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ge crystal clear 40 watt light bulbs

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A small market ($31K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 8Growth 20Conversion 73Competition 32Returns 80Price range 40Avg price 56Brand share 14Review moat 71Quality gap 40

Returns

Great1.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Good6.8%

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

Review moat

Good674.22

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Good$12.67

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Okay$7.01–$20.39

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

Competition

Okay66%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Growth

Bad-9.8%

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

Brand share

Bad94%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Market size

Bad$31K

$31K/yr · 36K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, ge crystal clear 40 watt light bulbs is a $31K/yr Amazon United States market (36K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

ge crystal clear 40 watt light bulbs market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$38K–$51K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.8%
Avg BSR
#411
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
61%
Out of stock
2.3%
Avg brand age
48 months
Avg seller age
152 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

58

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • GE71%
  • COLWATT8%
  • LEDVANCE6%
  • Wuluretoos5%
  • Simba Lighting4%
  • SerBion2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 30 weeks — -9.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
800600Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top ge crystal clear 40 watt light bulbs search terms

  • ge crystal clear 40 watt light bulbs18K/yr
  • ge 40w crystal clear decorative light bulbs candelabra base4K/yr
  • ge candelabra light bulbs 40 watt3K/yr
  • ge light bulbs 40 watt3K/yr
  • ge 40 watt candelabra light bulbs3K/yr
  • ge 40 watt light bulbs4K/yr
All search terms

Top ge crystal clear 40 watt light bulbs 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%10%$3K20%$6K30%$9K40%$12K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about ge crystal clear 40 watt light bulbs

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

What buyers love

Brightness/Shine/Glow36%

“Bright light”

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

“Just as advertised”

Quality-Overall13%

“Good quality”

Value For Money9%

“Good value”

Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color7%

“work perfectly with the dimmer switch”

Size-Overall6%

“Perfect fit”

Durability3%

“should last awhile”

Efficiency2%

“Works great, dimmable”

Functionality-Overall1%

“the rest work fine”

Correct Contents1%

“So only have 3 but I needed them!”

What buyers complain about

Brightness/Shine/Glow18%

“the brightness hurts my eyes The exposed filament is not attractive in my lamp”

Value For Money13%

“Not worth price”

Durability10%

“The do not last at all - maybe a couple of weeks, tops”

Functionality-Overall10%

“One bulb does not work”

Size-Overall6%

“size matters”

Flammable6%

“have burned out”

Defective Material/Parts5%

“1 of the bulbs was broken even though it was in bubble wrap & in box”

Quality-Overall5%

“Poor quality”

Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color5%

“Bad Bulbs”

Product Condition3%

“appeared to be used or at least tried out”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall51%
Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color15%
Brightness/Shine/Glow10%
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
Color5%
Defective Material/Parts4%
Compatibility-Overall2%
Value For Money2%
Functionality-Overall2%
Product Condition1%

Common questions

Is ge crystal clear 40 watt light bulbs profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $31K/yr across 18 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -9.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
How competitive is the ge crystal clear 40 watt light bulbs niche?
8 brands and 58 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 66% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in ge crystal clear 40 watt light bulbs?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Brightness/Shine/Glow, Value For Money, Durability. The return rate is 1.8%.
What does it cost to enter the ge crystal clear 40 watt light bulbs niche?
Listings span $7.01–$20.39; the average listing price is $12.67 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 674 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.