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title: "Dc68-03172b-03 — $106K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 47/100 · $106K/yr market · 31K searches/yr · $33.97 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **dc68-03172b-03**
**Skip it**
A concentrated shelf (top 5 take 79% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 26Growth 39Conversion 87Competition 17Returns 49Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 43Review moat 90Quality gap 24
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$33.97**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Incredible****$28.42–$37.04**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Great****193.9**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Conversion**
**Great****10.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Okay****3.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Brand share**
**Okay****79%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Growth**
**Okay****+10.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Okay****$106K**
$106K/yr · 31K searches
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Bad****79%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, dc68-03172b-03 is a $106K/yr Amazon United States market (31K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 5, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **dc68-03172b-03 market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–3K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$85K–$102K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **10.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#950**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **6.5%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **23 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **318 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 79% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**9 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**12**
**Top-5 brand share**
**79%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**79%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**11%**
- Cusvivid24% - APPLIANCEMATES18% - BNRSZ14% - AMI PARTS13% - TOMOON11% - Vypart10% - Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 11%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 58 weeks — +10.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K750Spike '25Spike '26 seasonJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/dc68-03172b-03/trend)
## **Top dc68-03172b-03 search terms**
- **dc68-03172b-03**18K/yr+11.0%7.3% conv. - **dc68-03172b-03 suspension rods**5K/yr+23.0%16.5% conv. - **dc68 03172c**3K/yr+12.6%6.4% conv. - **dc68-03172c**5K/yr-9.3%10.6% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/dc68-03172b-03/search-terms)
## **Top dc68-03172b-03 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%10%$11K20%$21K30%$32K40%$42K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**DC68-03172B-03 Suspension Rods for Samsung WA50T5300AC/US WA50R5400AV/US**Cusvivid**$36.50**4.7★71 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKGF5GX6) [2**DC68-03172B-03 DC97-16350D Suspension Rods for Samsung Top Load Washer Replaces WA50R5400AV/US WA50R5200AW/US WA45N3050AW/A4 WA45M7050AW/A4 DC68-03172C DC97-16350E DC97-05280W by APPLIANCEMATES**APPLIANCEMATES**$36.03**4.3★685 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DBPWGMFG) [3**DC68-03172B-03 DC68-03172C DC68-03172D-00 Washer Suspension Rods for Samsung WA50R5400AV/US WA50R5400AW/US WA50R5200AW/US WA50R5200AV/US WA50T5300AC/US WA45N3050AW/A4 WA45T3400AW/A4 10 Years Warranty**BNRSZ**$33.87**4.9★29 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSZKZY71) [4**DC68-03172B-03 DC68-03172C Suspension Rods Fit for Sam-sung Washer**AMI PARTS**$30.25**4.8★44 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F939FBKR) [5**DC68-03172C DC68-03172B-03 Washer Suspension Rod for Sam-sung**TOMOON**$37.04**4.4★119 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKSR8QJM)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**DC97-16350D DC68-03172B-03 Washer Suspension Rods for Samsung WA50R5200AW/US WA50R5400AV/US WA45M7050AW/A4 WA45T3200AW/A4 ReplacesDC97-16350U DC68-03172C DC97-16350T Suspension Rods**Yendse**$28.42**1 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GT4M2424) [**DC68-03172B-03 DC68-03172C DC68-03172D-00 Washer Suspension Rods for Samsung WA50R5400AV/US WA50R5400AW/US WA50R5200AW/US WA50R5200AV/US WA50T5300AC/US WA45N3050AW/A4 WA45T3400AW/A4 10 Years Warranty**BNRSZ**$33.87**29 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSZKZY71) [**DC68-03172B-03 Suspension Rods for Samsung WA50T5300AC/US WA50R5400AV/US**Cusvivid**$36.50**71 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKGF5GX6) [**DC68-03172B-03 DC68-03172C Suspension Rods Fit for Sam-sung Washer**AMI PARTS**$30.25**44 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F939FBKR) [**Upgraded DC68-03172C Washer Suspension Rod Fits Samsung WA50R/WA45T Series Replaces DC68-03172D DC97-05280W**Woxtehi**$32.46**44 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKXPTLY6)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**DC97-16350D DC68-03172B-03 Washer Suspension Rods for Samsung WA50R5200AW/US WA50R5400AV/US WA45M7050AW/A4 WA45T3200AW/A4 ReplacesDC97-16350U DC68-03172C DC97-16350T Suspension Rods**Yendse**$28.42**5.0★**▲ 261%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GT4M2424) [**DC68-03172B-03 DC68-03172C DC68-03172D-00 Suspension Rods for Samsung**Vypart**$36.00**4.6★**▲ 245%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJ8SVZ8Y) [**DC68-03172B-03 DC68-03172C Suspension Rods Fit for Sam-sung Washer**AMI PARTS**$30.25**4.8★**▲ 112%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F939FBKR) [**DC68-03172B-03 DC68-03172C DC68-03172D-00 Washer Suspension Rods for Samsung WA50R5400AV/US WA50R5400AW/US WA50R5200AW/US WA50R5200AV/US WA50T5300AC/US WA45N3050AW/A4 WA45T3400AW/A4 10 Years Warranty**BNRSZ**$33.87**4.9★**▲ 101%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSZKZY71) [**DC68-03172B-03 DC97-16350D Suspension Rods for Samsung Top Load Washer Replaces WA50R5400AV/US WA50R5200AW/US WA45N3050AW/A4 WA45M7050AW/A4 DC68-03172C DC97-16350E DC97-05280W by APPLIANCEMATES**APPLIANCEMATES**$36.03**4.3★**▲ 10%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DBPWGMFG)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about dc68-03172b-03**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**17%
*“Great quality upgrade”*
**Size-Overall**16%
*“Fit perfect”*
**Ease Of Use**14%
*“Super easy”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
*“Works as advertised”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“Good deal”*
**Maintenance And Repair**6%
*“Easy fix and saves you money”*
**Compatibility-Overall**5%
*“5/15/26 Good value, compatible”*
**Durability**5%
*“They are very sturdy and durable”*
**Product Condition**4%
*“they work better than new ones”*
**Noise Level**3%
*“It isnt loud anymore”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**25%
*“They Didnt Last”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“Cheap springs”*
**Maintenance And Repair**8%
*“by May they already needed to be replaced”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**6%
*“as it will get messy”*
**Functionality-Overall**6%
*“Bought my machine used and it fought me tooth and nail throwing all kinda codes and halfassing and stopping mid cycles and i finally decided to give these a try and it fixed everything in the hour or so it took me to swap them out and havent had a problem since, the machine is a samsung he unit btw”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“wasnt easy doing this on purpose own”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**6%
*“You should use gloves because its very sticky”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“manufacturer they didnt fit”*
**Strength**3%
*“they have already lost its strength”*
**Noise Level**3%
*“which was making a terrible loud banging noise during the spin cycle”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**66%
**Compatibility-Overall**9%
**Defective Material/Parts**7%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
**Functionality-Overall**3%
**Value For Money**2%
**Product Condition**2%
**Maintenance And Repair**2%
**Quality-Overall**2%
**Assembly/Installation**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is dc68-03172b-03 profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $106K/yr across 10 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +10.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- **How competitive is the dc68-03172b-03 niche?**
- 9 brands and 12 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 79% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in dc68-03172b-03?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Maintenance And Repair. The return rate is 3.1%.
- **When does demand for dc68-03172b-03 peak?**
- Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the dc68-03172b-03 niche?**
- Listings span $28.42–$37.04; the average listing price is $33.97 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 194 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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