unc hoodie
Skip itSoft demand (-68.0% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$38.30avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$12.49–$106.08cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Great35%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Review moat
Great449.85avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Good68%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Bad7.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Bad$26K$26K/yr · 132K searches
Conversion
Bad0.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-68.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, unc hoodie is a $26K/yr Amazon United States market (132K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 68% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
unc hoodie market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $48K–$57K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.5%
- Avg BSR
- #49,649
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 63%
- Sponsored
- 67%
- Out of stock
- 3.8%
- Avg brand age
- 46 months
- Avg seller age
- 190 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
28 rising
Sellers
40
Top-5 brand share
68%
Top 20: 95%
Top-5 click share
35%
Top 20: 74%
Open market
29%
- CUSTOMI30%
- Classic Teaze12%
- Wes and Willy10%
- Retro North Carolina Designs - Carolina Souvenirs10%
- Vintage Carolina Apparel Co.6%
- Anticonstruct3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -68.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 14.7×
Top unc hoodie search terms
- unc sweatshirt20K/yr
- north carolina sweatshirt19K/yr
- unc hoodie22K/yr
- north carolina hoodie16K/yr
- unc chapel hill sweatshirt4K/yr
- carolina hoodie5K/yr
- carolina sweatshirt5K/yr
- unc sweatshirt women6K/yr
- unc sweatshirts for men6K/yr
- tar heels hoodie4K/yr
Top unc hoodie 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
CUSTOMI North Carolina Adult Unisex Hoodie Carolina Blue L
CUSTOMI$37.955.0★1 rev
Retro North Carolina Blue Souvenir Simple North Carolina Tee Pullover Hoodie
Retro North Carolina Designs - Carolina Souvenirs$29.984.4★21 rev
CUSTOMI North Carolina Adult Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt Carolina Blue L
CUSTOMI$36.915.0★1 rev
Wes and Willy NCAA Kids Fleece Hoodie North Carolina Tar Heels M NC Blue
Wes and Willy$45.944.6★181 rev
CUSTOMI Chapel Hill North Carolina Adult Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt Carolina Blue L
CUSTOMI$36.955.0★4 rev
Newest
by launch date
Anticonstruct University- Carolina Sweatshirt Small (Navy Blue) 100% Cotton Womens Embroidered Sweatshirt Long-sleeve Pullover Crewneck Ribbed Sleeves Spring Long Sleeve Top
Anticonstruct$56.370 rev
TeesAndTankYou Tar Heel State North Carolina Sweatshirt Unisex Large Light Blue
TeesAndTankYou$32.331 rev
Carolina - Throwback Design Print - Classic Pullover Hoodie
Vintage Carolina Apparel Co.$30.7223 rev
Carolina - Throwback Design Print - Classic Sweatshirt
Vintage Carolina Apparel Co.$31.157 rev
Royce Apparel Womens Long Sleeve Oversized Corded Top - Comfy Crew Neck Sweatshirt (North Carolina) - X-Large
Royce Apparel$66.6011 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumTeesAndTankYou Tar Heel State North Carolina Sweatshirt Unisex Large Light Blue
TeesAndTankYou$32.335.0★
Anticonstruct University- Carolina Sweatshirt Small (Navy Blue) 100% Cotton Womens Embroidered Sweatshirt Long-sleeve Pullover Crewneck Ribbed Sleeves Spring Long Sleeve Top
Anticonstruct$56.370.0★
BTFBM Sweatshirt For Women 2026 Fall Crewneck Long Sleeve Oversized Striped Pullover Tops Y2K Clothes Workout Shirt(Blue Beige White Small)
BTFBM$24.764.4★
CUSTOMI Chapel Hill North Carolina Adult Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt Light Blue L
CUSTOMI$34.975.0★
CUSTOMI North Carolina Adult Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt Ash L
CUSTOMI$34.995.0★
What buyers say about unc hoodie
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“fits as it was advertised”
“Very comfy”
“Good Quality Sweatshirt”
“Love the material”
“Amazing color”
“Great value for money”
“Nice quality and soft”
“Lightweight”
“Large capacity for just about anything you want to carry”
“Thick and comfy”
What buyers complain about
“Runs small”
“Thin”
“Poor quality,”
“I think I sent this product back or gave to good will - did not like the material”
“Only thing is that is shorter on his arms”
“Color was off”
“Did shrink in dryer”
“I would dry on low heat to hang dry as it does shrink a bit”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is unc hoodie profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $26K/yr across 52 tracked products. 0 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -68.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
- How competitive is the unc hoodie niche?
- 28 brands and 40 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 35% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 68% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in unc hoodie?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Thickness, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 7.9% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for unc hoodie peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 14.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the unc hoodie niche?
- Listings span $12.49–$106.08; the average listing price is $38.30 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 450 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.