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title: "Trend — thing 1 and thing 2 iron on patches - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 33/100 · $42K/yr market · 48K searches/yr · $11.57 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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  "og:title": "Trend — thing 1 and thing 2 iron on patches - Flapen"
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# **thing 1 and thing 2 iron on patches**

**Skip it**

Soft demand (-89.5% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 11Growth 0Conversion 78Competition 23Returns 47Price range 32Avg price 46Brand share 28Review moat 81Quality gap 47

**Review moat**

**Great****377.83**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Conversion**

**Great****7.6%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Returns**

**Okay****3.2%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Avg price**

**Okay****$11.57**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Okay****$7.96–$18.26**

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

**Brand share**

**Okay****88%**

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

**Competition**

**Bad****72%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Market size**

**Bad****$42K**

$42K/yr · 48K searches

**Growth**

**Bad****-89.5%**

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

## Trend