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alas

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Weak search conversion (1.0%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 27Growth 19Conversion 13Competition 32Returns 15Price range 74Avg price 83Brand share 52Review moat 71Quality gap 79

Avg price

Great$18.22

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Good$7.96–$34.88

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

Review moat

Good674.15

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good74%

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

Competition

Okay66%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Market size

Okay$111K

$111K/yr · 609K searches

Growth

Bad-12.6%

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

Returns

Bad7.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Bad1.0%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, alas is a $111K/yr Amazon United States market (609K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

alas market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$146K–$182K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.0%
Avg BSR
#427
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
90%
Out of stock
4.2%
Avg brand age
44 months
Avg seller age
182 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

31

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

23%

  • Lauthen.S52%
  • XIAXAIXU7%
  • CRTEPST5%
  • whitefeather5%
  • Yieeonc4%
  • Loieryk3%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -12.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
80K60KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.3×

Top alas search terms

  • alas188K/yr
  • wings costume180K/yr
  • costume wings59K/yr
  • boneless wings25K/yr
  • adult wings28K/yr
  • wings for women7K/yr
  • costume wings adult13K/yr
  • wings adult24K/yr
  • wings costume adult28K/yr
  • wings for adults10K/yr
All search terms

Top alas 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%$11K20%$22K30%$33K40%$44K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about alas

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall19%

“Good quality and came in quickly”

Size-Overall16%

“The right size”

Value For Money9%

“Worth the price”

Color9%

“The color is bright”

Ease Of Use8%

“quick and easy”

Material Quality7%

“Made with good flowy material”

Comfort-Overall4%

“As comfortable as could be expected”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“These worked out better than expected”

Durability3%

“They were durable enough for my 4 year old to run around with them on vacation”

Design-Overall3%

“The details are beautiful”

What buyers complain about

Durability13%

“It will break immediately”

Quality-Overall13%

“Definitely poor quality wand”

Size-Overall11%

“Not a size for all”

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

“The pictures are very deceiving”

Strap/String Quality8%

“just wish the straps were a bit bigger”

Color8%

“They were a different color than what I thought I was getting”

Strength3%

“Bit flimsy, color and glitter only on one side, will work for what I need”

Material Quality3%

“The material is cardboard”

Thickness3%

“The issue for me was that they felt a bit thin”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity3%

“The elastic is a bit tight when I have them on”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall50%
Advertised Vs Actual Product9%
Color7%
Quality-Overall6%
Strap/String Quality4%
Value For Money4%
Material Quality3%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Strength3%
Functionality-Overall2%

Common questions

Is alas profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $111K/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -12.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the alas niche?
17 brands and 31 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 66% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in alas?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Size-Overall. The return rate is 7.9% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for alas peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 6.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the alas niche?
Listings span $7.96–$34.88; the average listing price is $18.22 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 674 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.