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Merida Costume

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A small market ($10K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 3Growth 14Conversion 4Competition 74Returns 34Price range 83Avg price 95Brand share 45Review moat 25Quality gap 27

Avg price

Incredible$25.73

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$9.01–$50.27

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

Competition

Good41%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Okay78%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Returns

Okay4.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad4,207.09

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-22.4%

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

Conversion

Bad0.3%

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

Market size

Bad$10K

$10K/yr · 123K searches

Is merida costume profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, merida costume is a $10K/yr Amazon United States market (123K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

merida costume market size & sales

Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
Units sold / yr
1K–1K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$26K–$32K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.3%
Avg BSR
#12,496
Page quality
0%
Prime
91%
Sponsored
62%
Out of stock
13.4%
Avg brand age
39 months
Avg seller age
161 days

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

43

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

16%

  • Disney34%
  • Ruikajia12%
  • Disguise12%
  • Dressy Daisy11%
  • GRACEART9%
  • Jurebecia6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 16%)

merida costume demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 89 weeks — -22.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KPrime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.3×

Top merida costume search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
  • merida costume for girls51K/yr
  • merida dress21K/yr
  • merida costume26K/yr
  • merida dress for girls6K/yr
  • brave costume for girls12K/yr
  • brave costume6K/yr
All search terms

Top merida costume products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%3%$3136%$6259%$93812%$1K1101001K10K100K 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 reviews say buyers love and hate about merida costume

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall35%

“True to size”

Quality-Overall27%

“way higher quality than I expected”

Value For Money11%

“Price point was fantastic”

Material Quality4%

“The material was comfortable and good quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Exactly as pictured”

Comfort-Overall3%

“Beautiful and comfortable”

Color3%

“Vibrant color”

Wrinkle2%

“remaining free of wrinkles after many washes”

Warmth1%

“so good for warm weather”

Stitch/Finish/Polish1%

“great fabric/stitching quality”

What buyers complain about

Stitch/Finish/Polish13%

“there are quite a few seams loose”

Ease Of Use13%

“probably hard for little kids to use”

Print Quality13%

“Cheap material and print”

Durability10%

“Merida would break this”

Product Condition6%

“since it looks repackaged”

Quality-Overall6%

“feels like such a waste of money for something so low quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“They don't look like the ones in the pictures”

Size-Overall6%

“makes it fit smaller for us anyway”

Thickness4%

“It's very thin”

Mess Free4%

“so not the best option for messy brave girls”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall63%
Length6%
Material Quality5%
Chest Fit3%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Arm Fit2%
Stitch/Finish/Polish2%
Brightness/Shine/Glow2%
Value For Money2%
Waist Fit1%

Common merida costume questions

Is merida costume profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $10K/yr across 34 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -22.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
How competitive is the merida costume niche?
12 brands and 43 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 41% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in merida costume?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Stitch/Finish/Polish, Ease Of Use, Print Quality. The return rate is 4.3%.
When does demand for merida costume peak?
Demand peaks in Sep–Oct; the busiest month runs 6.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the merida costume niche?
Listings span $9.01–$50.27; the average listing price is $25.73 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,207 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.