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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 95% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 61Growth 19Conversion 54Competition 13Returns 40Price range 46Avg price 94Brand share 12Review moat 65Quality gap 53

Avg price

Great$48.10

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Good884.18

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Good$532K

$532K/yr · 248K searches

Conversion

Good4.5%

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Okay$14.83–$198.67

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

Returns

Okay3.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Bad-12.6%

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

Competition

Bad85%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad95%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

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