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tig cups

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($28.55 avg), but soft demand (-19.5% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 18Growth 15Conversion 35Competition 76Returns 84Price range 85Avg price 95Brand share 59Review moat 74Quality gap 50

Avg price

Incredible$28.55

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$7.11–$72.24

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

Returns

Great1.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great39%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Good544.35

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good69%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Quality gap

Good4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Okay2.8%

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

Market size

Bad$72K

$72K/yr · 90K searches

Growth

Bad-19.5%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, tig cups is a $72K/yr Amazon United States market (90K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

tig cups market data

Units sold / yr
3K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$71K–$86K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.8%
Avg BSR
#126
Page quality
0%
Prime
98%
Sponsored
100%
Out of stock
1.4%
Avg brand age
47 months
Avg seller age
208 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

22

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

39%

Top 20: 81%

Open market

24%

  • RIVERWELD26%
  • YESWELDER16%
  • RX WELD12%
  • ARCCAPTAIN9%
  • Vaphy7%
  • TIANLYLIN6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -19.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top tig cups search terms

  • tig cups26K/yr
  • tig welding cups16K/yr
  • tig cup kit10K/yr
  • tig gas lens7K/yr
  • tig cup7K/yr
  • gas lenses for tig welding4K/yr
  • jumbo tig cups4K/yr
  • glass tig cups4K/yr
  • tig torch cups5K/yr
  • welding cups3K/yr
All search terms

Top tig cups 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%4%$3K8%$6K12%$9K16%$11K1101001K10K 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 tig cups

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall30%

“Excellent quality”

Value For Money25%

“For the price”

Size-Overall19%

“Fits most”

Correct Contents6%

“nice assortment”

Thickness4%

“the ceramic cups are thick”

Durability4%

“durable”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Everything is there”

Color3%

“Great color on your Weld good filters”

Material Quality2%

“The ceramics look consistent”

Pressure1%

“Great gas flow/coverage”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall35%

“Over half the stuff in this box didn't fit”

Compatibility-Overall18%

“Not for all 17 series”

Quality-Overall13%

“Low quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“The description is not what it really is”

Heating8%

“Thing can not handle heat at all”

Natural Resource Wastage5%

“Waste”

Durability3%

“Cracked first time I used it”

Thickness3%

“only for thin material”

Ease Of Use2%

“I cannot imagine how difficult it would be to do the work”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall70%
Compatibility-Overall11%
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
Defective Material/Parts6%
Functionality-Overall2%
Quality-Overall2%
Value For Money1%
Material Quality1%
Add-Ons/Attachments1%
Durability0%

Common questions

Is tig cups profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $72K/yr across 40 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -19.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
How competitive is the tig cups niche?
18 brands and 22 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 69% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in tig cups?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Compatibility-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.6%.
When does demand for tig cups peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the tig cups niche?
Listings span $7.11–$72.24; the average listing price is $28.55 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 544 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.