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Mr Krabs Costume

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

Market size 2Growth 22Conversion 9Competition 44Returns 11Price range 80Avg price 84Brand share 55Review moat 90Quality gap 47

Review moat

Great208.42

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Great$18.79

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$10.80–$33.41

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

Brand share

Good72%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay59%

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

Growth

Bad-5.1%

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

Returns

Bad9.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Bad0.7%

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

Market size

Bad$10K

$10K/yr · 75K searches

Is mr krabs costume profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, mr krabs costume is a $10K/yr Amazon United States market (75K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.

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

mr krabs costume market size & sales

Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
Units sold / yr
1K–2K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$23K–$28K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.7%
Avg BSR
#10,619
Page quality
0%
Prime
88%
Sponsored
96%
Out of stock
10.3%
Avg brand age
39 months
Avg seller age
203 days

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

22

Top-5 brand share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

24%

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mr krabs costume demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 38 weeks — -5.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '26Oct '25Dec '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26

Top mr krabs costume search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
  • mr krabs costume43K/yr
  • mr krabs costume adult15K/yr
  • mr crab spongebob costume13K/yr
  • mr. krabs costume3K/yr
All search terms

Top mr krabs 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%10%$99820%$2K30%$3K40%$4K101001K 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 mr krabs costume

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall33%

“Fit great”

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

“was exactly as described”

Quality-Overall11%

“Quality was good”

Gifting Purpose9%

“This was so fun as a gag gift”

Adjustability/Rotatability/Reclining5%

“didnt have to adjust it once”

Durability5%

“Costume pieces held up great”

Comfort-Overall5%

“It's really comfortable to wear and is cute and funny, plus it comes with claw shaped red gloves which make it more fun than only a crab headband”

Color5%

“Nice red”

Soft Feel3%

“It soft, fits well and is incredibly good quality”

Ease Of Use2%

“It was a fun easy costume”

What buyers complain about

Smell20%

“.Beware the strong rubber smell when you first get them -- let these babies air out”

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%

“NOT THE SAME AS PHOTO”

Strength15%

“They're a little flimsy obviously”

Thickness11%

“Thin”

Quality-Overall11%

“Cheap”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall49%
Smell11%
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
Material Quality6%
Quality-Overall5%
Value For Money3%
Length3%
Color2%
Wrist Fit2%
Neck Fit2%

Common mr krabs costume questions

Is mr krabs costume profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $10K/yr across 24 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
How competitive is the mr krabs costume niche?
18 brands and 22 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 72% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in mr krabs costume?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Strength. The return rate is 9.0% — above our launch gate.
What does it cost to enter the mr krabs costume niche?
Listings span $10.80–$33.41; the average listing price is $18.79 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 208 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.