garbage pail kids cards
Skip itWeak search conversion (1.3%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$30.56avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great118.85avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Great$9.15–$87.38cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good51%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Good4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Okay$152K$152K/yr · 384K searches
Brand share
Bad90%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Growth
Bad-15.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad1.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, garbage pail kids cards is a $152K/yr Amazon United States market (384K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 31, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
garbage pail kids cards market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $183K–$244K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.3%
- Avg BSR
- #13,806
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 74%
- Sponsored
- 44%
- Out of stock
- 4.4%
- Avg brand age
- 44 months
- Avg seller age
- 164 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
10 rising
Sellers
41
Top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
51%
Top 20: 92%
Open market
5%
- Topps46%
- Garbage Pail Kids19%
- YEESACG10%
- TOPPS10%
- Monogram6%
- My Pet Elephant4%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 5%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -15.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
Top garbage pail kids cards search terms
- garbage pail kids192K/yr
- garbage pail kids cards135K/yr
- gpk13K/yr
- gpk cards10K/yr
- garbage pail kids hobby box5K/yr
- garbage pail kids complete set10K/yr
- garbage pail kids figures5K/yr
- garbage pal kids cards5K/yr
- garbage pail kid3K/yr
- garbage pale kids2K/yr
Top garbage pail kids cards 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
Topps 2023 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome Value Box
Topps$27.094.5★334 rev
62pcs Garbage Pail Kids Sticker Cute Cartoon Vinyl Waterproof Beer Stickers for Water Bottle Skateboard Laptop Phone Journaling Scrapbooking Decals for Party Supply
YEESACG$10.054.3★104 rev
GARBAGE PAIL KIDS NEW SERIES - LOT of 50 DIFFERENT CARDS
TOPPS$19.204.7★251 rev
Topps Heritage 2021 Garbage Pail Kids Blaster Box
Topps$38.304.7★33 rev
Topps 2020 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome Blaster Box- 5 Packs + 1 Bonus Pack
Topps$40.214.5★185 rev
Newest
by launch date
Garbage Pail Kids Series 3 5 Collectible Bag Clip Blind Bag (ONE Random Figure) Trading Card Character Keychain/Backpack Accessory | Official Licensed Merchandise
Monogram$9.611 rev
Garbage Pail Kids Series 2 5 Collectible Bag Clip Blind Bag (ONE Random Figure) Trading Card Character Keychain/Backpack Accessory | Official Licensed Merchandise
Monogram$9.402 rev
Garbage Pail Kids Officially Licensed Hippie Skippy Mens T-Shirt (Black) Small
Garbage Pail Kids$29.990 rev
Garbage Pail Kids Officially Licensed Hippie Skippy Mens T-Shirt (Black) XX-Large
Garbage Pail Kids$29.140 rev
Topps Chrome Garbage Pail Kids Series 7 Blaster Value Box
Topps$43.3112 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumGarbage Pail Kids Officially Licensed Hippie Skippy Mens T-Shirt (Black) Small
Garbage Pail Kids$29.990.0★
Garbage Pail Kids Officially Licensed Hippie Skippy Mens T-Shirt (Black) XX-Large
Garbage Pail Kids$29.140.0★
Garbage Pail Kids Bookworms Sticker Cards MEGA Box
Topps$55.365.0★
XDMXY Garbage Truck Trash Recycling Boys Swim Trunk Swimsuit Beach Shorts Quick Dry Beach Board Shorts Color9;XS
XDMXY$17.324.4★
2020 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Chrome Series 3 Complete Base Card Set + Foil Wrapper
Garbage Pail Kids$52.104.5★
What buyers say about garbage pail kids cards
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“I love collecting GPK cards and collectibles and these stickers were a great addition”
“Great deal 100% recommended definitely going to do in business again 💯💪🏻👍🏻🙏🏻”
“Amazing micro quality”
“Lots of green parallel too”
“totally what was expected”
“Theyre so nostalgic and top quality and super durable”
“Can't wait to gift the other unopened one”
What buyers complain about
“I missed the dimensions when ordering”
“Too expensive for what comes inside”
“2 of the cards were stuck together, ruining one, and the gum ruined another card”
“lackluster color quality”
“I also think the picture image is misleading”
“Also, the printed quality is lackluster”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is garbage pail kids cards profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $152K/yr across 27 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -15.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the garbage pail kids cards niche?
- 10 brands and 41 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in garbage pail kids cards?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Value For Money, Durability. The return rate is 0.8%.
- When does demand for garbage pail kids cards peak?
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the garbage pail kids cards niche?
- Listings span $9.15–$87.38; the average listing price is $30.56 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 119 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.