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black robe costume

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A small market ($61K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 15Growth 21Conversion 21Competition 85Returns 21Price range 68Avg price 95Brand share 87Review moat 25Quality gap 52

Avg price

Incredible$23.65

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Great48%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great30%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Good$10.31–$135.94

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad4,182.9

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-8.3%

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

Conversion

Bad1.7%

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

Returns

Bad6.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Bad$61K

$61K/yr · 153K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, black robe costume is a $61K/yr Amazon United States market (153K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 48% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

black robe costume market data

Units sold / yr
2K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$47K–$59K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.7%
Avg BSR
#13,922
Page quality
0%
Prime
97%
Sponsored
86%
Out of stock
9.9%
Avg brand age
46 months
Avg seller age
193 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (30% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

47 rising

Sellers

56

Top-5 brand share

48%

Top 20: 83%

Top-5 click share

30%

Top 20: 64%

Open market

47%

  • Joyshop17%
  • WonShak11%
  • Cosplaysky11%
  • GOLDSTITCH5%
  • NY Threads5%
  • EK4YDNDS5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
30K20KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 21.6×

Top black robe costume search terms

  • black robe costume47K/yr
  • halloween robe18K/yr
  • black hooded robe17K/yr
  • black robe with hood10K/yr
  • black wizard robe12K/yr
  • robe costume10K/yr
  • costume robe7K/yr
  • black cloak with sleeves8K/yr
  • black costume robe5K/yr
  • black hooded robe costume5K/yr
All search terms

Top black robe costume 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%3%$2K6%$4K9%$6K12%$7K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about black robe costume

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

What buyers love

Soft Feel16%

“Soft on the skin”

Comfort-Overall15%

“So comfortable”

Warmth13%

“It keeps him warm on the colder days”

Size-Overall11%

“Fits great”

Value For Money7%

“Good price”

Quality-Overall7%

“Quality Robe”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As advertised”

Gifting Purpose3%

“Great gift”

Weight Light3%

“not too heavy”

Pockets/Compartments2%

“Pockets are good”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall18%

“Fit small”

Thickness14%

“My only concern is that the material seems a bit thin”

Quality-Overall8%

“Poor Quality”

Material Quality7%

“it even looks super polyester”

Value For Money3%

“one of the more expensive ones”

Product Condition3%

“Looks used and was missing the robe belt”

Absorbency2%

“not absorbent”

Arm Fit2%

“The arms are a couple inches too long for me”

Thin2%

“It's ok, thin though”

Stitch/Finish/Polish2%

“It looks like a home economics sewing project - gone wrong”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall38%
Length16%
Material Quality9%
Thin6%
Sleeve Fit6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Color3%
Chest Fit2%
Arm Fit2%
Quality-Overall2%

Common questions

Is black robe costume profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $61K/yr across 70 tracked products. 1 of 15 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
How competitive is the black robe costume niche?
47 brands and 56 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 30% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 48% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in black robe costume?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Thickness, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 6.2% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for black robe costume peak?
Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 21.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the black robe costume niche?
Listings span $10.31–$135.94; the average listing price is $23.65 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,183 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.