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Psa

weak search conversion (0.9%) — Psa doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

48
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Top 37% of 3,143 Toys & Games niches · +2 vs the category median of 46

Market size 49Growth 23Conversion 12Competition 22Returns 98Price range 55Avg price 95Brand share 22Review moat 78Quality gap 98
This niche Category average · 3,143 niches

Is Psa profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Psa is a $265K/yr Amazon United States market (627K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Psa: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -4.0% over the last 90 days and 0.9% of searches end in a purchase.

$265K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-4.0%627K
Conversion rate0.9%
Avg price$45.92

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand, so 9% of the market is open.

9%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 81
Top-5 product click share74%
Open market9%
Avg brand age29 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 3.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 15 products

Sponsored placement67%
New entrants (1y)5· 4 succeeded
Avg rating3.7★
Avg reviews447

Top Psa 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 capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

$0$27K$53K$80K$106K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

81

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

6%

  • Pokémon64%
  • OCG9%
  • Generic7%
  • Slabs of Heat7%
  • WCG3%
  • MANA GRADING & COLLECTIBLES3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)

Psa demand & seasonality

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

Volume627KCVR0.9%Products15Brands9Top 5 Brands91%OOS Rate0.0%Rating3.7★Reviews447Avg BSR#203
18K13KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Top Psa search terms shoppers use

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

  • psa 10 pokemon card99K/yr
  • psa 1045K/yr
  • psa54K/yr
  • pokemon graded cards45K/yr
  • graded cards48K/yr
  • pokemon slabs28K/yr
  • pokemon psa 1031K/yr
  • base set pokemon cards26K/yr
  • pokemon cards graded27K/yr
  • psa pokemon cards31K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Psa

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

What buyers love

91% of reviews
Collectibles34%

it is great for collecting

Value For Money22%

Great deal

Quality-Overall14%

Good variety

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

As Advertised

Fun/Entertainment Experience5%

Fun surprise

What buyers complain about

93% of reviews
Value For Money57%

which was only worth less than half of the price I paid

Quality-Overall16%

Low quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

Very misleading

Ethical Trade/Fair Trade3%

It is a scam. Scam

Durability2%

I would at least like to break even

Psa return rate & reasons

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

0.4%

Return rate

74%

Fixable by listing

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

1Advertised Vs Actual Product
67%
2Defective Material/Parts
8%
3Value For Money
8%
4Quality-Overall
6%
5Size-Overall
3%

Common Psa questions

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

Flapen scores Psa 48/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $265K/yr across 15 tracked products. 4 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -4.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Psa on Amazon United States peaks in Mar, where the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.