baseball glove lacing needle
Skip itA small market ($45K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Great1.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great8.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Good1,165.65avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Good75%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Avg price
Okay$10.64avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Okay$5.76–$20.68cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Okay63%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Bad-1.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$45K$45K/yr · 48K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, baseball glove lacing needle is a $45K/yr Amazon United States market (48K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 25, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
baseball glove lacing needle market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $43K–$53K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.9%
- Avg BSR
- #34
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 85%
- Out of stock
- 8.1%
- Avg brand age
- 50 months
- Avg seller age
- 187 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
14 rising
Sellers
24
Top-5 brand share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
63%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
20%
- Rawlings28%
- NQEUEPN18%
- TOFL15%
- Franklin Sports8%
- Tandy Leather7%
- Mellbree5%
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 15 weeks — -1.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Top baseball glove lacing needle search terms
- baseball glove lacing needle9K/yr
- glove lacing needle7K/yr
- baseball glove lacing tool6K/yr
- baseball glove lace needle5K/yr
- baseball glove needle4K/yr
- glove lacing tool4K/yr
- baseball lacing needle3K/yr
- glove relacing needle3K/yr
- baseball glove relacing needle3K/yr
- glove lace needle3K/yr
Top baseball glove lacing needle 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 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
NQEUEPN 4pcs Baseball Lacing Needle Handy Glove Shoelace Repair Kit Durable Reliable Leather Lacing Needle Precise Mitt Needle Curved Needles Tool for Softball Baseball Glove Relacing and Repair
NQEUEPN$6.714.3★111 rev
Rawlings | Glove Lacing Kit | Baseball/Softball | 5 Needle & 48 Rawhide Lace | Black
Rawlings$10.434.6★1,932 rev
Rawlings Glove Lacing Kit Tan One Size (GLK-T)
Rawlings$6.704.6★1,932 rev
Baseball or Softball Glove Lacing Tool
TOFL$12.944.6★83 rev
Franklin Sports MLB Dr. Glove Deluxe Lacing Kit Natural 4 ft. Rawhide Lacing 48
Franklin Sports$8.934.2★449 rev
Newest
by launch date
Baseball Lacing Needle 5 Pcs Stainless Steel Handy Glove Shoelace Repair Kit with Storage Bag Baseball Glove Repair Kit Leather Lacing Needle for Bracelet Baseball Lacings Leather Relacing
Zyghjort$6.372 rev
Xyembu 9Pcs Baseball Glove Lacing Needle Baseball Lacing Needles Handy Glove Shoelace Repair Kit Curved Needles Tool with Needle Bag for Softball Baseballs Gloves Relacing and Repair
Xyembu$8.620 rev
Xyembu 5Pcs Baseball Lacing Needle Glove Lacing Needles Handy Glove Shoelace Repair Kit Lace Locks Baseball and Softball Curved Needles Tool for Softball Baseballs Gloves Relacing and Repair
Xyembu$7.174 rev
ALLCLEAN 2Pcs Brass Sewing Leather Needles - Manual Lacing Threading Tool for Hand Stitching - Long Jumbo Lacing Needles
ALLCLEAN$11.97101 rev
5pcs Baseball Lacing Needles Handy Glove Shoelace Repair Kit Baseball and Softball Glove Lacing Needles 5 Lace Locks with Needle Bag and Storage Box Mitt Repair Tool for Catchers
Mazentrix$5.7651 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumXyembu 9Pcs Baseball Glove Lacing Needle Baseball Lacing Needles Handy Glove Shoelace Repair Kit Curved Needles Tool with Needle Bag for Softball Baseballs Gloves Relacing and Repair
Xyembu$8.620.0★
Baseball Lacing Needle 5 Pcs Stainless Steel Handy Glove Shoelace Repair Kit with Storage Bag Baseball Glove Repair Kit Leather Lacing Needle for Bracelet Baseball Lacings Leather Relacing
Zyghjort$6.375.0★
AliBall Baseball Glove Lace Genuine Cowhide Lace 81 Inch Perfect Quick Repair Baseball Glove Repair Lacing Kit (Red)
AliBall$10.223.9★
TOFL Softball and Baseball Glove Lace Kit | Mitt Lace Glove Repair Lacing Kit | 2 Leather Laces with Lacing Needle for Catchers Glove| Teal
TOFL$15.154.7★
Rawlings Glove Lacing Kit Tan One Size (GLK-T)
Rawlings$6.704.6★
What buyers say about baseball glove lacing needle
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good product and easy to use”
“Easy to use”
“Just as advertised”
“The price was right”
“Sturdy and strong”
“The laces are good quality material”
“The tool works great”
“Color is brighter than expected”
“Much improved over the old style”
“Excellent needle”
What buyers complain about
“To short and way to small diameter”
“Some of the tools broke super quick”
“Not good quality”
“Only complaint would be for better instructions”
“Thin cheap leather”
“so it was very hard to lace through the glove”
“Thin and cheap”
“The lace clips are not particularly strong”
“they were more brown wish they were more of a brighter color”
“While lacing material is not included in the kit it can be purchased separately on Amazon”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is baseball glove lacing needle profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $45K/yr across 20 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -1.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- How competitive is the baseball glove lacing needle niche?
- 14 brands and 24 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in baseball glove lacing needle?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.3%.
- What does it cost to enter the baseball glove lacing needle niche?
- Listings span $5.76–$20.68; the average listing price is $10.64 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,166 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.