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usc sweatshirt

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High returns (11.9%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 2Growth 14Conversion 5Competition 75Returns 0Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 18Review moat 43Quality gap 42

Avg price

Incredible$38.49

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Incredible$17.77–$56.54

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

Competition

Great40%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Okay2,243.84

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad93%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Growth

Bad-22.0%

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

Conversion

Bad0.4%

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

Market size

Bad$8K

$8K/yr · 61K searches

Returns

Bad11.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, usc sweatshirt is a $8K/yr Amazon United States market (61K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 32/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

usc sweatshirt market data

Units sold / yr
750–1K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$29K–$38K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.4%
Avg BSR
#1,655
Page quality
0%
Prime
98%
Sponsored
84%
Out of stock
4.7%
Avg brand age
39 months
Avg seller age
197 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (40% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

8

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 78%

Open market

4%

  • Campus Colors34%
  • Elite Authentics27%
  • Blue 8412%
  • Mademark10%
  • Ultra Game10%
  • GRAYSON/THREADS3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 4%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 103 weeks — -22.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.9×

Top usc sweatshirt search terms

  • usc sweatshirt24K/yr
  • usc hoodie19K/yr
  • usc sweater7K/yr
  • usc sweatshirt women6K/yr
  • usc hoodie men5K/yr
All search terms

Top usc sweatshirt 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%$2536%$5079%$76012%$1K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

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

What buyers say about usc sweatshirt

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

What buyers love

Comfort-Overall40%

“Comfortable”

Value For Money20%

“great deal for the price”

Weight Light10%

“Love that this is sooo light weight”

Quality-Overall10%

“So so quality”

Size-Overall10%

“true size good quality really enjoy it”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall60%

“Not as high quality as I would have hoped”

Material Quality20%

“The material is giving cheap”

Durability10%

“Didnt last long”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall59%
Material Quality8%
Print Quality7%
Color7%
Quality-Overall5%
Sleeve Fit3%
Chest Fit3%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
Length2%
Waist Fit1%

Common questions

Is usc sweatshirt profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $8K/yr across 43 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -22.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (32/100).
How competitive is the usc sweatshirt niche?
9 brands and 8 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in usc sweatshirt?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Material Quality, Durability. The return rate is 11.9% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for usc sweatshirt peak?
Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 10.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the usc sweatshirt niche?
Listings span $17.77–$56.54; the average listing price is $38.49 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,244 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.