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pyx

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A small market ($55K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 14Growth 18Conversion 66Competition 46Returns 42Price range 83Avg price 78Brand share 33Review moat 93Quality gap 40

Review moat

Great134.9

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Great$8.93–$47.99

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

Avg price

Great$16.05

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Good5.9%

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

Competition

Okay57%

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

Returns

Okay3.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay85%

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

Growth

Bad-13.8%

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

Market size

Bad$55K

$55K/yr · 58K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, pyx is a $55K/yr Amazon United States market (58K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Data updated Aug 1, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

pyx market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$48K–$64K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.9%
Avg BSR
#2,159
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
90%
Out of stock
0.2%
Avg brand age
64 months
Avg seller age
179 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

34

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

8%

  • Cathedral Art37%
  • Weysat16%
  • SilTriangle12%
  • KOMI10%
  • Huhumy10%
  • JDGHGB7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 8%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K750Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top pyx search terms

  • pyx25K/yr
  • pyx for communion host catholic29K/yr
  • communion pyx4K/yr
All search terms

Top pyx 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%$5K20%$11K30%$16K40%$22K101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about pyx

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall23%

“Great product great price”

Value For Money11%

“Great Value for the Money”

Size-Overall9%

“Perfect size”

Ease Of Use8%

“will make my job easier as I was carrying the pyx in my pocket”

Design-Overall5%

“I like the design”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Very Nice and EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED”

Durability4%

“hinge which should last a long time”

Material Quality4%

“Beautiful and Solid Pyx”

Weight Light4%

“It is attractive, lightweight, suits my needs in bringing Communion to the sick”

Strength3%

“Beautiful and sturdy great value for money”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall20%

“Big”

Locking Mechanism11%

“Closing clasp does not hold”

Strap/String Quality10%

“Strap broke”

Quality-Overall9%

“Cheap Product”

Certifications4%

“Not approved Pyx for Catholic Consecrated Host”

Leather Quality4%

“This is not real leather”

Strength3%

“Flimsy cord”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Not as shown in picture”

Weight Heavy3%

“Heavier than it looks”

Design-Overall2%

“Nice finish, indifferent design”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall58%
Defective Material/Parts6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Locking Mechanism3%
Quality-Overall3%
Material Quality3%
Functionality-Overall2%
Weight Heavy2%
Mechanism Issues2%
Strap/String Quality2%

Common questions

Is pyx profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $55K/yr across 20 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the pyx niche?
9 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pyx?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Locking Mechanism, Strap/String Quality. The return rate is 3.7%.
When does demand for pyx peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the pyx niche?
Listings span $8.93–$47.99; the average listing price is $16.05 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 135 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.