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umpire shirt

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A small market ($44K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 11Growth 56Conversion 23Competition 78Returns 31Price range 82Avg price 92Brand share 47Review moat 64Quality gap 25

Avg price

Great$21.96

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$9.82–$41.39

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Competition

Great37%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Good934.44

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Good+29.6%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Brand share

Okay77%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Returns

Okay4.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Bad1.9%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Market size

Bad$44K

$44K/yr · 107K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, umpire shirt is a $44K/yr Amazon United States market (107K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

umpire shirt market data

Units sold / yr
2K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$44K–$55K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.9%
Avg BSR
#94
Page quality
0%
Prime
98%
Sponsored
62%
Out of stock
5.2%
Avg brand age
47 months
Avg seller age
177 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

14 rising

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 75%

Open market

15%

  • Murray Sporting Goods23%
  • redgino20%
  • SMITTY Official's Apparel13%
  • FitsT4 Sports12%
  • CHAMPRO9%
  • Dxhycc8%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 15%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +29.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.8×

Top umpire shirt search terms

  • umpire shirt60K/yr
  • umpire shirts11K/yr
  • smitty umpire shirt9K/yr
  • umpire shirts for men baseball8K/yr
  • baseball umpire shirt10K/yr
  • baseball umpire shirts3K/yr
  • softball umpire shirt4K/yr
  • blue umpire shirt3K/yr
All search terms

Top umpire shirt 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.

0%3%$1K6%$3K9%$4K12%$5K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about umpire shirt

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Size-Overall29%

“Size was exactly as advertised”

Quality-Overall11%

“Quality product”

Value For Money10%

“Good Value”

Comfort-Overall6%

“Super comfortable”

Material Quality6%

“the material is soft”

Weight Light6%

“The material is lightweight”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As described and great quality”

Color2%

“The color is nice”

Soft Feel2%

“Soft”

Breathability2%

“Breathable material and absorbed sweat well”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall17%

“Size runs a little loose”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Promises not kept”

Material Quality5%

“I am just not a fan of the feeling of the fabric”

Thickness4%

“yet thick material”

Thin3%

“The fabric is a little thin”

Color3%

“The color isn't quite right”

Touch/Button Controls3%

“The clicker did stick at first”

Quality-Overall3%

“cheap and quality”

Chest Fit2%

“The huge lateral stripe in the back was larger than expected along with a slightly darker powder blue than normal”

Stiffness1%

“I was worried it was going to be a stiff polyester”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall68%
Color7%
Chest Fit6%
Material Quality4%
Value For Money3%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
Length1%
Quality-Overall1%
Sleeve Fit1%
Shoulder Fit1%

Common questions

Is umpire shirt profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $44K/yr across 45 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +29.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
How competitive is the umpire shirt niche?
14 brands and 24 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 37% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in umpire shirt?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Material Quality. The return rate is 4.5%.
When does demand for umpire shirt peak?
Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 9.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the umpire shirt niche?
Listings span $9.82–$41.39; the average listing price is $21.96 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 934 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.