softy volleyball
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($30.05 avg), but a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 82% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Incredible$30.05avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Incredible$20.09–$66.51cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Returns
Great1.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Great$1.6M$1.6M/yr · 646K searches
Conversion
Great8.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good920.55avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Bad90%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-11.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad82%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, softy volleyball is a $1.6M/yr Amazon United States market (646K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
softy volleyball market data
- Units sold / yr
- 40K–50K
- avg 3,000–4,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $1.2M–$1.5M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.0%
- Avg BSR
- #23
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 91%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 40 months
- Avg seller age
- 133 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 82% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
20
Top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
5%
- Safe Sport Gear33%
- AceVernine33%
- Noetifex12%
- U Scored Sports6%
- Molten6%
- WILSON4%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 5%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 69 weeks — -11.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.1×
Top softy volleyball search terms
- soft volleyball115K/yr
- indoor volleyball138K/yr
- softy volleyball86K/yr
- silent volleyball72K/yr
- soft volleyball for indoor practice52K/yr
- volleyball soft19K/yr
- volleyball indoor17K/yr
- soft touch volleyball14K/yr
- soft indoor volleyball22K/yr
- indoor volleyballs15K/yr
Top softy 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 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
AceVernine Soft Indoor Volleyballs for Practicing Inside House and Yard Safe and Silent Volleyball for Girls Boys Kids Youth Beginners Training Back to School Easter Gifts (Pink Size 5)
AceVernine$26.714.7★284 rev
Safe Sport Gear Softy Volleyball - Super Soft Designed for Pain-Free Play - Awesome Kids Indoor Ball with a Realistic Feel and Bounce - Perfect Ball for House (Softy Volleyball Teal)
Safe Sport Gear$29.654.7★1,658 rev
In The House Soft Indoor Volleyball for Girls (Ages 3+) Realistic Feel and Bounce Home Training Ball for Indoor Play - Bring VBall Practice Home - Great Gift for any Volleyball Player
U Scored Sports$26.824.6★278 rev
Noetifex Soft Volleyball-Super Soft Fabric Light Volleyball for Indoor Practice Safe and Quiet Kids Youth Beginners House Yard Training Practice Games(Deflated)
Noetifex$21.424.5★81 rev
Molten Official NORCECA Volleyball
Molten$66.514.6★3,113 rev
Newest
by launch dateAceVernine Soft Indoor Volleyballs for Practicing Inside House and Yard Safe and Silent Volleyball for Girls Boys Kids Youth Beginners Training Back to School Easter Gifts (Pink Size 5)
AceVernine$26.71284 rev
Noetifex Soft Volleyball-Super Soft Fabric Light Volleyball for Indoor Practice Safe and Quiet Kids Youth Beginners House Yard Training Practice Games(Deflated)
Noetifex$21.4281 rev
Noetifex Soft Volleyball-Super Soft Fabric Light Volleyball for Indoor Practice Safe and Quiet Kids Youth Beginners House Yard Training Practice Games(Deflated)
Noetifex$20.09165 rev
Noetifex Soft Volleyball-Super Soft Fabric Light Volleyball for Indoor Practice Safe and Quiet Kids Youth Beginners House Yard Training Practice Games(Deflated)
Noetifex$21.55169 rev
In The House Soft Indoor Volleyball for Girls (Ages 3+) Realistic Feel and Bounce Home Training Ball for Indoor Play - Bring VBall Practice Home - Great Gift for any Volleyball Player
U Scored Sports$26.82278 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumMolten Official NORCECA Volleyball
Molten$66.514.6★
Tachikara SV5WSC Volleyball Official Size & Weight for Competition Recreation & Training Reduces Hand Fatigue & Improves Grip & Control
Tachikara$40.854.7★
WILSON Pro Tour Indoor Volleyball - Multicolor Official Size
WILSON$21.314.7★
Noetifex Soft Volleyball-Super Soft Fabric Light Volleyball for Indoor Practice Safe and Quiet Kids Youth Beginners House Yard Training Practice Games(Deflated)
Noetifex$21.424.5★
AceVernine Soft Indoor Volleyballs for Practicing Inside House and Yard Safe and Silent Volleyball for Girls Boys Kids Youth Beginners Training Back to School Easter Gifts (Pink Size 5)
AceVernine$26.714.7★
What buyers say about softy volleyball
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Perfect for indoor”
“Its very soft as advertised”
“well-made product”
“Fun for kids”
“Very little noise”
“Best money I have ever spent”
“Great for practicing”
“was so easy to inflate in like 10 seconds”
“Great for starters”
“Great colors available”
What buyers complain about
“Its loud and hard”
“it cannot be inflated”
“Smaller than we thought”
“Cheap”
“This ball didn't last a week”
“It is harder than the regular one”
“Slight defect”
“it was always dirty”
“flat within 10min”
“Harder and heavier than expected”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is softy volleyball profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $1.6M/yr across 11 tracked products. 4 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
- How competitive is the softy volleyball niche?
- 8 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 82% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in softy volleyball?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Noise Level, Inflation/Deflation, Size-Overall. The return rate is 1.3%.
- When does demand for softy volleyball peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 9.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the softy volleyball niche?
- Listings span $20.09–$66.51; the average listing price is $30.05 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 921 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.