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volleyball plates

Worth a look

Shows a thin review moat (188 avg reviews), but a small market ($16K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 4Growth 64Conversion 67Competition 62Returns 49Price range 71Avg price 78Brand share 65Review moat 91Quality gap 32

Review moat

Great187.86

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Great$16.13

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good$9.55–$28.31

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

Conversion

Good6.1%

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

Brand share

Good66%

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

Growth

Good+42.5%

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

Competition

Good48%

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

Returns

Okay3.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad$16K

$16K/yr · 16K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, volleyball plates is a $16K/yr Amazon United States market (16K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 66% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

volleyball plates market data

Units sold / yr
1K–2K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$20K–$24K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.1%
Avg BSR
#1,731
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
100%
Out of stock
3.6%
Avg brand age
28 months
Avg seller age
224 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

14 rising

Sellers

14

Top-5 brand share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

26%

  • Wiooffen19%
  • Grencian16%
  • Yiaoyinnz14%
  • Fitoyplak9%
  • Oitnlaughter8%
  • Rakuto7%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 86 weeks — +42.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 12.5×

Top volleyball plates 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%4%$6488%$1K12%$2K16%$3K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about volleyball plates

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Color20%

“Some other colors would have been nice”

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%

“look exactly like pictured”

Value For Money14%

“Good set, worth the money”

Design-Overall11%

“The graphics are all clear and attractively designed”

Strength6%

“not flimsy yet not rigid”

Quality-Overall6%

“Plates were good quality”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“I also appreciated how convenient it was for cleanup afterward”

Display-Overall3%

“The graphics are all clear and attractively designed”

Material Quality3%

“All the materials are of appropriately useable quality for these disposable items”

What buyers complain about

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%

“Product not as seen”

Thickness13%

“My only suggestion is to make the cups a little thicker”

Value For Money6%

“that may raise the cost”

Smell4%

“the latex balloons had a very strong chemical smell right out of the bag”

Color4%

“I would have liked this kit even better if there a few things in there that were more colorful”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall65%
Color11%
Material Quality8%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Functionality-Overall3%
Value For Money3%
Assembly/Installation3%
Stitch/Finish/Polish1%

Common questions

Is volleyball plates profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $16K/yr across 21 tracked products. 1 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +42.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
How competitive is the volleyball plates niche?
14 brands and 14 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 66% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in volleyball plates?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Advertised Vs Actual Product, Thickness, Value For Money. The return rate is 3.1%.
When does demand for volleyball plates peak?
Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 12.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the volleyball plates niche?
Listings span $9.55–$28.31; the average listing price is $16.13 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 188 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.