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title: "Trend — trading card scanner - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 63/100 · $898K/yr market · 510K searches/yr · $50.73 avg price. Clears our launch bar. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **trading card scanner**

**Launch it**

A $898K/yr market growing +7.2% this quarter with returns at 4.9% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 76Growth 34Conversion 43Competition 83Returns 27Price range 19Avg price 93Brand share 75Review moat 89Quality gap 98

**Quality gap**

**Incredible****3.7★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Avg price**

**Great****$50.73**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Review moat**

**Great****210.64**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Competition**

**Great****32%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Market size**

**Great****$898K**

$898K/yr · 510K searches

**Brand share**

**Good****60%**

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

**Conversion**

**Okay****3.5%**

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

**Growth**

**Okay****+7.2%**

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

**Returns**

**Okay****4.9%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Price range**

**Bad****$10.22–$468.97**

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

**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%") [** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** Quality Gap**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=quality_gap "Avg rating < 4.0") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")

## Trend