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converse shoe laces

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.33–$9.89) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 30Growth 22Conversion 73Competition 23Returns 86Price range 0Avg price 18Brand share 13Review moat 24Quality gap 32

Returns

Great1.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Good6.7%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay$134K

$134K/yr · 304K searches

Review moat

Bad5,384.6

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Bad72%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-6.9%

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

Avg price

Bad$6.56

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Bad95%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad$3.33–$9.89

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, converse shoe laces is a $134K/yr Amazon United States market (304K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

converse shoe laces market data

Units sold / yr
25K–30K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
$164K–$197K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.7%
Avg BSR
#187
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
87%
Out of stock
7.4%
Avg brand age
68 months
Avg seller age
161 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

11

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

4%

  • Endoto34%
  • VSUDO27%
  • UamGlsob18%
  • UpUGo12%
  • Aiahoel4%
  • Maple&CA2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 4%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -6.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top converse shoe laces search terms

  • converse shoe laces100K/yr
  • converse laces47K/yr
  • converse laces high top21K/yr
  • converse high top shoe laces14K/yr
  • converse shoe laces high top20K/yr
  • shoe laces for converse high tops15K/yr
  • converse high top laces15K/yr
  • converse shoelaces11K/yr
  • shoelaces for converse high tops9K/yr
  • converse replacement laces7K/yr
All search terms

Top converse shoe laces 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%$13K20%$27K30%$40K40%$54K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about converse shoe laces

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

What buyers love

Advertised Vs Actual Product19%

“Just as advertised”

Quality-Overall19%

“Good quality and arrived as expected”

Size-Overall13%

“Good fit”

Length8%

“Good length”

Ease Of Use7%

“Easy to use”

Color6%

“The color is exactly what I wanted”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity6%

“The stretch is great”

Value For Money4%

“Worth the value”

Durability2%

“They felt durable”

Material Quality2%

“They feel like the same material as the original laces”

What buyers complain about

Durability15%

“Fell off on day 1”

Length11%

“Exchange for longer length”

Value For Money7%

“Over priced”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity7%

“Doesn't stretch as expected”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Different than expected”

Color6%

“I wish they came in other colors so I could try them in another pair that are not slip ons and are black”

Comfort-Overall4%

“These were so uncomfortable that I ended up throwing them out”

Size-Overall4%

“a little long”

Strength3%

“Shoelaces feel very flimsy and cheap”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting3%

“No instructions”

Top return reasons

Length36%
Color13%
Feet Fit12%
Size-Overall7%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Width3%
Functionality-Overall3%
Thin3%
Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity3%
Material Quality3%

Common questions

Is converse shoe laces profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $134K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (34/100).
How competitive is the converse shoe laces niche?
9 brands and 11 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in converse shoe laces?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Length, Value For Money. The return rate is 1.4%.
When does demand for converse shoe laces peak?
Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the converse shoe laces niche?
Listings span $3.33–$9.89; the average listing price is $6.56 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,385 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.