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8gb sd card

Worth a look

Shows low returns (1.4%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 35Growth 52Conversion 83Competition 60Returns 87Price range 85Avg price 87Brand share 40Review moat 23Quality gap 35

Returns

Great1.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great$19.80

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$7.80–$64.64

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

Conversion

Great9.0%

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

Competition

Good49%

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

Growth

Good+23.9%

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

Brand share

Okay81%

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

Market size

Okay$173K

$173K/yr · 97K searches

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad8,264.92

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 8gb sd card is a $173K/yr Amazon United States market (97K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

8gb sd card market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
$198K–$248K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
9.0%
Avg BSR
#60
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
76%
Out of stock
1.6%
Avg brand age
73 months
Avg seller age
194 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

14 rising

Sellers

76

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

13%

  • Gigastone22%
  • Sandisk19%
  • Bliksem16%
  • Sinobright14%
  • Verbatim10%
  • ESHAKHARE6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 13%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +23.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×

Top 8gb sd card search terms

  • 8gb sd card38K/yr
  • sd card 8gb21K/yr
  • 8 gb sd card19K/yr
  • sd card 8 gb12K/yr
  • sandisk 8gb sd card3K/yr
  • 8 gig sd card3K/yr
All search terms

Top 8gb sd card 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%4%$7K8%$14K12%$21K16%$28K101001K10K100K1.0M 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 8gb sd card

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

What buyers love

Value For Money23%

“Great Value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

“Work just as advertised”

Compatibility-Overall12%

“Compatibility was great”

Quality-Overall10%

“Good quality”

Functionality-Overall6%

“It works”

Data Transfer Speed5%

“Transfer speed it nice”

Storage Capacity5%

“Good back up storage for documents”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Camera Quality3%

“Fair price and will serve it's purpose when wife and her friend go to Alaska as they want to use the dugital camera vs phone for their pics”

Size-Overall3%

“fit prefect”

What buyers complain about

Functionality-Overall21%

“non functional in the shipping package”

Quality-Overall15%

“Trash product”

Durability11%

“One card stopped working after a month”

Value For Money10%

“The price is a bit steep”

Compatibility-Overall9%

“didnt work with my Resmed machine”

Data Transfer Speed6%

“Worse, I experienced data corruption errors on the very first day trying to transfer a batch of files”

Storage Capacity6%

“FAKE CAPACITY — Buyer Beware”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Reported size incorrect”

Heating3%

“This card within 5 seconds heated up to a temperature unbearable to touch”

Defective Material/Parts2%

“2 of the 5 don't work”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall36%
Compatibility-Overall20%
Functionality-Overall18%
Value For Money8%
Storage Capacity4%
Camera Quality3%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Quality-Overall1%
Data Transfer Speed1%

Common questions

Is 8gb sd card profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $173K/yr across 25 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +23.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
How competitive is the 8gb sd card niche?
14 brands and 76 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 81% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in 8gb sd card?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 1.4%.
When does demand for 8gb sd card peak?
Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep; the busiest month runs 4.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the 8gb sd card niche?
Listings span $7.80–$64.64; the average listing price is $19.80 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 8,265 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.