actiontec c3000a
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Incredible3.8★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Great236.64avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Great$100.99avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Okay$71.74–$132.79cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Okay2.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Bad71%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Growth
Bad-15.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$22K$22K/yr · 8K searches
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Returns
Bad19.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, actiontec c3000a is a $22K/yr Amazon United States market (8K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 31/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
actiontec c3000a market data
- Units sold / yr
- 250–500
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $25K–$50K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.7%
- Avg BSR
- #614
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 36%
- Sponsored
- 50%
- Out of stock
- 11.8%
- Avg brand age
- 77 months
- Avg seller age
- 158 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
5 rising
Sellers
43
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- CenturyLink61%
- Generic19%
- ScreenBeam9%
- ZYXEL8%
- Actiontec3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 94 weeks — -15.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top actiontec c3000a search terms
- c4000 modem5K/yr
- actiontec c3000a2K/yr
- c4000 modem centurylink1K/yr
Top actiontec c3000a 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 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
C4000BG CenturyLink Bonded Line Wi Fi DSL Router
CenturyLink$100.244.1★543 rev
CenturyLink C3000A
CenturyLink$114.873.9★334 rev
CenturyLink C4000LG CenturyLink Modem by GreenWave (Renewed)
CenturyLink$85.624.1★337 rev
Centurylink C3000A Wireless DSL Modem Router (Renewed)
ScreenBeam$91.043.8★181 rev
C4000LZ xDSL Gigabit 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi Modem Router Compatible with Centurylink (Renewed)
Generic$80.733.8★77 rev
Newest
by launch date
Generic C3000A DSL WiFi Modem Router Compatible with CenturyLink | C3000A Modem Router | High-Speed Internet with Dual-Band 802.11n/ac WiFi OEM Packaging
Generic$126.774 rev
Generic C4000LG xDSL Integrated Gigabit 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi Modem Router Compatible with Centurylink (Renewed)
Generic$132.795 rev
C4000LZ xDSL Gigabit 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi Modem Router Compatible with Centurylink (Renewed)
Generic$80.7377 rev
C4000LZ xDSL Gigabit 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi Modem Router Compatible with Centurylink (Renewed)
Generic$122.018 rev
CenturyLink C4000BZ Modem Router 2023 Modem Bright Speed (Renewed)
Generic$117.8531 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumGeneric C4000LG xDSL Integrated Gigabit 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi Modem Router Compatible with Centurylink (Renewed)
Generic$132.792.8★
C4000LZ xDSL Gigabit 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi Modem Router Compatible with Centurylink (Renewed)
Generic$122.013.4★
Actiontec C2300A Bonded VDSL2/G Wireless AC Gateway for Centurylink
Actiontec$113.633.8★
ZyXEL C3000Z Modem CenturyLink
ZYXEL$79.004.1★
CENTURYLINK Greenwave C4000XG
CenturyLink$71.743.5★
What buyers say about actiontec c3000a
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great price”
“Easy to install”
“Is as described”
“CenturyLink compatible modem and router combo”
“Works Great after 6 months”
“Good quality”
“Nice CenturyLink replacement modem”
“Much better Phone Line Modem”
“Easy to use”
“NO ISSUES WITH HOOKUP OR STREAMING”
What buyers complain about
“That phone number has been disconnected”
“Did not work”
“This is used and broken”
“would charge $100. nonrefundable”
“No good if you can't install it”
“Will not last”
“Bad smell”
“junk after 4 months”
“The C3000A consistently drops signal about 50% of each daily use”
“Power cord is only 30 inches long”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is actiontec c3000a profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $22K/yr across 14 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -15.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (31/100).
- How competitive is the actiontec c3000a niche?
- 5 brands and 43 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in actiontec c3000a?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Connectivity-Overall, Functionality-Overall, Product Condition. The return rate is 19.9% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for actiontec c3000a peak?
- Demand peaks in Sep; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the actiontec c3000a niche?
- Listings span $71.74–$132.79; the average listing price is $100.99 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 237 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.