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vice

Worth a look

Shows a $3.2M/yr market, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 96Growth 19Conversion 39Competition 67Returns 95Price range 33Avg price 89Brand share 67Review moat 49Quality gap 27

Market size

Incredible$3.2M

$3.2M/yr · 1.7M searches

Returns

Incredible0.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great$62.43

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Good45%

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

Brand share

Good65%

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

Review moat

Okay1,572.85

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Okay3.1%

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

Price range

Okay$18.50–$267.10

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-11.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, vice is a $3.2M/yr Amazon United States market (1.7M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 65% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.

Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

vice market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
$2.5M–$3.1M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.1%
Avg BSR
#21
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
97%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
50 months
Avg seller age
163 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

20 falling

Sellers

78

Top-5 brand share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

45%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

30%

  • Vice Golf19%
  • Yost Tools15%
  • VEVOR14%
  • WORKPRO10%
  • STEINBRÜCKE5%
  • SEDY5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -11.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
45K35KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top vice search terms

  • vice534K/yr
  • bench vise380K/yr
  • vise296K/yr
  • vice for workbench57K/yr
  • bench vice77K/yr
  • table vise56K/yr
  • table vice39K/yr
  • bench vises38K/yr
  • vice clamps21K/yr
  • tornillo de banco24K/yr
All search terms

Top vice 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%$130K8%$259K12%$389K16%$519K101001K10K100K 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 vice

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall20%

“Excellent product”

Value For Money19%

“Great deal”

Strength9%

“It's sturdy”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Just as advertised”

Grip4%

“Very Good Grip”

Size-Overall4%

“Just the size I needed on my work bench”

Ease Of Use4%

“Comes in handy”

Weight Heavy3%

“Heavy”

Durability3%

“Strong and durable material”

Design-Overall3%

“Very well built”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall14%

“All of the fitting with this vice is very tight”

Durability13%

“Broke on first real use”

Quality-Overall11%

“lack of quality control”

Weight Heavy4%

“The vise is very heavy”

Grip4%

“The teeth and grip could be a lot better”

Functionality-Overall3%

“It doesn't close all the way”

Strength2%

“Cannot be used for heavy loads”

Value For Money2%

“Almost $100 less”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting2%

“The instructions provided are written by a non english speaking person”

Defective Material/Parts2%

“The part that holds the vise in place is broken”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall44%
Defective Material/Parts7%
Functionality-Overall5%
Compatibility-Overall5%
Value For Money5%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Mechanism Issues4%
Product Condition3%
Quality-Overall3%
Color3%

Common questions

Is vice profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $3.2M/yr across 39 tracked products. 5 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).
How competitive is the vice niche?
20 brands and 78 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 45% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 65% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in vice?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.9%.
When does demand for vice peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the vice niche?
Listings span $18.50–$267.10; the average listing price is $62.43 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,573 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.