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honda gx390 starter

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A small market ($53K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 13Growth 20Conversion 90Competition 22Returns 62Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 36Review moat 93Quality gap 79

Avg price

Incredible$45.22

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Incredible$18.86–$86.05

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

Review moat

Great130.31

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Great10.8%

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

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Good2.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Okay83%

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

Competition

Bad74%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-10.7%

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

Market size

Bad$53K

$53K/yr · 11K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, honda gx390 starter is a $53K/yr Amazon United States market (11K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

honda gx390 starter market data

Units sold / yr
1K–2K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$57K–$68K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.8%
Avg BSR
#575
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
100%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
51 months
Avg seller age
202 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

12

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • YAMAKATO47%
  • RANSOTO14%
  • Parts Player10%
  • DynaVim Parts8%
  • Ezamintaly5%
  • San-IgniteX4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 12%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 23 weeks — -10.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
350250Spike '26Feb '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26

Top honda gx390 starter 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%15%$8K30%$16K45%$24K60%$32K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about honda gx390 starter

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall26%

“Fit perfectly”

Quality-Overall14%

“Good quality”

Value For Money12%

“Works good reasonable price”

Efficiency12%

“Works fine”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“As described”

Assembly/Installation7%

“Esy to Install, Works perfectly”

Functionality-Overall3%

“Plug and play and got my work done just like that”

Ease Of Use3%

“easy to overcome”

Motor Power2%

“Starter motor works fine”

Soft Feel2%

“Feels buttery smooth to pull”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall29%

“Trash”

Durability14%

“died”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“This difference is not mentioned in the description or shown in any of the pictures”

Compatibility-Overall8%

“It does not fit the Westinghouse 9500 Watt generator”

Battery Life4%

“people need a real life one thing or if you are putting these starters on the mini excavator most of those mini excavator don't have a charging system so you want to keep Battery tenders on at night”

Functionality-Overall4%

“do not work”

Defective Material/Parts4%

“product didnt function correctly”

Flammable4%

“Then smoke came out of it”

Charging3%

“As mentioned the charge stator bolts are to short”

Weight Light1%

“Only downside is it feels a little lighter than OEM”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall29%
Motor Issues16%
Functionality-Overall15%
Defective Material/Parts14%
Compatibility-Overall7%
Durability6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Mounting2%
Assembly/Installation2%
Value For Money1%

Common questions

Is honda gx390 starter profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $53K/yr across 13 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -10.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the honda gx390 starter niche?
10 brands and 12 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 74% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in honda gx390 starter?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Durability, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 2.5%.
What does it cost to enter the honda gx390 starter niche?
Listings span $18.86–$86.05; the average listing price is $45.22 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 130 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.