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Skip itSoft demand (-4.1% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size
Great$1.3M$1.3M/yr · 772K searches
Avg price
Great$87.55avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Okay1,592.39avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Okay3.2%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay83%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Okay63%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Price range
Okay$16.16–$298.51cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Bad2.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-4.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch