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sliding shorts baseball youth

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A small market ($21K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 5Growth 21Conversion 26Competition 82Returns 23Price range 82Avg price 81Brand share 40Review moat 57Quality gap 24

Competition

Great33%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Great$7.56–$53.94

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

Avg price

Great$17.49

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Good1,231.59

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay81%

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

Conversion

Okay2.1%

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

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Bad5.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Bad-8.9%

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

Market size

Bad$21K

$21K/yr · 57K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, sliding shorts baseball youth is a $21K/yr Amazon United States market (57K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Apr. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

sliding shorts baseball youth market data

Units sold / yr
2K–2K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$26K–$35K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.1%
Avg BSR
#551
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
89%
Out of stock
3.1%
Avg brand age
47 months
Avg seller age
142 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

20 rising

Sellers

46

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 66%

Open market

16%

  • Youper39%
  • COOLOMG16%
  • KOOPOW14%
  • Franklin Sports7%
  • Under Armour5%
  • CHAMPRO3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (14 brands, 16%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KPrime Day '24Spike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Mar, Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.5×

Top sliding shorts baseball youth search terms

  • youth sliding shorts with cup14K/yr
  • boys sliding shorts13K/yr
  • boys sliding shorts with cup9K/yr
  • boys baseball sliding shorts7K/yr
  • sliding pants baseball youth4K/yr
  • boys sliding shorts baseball6K/yr
  • youth baseball sliding shorts with cup4K/yr
All search terms

Top sliding shorts baseball youth 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%3%$6256%$1K9%$2K12%$3K101001K10K 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 buyers say about sliding shorts baseball youth

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall31%

“Good fit”

Quality-Overall16%

“Great product well made”

Comfort-Overall15%

“are comfortable”

Value For Money9%

“Very nice product for the price point”

Cushion4%

“there is sufficient padding”

Exercise/Sports Suitability4%

“Great for sports”

Material Quality3%

“Very comfortable material”

Ease Of Use3%

“Easy for my son”

Washability3%

“has held up in the wash”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Does the job it's supposed to”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall29%

“the cup itself is very large”

Stain Resistance14%
Thigh Fit7%

“Not even close to fitting athletic thighs”

Drop/Impact Protection7%

“No protection”

Color7%

“one with a nasty yellow tint to it”

Quality-Overall7%

“Seems super cheap compared to the boxers”

Protection7%

“No protection”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall81%
Waist Fit5%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
Thigh Fit2%
Cushion1%
Comfort-Overall1%
Value For Money1%
Length1%
Material Quality1%
Pockets/Compartments1%

Common questions

Is sliding shorts baseball youth profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $21K/yr across 61 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
How competitive is the sliding shorts baseball youth niche?
20 brands and 46 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 81% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in sliding shorts baseball youth?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Stain Resistance, Thigh Fit. The return rate is 5.5% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for sliding shorts baseball youth peak?
Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Apr; the busiest month runs 7.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the sliding shorts baseball youth niche?
Listings span $7.56–$53.94; the average listing price is $17.49 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,232 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.