mailbox post
Launch itA $1.3M/yr market growing +38.5% this quarter with returns at 3.7% — clears our launch bar.
Competition
Great27%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Market size
Great$1.3M$1.3M/yr · 1.0M searches
Avg price
Good$105.39avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Good822.63avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Good+38.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Good73%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Okay3.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Bad$15.60–$393.57cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Bad1.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, mailbox post is a $1.3M/yr Amazon United States market (1.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand. Verdict: Launch it — 58/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
mailbox post market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $1.1M–$1.3M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.2%
- Avg BSR
- #31
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 81%
- Sponsored
- 69%
- Out of stock
- 3.3%
- Avg brand age
- 41 months
- Avg seller age
- 151 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (27% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
24 rising
Sellers
94
Top-5 brand share
73%
Top 20: 98%
Top-5 click share
27%
Top 20: 65%
Open market
23%
- ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES52%
- Mayne8%
- Step25%
- Simplay34%
- 4Ever Products3%
- Zippity Outdoor Products3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +38.5% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top mailbox post search terms
- mailbox post530K/yr
- mailbox post kit142K/yr
- mailbox posts42K/yr
- mail box post35K/yr
- mail box post for outside46K/yr
- mailbox post cover20K/yr
- wood mailbox post17K/yr
- metal mailbox post22K/yr
- white mailbox post19K/yr
- mailbox stand21K/yr
Top mailbox post 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Architectural Mailboxes DPK000AM Drive-in Post No Size Aromatic Cedar
ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES$49.814.5★144 rev
ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES Grand Haven Plastic Mailbox and Post Kit Black Extra Large
ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES$86.654.7★1,253 rev
Architectural Mailboxes Mailbox to Go Mailbox with Post Black Medium
ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES$43.444.4★532 rev
Architectural Mailboxes Whitley Plastic Mailbox Post Compatibility Code A B C WP000WAM White
ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES$59.274.6★336 rev
Architectural Mailboxes Coolidge Galvanized Steel Mailbox Post Compatibility Code F 7511B-10 Black
ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES$27.294.4★647 rev
Newest
by launch date
adoorn 51 Mailbox Post - In Ground Mailbox Posts for Outside Heavy Duty Metal Mailbox Post for Use with Post Mount Mailbox - Black
adoorn$96.4541 rev
BOUGOON Black Metal Mailbox Post for Outside 43x 4X 4 inch Heavy Duty In-Ground Mounting Post with Anchor for Easy Install Mailbox Use
BUOGOON$90.6712 rev
43 Heavy Duty Galvanized Steel Mailbox Post - Rustproof 4x4 Black In-Ground Mount USPS Compliant Easy DIY Installation for Standard Mailboxes
Pontuss$80.5552 rev
Ilyapa Black Metal Mailbox Post for Outside 43x4x4 inch Metal Post Sleeve with Two Universal Mailbox Mounting Bracket for Curbside Residential Mail Box Heavy Duty
Ilyapa$113.67138 rev
Architectural Mailboxes Drive-in Post Kit Galvanized Steel Mailbox Post Compatibility Code A B SDPK00AM Black
ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES$46.93120 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumBOUGOON Black Metal Mailbox Post for Outside 43x 4X 4 inch Heavy Duty In-Ground Mounting Post with Anchor for Easy Install Mailbox Use
BUOGOON$90.674.5★
Highwood AD-MLBX1-BKE Hazelton Mailbox Post Black
highwood$190.234.6★
Architectural Mailboxes Classic Plastic Mailbox and Post Kit GCL100MAM Mocha
ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES$68.244.6★
adoorn 51 Mailbox Post - In Ground Mailbox Posts for Outside Heavy Duty Metal Mailbox Post for Use with Post Mount Mailbox - Black
adoorn$96.454.6★
Mayne Newport Plus Mailbox Post with Standard Arm Weather-Resistant Durable Classic Design Easy-to-Install Outdoor Mailbox Post
Mayne$110.424.0★
What buyers say about mailbox post
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to assemble”
“Build quality it solid”
“Very sturdy box”
“Excellent Value”
“Mailbox fit”
“As described”
“Solid construction”
“The plastic material appears to be durable”
“Easy to use”
“Nice sturdy material”
What buyers complain about
“Way too short”
“Cheap and flimsy”
“poor quality control”
“Not easy to install”
“about to break”
“Instructions were a little hard to understand”
“it became very difficult to remove”
“Cheap material”
“Terrible design”
“Looks cheaper than expected”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is mailbox post profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $1.3M/yr across 64 tracked products. 6 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +38.5%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (58/100).
- How competitive is the mailbox post niche?
- 24 brands and 94 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 27% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 73% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in mailbox post?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Strength, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 3.7%.
- When does demand for mailbox post peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the mailbox post niche?
- Listings span $15.60–$393.57; the average listing price is $105.39 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 823 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.