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Garbage Pail Kids Cards

weak search conversion (1.3%) — Garbage Pail Kids Cards doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

49
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Top 33% of 3,143 Toys & Games niches · +3 vs the category median of 46

Market size 32Growth 17Conversion 16Competition 57Returns 96Price range 89Avg price 95Brand share 24Review moat 94Quality gap 50
This niche Category average · 3,143 niches

Is Garbage Pail Kids Cards profitable on Amazon?

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.

Garbage Pail Kids 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 -15.2% over the last 90 days and 1.3% of searches end in a purchase.

$152K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-15.2%384K
Conversion rate1.3%
Avg price$30.56

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand, so 10% of the market is open.

10%

open market share

Brands · sellers10 · 41
Top-5 product click share51%
Open market10%
Avg brand age44 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 · 27 products

Sponsored placement44%
New entrants (1y)3· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews119

Top Garbage Pail Kids 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 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$8K$15K$23K$30K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

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%)

Garbage Pail Kids Cards demand & seasonality

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

Volume384KCVR1.3%Products27Brands10Top 5 Brands90%OOS Rate4.4%Rating4.5★Reviews119Avg BSR#13,806
13K8KHoliday '24Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top Garbage Pail Kids Cards search terms shoppers use

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

  • 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

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Garbage Pail Kids Cards

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

What buyers love

96% of reviews
Collectibles50%

I love collecting GPK cards and collectibles and these stickers were a great addition

Value For Money13%

Great deal 100% recommended definitely going to do in business again 💯💪🏻👍🏻🙏🏻

Quality-Overall13%

Amazing micro quality

Color7%

Lots of green parallel too

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

totally what was expected

What buyers complain about

92% of reviews
Size-Overall42%

I missed the dimensions when ordering

Value For Money17%

Too expensive for what comes inside

Durability17%

2 of the cards were stuck together, ruining one, and the gum ruined another card

Color6%

lackluster color quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

I also think the picture image is misleading

Garbage Pail Kids Cards return rate & reasons

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

0.8%

Return rate

57%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
31%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
25%
3Value For Money
12%
4Product Condition
12%
5Defective Material/Parts
8%

Common Garbage Pail Kids Cards questions

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

Flapen scores Garbage Pail Kids Cards 49/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $152K/yr across 27 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -15.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Garbage Pail Kids Cards on Amazon United States peaks in Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.