base plugs
Worth a lookShows a thin review moat (65 avg reviews), but soft demand (-36.3% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Review moat
Incredible64.55avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Incredible0.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible12.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Great$20.77avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Great$5.75–$48.31cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Okay57%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Bad90%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Market size
Bad$64K$64K/yr · 25K searches
Growth
Bad-36.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, base plugs is a $64K/yr Amazon United States market (25K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 25, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
base plugs market data
- Units sold / yr
- 5K–6K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $104K–$125K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 12.2%
- Avg BSR
- #95
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 82%
- Out of stock
- 4.3%
- Avg brand age
- 77 months
- Avg seller age
- 197 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
7 falling
Sellers
22
Top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
57%
Top 20: 97%
Open market
4%
- Shappy30%
- Champion Sports29%
- Pangda13%
- CHAMPRO9%
- Deekin9%
- Markwort5%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 4%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -36.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.7×
Top base plugs search terms
- base plugs10K/yr
- baseball base plugs8K/yr
- base plugs for baseball field7K/yr
Top base plugs products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Champion Sports Black Rubber Baseball Anchor Plug Base Plug with Easy View Optic Stem and Rope
Champion Sports$8.144.4★171 rev
Pangda 8 Pcs Baseball Base Plugs for Baseball Field Rubber Ground Receptacle Plugs for Softball Anchor (Orange)
Pangda$24.833.9★30 rev
Shappy 12 Pieces Baseball Base Plugs with Tassel Heavy Duty Anchor Plugs for Baseball Field and Softball Accessories(Green)
Shappy$17.834.3★88 rev
Champro Molded Rubber Base Plug with Tassel
CHAMPRO$10.634.7★20 rev
Shappy 24 Pieces Base Plugs with Tassels Heavy Duty Rubber Baseball Anchor Plug for Baseball Field Drill Softball Accessories(Red)
Shappy$31.174.3★33 rev
Newest
by launch date
Shappy 48 Pcs Base Plugs Baseball Base Anchors with Tassel Heavy Duty Rubber Plug Dig Tools for Baseball Field Softball Drill(Blue)
Shappy$47.4110 rev
Shappy 12 Pieces Baseball Base Plugs with Tassel Heavy Duty Anchor Plugs for Baseball Field and Softball Accessories(Bright Cyan)
Shappy$17.8788 rev
Shappy 24 Pieces Base Plugs with Tassels Heavy Duty Rubber Baseball Anchor Plug for Baseball Field Drill Softball Accessories(Multicolor)
Shappy$30.0333 rev
Pangda 8 Pcs Baseball Base Plugs for Baseball Field Rubber Ground Receptacle Plugs for Softball Anchor (Orange)
Pangda$24.8330 rev
Shappy 24 Pieces Base Plugs with Tassels Heavy Duty Rubber Baseball Anchor Plug for Baseball Field Drill Softball Accessories(Red)
Shappy$31.1733 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Shappy 12 Pieces Baseball Base Plugs with Tassel Heavy Duty Anchor Plugs for Baseball Field and Softball Accessories(Fluorescent Green)
Shappy$18.414.3★
Shappy 24 Pieces Base Plugs with Tassels Heavy Duty Rubber Baseball Anchor Plug for Baseball Field Drill Softball Accessories(Multicolor)
Shappy$30.034.3★
Shappy 48 Pcs Base Plugs Baseball Base Anchors with Tassel Heavy Duty Rubber Plug Dig Tools for Baseball Field Softball Drill(Blue)
Shappy$47.414.8★
Deekin 4 Pcs Base Plugs Anchor Base Plugs Baseball Field Maintenance Equipment Baseball Accessories for Baseball Field (Green)
Deekin$10.053.5★
Shappy 12 Pieces Baseball Base Plugs with Tassel Heavy Duty Anchor Plugs for Baseball Field and Softball Accessories(Bright Cyan)
Shappy$17.874.3★
What buyers say about base plugs
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“As described”
“A rubber product would hold up well”
“Love that these don't get ripped out when I have to nail drag the fields”
“Blue color is easy seen”
“The pull string is nice so that the the treads arent constantly being pulled”
“get the job done”
“The simple, easy to use, unsung hero of practice”
What buyers complain about
“made it hard to get them out”
“They were to small for the inserts”
“Theyre not overly heavy-duty”
“Definitely not tradesman level tools”
“Tassels are made from a stiff plastic”
“these are definitely not that level”
“Not sure longevity on these either”
“Tassels are made from a stiff plastic”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is base plugs profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $64K/yr across 22 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -36.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- How competitive is the base plugs niche?
- 7 brands and 22 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in base plugs?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Ease Of Use, Size-Overall, Weight Heavy. The return rate is 0.6%.
- When does demand for base plugs peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 6.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the base plugs niche?
- Listings span $5.75–$48.31; the average listing price is $20.77 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 65 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.