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title: "Calcium Carbide — $83K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 33/100 · $83K/yr market · 94K searches/yr · $53.90 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **calcium carbide**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 21Growth 18Conversion 20Competition 4Returns 99Price range 40Avg price 92Brand share 0Review moat 77Quality gap 42
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****$53.90**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Great****462.33**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Okay****$9.85–$223.15**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Market size**
**Bad****$83K**
$83K/yr · 94K searches
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Growth**
**Bad****-13.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Bad****95%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, calcium carbide is a $83K/yr Amazon United States market (94K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar. Verdict: Skip it — 33/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **calcium carbide market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–3K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$135K–$162K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#503**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **17%**
- **Sponsored**
- **33%**
- **Out of stock**
- **11.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **67 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **169 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 95% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**4 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**5**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**95%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- HQ Company63% - CCS CONSOLIDATED CHEMICAL & SOLVENTS18% - Generic14% - MINERALUNIVERSE5%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 86 weeks — -13.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K4KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Peak months: Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/calcium-carbide/trend)
## **Top calcium carbide search terms**
- **calcium carbide**75K/yr-14.5%2.6% conv. - **calcium carbide rocks**15K/yr-11.0%2.7% conv. - **calcium carbide for sale**4K/yr-12.7%1.4% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/calcium-carbide/search-terms)
## **Top calcium carbide 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%15%$12K30%$25K45%$37K60%$50K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 6 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**HQ Company Calcium Carbide (1)**HQ Company**$29.84**4.6★1,074 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078X347X8) [2**Calcium Carbide Lumps 50g Bottle**CCS CONSOLIDATED CHEMICAL & SOLVENTS**$9.95**4.6★477 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JWU3TA2) [3**Calcium Carbide Miner Pea 1 lb(Gross)**Generic**$25.63**4.5★56 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CC1DDMW3) [4**HQ Company Calcium Carbide (12)**HQ Company**$24.95**4.6★1,074 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0157V4ZRA) [5**HQ Company Calcium Carbide (10)**HQ Company**$223.15**4.5★20 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DSPVHV1)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Calcium Carbide Miner Pea 1 lb(Gross)**Generic**$25.63**56 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CC1DDMW3) [**HQ Company Calcium Carbide (12)**HQ Company**$24.95**1,074 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0157V4ZRA) [**MINERALUNIVERSE 1/2 LB Assorted Mix Rough Stones - Bulk Random Crystals - Raw Natural Stones & Crystals - Fountain Rocks for Cabbing Polishing Wire Wrapping Reiki Chakra Crystal Healing**MINERALUNIVERSE**$9.85**73 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096L8DNN4) [**HQ Company Calcium Carbide (1)**HQ Company**$29.84**1,074 rev8y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078X347X8) [**HQ Company Calcium Carbide (10)**HQ Company**$223.15**20 rev8y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DSPVHV1)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**MINERALUNIVERSE 1/2 LB Assorted Mix Rough Stones - Bulk Random Crystals - Raw Natural Stones & Crystals - Fountain Rocks for Cabbing Polishing Wire Wrapping Reiki Chakra Crystal Healing**MINERALUNIVERSE**$9.85**4.2★**▲ 132%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096L8DNN4) [**HQ Company Calcium Carbide (10)**HQ Company**$223.15**4.5★**▲ 30%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DSPVHV1) [**HQ Company Calcium Carbide (12)**HQ Company**$24.95**4.6★**▲ 21%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0157V4ZRA) [**Calcium Carbide Miner Pea 1 lb(Gross)**Generic**$25.63**4.5★**▲ 16%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CC1DDMW3) [**HQ Company Calcium Carbide (1)**HQ Company**$29.84**4.6★**— 3%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078X347X8)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about calcium carbide**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**30%
*“Good product”*
**Noise Level**20%
*“Great noise to celebrate & scare critters”*
**Efficiency**20%
*“Product works”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**20%
*“It is what it says on the tin”*
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**10%
*“produces brilliant white light with my miner's lamps”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**100%
*“its less/smaller than you think”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**50%
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**25%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**25%
## **Common questions**
- **Is calcium carbide profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $83K/yr across 6 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -13.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (33/100).
- **How competitive is the calcium carbide niche?**
- 4 brands and 5 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 95% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in calcium carbide?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for calcium carbide peak?**
- Demand peaks in Mar; the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the calcium carbide niche?**
- Listings span $9.85–$223.15; the average listing price is $53.90 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 462 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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