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Black Playing Cards

a small market ($16K/yr) — Black Playing Cards doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

33
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Ranks 2,795 of 3,143 Toys & Games niches · −13 vs the category median of 46

Market size 4Growth 20Conversion 27Competition 36Returns 95Price range 16Avg price 24Brand share 43Review moat 48Quality gap 35
This niche Category average · 3,143 niches

Is Black Playing Cards profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Black Playing Cards is a $16K/yr Amazon United States market (85K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 33/100.

Black Playing Cards: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -10.2% over the last 90 days and 2.1% of searches end in a purchase.

$16K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr5K
Search volume / yr-10.2%85K
Conversion rate2.1%
Avg price$8.78

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand, so 21% of the market is open.

21%

open market share

Brands · sellers16 · 43
Top-5 product click share63%
Open market21%
Avg brand age57 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 22 products

Sponsored placement86%
New entrants (1y)4· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews1,708

Top Black Playing Cards products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$801$2K$2K$3K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

43

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

63%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

17%

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  • Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 17%)

Black Playing Cards demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume85KCVR2.1%Products22Brands16Top 5 Brands79%OOS Rate15.4%Rating4.5★Reviews1,708Avg BSR#250
4K3KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Top Black Playing Cards search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • black playing cards48K/yr
  • black and gold playing cards11K/yr
  • playing cards black9K/yr
  • black deck of cards8K/yr
  • black playing cards deck8K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Playing Cards

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

78% of reviews
Quality-Overall21%

Very good quality cards

Collectibles11%

Added to Collection

Durability9%

Very durable

Value For Money7%

Worth the money

Water Resistance6%

they are really water proof

What buyers complain about

72% of reviews
Grip23%

But very slippery to handle

Quality-Overall12%

becomes nearly unplayable due to the lower quality unfortunately

Color10%

With the grey background its very difficult to see the red

Durability8%

Not durable

Size-Overall7%

Not the standard size

Black Playing Cards return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.0%

Return rate

41%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Grip
14%
2Color
12%
3Value For Money
11%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
11%
5Size-Overall
9%

Common Black Playing Cards questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Black Playing Cards 33/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $16K/yr across 22 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -10.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Black Playing Cards on Amazon United States peaks in Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.