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title: "Trend — basketball - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-07-31T08:13:36.733Z"
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  description: "Niche score 61/100 · £857K/yr market · 1.3M searches/yr · £13.85 avg price. Clears our launch bar. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **basketball**

**Launch it**

A $857K/yr market growing +12.7% this quarter with returns at 0.6% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 75Growth 41Conversion 58Competition 63Returns 97Price range 62Avg price 65Brand share 34Review moat 47Quality gap 65

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.6%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Market size**

**Great****£857K**

£857K/yr · 1.3M searches

**Quality gap**

**Good****4.4★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Avg price**

**Good****£13.85**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Competition**

**Good****47%**

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

**Price range**

**Good****£5.13–£31.06**

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

**Conversion**

**Good****4.9%**

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

**Review moat**

**Okay****1,751.58**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Growth**

**Okay****+12.7%**

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

**Brand share**

**Okay****85%**

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