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title: "Trend — soil probe - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-08-10T05:27:12.457Z"
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  description: "Niche score 69/100 · $603K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 69/100 · $603K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — soil probe - Flapen"
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# **soil probe**

**Worth a look**

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($33.01 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 64Growth 34Conversion 85Competition 73Returns 83Price range 80Avg price 95Brand share 81Review moat 85Quality gap 53

**Avg price**

**Incredible****$33.01**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Conversion**

**Great****9.5%**

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

**Review moat**

**Great****307.22**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Returns**

**Great****1.6%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Brand share**

**Great****54%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Price range**

**Great****$13.14–$118.20**

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

**Competition**

**Good****41%**

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

**Market size**

**Good****$603K**

$603K/yr · 192K searches

**Quality gap**

**Good****4.4★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Growth**

**Okay****+7.2%**

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

**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%")

## Trend