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pla grau

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.5%), but soft demand (-24.3% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 31Growth 13Conversion 95Competition 68Returns 98Price range 75Avg price 59Brand share 40Review moat 24Quality gap 47

Returns

Incredible0.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible12.1%

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

Price range

Great€8.77–€33.47

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

Competition

Good44%

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

Avg price

Good€13.10

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay81%

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

Market size

Okay€145K

€145K/yr · 91K searches

Review moat

Bad6,514.89

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-24.3%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, pla grau is a €145K/yr Amazon Germany market (91K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

pla grau market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€131K–€164K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
12.1%
Avg BSR
#52
Page quality
0%
Prime
97%
Sponsored
92%
Out of stock
13.4%
Avg brand age
45 months
Avg seller age
240 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 82%

Open market

12%

  • eSUN32%
  • Deeplee23%
  • ANYCUBIC9%
  • SUNLU9%
  • 3DHoJor8%
  • GEEETECH7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 12%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -24.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×

Top pla grau search terms

  • pla grau31K/yr
  • filament grau14K/yr
  • filament pla grau10K/yr
  • pla hellgrau8K/yr
  • pla filament grau7K/yr
  • pla grau matt6K/yr
  • filament hellgrau4K/yr
  • pla+ grau3K/yr
  • pla matt grau3K/yr
  • esun pla grau3K/yr
All search terms

Top pla grau 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.

0%4%€6K8%€12K12%€17K16%€23K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about pla grau

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Druckqualität21%

“Druckqualität stimmt”

Qualität insgesamt16%

“Wirklich ein super Produkt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis12%

“Super Preis / Leistung”

Materialqualität9%

“Super Material, hab mir schon einige schöne Objekte damit gedruckt”

Farbe9%

“Mein Lieblingsgrau”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“Produkt wie beschrieben”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit4%

“Drückt sich gut”

Funktionalität insgesamt2%

“Also, lief auf Bambus lap einwandfrei”

Kompatibilität – insgesamt2%

“Arbeitet in den ersten Drucken gut mit meinem AnyCubic I3 Mega zusammen”

Effizienz2%

“Lässt auch gut verarbeiten”

What buyers complain about

Druckqualität20%

“Schon die erste Schicht wird schlecht gedruckt”

Farbe17%

“Farbton passte nicht”

Qualität insgesamt14%

“Müll”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit8%

“So macht Drucken keinen Spass”

Gesamtgröße4%

“Achtung Spule passt von der Breite nicht ins AMS”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit4%

“Druckbetthaftung schlecht”

Produktzustand2%

“Dennoch sehr ärgerlich dass scheinbar das Produkt zurück geschickt wurde und es einfach gerepackt wurde obwohl das Produkt nicht mehr versiegelt war”

Verklemmen/Verstopfen2%

“Bei der letzten hatte ich, trotz verschiedener Settings und Stundenlanger Trocknung, nur extremes Stringing und Clogging”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis2%

“da nutzt auch der beste Preis nicht.”

Dicke2%

“Spule zu dick”

Top return reasons

Farbe51%
Kompatibilität – insgesamt8%
Druckqualität6%
Funktionalität insgesamt6%
Qualität insgesamt5%
Gesamtgröße4%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%
Verklemmen/Verstopfen2%
Anzeigefarben2%
Produktzustand2%

Common questions

Is pla grau profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €145K/yr across 37 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
How competitive is the pla grau niche?
12 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 44% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 81% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pla grau?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Druckqualität, Farbe, Qualität insgesamt. The return rate is 0.5%.
When does demand for pla grau peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 2.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the pla grau niche?
Listings span €8.77–€33.47; the average listing price is €13.10 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 6,515 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.