captain costume
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($32.47 avg), but a small market ($61K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Incredible$32.47avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$7.87–$78.16cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Great302.28avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Great33%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Brand share
Good63%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Okay+7.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Okay2.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Bad7.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Bad$61K$61K/yr · 74K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, captain costume is a $61K/yr Amazon United States market (74K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 63% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
captain costume market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $32K–$41K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.5%
- Avg BSR
- #20,938
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 81%
- Sponsored
- 83%
- Out of stock
- 19.2%
- Avg brand age
- 42 months
- Avg seller age
- 199 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
29 rising
Sellers
41
Top-5 brand share
63%
Top 20: 95%
Top-5 click share
33%
Top 20: 67%
Open market
32%
- LAOLIUSN17%
- ZHOUYOPINPAI15%
- TOGROP14%
- Funny World12%
- Vegove5%
- Wildox5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 85 weeks — +7.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 16.3×
Top captain costume search terms
- captain costume20K/yr
- boat captain costume9K/yr
- love boat costume6K/yr
- ship captain costume6K/yr
- captain outfit3K/yr
- captain costume women7K/yr
- captain costume men10K/yr
- mens captain costume7K/yr
- yacht captain costume6K/yr
Top captain 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
6PCS Mens Yacht Captain Sailor Costume Adult Shirt Hat Accessories Set Party Cosplay Small White
TOGROP$24.504.4★441 rev
LAOLIUSN Captain Costume T-Shirt for Men Funny 3D Nautical Uniform Print Tee for Halloween White M
LAOLIUSN$19.654.0★50 rev
Funny World Mens Captain Costume T-Shirts (XL White)
Funny World$23.434.6★2,435 rev
LAOLIUSN Captain Costume T-Shirt for Men Funny 3D Nautical Uniform Print Tee for Halloween White XL
LAOLIUSN$19.574.0★50 rev
Funny World Womens Captain T-Shirt Yacht Costume Sailor Shirt Large White
Funny World$23.514.1★23 rev
Newest
by launch date
ZHOUYOPINPAI Mens Navy Captain Costume 2-Piece Yacht Club Uniform Set Includes Jacket Pants for Party & Role Play M
ZHOUYOPINPAI$69.291 rev
ZHOUYOPINPAI Themed Party Costume for Men: Navy Captain Uniform 2 Piece Safari Yacht Club Suit with Metal Closure 5XL
ZHOUYOPINPAI$74.891 rev
ZHOUYOPINPAI Mens Navy Captain Costume 2-Piece Yacht Club Uniform Set Includes Jacket Pants for Party & Role Play M
ZHOUYOPINPAI$65.942 rev
ZHOUYOPINPAI White Captain Inspired Suit for Men 2-Piece Yacht Party Blazer Trousers Set Nautical Theme Costume S
ZHOUYOPINPAI$62.212 rev
ZHOUYOPINPAI Mens Navy Captain Costume 2-Piece Yacht Club Uniform Set Includes Jacket Pants for Party & Role Play M
ZHOUYOPINPAI$64.462 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumZHOUYOPINPAI Themed Party Costume for Men: Navy Captain Uniform 2 Piece Safari Yacht Club Suit with Metal Closure 5XL
ZHOUYOPINPAI$74.895.0★
ZHOUYOPINPAI Mens Navy Captain Costume 2-Piece Yacht Club Uniform Set Includes Jacket Pants for Party & Role Play M
ZHOUYOPINPAI$69.295.0★
ZHOUYOPINPAI Mens Navy Captain Costume 2-Piece Yacht Club Uniform Set Includes Jacket Pants for Party & Role Play M
ZHOUYOPINPAI$70.145.0★
ZHOUYOPINPAI White Captain Inspired Suit for Men 2-Piece Yacht Party Blazer Trousers Set Nautical Theme Costume S
ZHOUYOPINPAI$62.215.0★
ZHOUYOPINPAI Mens Navy Captain Costume 2-Piece Yacht Club Uniform Set Includes Jacket Pants for Party & Role Play M
ZHOUYOPINPAI$64.465.0★
What buyers say about captain costume
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“They are a great quality and very adjustable”
“Good value”
“Good fit”
“The other hat held its form well”
“So comfortable”
“As advertised”
“These colors go with so many things”
“They are a great quality and very adjustable”
“Super easy to style”
“Hots”
What buyers complain about
“Junk”
“huge hat”
“Arrived damaged wrinkled in box”
“Captains have flimsy could not hold it shape”
“it arrived very clearly used”
“The socks are thin”
“Not as pictured”
“Keep in mind the shirt feels a bit plastic-ish”
“Won't hold it's designed shape”
“The quality is poor, and the stitching is sloppy, uneven, and crooked”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is captain costume profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $61K/yr across 58 tracked products. 0 of 14 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +7.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the captain costume niche?
- 29 brands and 41 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 63% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in captain costume?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Wrinkles. The return rate is 7.3% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for captain costume peak?
- Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 16.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the captain costume niche?
- Listings span $7.87–$78.16; the average listing price is $32.47 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 302 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.