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title: "Yakima Lock Cores — $30K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 51/100 · $30K/yr market · 15K searches/yr · $32.21 avg price. A small market ($30K/yr) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **yakima lock cores**
**Worth a look**
Shows beatable incumbent ratings (3.9★), but a small market ($30K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 7Growth 83Conversion 69Competition 19Returns 41Price range 88Avg price 95Brand share 16Review moat 67Quality gap 96
**Quality gap**
**Incredible****3.9★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$32.21**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$8.51–$83.77**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Growth**
**Great****+80.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Conversion**
**Good****6.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****817.42**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Returns**
**Okay****3.7%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Competition**
**Bad****77%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Brand share**
**Bad****94%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Market size**
**Bad****$30K**
$30K/yr · 15K searches
**Signals**[** Quality Gap**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=quality_gap "Avg rating < 4.0")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, yakima lock cores is a $30K/yr Amazon United States market (15K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **yakima lock cores market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **1K–1K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$32K–$40K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **6.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#346**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **75%**
- **Out of stock**
- **36.3%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **66 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **194 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 77% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**8 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**21**
**Top-5 brand share**
**94%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**77%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**4%**
- Yakima41% - JXSDFP20% - WGLRRGU18% - TIKSCIENCE11% - PETCHOR4% - Yakima Products2% - Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +80.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
500300Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/automotive/yakima-lock-cores/trend)
## **Top yakima lock cores search terms**
- **yakima sks lock cores**6K/yr+102.8%7.3% conv. - **yakima lock cores**6K/yr+62.0%6.3% conv. - **yakima lock**2K/yr+69.8%1.8% conv. - **yakima sks lock cores 4 pack**698/yr+84.2%2.9% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/automotive/yakima-lock-cores/search-terms)
## **Top yakima lock cores 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%10%$3K20%$6K30%$9K40%$12K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**YAKIMA SKS Lock Cores for YAKIMA Car Rack System Components 2 pack**Yakima**$40.71**4.7★2,389 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000AT0R9) [2**4 Pack Lock Cores for Yakima SKS Car Roof Rack System Components Includes 4 Cylinders Cores 4 Opening Keys and 1 Control Key (4 Pack)**JXSDFP**$12.52**4.0★74 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZKXD3KX) [3**4 Pack Lock Cylinders Fit for Yakima Car Roof Rack System Components SKS Lock Cores Includes 4 Cylinders Cores 2 Opening Keys and 1 Control Key**TIKSCIENCE**$11.28**4.4★88 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN1K6LDZ) [4**2 Pack SKS Lock Cores for Yakima Car Rack System Components Compatible with Yakima Car Roof Rack Replacement Lock**WGLRRGU**$8.51**3.6★20 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G47K432B) [5**Yakima Pack of 8 Steel SKS Lock Cores for All Lockable Yakima Accessories Includes Keys**Yakima**$83.77**4.7★2,389 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000AT0T7)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**8 Pack SKS Cylinders Lock Cores fits Yakima SKS Car Rack System Components for Yakima Cross Bars Car Lock Ski Lock (2 Sets with 8 Lock Cores 4 Locking Keys and 2 Control Keys)**Sialvnd**$59.57**1 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G64CTLCY) [**2 Pack SKS Lock Cores for Yakima Car Rack System Components Compatible with Yakima Car Roof Rack Replacement Lock**WGLRRGU**$8.51**20 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G47K432B) [**4 Pack SKS Lock Cores for Yakima Car Rack System Components Compatible with Yakima Car Roof Rack Replacement Lock**WGLRRGU**$9.89**20 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G47GXQZZ) [**6 Pack SKS Lock Cores for Yakima Car Rack System Components Compatible with Yakima Car Roof Rack Replacement Lock**WGLRRGU**$14.85**20 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G47GSK8B) [**PETCHOR 4 Pack Lock Cylinders for Yakima SKS Car Roof Rack System Components Includes 4 Cylinders Cores 2 Locking Keys and 1 Control Key**PETCHOR**$11.50**8 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJ568559)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**6 Pack SKS Lock Cores for Yakima Car Rack System Components Compatible with Yakima Car Roof Rack Replacement Lock**WGLRRGU**$14.85**3.6★**▲ 128%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G47GSK8B) [**4 Pack SKS Lock Cores for Yakima Car Rack System Components Compatible with Yakima Car Roof Rack Replacement Lock**WGLRRGU**$9.89**3.6★**▲ 112%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G47GXQZZ) [**8 Pack SKS Cylinders Lock Cores fits Yakima SKS Car Rack System Components for Yakima Cross Bars Car Lock Ski Lock (2 Sets with 8 Lock Cores 4 Locking Keys and 2 Control Keys)**Sialvnd**$59.57**1.0★**▲ 97%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G64CTLCY) [**2 Pack SKS Lock Cores for Yakima Car Rack System Components Compatible with Yakima Car Roof Rack Replacement Lock**WGLRRGU**$8.51**3.6★**▲ 93%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G47K432B) [**YAKIMA SKS Lock Cores for YAKIMA Car Rack System Components 6 pack**Yakima Products**$69.97**4.7★**▲ 85%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000AT0SE)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about yakima lock cores**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**27%
*“As advertised”*
**Size-Overall**23%
*“Fit was perfect”*
**Value For Money**17%
*“they are good for the price”*
**Locking Mechanism**10%
*“the locks work great”*
**Assembly/Installation**7%
*“Easy to install”*
**Compatibility-Overall**7%
*“These are compatible”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Easy to use”*
**Quality-Overall**3%
*“Great product”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**28%
*“Quality control issues in packaging”*
**Size-Overall**16%
*“not fit in lock holes on newer racks”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**13%
*“No instructions included”*
**Functionality-Overall**13%
*“This does not work”*
**Ethical Trade/Fair Trade**6%
*“Poor business practices”*
**Compatibility-Overall**6%
*“Does Not Work for most Yakima locks”*
**Rusts/Corrodes**6%
*“Expect it to corrode asap”*
**Mounting**3%
*“not his wheel Mount holder”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“Such major discounts may have a reason behind being so cheap”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**34%
**Functionality-Overall**15%
**Compatibility-Overall**13%
**Value For Money**11%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
**Assembly/Installation**4%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
**Mechanism Issues**2%
**Locking Mechanism**2%
**Quality-Overall**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is yakima lock cores profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $30K/yr across 12 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +80.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
- **How competitive is the yakima lock cores niche?**
- 8 brands and 21 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 77% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in yakima lock cores?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting. The return rate is 3.7%.
- **When does demand for yakima lock cores peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the yakima lock cores niche?**
- Listings span $8.51–$83.77; the average listing price is $32.21 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 817 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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