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title: "Trend — running boards - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-08-10T11:23:40.642Z"
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  description: "Niche score 57/100 · $2.6M/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 57/100 · $2.6M/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — running boards - Flapen"
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# **running boards**

**Worth a look**

Shows a $2.6M/yr market, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 96Growth 18Conversion 7Competition 96Returns 68Price range 5Avg price 45Brand share 71Review moat 68Quality gap 48

**Market size**

**Incredible****$2.6M**

$2.6M/yr · 2.3M searches

**Competition**

**Incredible****15%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Brand share**

**Good****62%**

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

**Review moat**

**Good****790.95**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Returns**

**Good****2.3%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Avg price**

**Okay****$204.86**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Growth**

**Bad****-14.3%**

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

**Conversion**

**Bad****0.6%**

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

**Price range**

**Bad****$38.10–$1265.29**

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

**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")

## Trend