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antique door knobs

Worth a look

Shows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 18% of clicks), but weak search conversion (1.1%) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 51Growth 22Conversion 13Competition 95Returns 19Price range 56Avg price 93Brand share 87Review moat 73Quality gap 50

Competition

Incredible18%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great$49.29

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Great48%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Review moat

Good566.11

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good$8.01–$158.86

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

Market size

Good$287K

$287K/yr · 555K searches

Quality gap

Good4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-6.5%

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

Returns

Bad6.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Bad1.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, antique door knobs is a $287K/yr Amazon United States market (555K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 48% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

antique door knobs market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$296K–$394K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.1%
Avg BSR
#188
Page quality
0%
Prime
99%
Sponsored
88%
Out of stock
1.5%
Avg brand age
55 months
Avg seller age
155 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (18% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

34 falling

Sellers

90

Top-5 brand share

48%

Top 20: 91%

Top-5 click share

18%

Top 20: 50%

Open market

46%

  • CEYMIO16%
  • newliplace10%
  • Probrico8%
  • Asidrama7%
  • PRIME-LINE7%
  • SORWDUERM6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -6.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top antique door knobs search terms

  • antique brass door knobs109K/yr
  • antique door knobs115K/yr
  • vintage door knob73K/yr
  • vintage door knobs interior47K/yr
  • vintage door knobs36K/yr
  • antique brass door handle26K/yr
  • antique door handles17K/yr
  • vintage door handles19K/yr
  • unlacquered brass door knob13K/yr
  • antique brass door knob15K/yr
All search terms

Top antique door knobs 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%2%$6K4%$11K6%$17K8%$23K1101001K10K 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 antique door knobs

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall25%

“solid quality”

Assembly/Installation14%

“Easy install”

Design-Overall7%

“Love the design”

Value For Money6%

“GOOD DEAL”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Exactly what I needed”

Locking Mechanism5%

“the locking mechanism works smoothly”

Strength5%

“Very sturdy & easy to install”

Size-Overall5%

“Fit perfect”

Weight Heavy4%

“Feels rich an heavy for my new solid doors”

Color3%

“Great color”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall14%

“/ poor quality control on this item”

Locking Mechanism11%

“Lock issues,”

Durability10%

“Broke quickly”

Color4%

“Awful color”

Size-Overall4%

“Does not fit”

Strength4%

“Not robust at all”

Assembly/Installation4%

“But the installation is a pain”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%

“Terrible instructions”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Not as advertised”

Functionality-Overall3%

“Same thing happened, door latch would spring back normal when knob turned. for maybe 10 turns, then it broke and stuck in the mechanism”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall35%
Color31%
Compatibility-Overall5%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Functionality-Overall4%
Locking Mechanism4%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Value For Money3%
Quality-Overall3%
Mechanism Issues3%

Common questions

Is antique door knobs profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $287K/yr across 99 tracked products. 13 of 22 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
How competitive is the antique door knobs niche?
34 brands and 90 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 18% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 48% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in antique door knobs?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Locking Mechanism, Durability. The return rate is 6.8% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for antique door knobs peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the antique door knobs niche?
Listings span $8.01–$158.86; the average listing price is $49.29 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 566 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.