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Autograph Basketball

soft demand (-67.3% this quarter) — Autograph Basketball doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

39
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Ranks 6,237 of 8,101 Sports & Outdoors niches · −8 vs the category median of 47

Market size 8Growth 0Conversion 52Competition 32Returns 91Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 23Review moat 73Quality gap 28
This niche Category average · 8,101 niches

Is Autograph Basketball profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Autograph Basketball is a $32K/yr Amazon United States market (26K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Autograph Basketball: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -67.3% over the last 90 days and 4.2% of searches end in a purchase.

$32K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr2K
Search volume / yr-67.3%26K
Conversion rate4.2%
Avg price$30.04

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand, so 9% of the market is open.

9%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 27
Top-5 product click share66%
Open market9%
Avg brand age57 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 · 19 products

Sponsored placement89%
New entrants (1y)3· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews591

Top Autograph Basketball 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

The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$3K$6K$10K$13K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

9 flat

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

5%

  • Baden49%
  • WILSON24%
  • Murray Sporting Goods7%
  • BSN6%
  • Ballstars5%
  • Hiboom5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)

Autograph Basketball demand & seasonality

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

Volume26KCVR4.2%Products19Brands9Top 5 Brands91%OOS Rate11.4%Rating4.6★Reviews591Avg BSR#311
3K2KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.1×

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Autograph Basketball

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

What buyers love

71% of reviews
Quality-Overall20%

It feels well made

Durability9%

The material feels durable enough for display or occasional use

Value For Money9%

the price is good

Grip9%

Great grip and feel makes it easy to handle

Display-Overall6%

it displays nicely

What buyers complain about

75% of reviews
Quality-Overall25%

Low quality

Grip9%

Grip could be better

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

Not as good as it looks in the image

Durability6%

after a while you get used to it

Product Condition6%

Sent me a used ball

Autograph Basketball return rate & reasons

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

1.2%

Return rate

40%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
26%
2Value For Money
14%
3Grip
8%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
7%
5Inflation/Deflation
6%

Common Autograph Basketball questions

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

Flapen scores Autograph Basketball 39/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $32K/yr across 19 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -67.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Autograph Basketball on Amazon United States peaks in Jan–Feb, where the busiest month runs 5.1× the quietest.