blade costume
Skip itWeak search conversion (0.3%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great$65.74avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Great54%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Competition
Great35%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Review moat
Good815.72avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Good$7.15–$141.34cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Good+27.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Bad7.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Bad$23K$23K/yr · 118K searches
Conversion
Bad0.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, blade costume is a $23K/yr Amazon United States market (118K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 54% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
blade costume market data
- Units sold / yr
- 500–750
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $33K–$49K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.3%
- Avg BSR
- #4,917
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 78%
- Sponsored
- 80%
- Out of stock
- 5.0%
- Avg brand age
- 50 months
- Avg seller age
- 188 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
40 rising
Sellers
48
Top-5 brand share
54%
Top 20: 86%
Top-5 click share
35%
Top 20: 78%
Open market
42%
- MAXDUD22%
- Oxhide and Bulls Leather14%
- TRENDS GENESIS8%
- Ofwin6%
- TOKYO REVENGERS5%
- ACTIONUNION4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 84 weeks — +27.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 50.5×
Top blade costume search terms
- blade costume69K/yr
- blade cosplay9K/yr
- blade vest13K/yr
- blade costume men5K/yr
- blade halloween costume3K/yr
- blade costume adult men20K/yr
Top blade 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
MAXDUD Mens Blade Vest Legend Cosplay Tactical Combat Vest Black Leather Lightweight Halloween Costume
MAXDUD$106.615.0★2 rev
TRENDS GENESIS mens costume cosplay vest halloween costumes adult faux leather vests for men XL
TRENDS GENESIS$116.144.2★15 rev
Ofwin Polarized Sports Sunglasses for Men Women Unbreakable Frame Cycling Fishing Wrap Around Sunglasses UV400 Protection Black Frame/Gray Lens
Ofwin$14.254.4★2,460 rev
MAXDUD Mens Blade Vest Legend Cosplay Tactical Combat Vest Black Leather Lightweight Halloween Costume
MAXDUD$110.035.0★2 rev
MAXDUD Mens Blade Vest Legend Cosplay Tactical Combat Vest Black Leather Lightweight Halloween Costume
MAXDUD$110.875.0★2 rev
Newest
by launch date
Sauvagine-Blade Style Full Tang Sword with Back Sheath Stainless Steel Cosplay Prop for Movie Fans Adjustable Shoulder Harness for Halloween Costume
Sauvagine$58.640 rev
UA-Fashed Trinity Blade Vest for Cosplay - Military Style Tactical Vest
UA-Fashed$138.990 rev
MAXDUD Mens Blade Vest Legend Cosplay Tactical Combat Vest Black Leather Lightweight Halloween Costume
MAXDUD$106.612 rev
MAXDUD Mens Blade Vest Legend Cosplay Tactical Combat Vest Black Leather Lightweight Halloween Costume
MAXDUD$110.032 rev
MAXDUD Mens Blade Vest Legend Cosplay Tactical Combat Vest Black Leather Lightweight Halloween Costume
MAXDUD$110.872 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
MERCH ATTIRE Mens Blade WesleY Cosplay Leather Mens Formal Tactical Combat Vest Halloween Cosplay
MERCH ATTIRE$118.084.7★
UA-Fashed Trinity Blade Vest for Cosplay - Military Style Tactical Vest
UA-Fashed$138.990.0★
Sauvagine-Blade Style Full Tang Sword with Back Sheath Stainless Steel Cosplay Prop for Movie Fans Adjustable Shoulder Harness for Halloween Costume
Sauvagine$58.640.0★
Ofwin Polarized Sports Sunglasses for Men Women Unbreakable Frame Cycling Fishing Wrap Around Sunglasses UV400 Protection Black Frame/Gray Lens
Ofwin$14.254.4★
Gubuy Fingerless Driving Gloves PU Faux Leather Outdoor Sport Halloween Cosplay Costume Half Finger Glove for Men Women Teens
Gubuy$13.914.2★
What buyers say about blade costume
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great cheap sunglasses that continue to work”
“Good deal”
“Fits perfect”
“Nice material”
“Solid sunglasses that arent flimsy”
“actually better than I expected”
“they are comfortable”
“durable”
“Great vest thick leather smells like leather looks great comfortable highly recommend”
“medieval viking style look great”
What buyers complain about
“Too tight”
“Broke again”
“Adhesion doesn't work”
“Little cheap quality”
“makes the vest look garish”
“Very misleading”
“Flimsy plastic”
“All plastic no good for my nose have red spot on my skin”
“not worth the price”
“Poor stitching”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is blade costume profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $23K/yr across 50 tracked products. 0 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +27.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- How competitive is the blade costume niche?
- 40 brands and 48 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 35% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 54% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in blade costume?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Durability, Adhesion/Stickiness. The return rate is 7.5% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for blade costume peak?
- Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 50.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the blade costume niche?
- Listings span $7.15–$141.34; the average listing price is $65.74 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 816 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.