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title: "sympathy gift baskets — $972K/yr Amazon United States Niche, Score 63/100 - Flapen"
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description: "sympathy gift baskets shows low returns (0.5%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **sympathy gift baskets**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.5%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 77Growth 14Conversion 38Competition 85Returns 98Price range 91Avg price 95Brand share 76Review moat 67Quality gap 23
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.5%**
return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$42.59**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$10.82–$99.83**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Great****30%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Market size**
**Great****$972K**
$972K/yr · 751K searches
**Brand share**
**Great****59%**
top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
**Review moat**
**Good****806.6**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Conversion**
**Okay****3.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-21.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, sympathy gift baskets is a $972K/yr Amazon United States market (751K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 59% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb. Verdict: Worth a look — 63/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **Market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **25K–30K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$1.1M–$1.3M**
- units × avg price
- **Launch success**
- **80%**
- 12 of 15 new (360d)
- **Conversion rate**
- **3.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#499**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **97%**
- **Sponsored**
- **91%**
- **Out of stock**
- **6.4%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **28 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **173 days**
## **Competition**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (30% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**30 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**39**
**Top-5 brand share**
**59%**
Top 20: 93%
**Top-5 click share**
**30%**
Top 20: 67%
**Open market**
**36%**
- Broadway Basketeers22% - Mirasphere10% - MAYICIVO9% - A Gift Inside9% - Wine Country Gift Baskets8% - Fyroax5%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -21.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
23K18KSpike '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/home-kitchen/sympathy-gift-baskets/trend)
## **Product shelf**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%2%$19K4%$39K6%$58K8%$78K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 58 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Broadway Basketeers Sympathy Basket Condolence & Shiva Gift with Gourmet Snacks Kosher**Broadway Basketeers**$42.35**4.7★66 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCNWQ2R2) [2**Sympathy Gift Baskets for Loss of Loved One - Bereavement Grief Condolences Gifts for Loss of Mother Father Husband - Miscarriage Care Package for Women Hug in a Box Memorial Gifts for Loss of Mom Dad**Mirasphere**$38.44**4.9★93 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH4XGB2F) [3**Sympathy Gift Baskets for Loss of Loved One Bereavement Care Package for Women Condolence Gift for Mom Dad Husband Grief Support Miscarriage Gifts for Mother Sorry for Your Loss**Fyroax**$31.48**4.8★138 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F47PSQWN) [4**Wine Country Gift Baskets Sympathy Gift Basket**Wine Country Gift Baskets**$48.40**4.6★839 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F4WIQ96) [5**Sympathy Gift Baskets Sympathy Gifts for Loss of Loved One Mother Father Husband Mom Dad Memorial Condolences Grief Bereavement Gift Ideas for Loss Miscarriage Gifts for Mothers Women Care Package**MAYICIVO**$40.56**4.9★364 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2T8YKG4)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Sympathy Gifts Baskets for Loss of Loved One Mother Father Husband Mom Dad Memorial Bereavement Grief Condolences Gift Basket for Loss Hug In A Box Miscarriage Gifts for Mothers Women Care Package**MAYICIVO**$46.47**49 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQZBG5FF) [**Sympathy Gifts Baskets for Loss of Loved One Mother Father Husband Mom Dad Memorial Bereavement Grief Condolences Gift Basket for Loss Hug In A Box Miscarriage Gifts for Mothers Women Care Package**MAYICIVO**$45.51**49 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQZH5J8Y) [**Sympathy Gifts Baskets for Loss of Loved One Mother Father Husband Mom Dad Memorial Bereavement Grief Condolences Gift Basket for Loss Hug In A Box Miscarriage Gifts for Mothers Women Care Package**MAYICIVO**$46.39**49 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQZF28G9) [**Sympathy Gift Baskets Sympathy Gifts for Loss of Loved One Mother Father Husband Mom Dad Memorial Condolences Grief Bereavement Gifts Ideas for Loss Miscarriage Gift Mothers Women Care Package**BaiCai**$40.95**64 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GK72CGFT) [**36 Memorial Wind Chimes for Outside Sympathy Gift for Loss of Loved One Hummingbird Wind Chime for Mom Dad Bereavement Remembrance Funeral Condolence Gift**PIXPRI**$30.52**62 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKFM769G)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Sympathy Gifts Baskets for Loss of Loved One Mother Father Husband Mom Dad Memorial Bereavement Grief Condolences Gift Basket for Loss Hug In A Box Miscarriage Gifts for Mothers Women Care Package**MAYICIVO**$45.51**4.9★**▲ 418%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQZH5J8Y) [**Sympathy Gifts Baskets for Loss of Loved One Mother Father Husband Mom Dad Memorial Bereavement Grief Condolences Gift Basket for Loss Hug In A Box Miscarriage Gifts for Mothers Women Care Package**MAYICIVO**$46.47**4.9★**▲ 411%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQZBG5FF) [**Sympathy Gifts Baskets for Loss of Loved One Mother Father Husband Mom Dad Memorial Bereavement Grief Condolences Gift Basket for Loss Hug In A Box Miscarriage Gifts for Mothers Women Care Package**MAYICIVO**$46.39**4.9★**▲ 407%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQZF28G9) [**Sympathy Gift Baskets Sympathy Gifts for Loss of Loved One Mother Father Husband Mom Dad Memorial Condolences Grief Bereavement Gifts Ideas for Loss Miscarriage Gift Mothers Women Care Package**BaiCai**$40.95**4.8★**▲ 400%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GK72CGFT) [**Broadway Basketeers Sympathy Gift Basket Deluxe Gourmet Delight Condolence & Bereavement Care Package with Kosher Snacks Thoughtful Gift for Loss of loved one Funeral Memorial Shiva**Broadway Basketeers**$42.17**4.4★**▲ 377%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM6P88FY)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **Reviews**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Gifting Purpose**42%
*“Beautiful Gift”*
**Quality-Overall**14%
*“Beautiful Quality”*
**Taste-Overall**9%
*“Definitely delicious”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“Great value”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“Exactly as pictured”*
**Smell**3%
*“Beautiful aroma”*
**Comfort-Overall**3%
*“Comforting”*
**Soft Feel**3%
*“Super soft blanket”*
**Freshness**2%
*“Very fresh”*
**Color**2%
*“in there vibrant colors”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Value For Money**17%
*“Too expensive”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“Not good quality”*
**Size-Overall**9%
*“Portions are small”*
**Taste-Overall**9%
*“didn't taste well either”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
*“Not at all as pictured”*
**Stale/Rotten/Spoiled**6%
*“Stale”*
**Storage Temperature**4%
*“Arrived melted”*
**Gifting Purpose**3%
*“I wouldn't send as a gift”*
**Sweetness**2%
*“Less sweet would help”*
**Thickness**2%
*“The tin is an inch thick”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**21%
**Smell**11%
**Quality-Overall**10%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
**Gifting Purpose**9%
**Value For Money**8%
**Material Quality**6%
**Defective Material/Parts**6%
**Color**3%
**Functionality-Overall**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is sympathy gift baskets profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $972K/yr across 58 tracked products. 12 of 15 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -21.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (63/100).
- **How competitive is the sympathy gift baskets niche?**
- 30 brands and 39 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 30% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 59% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in sympathy gift baskets?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Quality-Overall, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.5%.
- **When does demand for sympathy gift baskets peak?**
- Demand peaks in Feb; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the sympathy gift baskets niche?**
- Listings span $10.82–$99.83; the average listing price is $42.59 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 807 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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