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neca

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Weak search conversion (0.2%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 7Growth 15Conversion 3Competition 81Returns 97Price range 84Avg price 95Brand share 13Review moat 78Quality gap 24

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible£33.54

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£5.61–£74.94

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

Competition

Great34%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Great446.56

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-19.2%

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

Brand share

Bad95%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Market size

Bad£28K

£28K/yr · 361K searches

Conversion

Bad0.2%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, neca is a £28K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (361K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

neca market data

Units sold / yr
1K–1K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£34K–£42K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.2%
Avg BSR
#2,500
Page quality
0%
Prime
69%
Sponsored
13%
Out of stock
5.2%
Avg brand age
39 months
Avg seller age
183 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

132

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

34%

Top 20: 73%

Open market

4%

  • NECA84%
  • Zhongkaihua5%
  • The Noble Collection2%
  • GINGER TECH2%
  • Jada1%
  • Just Play1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 4%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 22 weeks — -19.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KSpike '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top neca search terms

  • neca132K/yr
  • neca figure78K/yr
  • horror figures71K/yr
  • neca horror figures50K/yr
  • neca figures19K/yr
  • horror action figures10K/yr
All search terms

Top neca 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.

0%4%£1K8%£2K12%£3K16%£4K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about neca

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall41%

“its well made”

Collectibles22%

“Excellent collectable”

Value For Money6%

“Great value”

Gifting Purpose4%

“a brilliant gift for any horror fan”

Design-Overall3%

“Great attention to detail”

Storage Capacity3%

“handy storage for small things”

Weight Heavy3%

“has a substantial weight to it also”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“is exactly as advertised”

Size-Overall3%

“great size”

Assembly/Installation2%

“easy to assemble”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall24%

“I would of expected it to be taller or same size”

Quality-Overall11%

“Junk”

Value For Money11%

“Expensive”

Brightness/Shine/Glow11%

“Eyes dont light up”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“This is direct false advertising”

Defective Material/Parts6%

“Failty”

Display-Overall3%

“its hard to display this”

Ease Of Use3%

“a little tricky to move at first”

Adhesion/Stickiness3%

“ended up super glueing to a metal base”

Functionality-Overall3%

“ballon doesnt stand up”

Top return reasons

Defective Material/Parts18%
Product Condition16%
Advertised Vs Actual Product14%
Size-Overall14%
Wrinkles8%
Gifting Purpose8%
Quality-Overall6%
Color4%
Strength4%
Sharpness4%

Common questions

Is neca profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £28K/yr across 48 tracked products. 2 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -19.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the neca niche?
11 brands and 132 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 34% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in neca?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.6%.
What does it cost to enter the neca niche?
Listings span £5.61–£74.94; the average listing price is £33.54 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 447 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.