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title: "Maytag Dryer Idler Pulley — $47K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **maytag dryer idler pulley**
**Skip it**
A small market ($47K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 12Growth 22Conversion 89Competition 26Returns 46Price range 53Avg price 68Brand share 27Review moat 57Quality gap 48
**Conversion**
**Great****10.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Avg price**
**Good****$14.12**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****1,212.14**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Price range**
**Good****$7.08–$23.87**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Returns**
**Okay****3.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Brand share**
**Okay****89%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Okay****70%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Bad****-6.4%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Bad****$47K**
$47K/yr · 32K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, maytag dryer idler pulley is a $47K/yr Amazon United States market (32K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 5, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **maytag dryer idler pulley market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–3K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$35K–$42K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **10.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#661**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **53 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **185 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 70% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**9 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**13**
**Top-5 brand share**
**89%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**70%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**7%**
- BlueStars58% - Funmit11% - DR Quality Parts10% - AMI PARTS6% - Seentech5% - UgoHiff4% - Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 109 weeks — -6.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K750Holiday '24Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/maytag-dryer-idler-pulley/trend)
## **Top maytag dryer idler pulley search terms**
- **dryer idler pulley**6K/yr+2.6%5.1% conv. - **maytag dryer idler pulley**4K/yr-13.1%5.0% conv. - **whirlpool dryer idler pulley**4K/yr-23.4%9.7% conv. - **maytag dryer pulley**3K/yr+3.9%3.9% conv. - **idler pulley whirlpool cabrio dryer**3K/yr+10.5%4.0% conv. - **whirlpool dryer idler pulley replacement**2K/yr+4.3%7.4% conv. - **dryer idler pulley replacement**2K/yr-0.4%6.1% conv. - **kenmore dryer pulley**2K/yr-12.7%4.5% conv. - **whirlpool cabrio dryer idler pulley**3K/yr-24.5%7.3% conv. - **kenmore dryer idler pulley**1K/yr-5.3%9.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/maytag-dryer-idler-pulley/search-terms)
## **Top maytag dryer idler pulley 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%$5K20%$9K30%$14K40%$19K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**BlueStars 279640 Dryer Idler Pulley Replacement - Compatible with Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Dryers - Replaces 3388672 697692 AP3094197 W10468057 - Pack of 4**BlueStars**$12.51**4.4★64 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YD6K9WF) [2**BlueStars Unbreakable W10837240 Dryer Idler Pulley With Bracket - Compatible with Whirlpool Kenmore Dryer - Replaces W10118756 W10547290 PS11726337 3387372 3388674 W10118754**BlueStars**$10.15**4.7★1,551 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078GDC7V4) [3**4392067 Dryer Repair Kit with W10837240 Idler Pulley for Whirlpool Dryer**Funmit**$23.73**4.2★1,222 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0899NYBCC) [4**Dr Quality Parts 279640 Dryer Idler Pulley Replacement Part**DR Quality Parts**$7.08**4.5★2,106 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079RMVP1Z) [5**Upgraded 691366 Dryer Idler Pulley - Compatible with Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Roper Dryers - Replaces W10612905 WP691366 AP6010582 239477 3394332 347034 347226 PS11743765 WED4815EW1 NED4655EW1**BlueStars**$10.05**4.4★1,389 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DPDW2F6)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Dyer Idler Pulley for Maytag Bravos MEDB835DW4/3 MEDB765FW0 Whirlpool Cabrio WED8000DW4/3 WED7500GC0 WED8500DC4 WED8300SW2 WED5800BW0 WED5600XW0 WED5500XW0 MEDE300VW1 MED6230HW3 Replacement.**UgoHiff**$10.13**65 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5B6R3DF) [**Upgraded W10837240 Dryer Idler Pulley with Enhanced Ball Bearings - Exact Fit for Whirlpool & Kenmore Dryers - Replaces 279640 W10118756 W10547290 PS11726337 3387372 3388674 W10118754**Seentech**$10.81**42 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGTJN5GD) [**TOMOON 4392067 Dryer Repair Kit W10837240 Idler Pulley for Maytag Bravos**TOMOON**$23.87**1,299 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B48X1K71) [**BlueStars 279640 Dryer Idler Pulley Replacement - Compatible with Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Dryers - Replaces 3388672 697692 AP3094197 W10468057 - Pack of 4**BlueStars**$12.51**64 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YD6K9WF) [**UPGRADED 4392067 Dryer Repair Kit with W10837240 Idler Pulley - Replaces Whirlpool Cabrio Duet Maytag Bravos XL Kenmore Elite Includes WPW10314173 & 661570V & 279640 - AMI PARTS**AMI PARTS**$23.43**1,199 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TK24ZYF)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**BlueStars 279640 Dryer Idler Pulley Replacement - Compatible with Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Dryers - Replaces 3388672 697692 AP3094197 W10468057 - Pack of 4**BlueStars**$12.51**4.4★**▲ 129%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YD6K9WF) [**Dyer Idler Pulley for Maytag Bravos MEDB835DW4/3 MEDB765FW0 Whirlpool Cabrio WED8000DW4/3 WED7500GC0 WED8500DC4 WED8300SW2 WED5800BW0 WED5600XW0 WED5500XW0 MEDE300VW1 MED6230HW3 Replacement.**UgoHiff**$10.13**4.9★**▲ 38%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5B6R3DF) [**Upgraded W10837240 Dryer Idler Pulley with Enhanced Ball Bearings - Exact Fit for Whirlpool & Kenmore Dryers - Replaces 279640 W10118756 W10547290 PS11726337 3387372 3388674 W10118754**Seentech**$10.81**4.7★**▲ 33%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGTJN5GD) [**Seentech 4392065 Dryer Repair Kit with 349241T Drum Support Roller 691366 Idler Pulley 341241 Belt for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Dryers - Replaces AP3131942 AP3098345 AP6010582**Seentech**$17.90**4.0★**— 6%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082V4L2SW) [**BlueStars Unbreakable W10837240 Dryer Idler Pulley With Bracket - Compatible with Whirlpool Kenmore Dryer - Replaces W10118756 W10547290 PS11726337 3387372 3388674 W10118754**BlueStars**$10.15**4.7★**— 1%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078GDC7V4)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about maytag dryer idler pulley**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**33%
*“Exact fit”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**12%
*“Just what I needed”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Complete kit with quality parts”*
**Maintenance And Repair**9%
*“Easy repair”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“Great deal”*
**Noise Level**3%
*“No weird noises”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“Works as expected”*
**Assembly/Installation**2%
*“Easy to install”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Easy peasy”*
**Correct Contents**2%
*“Good parts”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**24%
*“Broke again after a couple months”*
**Size-Overall**17%
*“Opening was too small”*
**Quality-Overall**14%
*“Bad quality”*
**Noise Level**14%
*“its squeaking again”*
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
*“Inaccurate parts”*
**Material Quality**2%
*“Cheap material”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“The description said it fit our dryer model but didnt unfortunately and I unfortunately didnt have time to return this”*
**Compatibility-Overall**2%
*“Poor quality and not compatible”*
**Maintenance And Repair**2%
*“I will not buy this repair kit again”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“Dont waste money”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**49%
**Defective Material/Parts**17%
**Compatibility-Overall**8%
**Maintenance And Repair**4%
**Functionality-Overall**3%
**Value For Money**3%
**Noise Level**3%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
**Quality-Overall**2%
**Product Condition**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is maytag dryer idler pulley profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $47K/yr across 14 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -6.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- **How competitive is the maytag dryer idler pulley niche?**
- 9 brands and 13 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 70% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in maytag dryer idler pulley?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 3.3%.
- **When does demand for maytag dryer idler pulley peak?**
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the maytag dryer idler pulley niche?**
- Listings span $7.08–$23.87; the average listing price is $14.12 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,212 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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