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title: "Vanderbilt Sweatshirt — $7K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 24/100 · $7K/yr market · 25K searches/yr · $36.56 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **vanderbilt sweatshirt**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-50.9% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 2Growth 0Conversion 10Competition 58Returns 6Price range 90Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 29Quality gap 23
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$36.56**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$12.81–$49.90**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****50%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Okay****3,608.62**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.8%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Bad****10.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Bad****$7K**
$7K/yr · 25K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-50.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, vanderbilt sweatshirt is a $7K/yr Amazon United States market (25K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 24/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **vanderbilt sweatshirt market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **500–750**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$18K–$27K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.8%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#1,654**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **90%**
- **Out of stock**
- **11.6%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **41 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **234 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**6 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**6**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**50%**
Top 20: 98%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Barnesmith48% - Elite Authentics34% - Venley7% - Campus Colors7% - Campus Lab2% - Blue 842% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 30 weeks — -50.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K800Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/vanderbilt-sweatshirt/trend)
## **Top vanderbilt 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%5%$34810%$69515%$1K20%$1K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted
All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Barnesmith Vanderbilt University Vandy Commodores Adult Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt Spirit Black Large**Barnesmith**$44.93**4.7★769 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096WF4CDB) [2**Vanderbilt Commodores Arch Over Logo Officially Licensed Sweatshirt**Elite Authentics**$34.17**4.9★11 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BG3Z6NPT) [3**Vanderbilt Commodores Arch Over Logo Gray Sweatshirt**Elite Authentics**$34.53**4.6★25 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BG32K5G3) [4**Venley NCAA Officially Licensed Apparel Vanderbilt University 1873 Gameday Logo Unisex Sweatshirt vanderbilt03S Gray Large**Venley**$35.79**4.6★207 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZX8T9T3) [5**Barnesmith Vanderbilt University Commodores Hooded Sweatshirt Heritage Black Small**Barnesmith**$41.42**4.6★7,702 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084QJ97VR)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Vanderbilt Commodores Arch Over Logo White Pullover Hoodie**Elite Authentics**$38.46**4 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRD8CD5K) [**Vanderbilt Commodores Arch Over Logo White Sweatshirt**Elite Authentics**$34.34**0 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRB7T7HG) [**Vanderbilt University Commodores School Name Arch Sweatshirt**Campus Lab**$37.81**0 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F49DWY6C) [**Venley NCAA Officially Licensed Apparel Vanderbilt University 1873 Gameday Logo Unisex Sweatshirt vanderbilt03S Gray Large**Venley**$35.79**207 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZX8T9T3) [**Vanderbilt Commodores NCAA Officially Licensed Mineral Wash Hooded Sweatshirt Prominent Vintage Small**Blue 84**$12.81**68 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB75S77M)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Barnesmith Vanderbilt University Commodores Hooded Sweatshirt Heritage Black Small**Barnesmith**$41.42**4.6★**▲ 439%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084QJ97VR) [**Vanderbilt Commodores NCAA Officially Licensed Mineral Wash Hooded Sweatshirt Prominent Vintage Small**Blue 84**$12.81**4.4★**▲ 437%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB75S77M) [**Barnesmith Vanderbilt University Commodores Long Sleeve Adult Unisex T-Shirt Heritage Black XX-Large**Barnesmith**$30.58**4.6★**▲ 436%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084SP8B4P) [**Barnesmith Vanderbilt University Commodores Hooded Sweatshirt Heritage Charcoal Grey Medium**Barnesmith**$41.52**4.6★**▲ 435%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084QGVRQP) [**Barnesmith Vanderbilt University Commodores Hooded Sweatshirt Heritage Charcoal Grey XX-Large**Barnesmith**$49.90**4.6★**▲ 435%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084R61F7H)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about vanderbilt sweatshirt**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**50%
*“Great fit”*
**Smell**17%
*“no odor when opened”*
**Gifting Purpose**17%
*“Perfect gift”*
**Shrinkage Resistance**17%
*“The shirt was well made with little to no shrinkage”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**64%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
**Quality-Overall**8%
**Material Quality**5%
**Print Quality**4%
**Wrong Dimensions**2%
**Design-Overall**2%
**Waist Fit**2%
**Chest Fit**1%
**Value For Money**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is vanderbilt sweatshirt profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $7K/yr across 21 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -50.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (24/100).
- **How competitive is the vanderbilt sweatshirt niche?**
- 6 brands and 6 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 50% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What does it cost to enter the vanderbilt sweatshirt niche?**
- Listings span $12.81–$49.90; the average listing price is $36.56 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,609 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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