hobart welder
Skip itPricing outside the sweet spot ($981.42 avg) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Review moat
Great417.69avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Good$525K$525K/yr · 130K searches
Returns
Okay3.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Bad72%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Bad94%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
Price range
Bad$25.39–$4879.27cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Bad$981.42avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, hobart welder is a $525K/yr Amazon United States market (130K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 27/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
hobart welder market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $981K–$1.2M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.4%
- Avg BSR
- #426
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 81%
- Sponsored
- 75%
- Out of stock
- 3.5%
- Avg brand age
- 43 months
- Avg seller age
- 162 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 falling
Sellers
46
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
72%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
4%
- Hobart75%
- Lincoln Electric6%
- Zinger5%
- Miller5%
- YESWELDER3%
- ARCCAPTAIN2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 43 weeks — -22.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Top hobart welder search terms
- hobart welder46K/yr
- hobart handler 14015K/yr
- hobart16K/yr
- hobart mig welder11K/yr
- hobart welder parts13K/yr
- hobart handler 140 parts8K/yr
- hobart welders10K/yr
- hobart 140 mig welder4K/yr
- hobart stick welder4K/yr
- hobart replacement parts3K/yr
Top hobart welder 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.
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Hobart Handler 140EZ MIG Welder 120V 30-140A Flux-Core Spool Gun Ready
Hobart$725.355.0★1 rev
Hobart 770726 Shade 5 Mirrored Lens Safety Glasses Black
Hobart$26.534.8★1,216 rev
Hobart Handler 125 Flux-Core Wire Feed Welder 25-130A Welds 1/8 in Steel
Hobart$446.834.8★88 rev
Hobart Champion Elite 225 Engine-Driven Generator and Stick Welder
Hobart$4879.270.0★0 rev
ZINGER MIG Welding Gun Torch fits 245924 Hobart Handler 135/140/175/180/187
Zinger$71.924.3★123 rev
Newest
by launch dateHobart Champion Elite 225 Engine-Driven Generator and Stick Welder
Hobart$4879.270 rev
Millermatic 211 PRO MIG Welder Machine Dual-Voltage Auto-Set
Miller$1656.5727 rev
Lincoln Electric Weld-Pak 225i Stick Welder Dual Voltage
Lincoln Electric$517.7633 rev
Allyearauto MIG Welder Nozzle Tips .030 Compatible with Miller/Hobart
Allyearauto$25.3959 rev
15ft Mig Gun Parts Replacement Compatible with Hobart Handler 130XL 135 140 175 187 and AutoArc XLT142 & XLT182 mig welder H-10/195957 H100S2-10/245924 guns
Hasweld$84.2117 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumHobart 770726 Shade 5 Mirrored Lens Safety Glasses Black
Hobart$26.534.8★
Lincoln Electric Weld-Pak 225i Stick Welder Dual Voltage
Lincoln Electric$517.764.7★
Hobart Champion Elite 225 Engine-Driven Generator and Stick Welder
Hobart$4879.270.0★
Lincoln Electric 90i FC Flux Core Wire Feed Weld-PAK Welder 120V Welding Machine Portable w/Shoulder Strap Protective Metal Case Best for Small Jobs K5255-1
Lincoln Electric$313.334.7★
15ft Mig Gun Parts Replacement Compatible with Hobart Handler 130XL 135 140 175 187 and AutoArc XLT142 & XLT182 mig welder H-10/195957 H100S2-10/245924 guns
Hasweld$84.214.7★
What buyers say about hobart welder
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good for the price”
“it looks all really well made for what it is”
“easy-to-use option”
“Really like the size of this one”
“Portable”
“As advertised”
“and it doesnt weigh a ton”
“it feels pretty durable”
“I was very pleased with the compact”
“Solid machine”
What buyers complain about
“absolutely poor quality”
“Very disappointed with its durability”
“Does not work”
“False Advertising”
“it looks like I'm going to have to unsolder the transistors and try and get a part number off them and hopefully find replacements”
“Small”
“Seems like they could easily get broken”
“have not been able to justify the cost”
“as the instructions seemed a bit lacking for a beginner like me”
“Unfortunately, when I opened the box, it appears as though it's has been used already”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is hobart welder profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $525K/yr across 16 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -22.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (27/100).
- How competitive is the hobart welder niche?
- 8 brands and 46 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in hobart welder?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Durability, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 3.7%.
- What does it cost to enter the hobart welder niche?
- Listings span $25.39–$4879.27; the average listing price is $981.42 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 418 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.