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Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Great+70.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Good635.5avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Okay$11.18avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Bad75%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Price range
Bad$6.29–$15.99cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Bad0.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad$3K$3K/yr · 82K searches
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Returns
Bad12.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Signals High Returns