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  description: "Niche score 58/100 · $77K/yr market · 88K searches/yr. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **putty ear plugs**

**Worth a look**

Shows demand growing +152.6% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 19Growth 96Conversion 78Competition 47Returns 84Price range 35Avg price 46Brand share 54Review moat 26Quality gap 70

**Growth**

**Incredible****+152.6%**

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

**Returns**

**Great****1.6%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Great****7.6%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Good****4.3★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Brand share**

**Good****72%**

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

**Competition**

**Okay****57%**

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

**Avg price**

**Okay****$11.46**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Okay****$2.52–$21.86**

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

**Review moat**

**Okay****3,911.92**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Market size**

**Bad****$77K**

$77K/yr · 88K searches

**Signals**[** Trending**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=trending "Search growth > 100% (90d)")

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