dixie paper plates 8.5 inch
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible18.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$24.83avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$5.52–$57.87cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Good+20.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Okay$207K$207K/yr · 46K searches
Quality gap
Bad4.8★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Bad21,790avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Bad96%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, dixie paper plates 8.5 inch is a $207K/yr Amazon United States market (46K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
dixie paper plates 8.5 inch market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 1,500–2,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $248K–$310K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 18.0%
- Avg BSR
- #722
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 83%
- Sponsored
- 67%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 53 months
- Avg seller age
- 141 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 96% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 flat
Sellers
62
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Dixie85%
- Georgia-Pacific5%
- Amazon Basics5%
- Dixie Ultra4%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +20.6% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Top dixie paper plates 8.5 inch search terms
- dixie paper plates 8.5 inch22K/yr
- dixie 8.5 inch paper plates9K/yr
- dixie ultra paper plates 8 1/2 inch9K/yr
- dixie 8 1/2 inch paper plates3K/yr
- dixie plates 8 1/2 inch4K/yr
Top dixie paper plates 8.5 inch 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 6 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Dixie Medium Paper Plates 8.5 Inch 90 Count 2X Stronger* Microwave-Safe Soak-Proof Cut Resistant Disposable Plates For Everyday Breakfast Lunch & Dinner Meals
Dixie$5.854.8★64,301 rev
Dixie Ultra Disposable Paper Plates 8 inch Lunch or Light Dinner Size Printed Disposable Plates 240-count
Dixie$32.794.7★159 rev
Dixie 8 1/2 Inch Medium-Weight Disposable Paper Plates Pathways 300 Count Bulk Case 6 Packs/50 Count Per Pack (Georgia-Pacific #UX9P300)
Dixie$39.584.7★1,954 rev
Dixie 8.5 Inch Medium-Weight Paper Plates By GP PRO Pathways Design 500 Count (125 Disposable Plates Per Pack 4 Packs Per Case) UX9WS
Georgia-Pacific$57.874.8★4,622 rev
Amazon Basics Everyday Disposable Paper Plates 8.62 Inch Microwave-Safe Cut Resistant Soak-Proof 100 Count Packaging May Vary
Amazon Basics$5.524.7★57,729 rev
Newest
by launch dateAmazon Basics Everyday Disposable Paper Plates 8.62 Inch Microwave-Safe Cut Resistant Soak-Proof 100 Count Packaging May Vary
Amazon Basics$5.5257,729 rev
Dixie Ultra Disposable Paper Plates 8 inch Lunch or Light Dinner Size Printed Disposable Plates 240-count
Dixie$32.79159 rev
Dixie 8 1/2 Inch Medium-Weight Disposable Paper Plates Pathways 300 Count Bulk Case 6 Packs/50 Count Per Pack (Georgia-Pacific #UX9P300)
Dixie$39.581,954 rev
Dixie Medium Paper Plates 8.5 Inch 90 Count 2X Stronger* Microwave-Safe Soak-Proof Cut Resistant Disposable Plates For Everyday Breakfast Lunch & Dinner Meals
Dixie$5.8564,301 rev
Dixie Ultra Medium Paper Plates 8.5 Inch 64 Count 3X Stronger* Heavy Duty Microwave-Safe Soak-Proof Cut Resistant Disposable Plates For Heavy Messy Meals
Dixie Ultra$7.371,975 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumDixie 8 1/2 Inch Medium-Weight Disposable Paper Plates Pathways 300 Count Bulk Case 6 Packs/50 Count Per Pack (Georgia-Pacific #UX9P300)
Dixie$39.584.7★
Dixie 8.5 Inch Medium-Weight Paper Plates By GP PRO Pathways Design 500 Count (125 Disposable Plates Per Pack 4 Packs Per Case) UX9WS
Georgia-Pacific$57.874.8★
Dixie Medium Paper Plates 8.5 Inch 90 Count 2X Stronger* Microwave-Safe Soak-Proof Cut Resistant Disposable Plates For Everyday Breakfast Lunch & Dinner Meals
Dixie$5.854.8★
Amazon Basics Everyday Disposable Paper Plates 8.62 Inch Microwave-Safe Cut Resistant Soak-Proof 100 Count Packaging May Vary
Amazon Basics$5.524.7★
Dixie Ultra Disposable Paper Plates 8 inch Lunch or Light Dinner Size Printed Disposable Plates 240-count
Dixie$32.794.7★
What buyers say about dixie paper plates 8.5 inch
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great Deal”
“Heavy duty plates”
“Good quality paper plates”
“The size is just perfect, too”
“held up well”
“Product description was accurate”
“Easy to handle”
“They are medium size with a nice thicker edge”
“Leak proof”
“Nice color”
What buyers complain about
“these plates are smaller than I usually order”
“Extremely flimsy”
“It looks like a manufacturing error that bypassed quality control”
“Although not thickish paper products ordered they are durable”
“Waste of money”
“Stuck together”
“Too thin”
“Heavy plate”
“Terrible product, the dishes stick to each other and when you try to take off, do they break”
“they have an awful chemical smell”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is dixie paper plates 8.5 inch profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $207K/yr across 6 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +20.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- How competitive is the dixie paper plates 8.5 inch niche?
- 4 brands and 62 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 96% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in dixie paper plates 8.5 inch?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Strength, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for dixie paper plates 8.5 inch peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the dixie paper plates 8.5 inch niche?
- Listings span $5.52–$57.87; the average listing price is $24.83 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 21,790 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.