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title: "Trend — mario cards - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 41/100 · $250K/yr market · 257K searches/yr · $9.76 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 41/100 · $250K/yr market · 257K searches/yr · $9.76 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — mario cards - Flapen"
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# **mario cards**

**Skip it**

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($5.77–$12.93) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 46Growth 17Conversion 87Competition 40Returns 96Price range 0Avg price 31Brand share 35Review moat 22Quality gap 14

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.8%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Great****10.0%**

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

**Market size**

**Okay****$250K**

$250K/yr · 257K searches

**Competition**

**Okay****61%**

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

**Brand share**

**Okay****84%**

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

**Avg price**

**Okay****$9.76**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Review moat**

**Bad****10,011**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Growth**

**Bad****-16.5%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.8★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Price range**

**Bad****$5.77–$12.93**

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

## Trend