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title: "Trend — black jean shorts - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-08-10T09:22:17.880Z"
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  description: "Niche score 63/100 · $229K/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 63/100 · $229K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — black jean shorts - Flapen"
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# **black jean shorts**

**Worth a look**

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($26.15 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 43Growth 91Conversion 9Competition 92Returns 3Price range 76Avg price 95Brand share 90Review moat 56Quality gap 75

**Avg price**

**Incredible****$26.15**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Competition**

**Great****23%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Growth**

**Great****+99.8%**

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

**Brand share**

**Great****45%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Price range**

**Great****$7.26–$39.11**

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

**Quality gap**

**Great****4.3★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Review moat**

**Good****1,246.23**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Market size**

**Okay****$229K**

$229K/yr · 1.3M searches

**Conversion**

**Bad****0.7%**

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

**Returns**

**Bad****11.2%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%") [** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%")

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