ghostbusters costume
Skip itA small market ($31K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible£24.03avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Great£10.49–£41.19cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Great351.61avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Good44%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Returns
Okay4.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Growth
Bad-19.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad96%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Conversion
Bad0.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad£31K£31K/yr · 174K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, ghostbusters costume is a £31K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (174K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
ghostbusters costume market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £30K–£36K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.8%
- Avg BSR
- #2,156
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 75%
- Sponsored
- 44%
- Out of stock
- 22.9%
- Avg brand age
- 38 months
- Avg seller age
- 194 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
54
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
44%
Top 20: 84%
Open market
2%
- Smiffys53%
- Disguise16%
- Funidelia15%
- GOLDSTITCH8%
- Josamogre3%
- Ghostbusters2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 2%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -19.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 19.2×
Top ghostbusters costume search terms
- ghostbusters costume98K/yr
- ghost busters costume adult32K/yr
- ghostbusters fancy dress11K/yr
- ghostbuster costume6K/yr
- ghost busters costume4K/yr
- ghostbusters costume adult15K/yr
- adult ghostbusters costume7K/yr
Top ghostbusters 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Smiffys Ghostbusters Childs Costume Jumpsuit with Inflatable Backpack Officially Licensed Boilersuit with Ghostbusters Logos Perfect for Halloween and 80s-Themed Family Fancy Dress
Smiffys£21.034.2★1,141 rev
Smiffys Ghostbusters Mens Costume for Adults Jumpsuit and Inflatable Backpack Beige Officially Licensed Perfect for Halloween Groups and 80s Theme Fancy Dress Events
Smiffys£28.964.1★537 rev
Disguise Ghostbusters Fancy costume Adult Unisex Movie
Disguise£25.043.9★45 rev
Smiffys Ghostbusters Mens Costume for Adults Jumpsuit and Inflatable Backpack Beige Officially Licensed Perfect for Halloween Groups and 80s Theme Fancy Dress Events
Smiffys£28.124.1★537 rev
Smiffys Ghostbusters Childs Costume Jumpsuit with Inflatable Backpack Officially Licensed Boilersuit with Ghostbusters Logos Perfect for Halloween and 80s-Themed Family Fancy Dress
Smiffys£21.194.2★1,141 rev
Newest
by launch date
Smiffys Officially Licensed Ghostbusters Inflatable Backpack for Adults Iconic 80s Movie Accessory Fancy Dress Halloween Prop for Men & Women
Smiffys£10.8820 rev
Funidelia Ghostbusters Costume for Man Official License Size S - M Films & Series Ghosts - Fancy Dress for Adults for Parties Carnival and Halloween Brown
Funidelia£38.8329 rev
Funidelia Ghostbusters Costume for Woman Official License Size XS Films & Series Ghosts - Fancy Dress for Adults for Parties Carnival and Halloween Brown
Funidelia£35.9610 rev
Funidelia Ghostbusters costume for boys and girls Official License Size 3-4 years Films & Series Ghosts - Fancy dress for kids for parties Carnival and Halloween
Funidelia£28.3039 rev
Funidelia Ghostbusters Costume for man Official License Size M - L Films & Series Ghosts - Fancy Dress for Adults for Parties Carnival and Halloween Brown
Funidelia£41.1929 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
GOLDSTITCH Mens Twill Action Back Coverall Halloween Horror Killer Costume for Adult Cosplay
GOLDSTITCH£15.074.3★
Josamogre Astronaut Costume Adult for Men Cosplay Costumes Spaceman Jumpsuit Space Suit Halloween Blue S
Josamogre£15.653.8★
Ghostbusters Unisex Black Short Sleeved T-Shirt
Ghostbusters£10.494.3★
Smiffys Ghostbusters Inflatable Stay Puft Costume for Adults All-in-One with Self-Inflating Fan Officially Licensed Perfect for Groups Stag and Hen Nights and 80s Themed Family Halloween Events
Smiffys£19.593.6★
GOLDSTITCH Mens Twill Action Back Coverall Halloween Horror Killer Costume for Adult Cosplay
GOLDSTITCH£14.704.3★
What buyers say about ghostbusters costume
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great fit, correct size”
“True to image”
“Good value for money”
“Good item for sitting on the side for display”
“Easy to inflate”
“Good quality”
“Great fun”
“Good solid plastic”
“comfortable for littles”
What buyers complain about
“Not for a big person”
“got bored of it easy”
“We also found the solution to the backpack straps being too short”
“Very thin,”
“just wished it lasted a bit longer”
“Really poor quality”
“It is ok quite expensive though”
“the plastic is very brittle”
“a little thin”
“the stitching was already ripped to the leg when it came out of the packaging”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is ghostbusters costume profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £31K/yr across 36 tracked products. 0 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -19.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- How competitive is the ghostbusters costume niche?
- 8 brands and 54 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 44% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in ghostbusters costume?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Ease Of Use, Strap/String Quality. The return rate is 4.8%.
- When does demand for ghostbusters costume peak?
- Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 19.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the ghostbusters costume niche?
- Listings span £10.49–£41.19; the average listing price is £24.03 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 352 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.