Graded Football Cards
Worth a lookShows beatable incumbent ratings (3.4★), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Quality gap
Incredible3.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Incredible99.46avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Incredible$36.98avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Great30%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Price range
Good$10.68–$129.88cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Okay$160K$160K/yr · 223K searches
Brand share
Okay85%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Conversion
Bad1.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-18.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Is graded football cards profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, graded football cards is a $160K/yr Amazon United States market (223K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
graded football cards market size & sales
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $111K–$148K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.9%
- Avg BSR
- #309
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 68%
- Sponsored
- 65%
- Out of stock
- 7.0%
- Avg brand age
- 43 months
- Avg seller age
- 150 days
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (30% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
17 rising
Sellers
62
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
30%
Top 20: 64%
Open market
12%
- High Cheese27%
- Palos Designs22%
- Generic15%
- Zoo Packs13%
- WCG7%
- Slabs of Heat4%
- Open — no brand owns it (11 brands, 12%)
graded football cards demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -18.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×
Top graded football cards search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.- graded baseball cards26K/yr
- graded football cards31K/yr
- graded basketball cards15K/yr
- graded sports cards19K/yr
- psa 10 basketball cards13K/yr
- zoo packs13K/yr
- psa 10 football cards19K/yr
- psa 10 baseball cards11K/yr
- high cheese8K/yr
- slab kings mystery pack8K/yr
Top graded football cards products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
High Cheese Baseball Walk Off Mystery Pack - 2 Cards 1 PSA Graded & 1 Autograph/Relic Ungraded
High Cheese$40.003.0★309 rev
PSA Basketball Graded Card Mystery Power Pack | 1 PSA Graded Basketball Card & 1 Pack of Cards | Grade 8+ Guaranteed | Contains One Graded Vintage Rookie Legend or Current Star | by Zoo Packs
Palos Designs$30.113.3★138 rev
High Cheese Baseball Triple Play Mystery Pack with 1 PSA Graded Card 2 Autographed Baseball Cards
High Cheese$49.742.5★42 rev
1998 Michael Jordan Fleer 86 Rookie Overstamp Signature Series 23KT Gold Card Prism Holo Refractor - Graded Gem-Mint 10
WCG$19.944.6★414 rev
Football Hot Packs - 15 Cards - 6 Rookies - Look for Autographs - Graded
Generic$11.343.9★45 rev
Newest
by launch date
Zoo Packs 5 Booster Pack Assortment Blaster Pouch | 5 Booster Packs + 1 Bonus Item | Compatible with Pokemon Cards
Zoo Packs$20.2512 rev
High Cheese Baseball Triple Play Mystery Pack with 1 PSA Graded Card 2 Autographed Baseball Cards
High Cheese$49.7442 rev
RIP IT REPACKS Football Card Mystery Pack with Guaranteed PSA Graded Card and Autograph or Relic Card
High Cheese$40.3021 rev
High Cheese Baseball Cards Solo Shot Mystery Pack with Guaranteed Autograph Card Magnetic Card Protector Features Rookies Prospects Hall of Famers
High Cheese$13.1736 rev
Zoo Packs TCG Vintage 1999 10 Card Lot - 1 1ST Edition Stamped Card and 10 Vintage Cards Per Pack Guaranteed!
Zoo Packs$15.4916 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumZoo Packs 5 Booster Pack Assortment Blaster Pouch | 5 Booster Packs + 1 Bonus Item | Compatible with Pokemon Cards
Zoo Packs$20.252.0★
Zoo Packs TCG Graded Card Mystery Power Pack - 1 PSA Or CGC Graded Card + 1 Booster Pack + 25 Cards with 5 Being Holographic & 1 1st Edition | Compatible with Pokemon Cards
Zoo Packs$57.162.3★
High Cheese Baseball Triple Play Mystery Pack with 1 PSA Graded Card 2 Autographed Baseball Cards
High Cheese$49.742.5★
Rich Strike Repacks Multi Sport Graded Card Mystery Pack 1 Graded Sports Card (Any Sport) 1 Unopened Card Pack (Any Sport). Look for Special Inserts.
High Cheese$22.782.5★
PSA Basketball Graded Card Mystery Pack | 1 PSA Graded Basketball Card & 1 Pack of Basketball Cards | Grade 8+ Guaranteed | Contains One Graded Vintage Rookie Legend or Current Star | by Zoo Packs
Palos Designs$31.213.3★
What reviews say buyers love and hate about graded football cards
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Very happy with cards”
“Great value”
“Nice products in excellent conditions just as promised”
“Fun surprise”
“exactly what you want”
“Gave as a gift”
“Excellent fit”
“Solid”
“colors and looks are great, Easy to put on fits one way correctly highly recommend for the price more colors would be great or be able to choose from”
“Mind at ease”
What buyers complain about
“not good value”
“Terrible quality”
“False advertisement”
“Too small”
“I broke even or worse”
“nothing exciting”
“Cheap materials”
“are incredibly difficult to put on”
“This is a scam, be carfeul”
“Low graded”
Top return reasons
Common graded football cards questions
- Is graded football cards profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $160K/yr across 65 tracked products. 6 of 22 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -18.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).
- How competitive is the graded football cards niche?
- 17 brands and 62 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 30% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in graded football cards?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Quality-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.5%.
- When does demand for graded football cards peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the graded football cards niche?
- Listings span $10.68–$129.88; the average listing price is $36.98 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 99 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.