sand volleyball
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($39.08 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Incredible$39.08avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$11.46–$97.88cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Returns
Great1.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Growth
Good+57.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Good$495K$495K/yr · 254K searches
Conversion
Good5.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Good51%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Good1,487.48avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Bad99%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, sand volleyball is a $495K/yr Amazon United States market (254K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
sand volleyball market data
- Units sold / yr
- 13K–15K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $489K–$586K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.0%
- Avg BSR
- #52
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 97%
- Sponsored
- 77%
- Out of stock
- 3.1%
- Avg brand age
- 45 months
- Avg seller age
- 132 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
7 rising
Sellers
49
Top-5 brand share
99%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
51%
Top 20: 92%
Open market
1%
- WILSON81%
- Mikasa15%
- Molten1%
- KING OF THE BEACH1%
- Amazon Basics1%
- Hualleko1%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +57.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.8×
Top sand volleyball search terms
- wilson volleyball84K/yr
- volleyball wilson37K/yr
- sand volleyball24K/yr
- avp beach volleyball22K/yr
- wilson avp volleyball8K/yr
- grass volleyball8K/yr
- mikasa beach volleyball9K/yr
- wilson beach volleyball7K/yr
- avp volleyball7K/yr
- wilson volleyball outdoor6K/yr
Top sand volleyball 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
WILSON AVP Movement Volleyball - Official Size Pink/Yellow/Blue
WILSON$13.044.6★161 rev
WILSON Pro Tour Indoor Volleyball - Black/White Official Size
WILSON$14.924.7★403 rev
WILSON Pro Tour Indoor Volleyball - Multicolor Official Size
WILSON$21.314.7★403 rev
Mikasa Official Beach Volleyball BV550C-WYBR FIVB Approval (Size 5)
Mikasa$76.024.6★771 rev
WILSON AVP OPTX Game Volleyball - Official Size Yellow/Black
WILSON$97.884.7★2,799 rev
Newest
by launch date
WILSON Soft Play Volleyball - Official Size White
WILSON$15.91206 rev
WILSON Soft Play Volleyball - Official Size Purple
WILSON$15.73206 rev
WILSON Pro Tour Volleyball - Official Size Brown/Tan/Beige
WILSON$22.3633 rev
WILSON Helix Official Size Volleyball - Blue/White
WILSON$93.514 rev
Amazon Basics Indoor Outdoor Recreational Volleyball with Pump Size 5 Official Size
Amazon Basics$11.46244 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumAmazon Basics Indoor Outdoor Recreational Volleyball with Pump Size 5 Official Size
Amazon Basics$11.464.6★
WILSON Helix Official Size Volleyball - Blue/White
WILSON$93.515.0★
WILSON OPTX AVP Volleyball Replica Mini - Yellow
WILSON$12.023.9★
WILSON Pro Tour Indoor Volleyball - Black/White Official Size
WILSON$14.924.7★
Mikasa Official Beach Volleyball BV550C-WYBR FIVB Approval (Size 5)
Mikasa$76.024.6★
What buyers say about sand volleyball
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality”
“Worth the buy”
“Super soft and easy to play with”
“It's super durable”
“Good size”
“This was great and easily inflates”
“Colors are bright”
“Good ball”
“As advertised”
“Perfect for backyard play”
What buyers complain about
“Expensive garbage”
“does not stay inflated”
“Doesnt last long”
“This ball is painful to hit as it is not soft at all”
“Painful to hit”
“again same issue, his face was in the water”
“Kinda slippery until you handle it for a few days/weeks”
“It was little expensive for me”
“theres something rattling inside that is loud enough to hear each hit”
“its too light feels like pastic”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is sand volleyball profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $495K/yr across 31 tracked products. 4 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +57.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
- How competitive is the sand volleyball niche?
- 7 brands and 49 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in sand volleyball?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Inflation/Deflation, Durability. The return rate is 1.8%.
- When does demand for sand volleyball peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 5.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the sand volleyball niche?
- Listings span $11.46–$97.88; the average listing price is $39.08 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,487 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.