pinewood derby weights
Worth a lookShows low returns (1.5%), but soft demand (-86.3% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Great1.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great420.36avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Good62%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Good43%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Avg price
Good$14.05avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Good5.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Okay$7.05–$22.78cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Okay$186K$186K/yr · 252K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-86.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, pinewood derby weights is a $186K/yr Amazon United States market (252K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
pinewood derby weights market data
- Units sold / yr
- 30K–40K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- $422K–$562K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.2%
- Avg BSR
- #338
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 97%
- Sponsored
- 87%
- Out of stock
- 24.4%
- Avg brand age
- 56 months
- Avg seller age
- 191 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
21 rising
Sellers
51
Top-5 brand share
62%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
43%
Top 20: 83%
Open market
31%
- Derbopine20%
- CKAuto14%
- DerbyCraftPro12%
- QoTang9%
- pinedash pro7%
- Woodland Scenics7%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -86.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 47.8×
Top pinewood derby weights search terms
- pinewood derby weights145K/yr
- derby car weights21K/yr
- pinewood derby car weights24K/yr
- tungsten weights pinewood derby20K/yr
- pinewood derby tungsten weights8K/yr
- tungsten pinewood derby weights7K/yr
- pinewood derby weights tungsten7K/yr
- pine wood derby cars weights8K/yr
- weights for pinewood derby car7K/yr
- pinewood derby weight6K/yr
Top pinewood derby weights 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
CKAuto 1/4oz 0.25oz Grey Adhesive Stick on Wheel Weights EasyPeel Type. Cars Trucks SUVs Motorcycles RC Cars. Low Profile 12oz/Box U.S. OEM Quality (48pcs)
CKAuto$8.134.6★6,553 rev
Pinewood Stainless Steel Weights 9.375 OZ (40 pcs 3/8 Inch) Derby Car Kit for Racing Car Balance & Speed Optimization
Derbopine$15.894.5★35 rev
QoTang 24 PCS Cylindrical Stainless Steel Weight 6.8 Ounce 4 Different Sizes Incremental Cylinders Car Weights Compatible with Pinewood Car Derby to Optimize Speed
QoTang$12.464.6★42 rev
DerbyCraftPro Pinewood Car Weights Kit |Lead-Free 4oz Derby Car Weights+0.5oz Graphite Powder|Graphite Lubricant Works on Pine Wheels & Axles|Low-Profile Weights Adjust The COG Easy Peel & Stick
DerbyCraftPro$14.344.4★20 rev
Pinewood Stainless Steel Weights 5.625 OZ (24 pcs 3/8 Inch) and Center of Gravity Stand Derby Car Kit for Racing Car Balance & Speed Optimization
Derbopine$22.784.8★16 rev
Newest
by launch date
Fukaisu 24pcs Wooden Derby Car Weights Kit 3 Size Pinewood Wheel Buffer Weights with Backing Adhesive for Pinewood Derby Car Racing Speed & Balance Tuning(1/4 oz 1/2 oz 1 oz)
Fukaisu$12.943 rev
Penitue Weights for Pinewood Derby 3oz Flexible Strip Adhesive Tungsten Weights Alternative Compatible with Pinewood Racing Cars Easy to Cut & Customize for Maximum Speed (Gray)
Penitue$8.172 rev
DerbyCraftPro Pinewood Car Weights and Graphite Powder Steel with Graphite
DerbyCraftPro$15.5914 rev
PineDash Pro Pinewood Car Weights Kit - Derby Car Copper Weights 3/8in 4.5OZ 28 Pcs 3 Sizes&0.5OZ Graphite Powder-Cylindrical Weights-Graphite Lubricant for Derby Car Pine Derby Car Wheels Axles
pinedash pro$18.099 rev
DerbyCraftPro Pinewood Car Weights Kit 4.5oz 28 Pcs Copper with Graphite
DerbyCraftPro$17.6819 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumPenitue Weights for Pinewood Derby 3oz Flexible Strip Adhesive Tungsten Weights Alternative Compatible with Pinewood Racing Cars Easy to Cut & Customize for Maximum Speed (Gray)
Penitue$8.174.5★
DerbyCraftPro Pinewood Car Weights and Graphite Powder Steel with Graphite
DerbyCraftPro$15.594.0★
Fukaisu 24pcs Wooden Derby Car Weights Kit 3 Size Pinewood Wheel Buffer Weights with Backing Adhesive for Pinewood Derby Car Racing Speed & Balance Tuning(1/4 oz 1/2 oz 1 oz)
Fukaisu$12.944.6★
A Mustard Seed Toys Tungsten Pine Derby Car Incremental Weights - 3 oz. Total Multiple Cylinder Sizes to Optimize Your Pinewood Car for Speed
A Mustard Seed Toys$15.704.8★
6.58OZ Cylindrical Stainless Steel Weights for Pinewood Derby Cars 30 Pieces Derby Car Kit 6 Different Sizes of Cylinders Weights with Adhesive to Speed Up Your Car Cylindrical Weights for Derby car
QoTang$13.844.6★
What buyers say about pinewood derby weights
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“this is a great quality set”
“super easy to work with”
“Just what we needed”
“Sticks good”
“Good value”
“come in two needed sizes”
“This kit is helpful if youre working on a pinewood derby car”
“The weights feel light quality”
“the weights were accurate”
“Great variety of items to help build a winner”
What buyers complain about
“Adhesive SUCKS”
“They are a little bigger than expected though”
“Its heavy, it sticks to stuff”
“Therefore, they appear to be significantly under the advertised weight of 7 g. thats a pretty large error”
“more expensive”
“Less dense than tungsten”
“Garbage”
“Not great had a few fall off”
“I didn't check them with a scale for accuracy as that isn't important to me”
“Case is weak”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is pinewood derby weights profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $186K/yr across 39 tracked products. 0 of 14 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -86.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the pinewood derby weights niche?
- 21 brands and 51 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 43% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 62% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in pinewood derby weights?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Size-Overall, Weight Heavy. The return rate is 1.5%.
- When does demand for pinewood derby weights peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar; the busiest month runs 47.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the pinewood derby weights niche?
- Listings span $7.05–$22.78; the average listing price is $14.05 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 420 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.