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sashiko needles
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.99–$14.00) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible15.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Good1,080.82avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay86%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Bad$8.04avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-9.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$72K$72K/yr · 59K searches
Competition
Bad84%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Price range
Bad$4.99–$14.00cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100