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general grievous

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Weak search conversion (0.7%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 29Growth 67Conversion 9Competition 16Returns 85Price range 35Avg price 78Brand share 15Review moat 65Quality gap 30

Returns

Great1.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great$90.48

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Good+47.3%

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

Review moat

Good908.5

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Okay$22.64–$245.26

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay$127K

$127K/yr · 198K searches

Competition

Bad80%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad94%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Conversion

Bad0.7%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, general grievous is a $127K/yr Amazon United States market (198K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

general grievous market data

Units sold / yr
2K–2K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$136K–$181K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.7%
Avg BSR
#4,277
Page quality
0%
Prime
90%
Sponsored
20%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
38 months
Avg seller age
146 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 80% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

130

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

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  • BANDAI21%
  • TAMASHII NATIONS6%
  • LEGO4%
  • Hasbro4%
  • Enso Rings3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 3%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +47.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
25K15KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.0×

Top general grievous search terms

  • general grievous97K/yr
  • general grievous action figure52K/yr
  • star wars black series general grievous11K/yr
  • star wars general grievous11K/yr
  • black series general grievous6K/yr
  • grievous6K/yr
  • general grievous figure7K/yr
  • general grievous black series6K/yr
All search terms

Top general grievous 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%$13K20%$25K30%$38K40%$51K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market 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.

What buyers say about general grievous

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall32%

“Good quality”

Value For Money17%

“Great Deal”

Fun/Entertainment Experience16%

“I really enjoy playing with it”

Collectibles8%

“General Grevious”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Epic, as advertised”

Assembly/Installation3%

“very fun to put together”

Gifting Purpose3%

“Gift ever”

Compatibility-Overall2%

“It is compatible with Lego”

What buyers complain about

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting32%

“Incomplete, no instructions, no box, just random bags”

Assembly/Installation21%

“Hard to put together”

Quality-Overall9%

“not good quality at all”

Size-Overall6%

“They are quite small so not for small children”

Gifting Purpose6%

“No box, no pictures, terrible gift idea”

Defective Material/Parts6%

“Two small parts on the foot area of the product are broken”

Value For Money3%

“Definitely NOT worth the price”

Durability3%

“Durability is poor”

Material Quality3%

“Cheap plastic”

Color2%

“Tan and white grievous joints are a bit hard to put on”

Top return reasons

Defective Material/Parts25%
Assembly/Installation11%
Advertised Vs Actual Product11%
Value For Money11%
Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting9%
Quality-Overall9%
Size-Overall6%
Material Quality6%
Strength3%
Functionality-Overall2%

Common questions

Is general grievous profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $127K/yr across 10 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +47.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the general grievous niche?
7 brands and 130 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 80% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in general grievous?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Assembly/Installation, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.5%.
When does demand for general grievous peak?
Demand peaks in May–Jun–Dec; the busiest month runs 6.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the general grievous niche?
Listings span $22.64–$245.26; the average listing price is $90.48 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 909 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.