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11 Inch Softballs

11 Inch Softballs shows a sweet-spot price point ($66.19 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

58
Worth a look

Top 14% of 8,101 Sports & Outdoors niches · +11 vs the category median of 47

Market size 65Growth 23Conversion 51Competition 78Returns 80Price range 71Avg price 87Brand share 49Review moat 83Quality gap 32
This niche Category average · 8,101 niches

Is 11 Inch Softballs profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 11 Inch Softballs is a $614K/yr Amazon United States market (226K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.

11 Inch Softballs: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -4.0% over the last 90 days and 4.1% of searches end in a purchase.

$614K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr15K
Search volume / yr-4.0%226K
Conversion rate4.1%
Avg price$66.19

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand, so 24% of the market is open.

24%

open market share

Brands · sellers18 · 40
Top-5 product click share37%
Open market24%
Avg brand age58 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 38 products

Sponsored placement82%
New entrants (1y)4· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews343

Top 11 Inch Softballs products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

$0$18K$37K$55K$74K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

18 rising

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

20%

  • Rawlings33%
  • Sonwyoung14%
  • Champion Sports13%
  • Lewtemi12%
  • OMYOPY4%
  • DUDLEY4%

11 Inch Softballs demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume226KCVR4.1%Products38Brands18Top 5 Brands76%OOS Rate7.0%Rating4.6★Reviews343Avg BSR#135
8K6KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.2×

Top 11 Inch Softballs search terms shoppers use

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

  • 11 inch softballs79K/yr
  • softballs 11 inch24K/yr
  • 11 softballs25K/yr
  • 10u softballs14K/yr
  • 11in softballs12K/yr
  • softball 11 inch8K/yr
  • 11 inch softball9K/yr
  • bucket of softballs 11 inch8K/yr
  • 11inch softballs7K/yr
  • 11 softball7K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 11 Inch Softballs

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

83% of reviews
Quality-Overall23%

the overall build quality has been reliable

Value For Money10%

these were a decent price

Exercise/Sports Suitability10%

These have been perfect for giving him some good exercise while also letting me practice throwing

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

As advertised

Durability9%

very durable

What buyers complain about

81% of reviews
Quality-Overall27%

Cheap

Durability17%

longevity isnt there

Value For Money12%

Cheap

Hard Feel5%

Tough

Ease Of Use5%

Hard to get a decent hit with

11 Inch Softballs return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.8%

Return rate

68%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
54%
2Hard Feel
10%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
10%
4Soft Feel
8%
5Value For Money
6%

Common 11 Inch Softballs questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores 11 Inch Softballs 58/100 on Amazon United States — Worth a look. The niche generates $614K/yr across 38 tracked products. 1 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -4.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 11 Inch Softballs on Amazon United States peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun, where the busiest month runs 5.2× the quietest.