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12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire Tube

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($8.07–$14.17) — 12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire Tube doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

40
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Ranks 6,010 of 7,287 Automotive niches · −9 vs the category median of 49

Market size 11Growth 73Conversion 99Competition 6Returns 75Price range 0Avg price 40Brand share 8Review moat 64Quality gap 32
This niche Category average · 7,287 niches

Is 12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire Tube profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire Tube is a $45K/yr Amazon United States market (22K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire Tube: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +56.6% over the last 90 days and 19.1% of searches end in a purchase.

$45K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr5K
Search volume / yr+56.6%22K
Conversion rate19.1%
Avg price$10.80

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand, so 3% of the market is open.

3%

open market share

Brands · sellers6 · 8
Top-5 product click share93%
Open market3%
Avg brand age52 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 7 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)2· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews956

Top 12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire Tube products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 93% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

$0$7K$13K$20K$27K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

8

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • AR-PRO53%
  • StaiBC29%
  • FANSPRO6%
  • CALPALMY5%
  • FengCan4%
  • HAKSNGCL3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire Tube demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume22KCVR19.1%Products7Brands6Top 5 Brands97%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.6★Reviews956Avg BSR#88
500300Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire Tube

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

91% of reviews
Size-Overall20%

It was a great fit

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%

Exactly as advertised

Quality-Overall15%

A straightforward product that performs as expected

Durability9%

it's really durable

Value For Money7%

A good value for the money

What buyers complain about

74% of reviews
Size-Overall18%

Tubes were well made unfortunately wrong size for my little bike

Defective Material/Parts9%

The inner tube was defective

Quality-Overall9%

Cheap

Inflation/Deflation9%

Didn't inflate

Leak-Proof9%

this thing leaked air

12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire Tube return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

2.0%

Return rate

68%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
58%
2Leak-Proof
9%
3Inflation/Deflation
7%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
6%
5Functionality-Overall
4%

Common 12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire Tube questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores 12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire Tube 40/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $45K/yr across 7 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +56.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire Tube on Amazon United States peaks in Jul–Aug, where the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.