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black velvet curtains

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 34Growth 20Conversion 40Competition 11Returns 16Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 5Review moat 44Quality gap 21

Avg price

Incredible$26.53

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Incredible$19.85–$34.07

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

Review moat

Okay2,149.5

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Okay3.2%

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

Market size

Okay$163K

$163K/yr · 190K searches

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-9.6%

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

Returns

Bad7.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Bad86%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad98%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, black velvet curtains is a $163K/yr Amazon United States market (190K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 30/100.

Data updated Aug 3, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

black velvet curtains market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
$212K–$265K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.2%
Avg BSR
#330
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
100%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
44 months
Avg seller age
194 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

11

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • MIULEE27%
  • AUSSPVOCT24%
  • NICETOWN23%
  • Joydeco22%
  • StangH3%
  • ANRODUO2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 101 weeks — -9.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KBlack Friday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top black velvet curtains search terms

  • black velvet curtains146K/yr
  • black velvet blackout curtains13K/yr
  • velvet black curtains6K/yr
  • black velvet curtain5K/yr
  • black velvet curtains 84 inches long7K/yr
  • black velvet curtains 96 inches long5K/yr
  • black velvet drapes4K/yr
  • black velvet curtains 96 + inches long4K/yr
All search terms

Top black velvet curtains 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%$16K20%$33K30%$49K40%$65K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about black velvet curtains

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall20%

“Heavy duty quality and thick”

Soft Feel10%

“These curtains are very soft”

Value For Money10%

“Well worth it”

Upholstery/Fabric Quality9%

“Elegant fabric”

Material Quality8%

“Great material”

Color7%

“Perfect black color”

Thickness5%

“Room darkening thick”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Beautiful just like the picture”

Size-Overall4%

“perfect fit”

Assembly/Installation3%

“Easy to install”

What buyers complain about

Material Quality20%

“Don't like the material”

Size-Overall16%

“Great Curtains But Not True 90in In Length”

Color10%

“one of them is completely different color almost as of it is faded or was a return”

Washability10%

“I dont know how they will hold up in the washing machine”

Smell5%

“Smelled a little when opening”

Upholstery/Fabric Quality5%

“Cheap fabric”

Quality-Overall5%

“would have rated quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Not entirely as pictured”

Thickness3%

“They are not as thick as I expected although I will say they are not the worst that Ive ever gotten”

Comfort-Overall3%

“So, they are not as luxurious as the picture looked, and now that they are too short and do not reach the floor the way I ordered them to”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall49%
Material Quality12%
Color10%
Advertised Vs Actual Product9%
Weight Heavy3%
Value For Money3%
Quality-Overall3%
Functionality-Overall2%
Thin2%
Brightness/Shine/Glow1%

Common questions

Is black velvet curtains profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $163K/yr across 10 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -9.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (30/100).
How competitive is the black velvet curtains niche?
6 brands and 11 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 86% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in black velvet curtains?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Material Quality, Size-Overall, Color. The return rate is 7.6% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for black velvet curtains peak?
Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the black velvet curtains niche?
Listings span $19.85–$34.07; the average listing price is $26.53 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,150 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.