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title: "Dummy Load — $50K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 44/100 · $50K/yr market · 22K searches/yr · $29.15 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **dummy load**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 99% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 13Growth 18Conversion 78Competition 41Returns 86Price range 84Avg price 95Brand share 3Review moat 96Quality gap 25
**Review moat**
**Incredible****71.55**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$29.15**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Returns**
**Great****1.4%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Price range**
**Great****$7.43–$61.63**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Great****7.9%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Competition**
**Okay****60%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-13.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Bad****$50K**
$50K/yr · 22K searches
**Brand share**
**Bad****99%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, dummy load is a $50K/yr Amazon United States market (22K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **dummy load market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **1K–2K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$36K–$44K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **7.9%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#2,548**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **91%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.4%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **53 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **251 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**7 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**9**
**Top-5 brand share**
**99%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**60%**
Top 20: 98%
**Open market**
**1%**
- BECEN36% - XRDS -RF35% - Sousery21% - Mcbazel3% - fmuser2% - RFHawk2% - Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
600400Spike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/dummy-load/trend)
## **Top dummy load search terms**
- **dummy load**12K/yr-5.9%3.9% conv. - **50 ohm dummy load**6K/yr-3.0%8.2% conv. - **dummy load for ham radio**4K/yr-54.6%7.9% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/dummy-load/search-terms)
## **Top dummy load 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%5%$3K10%$5K15%$8K20%$10K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Sousery 50W PL259 UHF Male Dummy Load DC-520MHz 50 Ohm**Sousery**$26.67**4.7★110 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQ1MB48R) [2**BECEN 100 Watt PL259 Dummy Load - Terminal 100W UHF DC to 1.0Ghz 50Ohm Lower VSWR (100 Watt)**BECEN**$40.97**4.6★194 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08H83WKP8) [3**XRDS-RF 50W PL259 UHF Male Plug RF Dummy Load 50 Ohm**XRDS -RF**$27.42**4.7★538 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QR9RQJ3) [4**BECEN 100W N- Male Connector Dummy Load Termination Load DC to 3 GHz 50ohm for VNA**BECEN**$42.40**4.5★55 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CRLCMRT) [5**XRDS -RF 15W UHF Male Dummy Load 50 Ohm UHF Male Dummy Load for RF Testing Calibration and Equipment Termination**XRDS -RF**$17.88**4.9★20 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7M3HGK8)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**100W PL259 Dummy Load DC-1GHz 50 Ohm UHF Dummy Load for Ham Radio Low VSWR with pl259 Connector Termination Loads for Antenna Testing Radio Transmitter**RFHawk**$42.21**1 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2J39GLG) [**FMUSER 50W 50 Ohm Dummy Load with PL259 UHF Male Connector RF Dummy Load for Ham Radio Stable Performance Low VSWR**fmuser**$22.87**7 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6TMY892) [**BECEN 200Watt PL259 Male Plug Dummy Load UHF Dummy Load DC to 1.0GHz 50 Ohm**BECEN**$51.35**50 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6HNB73L) [**XRDS -RF 15W UHF Male Dummy Load 50 Ohm UHF Male Dummy Load for RF Testing Calibration and Equipment Termination**XRDS -RF**$17.88**20 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7M3HGK8) [**XRDS -RF 10W BNC Male Dummy Load 50 Ohm BNC Male Dummy Load for RF Testing Calibration and Equipment Termination**XRDS -RF**$17.99**16 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7M73X4G)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**FMUSER 50W 50 Ohm Dummy Load with PL259 UHF Male Connector RF Dummy Load for Ham Radio Stable Performance Low VSWR**fmuser**$22.87**4.2★**▲ 124%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6TMY892) [**BECEN 100W N- Male Connector Dummy Load Termination Load DC to 3 GHz 50ohm for VNA**BECEN**$42.40**4.5★**▲ 119%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CRLCMRT) [**BECEN 100W N-Female Connector Dummy Load Termination Load DC to 3 GHz 50ohm**BECEN**$43.46**4.6★**▲ 118%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CRHGK6J) [**10W 50 ohm Dummy Load 10 Watt rf Load for Ham Radio with N Type Connector DC-3Ghz VSWR 1.2**Generic**$15.40**4.1★**▲ 110%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2DF4WTY) [**100W PL259 Dummy Load DC-1GHz 50 Ohm UHF Dummy Load for Ham Radio Low VSWR with pl259 Connector Termination Loads for Antenna Testing Radio Transmitter**RFHawk**$42.21**5.0★**▲ 76%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2J39GLG)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about dummy load**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**23%
*“Just as advertised”*
**Quality-Overall**19%
*“Great product to use”*
**Value For Money**14%
*“Worth the money”*
**Functionality-Overall**6%
*“Does it work”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Comes in handy”*
**Signal Strength**5%
*“Great for keying up the transmitter without transmitting over the air”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“Small size and works well”*
**Efficiency**4%
*“It works”*
**Material Quality**4%
*“Looks to be made of quality material”*
**Design-Overall**3%
*“good build quality”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**33%
*“Garbage”*
**Heating**25%
*“this unit does not heat up”*
**Signal Strength**17%
*“Then it caused the Baofeng to stop transmitting”*
**Amplification**8%
*“Not 50 ohms”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**26%
**Connectivity-Overall**12%
**Defective Material/Parts**11%
**Functionality-Overall**11%
**Compatibility-Overall**8%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
**Socket/Port/Plug**5%
**Certifications**3%
**Heating**3%
**Value For Money**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is dummy load profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $50K/yr across 22 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- **How competitive is the dummy load niche?**
- 7 brands and 9 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in dummy load?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Heating, Signal Strength. The return rate is 1.4%.
- **When does demand for dummy load peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the dummy load niche?**
- Listings span $7.43–$61.63; the average listing price is $29.15 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 72 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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