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title: "Rg Rx-78-2 Gundam Ver 2.0 — $174K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **rg rx-78-2 gundam ver 2.0**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 36Growth 24Conversion 31Competition 47Returns 95Price range 32Avg price 93Brand share 0Review moat 57Quality gap 24
**Returns**
**Incredible****1.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****$50.68**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****1,214.21**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Okay****57%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Okay****$174K**
$174K/yr · 140K searches
**Price range**
**Okay****$12.09–$278.97**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Okay****2.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Growth**
**Bad****-1.1%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, rg rx-78-2 gundam ver 2.0 is a $174K/yr Amazon United States market (140K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **rg rx-78-2 gundam ver 2.0 market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–3K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$127K–$152K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **2.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#451**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **88%**
- **Sponsored**
- **54%**
- **Out of stock**
- **8.1%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **45 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **160 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**4 **—flat
**Sellers**
**98**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**57%**
Top 20: 96%
**Open market**
**0%**
- BANDAI SPIRITS70% - BANDAI23% - TAMASHII NATIONS6% - Bandai Namco2% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 63 weeks — -1.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KBlack Friday '25Holiday '25 seasonMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/rg-rx-78-2-gundam-ver-2-0/trend)
## **Top rg rx-78-2 gundam ver 2.0 search terms**
- **entry grade gundam**35K/yr+2.2%2.6% conv. - **rg rx-78-2 gundam ver 2.0**31K/yr-3.5%0.9% conv. - **gundam entry grade**18K/yr+12.5%2.1% conv. - **gundam rx-78-2**18K/yr-7.9%1.1% conv. - **rx 78 2 gundam**4K/yr+16.5%1.9% conv. - **eg gundam**7K/yr+3.5%1.3% conv. - **rx-78-2**6K/yr+17.7%1.8% conv. - **rx-78-2 gundam**8K/yr-40.3%2.4% conv. - **entry grade**4K/yr-18.0%1.5% conv. - **rx 78**3K/yr+16.8%1.4% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/rg-rx-78-2-gundam-ver-2-0/search-terms)
## **Top rg rx-78-2 gundam ver 2.0 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%$9K10%$17K15%$26K20%$35K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket 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.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam - RX-78-2 Gundam ver. 2.0 RG 1/144 Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$40.14**4.6★1,053 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYFYPB77) [2**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam - 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam Bandai Spirits Entry Grade Model Kit**BANDAI**$14.37**4.8★3,019 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089RY41V6) [3**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam Wing - Wing Gundam Entry Grade 1/144 Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$12.37**4.6★91 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNM6ZVVR) [4**Bandai Hobby HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam Revive Model Kit 1/144 Scale (BAN196716)**BANDAI**$12.09**4.8★3,255 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WW4F8YA) [5**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam Seed - #10 GAT-X105 Strike Gundam Entry Grade 1/144 Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$13.77**4.6★959 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09T1V355P)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam Wing - Wing Gundam Entry Grade 1/144 Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$12.37**91 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNM6ZVVR) [**Bandai Spirits Mobile Suit Gundam Chars Counterattack Option Parts Set Gunpla 19 (Fin Funnel) Pre-Colored Plastic Model**BANDAI SPIRITS**$25.47**131 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNQ23Q5P) [**TAMASHII NATIONS - Mobile Suit Gundam - RX-78-2 Renewal Gundam Universe Action Figure**TAMASHII NATIONS**$33.03**373 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F61HXN25) [**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam - RX-78-2 Gundam (Revival Ver.) Best Mecha Collection 1/144 Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$14.91**214 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5XD3XRF) [**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam - 001 RX-78-2 Gundam SD EX-Standard Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$15.36**96 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JGRY83)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Bandai Spirits Mobile Suit Gundam Chars Counterattack Option Parts Set Gunpla 19 (Fin Funnel) Pre-Colored Plastic Model**BANDAI SPIRITS**$25.47**4.5★**▲ 151%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNQ23Q5P) [**Bandai Hobby RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.KA Bandai Master Grade Action Figure**BANDAI SPIRITS**$38.62**4.6★**▲ 83%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00030EUHQ) [**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam - #234 MS-06S Zaku II HGUC 1/144 Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$21.48**4.7★**▲ 65%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0859QBKDW) [**Bandai Hobby HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam Revive Model Kit 1/144 Scale (BAN196716)**BANDAI**$12.09**4.8★**▲ 56%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WW4F8YA) [**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam Wing - Wing Gundam Entry Grade 1/144 Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$12.37**4.6★**▲ 49%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNM6ZVVR)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about rg rx-78-2 gundam ver 2.0**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Design-Overall**16%
*“Absolutely brilliant design”*
**Quality-Overall**16%
*“Great quality that's affordable”*
**Assembly/Installation**13%
*“ease of installation”*
**Fun/Entertainment Experience**10%
*“Great Fun”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“Good model for the price”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Fun and easy”*
**Gifting Purpose**4%
*“Perfect gift for someone who is just starting out building Gundams or for someone who needs something affordable to cure that itch while they save up for something higher priced”*
**Suitability Beginner**3%
*“I Would recommend for beginners”*
**Durability**2%
*“durability”*
**Color**2%
*“color separation,”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**17%
*“The head is very loose though”*
**Assembly/Installation**11%
*“Hard work to build”*
**Strength**10%
*“Unbelievably brittle”*
**Durability**7%
*“Dont recommend it will break almost instantly”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“A bad quality MG kit”*
**Design-Overall**5%
*“super strange choice from an otherwise immaculately designed model”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**5%
*“Sticker decals are bad as they do not stick which is a recent issue with newer kits”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“Cheap Does Not Always Mean It's Good Think twice before letting the low price deceive you”*
**Color**3%
*“I did not like the pink”*
**Water Resistance**2%
*“Humidity and rain made the item packaging soggy and wet”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Defective Material/Parts**41%
**Value For Money**15%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
**Assembly/Installation**10%
**Size-Overall**9%
**Gifting Purpose**3%
**Product Condition**2%
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**2%
**Quality-Overall**1%
**Strength**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is rg rx-78-2 gundam ver 2.0 profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $174K/yr across 24 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -1.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- **How competitive is the rg rx-78-2 gundam ver 2.0 niche?**
- 4 brands and 98 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in rg rx-78-2 gundam ver 2.0?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Assembly/Installation, Strength. The return rate is 1.0%.
- **When does demand for rg rx-78-2 gundam ver 2.0 peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the rg rx-78-2 gundam ver 2.0 niche?**
- Listings span $12.09–$278.97; the average listing price is $50.68 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,214 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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