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roman costume kids

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Soft demand (-33.3% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 13Growth 8Conversion 28Competition 57Returns 43Price range 48Avg price 51Brand share 73Review moat 74Quality gap 79

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Good525.21

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good61%

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

Competition

Good51%

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

Avg price

Good£12.15

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Okay£7.23–£22.26

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

Returns

Okay3.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Okay2.2%

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

Market size

Bad£52K

£52K/yr · 196K searches

Growth

Bad-33.3%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, roman costume kids is a £52K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (196K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

roman costume kids market data

Units sold / yr
5K–6K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£61K–£73K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.2%
Avg BSR
#634
Page quality
0%
Prime
83%
Sponsored
62%
Out of stock
0.9%
Avg brand age
42 months
Avg seller age
203 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

17 rising

Sellers

57

Top-5 brand share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

31%

  • Wicked Costumes17%
  • WIKITOT13%
  • Smiffys13%
  • amscan9%
  • Henbrandt9%
  • My Illusions8%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -33.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 14.3×

Top roman costume kids search terms

  • roman costume kids82K/yr
  • roman costume23K/yr
  • kids roman costume boys10K/yr
  • roman soldier costume kids22K/yr
  • roman costume boys7K/yr
  • roman outfit boys7K/yr
  • roman outfit5K/yr
  • roman fancy dress4K/yr
  • boys roman costume 8-104K/yr
  • gladiator costume kids5K/yr
All search terms

Top roman costume kids 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%5%£3K10%£5K15%£8K20%£10K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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

What buyers say about roman costume kids

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall36%

“Good size”

Quality-Overall21%

“Good quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

“Did the job”

Value For Money9%

“Great value for money”

Gifting Purpose5%

“Birthday gift”

Color5%

“Very pretty”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall21%

“it wouldnt fit”

Quality-Overall9%

“Quite cheaply made”

Durability8%

“the belt and headband broke within seconds of my daughter trying it on”

Thickness8%

“Too thin”

Stitch/Finish/Polish8%

“However the stitching is not the best, the belt and headband broke within seconds of my daughter trying it on”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Looks nothing like the picture the shawl at the front is a bib no shape”

Color6%

“the red color came out”

Value For Money6%

“slightly more expensive”

Strap/String Quality6%

“a strap was snapped just from taking it out of the packaging”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity3%

“When one of the shin pads was put on the elastic instantly broke”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall73%
Quality-Overall8%
Material Quality3%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
Thin2%
Stitch/Finish/Polish1%
Product Condition1%
Strap/String Quality1%
Durability1%

Common questions

Is roman costume kids profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £52K/yr across 29 tracked products. 0 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -33.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
How competitive is the roman costume kids niche?
17 brands and 57 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 61% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in roman costume kids?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 3.5%.
When does demand for roman costume kids peak?
Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 14.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the roman costume kids niche?
Listings span £7.23–£22.26; the average listing price is £12.15 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 525 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.