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pla metallic

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Soft demand (-31.3% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 10Growth 9Conversion 35Competition 78Returns 98Price range 82Avg price 78Brand share 52Review moat 25Quality gap 45

Returns

Incredible0.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Great€7.76–€52.19

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

Competition

Great37%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great€16.23

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Good74%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Okay2.8%

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

Review moat

Bad4,571.72

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad€42K

€42K/yr · 91K searches

Growth

Bad-31.3%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, pla metallic is a €42K/yr Amazon Germany market (91K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

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

pla metallic market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
€49K–€65K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.8%
Avg BSR
#123
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
85%
Out of stock
10.4%
Avg brand age
41 months
Avg seller age
232 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 71%

Open market

22%

  • SUNLU29%
  • ERYONE24%
  • GEEETECH12%
  • LANDU5%
  • Eono4%
  • GIANTARM4%

Top pla metallic search terms

  • filament metallic9K/yr
  • pla metallic9K/yr
  • eryone9K/yr
  • eryone pla11K/yr
  • filament pla multicolor5K/yr
  • sunlu silk6K/yr
  • pla filament multicolor4K/yr
  • sunlu pla silk6K/yr
  • filament pla mehrfarbig6K/yr
  • pla metal4K/yr
All search terms

Top pla metallic 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%3%€1K6%€2K9%€4K12%€5K101001K10K100K 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 metallic

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

What buyers love

Druckqualität21%

“PETG Lite für robuste Drucke ohne Kompromisse”

Farbe18%

“Nice Color”

Qualität insgesamt16%

“Super Produkt”

Materialqualität6%

“Top Material”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit5%

“saubere Wicklung”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“i. O. Alles bestens wie bestellt”

Helligkeit/Glanz/Glühen3%

“Glanzvolles Filament”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit3%

“Für DIY-Projekte oder funktionale Drucke ist das ein angenehmer Bonus”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis2%

“Top Preis-Leistung – Kaum ein Unterschied zum Standard-PETG spürbar”

Einfache Reinigung2%

“Es läuft sauber ab”

What buyers complain about

Farbe12%

“Farbe nicht wie abgebildet”

Druckqualität10%

“Printqualität ist trotz Trocknung mittelmäßig”

Verklemmen/Verstopfen8%

“Allerdings ist das Filament schon fast zu Anfang verknotet gewesen das man den Druck pausieren musste und es entheddern musste”

Qualität insgesamt6%

“Richtiger dreck”

Helligkeit/Glanz/Glühen4%

“nicht glänzend wie normales PLA”

Gesamtgröße4%

“Und passt damit nicht ins AMS”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Eine solche farbabweichung zu dem was man auf Grundlage des Namens und der Fotos erwartet ist mehr als ärgerlich”

Materialqualität4%

“Festigkeit des Material lässt zu Wünschen übrig, egal bei welcher Temperatur gedrückt wird es lösen sich die Layer voneinander”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit4%

“schwierig zu drucken”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit3%

“Seitdem lösen sich die Layer nicht mehr”

Top return reasons

Farbe28%
Gesamtgröße14%
Kompatibilität – insgesamt9%
Druckqualität8%
Funktionalität insgesamt6%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%
Defekt Material/Teile5%
Materialqualität4%
Qualität insgesamt3%
Verklemmen/Verstopfen2%

Common questions

Is pla metallic profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €42K/yr across 53 tracked products. 1 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -31.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the pla metallic niche?
19 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 37% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pla metallic?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Farbe, Druckqualität, Verklemmen/Verstopfen. The return rate is 0.4%.
What does it cost to enter the pla metallic niche?
Listings span €7.76–€52.19; the average listing price is €16.23 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,572 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.