outer banks sweatshirt
Skip itHigh returns (11.5%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$32.96avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$14.09–$42.85cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Great267.5avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Great30%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Brand share
Good74%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Conversion
Bad1.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-21.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$16K$16K/yr · 33K searches
Returns
Bad11.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, outer banks sweatshirt is a $16K/yr Amazon United States market (33K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
outer banks sweatshirt market data
- Units sold / yr
- 250–500
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $8K–$16K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.5%
- Avg BSR
- #12,128
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 61%
- Sponsored
- 63%
- Out of stock
- 2.0%
- Avg brand age
- 35 months
- Avg seller age
- 232 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (30% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
20 falling
Sellers
9
Top-5 brand share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
30%
Top 20: 77%
Open market
23%
- CUSTOMI41%
- Outer Banks15%
- Outer Banks OBX Vintage Retro Shirts9%
- TeesAndTankYou5%
- Retro OBX NC Vintage Shirts4%
- RJA3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 83 weeks — -21.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 11.1×
Top outer banks sweatshirt search terms
- outer banks sweatshirt10K/yr
- outer banks hoodie11K/yr
- obx hoodie4K/yr
- obx sweatshirt3K/yr
- outerbanks sweatshirt2K/yr
- outerbanks hoodie1K/yr
- outer banks merch hoodies389/yr
- pogue life hoodie821/yr
- outer banks pogue life hoodie453/yr
- pogue life sweatshirt694/yr
Top outer banks sweatshirt 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
Outer Banks Group Shot Pogues For Life Portrait Pullover Hoodie
Outer Banks$41.264.8★18 rev
CUSTOMI Outer Banks North Carolina Adult Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt Carolina Blue L
CUSTOMI$36.304.9★13 rev
CUSTOMI Outer Banks North Carolina Adult Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt Sand L
CUSTOMI$34.974.9★13 rev
CUSTOMI Outer Banks North Carolina Adult Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt Light Blue L
CUSTOMI$34.614.9★13 rev
Outer Banks Photo Logo Fill Pullover Hoodie
Outer Banks$42.224.1★17 rev
Newest
by launch date
Outer Banks OBX North Carolina summer retro preppy throwback Pullover Hoodie
Retro OBX NC Vintage Shirts$32.321 rev
Outer Bank Shirts Pogues for Life Shirt Women Beach Tops Summer Sunflowers Graphic Tees Oversized Short Sleeve top
FASHGL$14.0973 rev
CUSTOMI Outer Banks North Carolina Adult Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt Carolina Blue L
CUSTOMI$36.3013 rev
CUSTOMI Outer Banks North Carolina Adult Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt Sand L
CUSTOMI$34.9713 rev
CUSTOMI Outer Banks North Carolina Adult Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt Light Blue L
CUSTOMI$34.6113 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumCUSTOMI Outer Banks North Carolina Adult Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt Light Blue S
CUSTOMI$34.674.9★
CUSTOMI Outer Banks North Carolina Adult Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt Cardinal Red L
CUSTOMI$36.994.9★
CUSTOMI Outer Banks North Carolina Adult Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt Ash L
CUSTOMI$34.984.9★
CUSTOMI Outer Banks North Carolina Adult Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt Military Green L
CUSTOMI$34.904.9★
Women Pogue Life Outer Banks Shirts Funny Palm Tree Bus T Shirt Short Sleeve Loose Fitting Summer Tops (Gray M)
MZEAZRK$16.494.5★
What buyers say about outer banks sweatshirt
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“love the color”
“It is so soft and fits great”
“perfect for cool evenings”
“Perfect fit and size”
“I love western cloths thats thee reason I ordered another one buy this top”
“super comfortable”
“Nice lighter weight sweatshirt”
“Great quality”
“nice length super comfortable”
“Washes and dries beautifully”
What buyers complain about
“Very big”
“Super thin and not as advertised at all”
“Shrinky”
“As much as I love the comfort of this shirt I am disappointed by how badly it has started to pill”
“it started to show wear after 1-2 washes”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is outer banks sweatshirt profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $16K/yr across 38 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -21.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- How competitive is the outer banks sweatshirt niche?
- 20 brands and 9 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 30% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in outer banks sweatshirt?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Thin, Shrinkage Resistance. The return rate is 11.5% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for outer banks sweatshirt peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 11.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the outer banks sweatshirt niche?
- Listings span $14.09–$42.85; the average listing price is $32.96 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 268 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.