freedom gundam
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Review moat
Great343.55avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Great1.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Good48%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Avg price
Okay$251.82avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Bad$94K$94K/yr · 196K searches
Growth
Bad-22.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Bad$67.29–$943.01cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Bad0.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, freedom gundam is a $94K/yr Amazon United States market (196K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 33/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
freedom gundam market data
- Units sold / yr
- 500–750
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $126K–$189K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.2%
- Avg BSR
- #2,744
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 68%
- Sponsored
- 45%
- Out of stock
- 1.8%
- Avg brand age
- 41 months
- Avg seller age
- 166 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
4 flat
Sellers
83
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
48%
Top 20: 90%
Open market
0%
- BANDAI SPIRITS80%
- BANDAI12%
- Bandai Namco7%
- Pipigirl1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -22.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×
Top freedom gundam search terms
- pg gundam86K/yr
- gundam pg45K/yr
- gundam 1/6016K/yr
- 1/60 gundam model kit11K/yr
- gundam model kits perfect grade13K/yr
- 1/60 gundam5K/yr
- gundam model kits 1/604K/yr
- pg gundam 1/606K/yr
- perfect grade gundam model kit11K/yr
Top freedom gundam 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
Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack - Nu Gundam PG Unleashed 1/60 Model Kit
BANDAI SPIRITS$612.714.7★189 rev
Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam - RX-78-2 Gundam PG Unleashed 1/60 Model Kit
BANDAI SPIRITS$261.404.7★748 rev
Bandai Hobby - Gundam Seed - Perfect Strike Gundam PG 1/60 Model Kit
BANDAI SPIRITS$231.394.7★300 rev
Bandai Hobby - Gundam Seed Destiny - Strike Freedom Gundam MGEX 1/100 Model Kit
BANDAI SPIRITS$159.364.8★960 rev
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Perfect Grade 1/60 Scale Unleashed RX-78-2 Gundam Model kit
Bandai Namco$278.974.8★65 rev
Newest
by launch dateBandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack - Nu Gundam PG Unleashed 1/60 Model Kit
BANDAI SPIRITS$612.71189 rev
Pipigirl 1/100 Plastic Mecha Action Figures Kits Regus 8.66 in High Easy to Assembly Mecha Model
Pipigirl$86.1912 rev
Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam - MS-06F Zaku II Green PG Model Kit
BANDAI SPIRITS$123.7840 rev
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Perfect Grade 1/60 Scale Unleashed RX-78-2 Gundam Model kit
Bandai Namco$278.9765 rev
Unicorn Gundam Gundam UC Bandai Hobby PG 1/60 Scale Color Coded Plastic Model Building Kit
BANDAI SPIRITS$203.62118 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumPipigirl 1/100 Plastic Mecha Action Figures Kits Regus 8.66 in High Easy to Assembly Mecha Model
Pipigirl$86.194.1★
Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam - MS-06F Zaku II Green PG Model Kit
BANDAI SPIRITS$123.784.5★
Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack - Nu Gundam PG Unleashed 1/60 Model Kit
BANDAI SPIRITS$612.714.7★
Unicorn Gundam Gundam UC Bandai Hobby PG 1/60 Scale Color Coded Plastic Model Building Kit
BANDAI SPIRITS$203.624.6★
BANDAI SPIRITS( ) PG Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Strike Rouge + Sky Glass Purper 1/60 Scale Color-Coded Plastic Model
BANDAI SPIRITS$179.564.3★
What buyers say about freedom gundam
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“looks great loved building it”
“Absolutely gorgeous build”
“Worth it”
“fun to play”
“The pieces fit well when cleaned and filed properly”
“this was straightforward to assemble”
“Everything is beautiful, I really like this Gundam, now I have collected Unicorn and Banshee”
“Display is awesome”
“As expected”
“is made with fine materials”
What buyers complain about
“Pieces do not fit”
“Now the instructions can be confusing as you can miss something”
“the simplistic joint assemblies just cant hold up”
“Worse kit ever”
“the simplistic joint assemblies just cant hold up”
“kinda stinks getting a damaged Bandai box”
“Not great for something that cost $700”
“Not very Durable”
“What isnt expected are metal stickers that dont stick or plastic that is slightly warped causing unecessary frustration”
“The Lighting kit is not included”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is freedom gundam profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $94K/yr across 31 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -22.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (33/100).
- How competitive is the freedom gundam niche?
- 4 brands and 83 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in freedom gundam?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Strength. The return rate is 1.7%.
- When does demand for freedom gundam peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the freedom gundam niche?
- Listings span $67.29–$943.01; the average listing price is $251.82 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 344 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.