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title: "Trend — comic book sleeves - Flapen"
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  description: "comic book sleeves clears our launch bar: a $1.0M/yr market growing +9.6% this quarter with returns at 1.1%. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **comic book sleeves**

**Launch it**

A $1.0M/yr market growing +9.6% this quarter with returns at 1.1% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 78Growth 37Conversion 86Competition 48Returns 94Price range 78Avg price 90Brand share 33Review moat 67Quality gap 35

**Returns**

**Great****1.1%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Avg price**

**Great****$21.08**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Conversion**

**Great****9.8%**

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

**Market size**

**Great****$1.0M**

$1.0M/yr · 486K searches

**Price range**

**Great****$5.63–$49.68**

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

**Review moat**

**Good****801.23**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Competition**

**Okay****56%**

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

**Growth**

**Okay****+9.6%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Brand share**

**Okay****85%**

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