269 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.