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title: "Trend — herding ball for dogs - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 65/100 · £60K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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  "og:title": "Trend — herding ball for dogs - Flapen"
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# **herding ball for dogs**

**Worth a look**

Shows beatable incumbent ratings (2.9★), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 15Growth 96Conversion 28Competition 54Returns 97Price range 77Avg price 85Brand share 59Review moat 66Quality gap 100

**Quality gap**

**Incredible****2.9★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.7%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Growth**

**Incredible****+153.3%**

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

**Avg price**

**Great****£19.00**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Great****£5.02–£49.12**

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

**Review moat**

**Good****844.69**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Brand share**

**Good****70%**

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

**Competition**

**Good****53%**

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

**Conversion**

**Okay****2.3%**

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

**Market size**

**Bad****£60K**

£60K/yr · 140K searches

**Signals**[** Trending**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=trending "Search growth > 100% (90d)") [** Quality Gap**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=quality_gap "Avg rating < 4.0") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")