Is Engine profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

Flapen scores Engine 59 out of 100 on Amazon United States, a Maybe. Shoppers spend $45K a year across 36 tracked products. 2 of the 14 products launched in the last year cleared the first-year sales bar. Search demand grew +36.7% in the last 90 days.

How competitive is the Engine niche on Amazon United States?

32 brands and 37 sellers compete in Engine on Amazon United States. The top 5 Engine products take 44% of clicks, and the top 5 brands take 51%.

What do buyers complain about in Engine?

Engine buyers on Amazon United States complain most about Motor Issues, Quality-Overall, and Durability. An estimated 0.0% of orders come back.

When does demand for Engine peak?

Search demand for Engine on Amazon United States peaks in Nov–Dec, and the busiest month runs 4.3× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the Engine niche?

Engine sells for $99.27 on average on Amazon United States, inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot. Listings run $36.84 to $187.45. The average product has 50 reviews, the count a new listing must catch up to.

Engine

Maybe

An estimated 0.0% of orders come back. But buyers convert on only 0.3% of searches, so Engine is a Maybe.

Filters No Dominant Brand Low Review Barrier High Price

Flapen Score: 59
59 / 100Top 36% of 8,839 Patio, Lawn & Garden niches · +3 vs the category median of 56
Market size: $45K/yr153K searches / yr
90-day growth: +36.7%search demand this quarter
Competition: 44%top-5 click share · 32 brands · 37 sellers

Flapen Score

Engine against its category

The dotted line is the Patio, Lawn & Garden average. Past it, Engine is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

59Maybe

This niche Category average

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Market

The Engine market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Engine 153K times last year and spent an estimated $45K. The top 5 brands take 51% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 59 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

An estimated 0.3% of those searches ended in a purchase.

Shoppers searched for this 153K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 0.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +36.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $45K a year.

Searches, last 12 months: 153K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90: +36.7%
Conversion, latest week: 0.3%
Market size, estimated: $45Ka year
Peak month: December4.3× the quietest month
Top search term: mini bike engine60K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $99.27.

Listings sell for $99.27 on average, from $36.84 to $187.45. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 250 to 500 a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At $99.27 that is $0 to $10K a year per listing.

Average price: $99.27inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range: $36.84–$187.45
Amazon United States median price: $24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year: 250–500
Units per listing a year: 0–100
Revenue per listing a year: $0–$10K
Returns: 0.0%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

97% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 8% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #1,836 within Chainsaw Parts & Accessories. It carries 50 reviews at 4.21 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings: 97%
Prime listings: 8%
Out of stock, average day: 3.4%
Average rank: #1,836in Chainsaw Parts & Accessories
Average rating: 4.21 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews: 50per listing
Listings tracked: 36

04 · Newcomers

2 of last year's 14 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.

14 products launched here in the last 12 months. 2 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 30 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months: 14
Successful launches: 2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age: 30 months

Products

Top Engine products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

The products selling in this niche are for signed-in readers. Every market figure above stays open to everyone.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 44% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

Brands

32 flat

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

51%

Top 20: 89%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 85%

Open market

44%

Brand 120%
Brand 211%
Brand 38%
Brand 47%
Brand 56%
Brand 65%

Demand

Engine search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.3×

Search terms

Top Engine search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

mini bike engine60K/yr +50.2%0.1% conv.
mini bike motor37K/yr +34.3%0.1% conv.
5hp engine8K/yr +39.3%0.4% conv.
replacement outdoor power tool engines7K/yr +27.7%0.0% conv.
6.5 hp gas engine9K/yr +2.9%0.4% conv.
8hp engine7K/yr -0.8%0.1% conv.
minibike engine5K/yr +35.8%0.2% conv.
minibike motor5K/yr +57.7%0.1% conv.
mini bike engines5K/yr +33.9%0.1% conv.
6.5 hp engine4K/yr +43.2%0.4% conv.

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Engine

We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.

32%of positive reviews mention “Motor Power”

15%of negative reviews mention “Motor Issues”

<0.1%of orders come back, a rate Amazon rounds to zero

“NOT A GO KART ENGINE”

A buyer, on “Motor Issues”15% of negative reviews mention the same topic

Every topic

Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.

Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.

20 topics

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