clear card sleeves
Skip itStrong incumbent ratings (4.7★) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great11.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Good62%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Okay60%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Okay+0.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Okay$103K$103K/yr · 101K searches
Review moat
Bad4,591.83avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Okay$9.03avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad$4.03–$18.03cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, clear card sleeves is a $103K/yr Amazon United States market (101K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
clear card sleeves market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $90K–$113K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 11.3%
- Avg BSR
- #49
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 94%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 44 months
- Avg seller age
- 166 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
17 rising
Sellers
88
Top-5 brand share
62%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
60%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
30%
- Mlikero24%
- Homthy11%
- UEHSNI9%
- COLQU9%
- TitanShield9%
- Dragon Shield8%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +0.8% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top clear card sleeves search terms
- clear card sleeves70K/yr
- clear sleeves for cards15K/yr
- clear pokemon card sleeves6K/yr
- card sleeves clear6K/yr
- clear card sleeve3K/yr
- pokemon card sleeves clear2K/yr
Top clear card sleeves 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 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Mlikero 600 Count Card Sleeves Clear Soft Trading Card Sleeves Polypropylene (PP) Fit for MTG TCG Baseball Football Game Cards
Mlikero$8.524.8★3,136 rev
500 Counts Card Sleeves for Trading Cards Soft Penny Card Sleeves Clear Plastic Card Protectors Fit for Baseball Card Sports Cards MTG Game Card Standard Cards
Homthy$7.964.7★7,515 rev
10 Pack Social Security Card Protector Medicare New Credit Card Holder 24 Mil Soft Clear Card for Waterproof SSN Card ProtectorID/Debit/Credit Card Covers Sleeve(10)
UEHSNI$4.034.7★1,776 rev
1000ct Clear Card Sleeves for Trading Cards Soft Baseball Sports Card Sleeves Soft Plastic Protector Fit for MTG Game Standard Cards
COLQU$10.124.8★1,654 rev
TitanShield Premium Card Sleeves | Compatible with Pokemon One Piece Lorcana Flesh & Blood & Magic The Gathering MTG | (150 Sleeves - Standard) (1 Clear Standard | 66x91mm)
TitanShield$11.754.6★22,373 rev
Newest
by launch date10 Pack Social Security Card Protector Medicare New Credit Card Holder 24 Mil Soft Clear Card for Waterproof SSN Card ProtectorID/Debit/Credit Card Covers Sleeve(10)
UEHSNI$4.031,776 rev
Empsun 600 Count Clear Penny Soft Sleeves: Trading Card Sleeves Soft Protectors Fit for Standard Cards Sports Cards TCG/MTG Game Cards Baseball Cards
Empsun$8.19412 rev
200ct Card Sleeves Penny Sleeves for Trading Cards Pokemon Clear Card Sleeves Soft Sports Card Sleeve Plastic Card Protector Sleeves for TCG Pokemon Football Game MTG Cards
JIQEZNL$5.09313 rev
1000ct Clear Card Sleeves for Trading Cards Soft Baseball Sports Card Sleeves Soft Plastic Protector Fit for MTG Game Standard Cards
COLQU$10.121,654 rev
600ct Clear Card Sleeves for Trading Cards Baseball Sports Soft Sleeves Ultra Soft Plastic Card Protector Sleeve for Football MTG PKM Game Standard Cards
SEFOWG$7.551,407 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum10 Pack Social Security Card Protector Medicare New Credit Card Holder 24 Mil Soft Clear Card for Waterproof SSN Card ProtectorID/Debit/Credit Card Covers Sleeve(10)
UEHSNI$4.034.7★
Sooez 10 Pcs New Medicare Card Holder Protector Sleeves 12Mil Card Sleeves
Sooez$4.734.7★
600ct Clear Card Sleeves for Trading Cards Baseball Sports Soft Sleeves Ultra Soft Plastic Card Protector Sleeve for Football MTG PKM Game Standard Cards
SEFOWG$7.554.8★
200 Card Sleeves Hard Plastic Arjiekwei 3X 4 Baseball Cards Protectors Plastic Trading Card Holder for Trading Sports Baseball Football Game Cards (100 Hard Sleeve + 100 Soft Sleeves)
Arjiekwei$15.264.6★
500 Counts Card Sleeves for Trading Cards Soft Penny Card Sleeves Clear Plastic Standard Size Card Protectors for MTG TCG Sports Collectibles (Basketball Baseball Football)(500)
ZLinwly$7.954.8★
What buyers say about clear card sleeves
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Best quality”
“Fits like a charm”
“GREAT value”
“Exactly as shown”
“Good protective”
“Easy to use”
“The material feels durable and sturdy, helping prevent scratches, bends, and everyday wear”
“These are not flimsy”
“Works well for collector cards”
“everything sits securely”
What buyers complain about
“Doesn't fit”
“Poor quality control”
“Sticky together”
“Description is not accurate”
“Way thicker than expected”
“Not sturdy”
“Overpriced”
“can barely get them in”
“even more slippery”
“They break easily”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is clear card sleeves profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $103K/yr across 18 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +0.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- How competitive is the clear card sleeves niche?
- 17 brands and 88 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 62% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in clear card sleeves?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Adhesion/Stickiness. The return rate is 0.5%.
- When does demand for clear card sleeves peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the clear card sleeves niche?
- Listings span $4.03–$18.03; the average listing price is $9.03 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,592 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.