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alabaster

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($10.59–$546.03) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 30Growth 38Conversion 29Competition 65Returns 35Price range 16Avg price 72Brand share 33Review moat 94Quality gap 25

Review moat

Great124.11

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Good$109.50

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Good46%

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

Growth

Okay+10.4%

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

Returns

Okay4.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Okay85%

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

Market size

Okay$138K

$138K/yr · 54K searches

Conversion

Okay2.4%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Bad$10.59–$546.03

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, alabaster is a $138K/yr Amazon United States market (54K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Data updated Jul 31, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

alabaster market data

Units sold / yr
1K–1K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$110K–$137K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.4%
Avg BSR
#1,785
Page quality
0%
Prime
81%
Sponsored
74%
Out of stock
3.0%
Avg brand age
43 months
Avg seller age
201 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

29

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

46%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

13%

  • CraftsOfEgypt29%
  • Fekuar22%
  • ALABASTER14%
  • Scenekoy11%
  • ABBA9%
  • SMINGYINGZ2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 13%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 84 weeks — +10.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '25Holiday '25Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top alabaster search terms

  • alabaster43K/yr
  • alabaster stone5K/yr
  • alabaster gifts6K/yr
All search terms

Top alabaster 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%10%$14K20%$28K30%$42K40%$55K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about alabaster

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

What buyers love

Brightness/Shine/Glow36%

“Warm Glow”

Quality-Overall16%

“Quality table lamps”

Design-Overall6%

“I absolutely love how they look”

Assembly/Installation5%

“they were easy to set up”

Gifting Purpose4%

“precious gift to me”

Color4%

“Beautiful color”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“As advertised and very pretty”

Value For Money3%

“Great price too”

Strength2%

“I love having the sturdiness”

Writing Experience2%

“These pen the write good”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall12%

“the shade is not good quality”

Dry/Empty Ink8%

“The markers were all dried out”

Assembly/Installation7%

“Not assembled correctly at factory”

Moist/Dry6%

“Dried up”

Natural Resource Wastage6%

“Waste of MONEY”

Value For Money5%

“it doesnt justify $49 at all”

Drying Time5%

“Majority are dried out and didnt work”

Brightness/Shine/Glow4%

“I had to return because the dimmest light was still too bright”

Charging4%

“Now it wont charge anymore”

Color4%

“A personal opinion that did not dictate the 3 star review is the shade of the highlighter that was a darker pink on the outside was a lighter pink on the inside”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall28%
Color10%
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
Defective Material/Parts8%
Brightness/Shine/Glow7%
Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color5%
Quality-Overall5%
Value For Money3%
Material Quality3%
Functionality-Overall3%

Common questions

Is alabaster profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $138K/yr across 27 tracked products. 3 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +10.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
How competitive is the alabaster niche?
16 brands and 29 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 46% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in alabaster?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Dry/Empty Ink, Assembly/Installation. The return rate is 4.2%.
When does demand for alabaster peak?
Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the alabaster niche?
Listings span $10.59–$546.03; the average listing price is $109.50 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 124 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.