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Gold Pla

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But prices span $7.39–$13.73, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Gold Pla is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
52
52 / 100
Top 35% of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · +3 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£83K/yr60K searches / yr
90-day growth
+8.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
56%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 25 sellers

Flapen Score

Gold Pla against its category

The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Gold Pla is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

52Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Gold Pla market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Gold Pla 60K times last year and spent an estimated £83K. The top 5 brands take 58% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 52 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

11.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 60K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 11.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +8.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £83K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
60K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+8.6%
Conversion, latest week
11.9%
Market size, estimated
£83Ka year
Peak month
December3.1× the quietest month
Top search term
gold pla24K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.51.

Listings sell for £11.51 on average, from £7.39 to £13.73. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £11.51 that is £3K to £6K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.51under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.39–£13.73
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£6K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

85% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #92 within 3D Printing & Scanning. It carries 2,389 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
85%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
10.4%
Average rank
#92in 3D Printing & Scanning
Average rating
4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,389per listing
Listings tracked
20

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
44 months

Products

Top Gold Pla products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 56% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£8K£17K£25K£33K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

25

Top-5 brand share

58%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

56%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

35%

  • SUNLU27%
  • JAYO9%
  • TECBEARS8%
  • OVERTURE7%
  • ELEGOO7%
  • CC3D6%

Demand

Gold Pla search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

2K2KPrime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×

Search terms

Top Gold Pla search terms shoppers use

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

  • gold pla24K/yr
  • gold filament15K/yr
  • gold pla filament8K/yr
  • gold filament pla5K/yr
  • pla gold5K/yr
  • gold silk pla3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Gold Pla

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Color29%−0.23

Mine looks like a sludgy beige colour

Colour is poor

is way too pale in colour

Print Quality18%+0.38

just kept slipping and spaghetti printing

Does not print effectively

cannot get a decent print

Functionality-Overall11%−0.15

Worst performance Ive had

it still wont reverse

I opened the box to find that bag already was filled with air the filament is no good it snaps rendering it useless

Adhesion/Stickiness7%−0.03

Adhesion problems

This filament isn't very good everything I've tried to print has failed no matter what I've tried even a simple block you can literally pull it apart I've changed speed temp thickness it just won't stick to its self properly

Definite adhesion problem

Quality-Overall7%+0.60

recently quality has deteriorated

Its lower quality than all my other PLA

Poor quality

Love

Color29%−0.23

Great colour

Exact colour

Lovely smooth and brilliant colour

Print Quality22%+0.38

no issues prints straight out of the packaging

silky gold that really makes prints stand out

Printed really well

Quality-Overall14%+0.60

Good quality

Quality of filament is great

Highly recommended for anyone looking for a reliable

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+1.44

As described

This is as described

Great just as described

Value For Money7%+1.23

Great value for money

so good value for money

great price

Return

0.5% Return rate 55% Fixable by listing

Color29%▆▃▄▇▃█

Mine looks like a sludgy beige colour

Colour is poor

is way too pale in colour

Size-Overall13%▄▆▁▁█▄
Functionality-Overall11%█▁▄▄▂▃

Worst performance Ive had

it still wont reverse

I opened the box to find that bag already was filled with air the filament is no good it snaps rendering it useless

Quality-Overall10%▁█▃▁▂▃

recently quality has deteriorated

Its lower quality than all my other PLA

Poor quality

Print Quality8%▆▅▄▇█▁

just kept slipping and spaghetti printing

Does not print effectively

cannot get a decent print

FAQ

Common Gold Pla questions

Answered from the same tracked data.